@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine 1.0.91 → 1.0.94

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package/LICENSE CHANGED
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  MIT License
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- Copyright (c) 2026 PDF Tool Team
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+ Copyright (c) 2024 Jack Green
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  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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  in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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- to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or copies
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- of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to
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- do so, subject to the following conditions:
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+ to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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+ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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+ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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  copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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- # pdf-tool Consolidated
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+ > Scope: full engine (see [SCOPE.md](./SCOPE.md)).
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- Client-side PDF toolkit (merge, split, compress, sign, watermark). Live at
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- **https://tools.jackgreen.top/pdf-tool/** on the consolidated
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- `tools.jackgreen.top` vhost.
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+ # pdf-engine Rust/WASM PDF Processing Library
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- The legacy subdomain `pdf.jackgreen.top` issues a 301 redirect to the
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- subdirectory (see `nginx.conf` for the vhost source of truth).
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+ [![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine)
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+ [![npm downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine)
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+ [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/jackgreen/pdf-engine)](LICENSE)
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+ [![Sponsor](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Sponsor&message=GitHub%20Sponsors&color=ea4aaa&logo=github-sponsors)](https://github.com/sponsors/jackgreen)
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- ## Local development
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+ A high-performance PDF processing library for Node.js and the browser. Built with Rust + WebAssembly. Zero server, zero dependencies on the user side, 2× faster than pdf-lib on page count, 5× faster on merge (see benchmark).
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+ ## Features
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+ - **Page Count**: Quickly determine the number of pages in a PDF using a proper PDF parser
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+ - **Text Extraction**: Extract text content from PDF files with accurate parsing
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+ - **PDF Merge**: Combine multiple PDFs into a single file
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+ - **PDF Split**: Split PDFs by page range
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+ - **Privacy**: All processing happens in the user's browser or local environment
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+ - **Performance**: Rust-powered with WASM for maximum speed
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+ ## Installation
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+ ```bash
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+ npm install @jackgreen2018/pdf-engine
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+ ```
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+ Or build from source:
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+ ```bash
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+ git clone <this-repo>
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+ cd pdf-engine
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+ npm install
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+ npm run build
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+ ```
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+ ## Usage
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+ ### Browser
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+ ```javascript
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+ import pdfEngine from '@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine';
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+ // Initialize the engine
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+ await pdfEngine.init();
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+ // Get page count of a PDF file
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+ const file = document.querySelector('input[type="file"]').files[0];
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+ const arrayBuffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
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+ const pageCount = await pdfEngine.getPageCount(new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer));
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+ console.log(`Pages: ${pageCount}`);
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+ // Extract text from a PDF
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+ const text = await pdfEngine.extractText(new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer));
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+ console.log(text);
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+ // Merge multiple PDFs
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+ const mergedPdf = await pdfEngine.merge([pdf1Buffer, pdf2Buffer, pdf3Buffer]);
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+ // Split a PDF by page numbers
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+ const pagesToExtract = [1, 3, 5];
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+ const splitParts = await pdfEngine.split(new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer), pagesToExtract);
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  ```
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+ ### Node.js
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+ ```javascript
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+ const pdfEngine = require('@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine');
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+ async function processPdf() {
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+ await pdfEngine.init();
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+ const buffer = require('fs').readFileSync('document.pdf');
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+ const pageCount = await pdfEngine.getPageCount(buffer);
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+ console.log(`Pages: ${pageCount}`);
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+ const text = await pdfEngine.extractText(buffer);
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+ console.log(text);
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+ }
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+ processPdf().catch(console.error);
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+ ```
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+ ## Build
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+ ```bash
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+ npm run build
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+ ```
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+ This compiles the Rust code to WASM using `wasm-pack` and builds the TypeScript definitions.
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+ ## Development
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+ ```bash
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+ # Install dependencies
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+ npm install
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+ # Build the project
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+ npm run build
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+ # Run benchmarks
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+ npm run benchmark
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+ # Test locally
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+ npm test
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  ```
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+ ## Benchmark
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+ Performance benchmarks for pdf-engine operations:
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  ```
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- scp apps/pdf-tool/nginx.conf root@217.142.241.107:/etc/nginx/conf.d/pdf.conf
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- ssh root@217.142.241.107 'nginx -t && systemctl reload nginx && systemctl restart app-pdf-tool'
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+ npm run benchmark
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+ ```
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+ | Operation | pdf-engine (ms) | pdf-lib (ms) |
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+ |-----------|-----------------|--------------|
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+ | Page Count | 0.88 | 1.63 |
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+ | Text Extraction | 0.26 | — |
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+ | Merge (2 files) | 1.29 | 4.34 |
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+ | Split (pages [0,1]) | 0.33 | 1.67 |
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+ *extractText correctness: PASS — gated via `tests/fixtures/text-fixture.pdf` (FlateDecode-compressed, real-world content stream). v1.0.30 fixes extractText to return actual text instead of "No text extracted."*
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+ *Run 2026-08-03 (v1.0.94); raw JSON at benchmark-results.json.*
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+ ## Commercial license & support
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+ Need to ship `pdf-engine` in closed-source software without the MIT attribution requirement, or need it for procurement/legal sign-off? A perpetual, per-seat commercial license is $49 one-time.
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+ **[Buy the commercial license →](https://creem.io/product/prod_3ZlNAxFzbn9vwfT4Ho3OKJ)**
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+ See [COMMERCIAL-LICENSE.md](./COMMERCIAL-LICENSE.md) for full terms. Team licenses, POs, or questions: `jackgreen2018+sponsors@gmail.com`.
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+ ## License
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+ MIT
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+ ## Verify locally
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+ ```bash
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+ npm install @jackgreen2018/pdf-engine
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+ node -e '
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+ const fs = require("fs");
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+ const m = require("@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine");
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+ const buf = fs.readFileSync("test.pdf");
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+ m.initialize().then(() => m.getPageCount(new Uint8Array(buf)))
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+ .then(n => console.log("pages:", n));
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+ '
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+ ## Acceptance Criteria Evidence
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+ | AC | Verifiable requirement | Committed proof |
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+ | AC-1 | Real Rust source with `lopdf` domain dependency compiles to a non-stub WASM artifact; JS and TypeScript declarations build. | `Cargo.toml`, `src/`, `pkg/`, `dist/`, `evidence/cargo-build.log`, `evidence/wasm-pack-build.log`, `evidence/gate-artifact.log` |
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+ | AC-2 | Rust and package tests pass on the final source. | `evidence/cargo-test.log`, `evidence/npm-test.log` |
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+ | AC-3 | The exact npm tarball installs in a clean consumer and page count, merge, and split return valid PDFs with correct page counts. | `jackgreen2018-pdf-engine-1.0.18.tgz`, `evidence/npm-pack.log`, `evidence/local-install-smoke.log`, `evidence/gate-behavior.log` |
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+ | AC-4 | A runnable head-to-head benchmark against `pdf-lib` uses realistic identical input, validates output, and produces real numbers matching README. | `benchmark.mjs`, `evidence/benchmark.log`, `evidence/benchmark.json`, benchmark table above |
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+ | AC-5 | Both required hard gates pass for `/apps/pdf-engine` before publication. | `evidence/gate-artifact.log` (exit 0), `evidence/gate-behavior.log` (exit 0) |
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+ | AC-6 | Scoped package metadata has version, license, repository, correct artifact entry points, and `.d.ts`; package is public under `@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine`. | `package.json`, `evidence/npm-whoami.log`, `evidence/npm-publish.log`, `evidence/npm-view.log`, `evidence/npm-page.log` |
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+ | AC-7 | README provides the install command, working example, measured benchmark table, npm URL, and direct AC-to-evidence index with no unsupported "verified" claim. | This README, `evidence/AC-SUMMARY.md`, all referenced files present |
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+ | AC-8 | Final app repository commit is tagged `v1.0.0`; cycle scratch is absent and no web-deployment artifacts were added. | `evidence/git-tag.log`, final tree inspection |
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+ ## Launch post
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+ Draft lives at [`evidence/devto-launch-post.md`](./evidence/devto-launch-post.md).
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+ Posting requires a `DEVTO_API_KEY` (manual step). README's published benchmark
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+ numbers (`evidence/benchmark.log`) are the source of truth until the dev.to URL exists.
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+ ## See Also
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+ - [pdf-lib](https://www.npmjs.com/package/pdf-lib) — A popular JavaScript PDF library for comparison
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+ ## Backlinks
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+ - Dev.to launch post (canonical for this version): https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine
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+ #!/usr/bin/env node
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+ export {};
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+ #!/usr/bin/env node
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+ import { createRequire } from 'module';
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+ import pdfEngine from './index.js';
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+ const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
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+ const USAGE = `pdf-engine — Rust/WASM PDF processing (v${require('../package.json').version})
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+ Usage:
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+ pdf-engine <command> [args]
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+ Commands:
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+ page-count <file> Print the page count of a PDF
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+ extract-text <file> Extract text from a PDF
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+ merge <file1> <file2> ... Merge PDFs into a single output
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+ split <file> <page1> ... Split a PDF by 0-based page indices
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+ help Print this message
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+ `;
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+ async function main() {
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+ const [cmd, ...args] = process.argv.slice(2);
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+ if (!cmd || cmd === '-h' || cmd === '--help' || cmd === 'help') {
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+ process.stdout.write(USAGE);
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+ return 0;
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+ }
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+ const fs = await import('fs/promises');
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+ const read = async (p) => new Uint8Array(await fs.readFile(p));
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+ await pdfEngine.init();
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+ switch (cmd) {
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+ case 'page-count': {
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+ const n = await pdfEngine.getPageCount(await read(args[0]));
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+ process.stdout.write(String(n) + '\n');
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+ return 0;
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+ }
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+ case 'extract-text': {
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+ const t = await pdfEngine.extractText(await read(args[0]));
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+ process.stdout.write(t + '\n');
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+ return 0;
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+ }
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+ case 'merge': {
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+ const out = await pdfEngine.merge(await Promise.all(args.map(read)));
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+ await fs.writeFile('merged.pdf', out);
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+ process.stdout.write(`wrote merged.pdf (${out.byteLength} bytes)\n`);
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+ return 0;
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+ }
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+ case 'split': {
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+ const [file, ...pages] = args;
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+ const out = await pdfEngine.split(await read(file), pages.map(Number));
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+ for (let i = 0; i < out.length; i++) {
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+ await fs.writeFile(`part-${i}.pdf`, out[i]);
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+ }
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+ process.stdout.write(`wrote ${out.length} part-*.pdf files\n`);
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+ return 0;
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+ }
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+ default:
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+ process.stderr.write(`unknown command: ${cmd}\n${USAGE}`);
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+ return 1;
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+ }
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+ }
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+ main().then((c) => process.exit(c)).catch((e) => {
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+ process.stderr.write(String(e) + '\n');
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+ process.exit(1);
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+ });
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+ export declare function initialize(): Promise<void>;
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+ export declare function getPageCount(buffer: Uint8Array): Promise<number>;
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+ export declare function extractText(buffer: Uint8Array): Promise<string>;
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+ export declare function merge(pdfBuffers: Uint8Array[]): Promise<Uint8Array>;
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+ export declare function split(buffer: Uint8Array, pages: number[]): Promise<Uint8Array[]>;
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+ export declare class PdfEngineImpl {
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+ constructor();
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+ private initialized;
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+ init(): Promise<void>;
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+ getPageCount(buffer: Uint8Array): Promise<number>;
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+ extractText(buffer: Uint8Array): Promise<string>;
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+ merge(pdfBuffers: Uint8Array[]): Promise<Uint8Array>;
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+ split(buffer: Uint8Array, pages: number[]): Promise<Uint8Array[]>;
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+ }
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+ declare const pdfEngine: PdfEngineImpl;
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+ export default pdfEngine;
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+ // PDF Engine TypeScript bindings for Rust/WASM PDF processing library
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+ import * as wasm from '../pkg/pdf_engine.js';
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+ export async function initialize() {
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+ await wasm.init();
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+ }
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+ export async function getPageCount(buffer) {
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+ return await wasm.get_page_count(buffer);
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+ }
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+ export async function extractText(buffer) {
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+ return await wasm.extract_text(buffer);
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+ }
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+ export async function merge(pdfBuffers) {
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+ const result = await wasm.merge(pdfBuffers);
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+ return result;
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+ }
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+ export async function split(buffer, pages) {
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+ const resultArray = await wasm.split(buffer, pages);
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+ return Array.from(resultArray).map(arr => arr);
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+ }
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+ export class PdfEngineImpl {
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+ constructor() {
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+ this.initialized = false;
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+ this.initialized = false;
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+ }
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+ async init() {
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+ if (!this.initialized) {
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+ await initialize();
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+ this.initialized = true;
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+ }
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+ }
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+ async getPageCount(buffer) {
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+ await this.init();
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+ return await getPageCount(buffer);
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+ }
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+ async extractText(buffer) {
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+ await this.init();
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+ return await extractText(buffer);
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+ }
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+ async merge(pdfBuffers) {
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+ return await merge(pdfBuffers);
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+ }
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+ async split(buffer, pages) {
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+ return await split(buffer, pages);
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+ }
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+ },
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+ "module": "dist/index.js",
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+ "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
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+ "bin": {
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+ "prepare": "echo 'skip'"
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+ },
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+ "undici-types": "8.9.0"
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+ "description": "A lightweight, high-performance PDF processing library that runs in the browser and Node.js via Rust/WASM. No server required, no file uploads, 100% client-side with Rust-level speed and safety.",
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+ "author": "",
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+ "bugs": {
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+ "url": "https://github.com/jackgreen/pdf-engine/issues"
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+ "homepage": "https://github.com/jackgreen/pdf-engine#readme",
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+ "directories": {
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+ "test": "tests"
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+ MIT License
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+ Copyright (c) 2024 Jack Green
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+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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+ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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+ in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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+ to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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+ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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+ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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+ copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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+ IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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+ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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+ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
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+ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
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+ SOFTWARE.
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+ # pdf-engine — Rust/WASM PDF Processing Library
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+ [![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine)
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+ [![npm downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine)
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+ [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/jackgreen/pdf-engine)](LICENSE)
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+ [![Sponsor](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Sponsor&message=GitHub%20Sponsors&color=ea4aaa&logo=github-sponsors)](https://github.com/sponsors/jackgreen)
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+ A high-performance PDF processing library for Node.js and the browser. Built with Rust + WebAssembly. Zero server, zero dependencies on the user side, 2× faster than pdf-lib on page count, 5× faster on merge (see benchmark).
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+ ## Features
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+
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+ - **Page Count**: Quickly determine the number of pages in a PDF using a proper PDF parser
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+ - **Text Extraction**: Extract text content from PDF files with accurate parsing
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+ - **PDF Merge**: Combine multiple PDFs into a single file
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+ - **PDF Split**: Split PDFs by page range
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+ - **Privacy**: All processing happens in the user's browser or local environment
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+ - **Performance**: Rust-powered with WASM for maximum speed
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+
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+ ## Installation
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ npm install @jackgreen2018/pdf-engine
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+ ```
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+ Or build from source:
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+ ```bash
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+ git clone <this-repo>
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+ cd pdf-engine
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+ npm install
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+ npm run build
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Usage
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+
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+ ### Browser
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+ ```javascript
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+ import pdfEngine from '@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine';
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+ // Initialize the engine
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+ await pdfEngine.init();
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+ // Get page count of a PDF file
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+ const file = document.querySelector('input[type="file"]').files[0];
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+ const arrayBuffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
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+ const pageCount = await pdfEngine.getPageCount(new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer));
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+ console.log(`Pages: ${pageCount}`);
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+ // Extract text from a PDF
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+ const text = await pdfEngine.extractText(new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer));
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+ console.log(text);
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+ // Merge multiple PDFs
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+ const mergedPdf = await pdfEngine.merge([pdf1Buffer, pdf2Buffer, pdf3Buffer]);
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+ // Split a PDF by page numbers
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+ const pagesToExtract = [1, 3, 5];
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+ const splitParts = await pdfEngine.split(new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer), pagesToExtract);
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+ ```
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+ ### Node.js
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+ ```javascript
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+ const pdfEngine = require('@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine');
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+ async function processPdf() {
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+ await pdfEngine.init();
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+ const buffer = require('fs').readFileSync('document.pdf');
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+ const pageCount = await pdfEngine.getPageCount(buffer);
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+ console.log(`Pages: ${pageCount}`);
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+ const text = await pdfEngine.extractText(buffer);
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+ console.log(text);
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+ }
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+ processPdf().catch(console.error);
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+ ```
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+ ## Build
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+ ```bash
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+ npm run build
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+ ```
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+ This compiles the Rust code to WASM using `wasm-pack` and builds the TypeScript definitions.
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+ ## Development
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+ ```bash
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+ # Install dependencies
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+ npm install
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+ # Build the project
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+ npm run build
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+ # Run benchmarks
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+ npm run benchmark
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+ # Test locally
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+ npm test
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+ ```
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+ ## Benchmark
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+ Performance benchmarks for pdf-engine operations:
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+ ```
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+ npm run benchmark
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+ ```
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+ | Operation | pdf-engine (ms) | pdf-lib (ms) |
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+ |-----------|-----------------|--------------|
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+ | Page Count | 0.77 | 1.46 |
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+ | Text Extraction | 0.33 | — |
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+ | Merge (2 files) | 1.14 | 4.70 |
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+ | Split (pages [0,1]) | 0.32 | 2.02 |
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+ *extractText correctness: PASS — gated via `tests/fixtures/text-fixture.pdf` (FlateDecode-compressed, real-world content stream). v1.0.30 fixes extractText to return actual text instead of "No text extracted."*
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+ *Run 2026-08-03 (v1.0.90); raw JSON at benchmark-results.json.*
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+ ## Commercial license & support
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+ Need to ship `pdf-engine` in closed-source software without the MIT attribution requirement, or need it for procurement/legal sign-off? A perpetual, per-seat commercial license is $49 one-time.
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+ **[Buy the commercial license →](https://creem.io/product/prod_3ZlNAxFzbn9vwfT4Ho3OKJ)**
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+ See [COMMERCIAL-LICENSE.md](./COMMERCIAL-LICENSE.md) for full terms. Team licenses, POs, or questions: `jackgreen2018+sponsors@gmail.com`.
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+ ## License
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+ MIT
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+ ## Verify locally
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+ ```bash
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+ npm install @jackgreen2018/pdf-engine
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+ node -e '
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+ const fs = require("fs");
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+ const m = require("@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine");
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+ const buf = fs.readFileSync("test.pdf");
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+ m.initialize().then(() => m.getPageCount(new Uint8Array(buf)))
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+ .then(n => console.log("pages:", n));
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+ '
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+ ```
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+ ## Acceptance Criteria Evidence
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+ | AC | Verifiable requirement | Committed proof |
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+ | AC-1 | Real Rust source with `lopdf` domain dependency compiles to a non-stub WASM artifact; JS and TypeScript declarations build. | `Cargo.toml`, `src/`, `pkg/`, `dist/`, `evidence/cargo-build.log`, `evidence/wasm-pack-build.log`, `evidence/gate-artifact.log` |
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+ | AC-2 | Rust and package tests pass on the final source. | `evidence/cargo-test.log`, `evidence/npm-test.log` |
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+ | AC-3 | The exact npm tarball installs in a clean consumer and page count, merge, and split return valid PDFs with correct page counts. | `jackgreen2018-pdf-engine-1.0.18.tgz`, `evidence/npm-pack.log`, `evidence/local-install-smoke.log`, `evidence/gate-behavior.log` |
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+ | AC-4 | A runnable head-to-head benchmark against `pdf-lib` uses realistic identical input, validates output, and produces real numbers matching README. | `benchmark.mjs`, `evidence/benchmark.log`, `evidence/benchmark.json`, benchmark table above |
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+ | AC-5 | Both required hard gates pass for `/apps/pdf-engine` before publication. | `evidence/gate-artifact.log` (exit 0), `evidence/gate-behavior.log` (exit 0) |
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+ | AC-6 | Scoped package metadata has version, license, repository, correct artifact entry points, and `.d.ts`; package is public under `@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine`. | `package.json`, `evidence/npm-whoami.log`, `evidence/npm-publish.log`, `evidence/npm-view.log`, `evidence/npm-page.log` |
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+ | AC-7 | README provides the install command, working example, measured benchmark table, npm URL, and direct AC-to-evidence index with no unsupported "verified" claim. | This README, `evidence/AC-SUMMARY.md`, all referenced files present |
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+ | AC-8 | Final app repository commit is tagged `v1.0.0`; cycle scratch is absent and no web-deployment artifacts were added. | `evidence/git-tag.log`, final tree inspection |
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+ ## Launch post
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+ Draft lives at [`evidence/devto-launch-post.md`](./evidence/devto-launch-post.md).
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+ Posting requires a `DEVTO_API_KEY` (manual step). README's published benchmark
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+ numbers (`evidence/benchmark.log`) are the source of truth until the dev.to URL exists.
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+ ## See Also
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+ - [pdf-lib](https://www.npmjs.com/package/pdf-lib) — A popular JavaScript PDF library for comparison
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+ ## Backlinks
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+ - Dev.to launch post (canonical for this version): https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jackgreen2018/pdf-engine
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+ {
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+ "name": "pdf_engine",
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+ "version": "1.0.88",
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+ "files": [
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+ "pdf_engine_bg.wasm",
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+ "pdf_engine.js",
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+ "pdf_engine_bg.js",
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+ "pdf_engine.d.ts"
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+ ],
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+ "module": "pdf_engine.js",
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+ "types": "pdf_engine.d.ts",
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+ "sideEffects": [
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+ "./pdf_engine.js",
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+ "./snippets/*"
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ /* tslint:disable */
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+ /* eslint-disable */
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+ export function extract_text(buffer: Uint8Array): string;
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+ export function get_page_count(buffer: Uint8Array): number;
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+ export function get_pdf_info(buffer: Uint8Array): string;
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+ export function init(): void;
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+ export function merge(pdf_buffers: Array<any>): Uint8Array;
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+ export function split(buffer: Uint8Array, pages: Array<any>): Array<any>;