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package/src/api/form/PDFForm.ts

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+import PDFDocument from 'src/api/PDFDocument';
+import PDFPage from 'src/api/PDFPage';
+import PDFField from 'src/api/form/PDFField';
+import PDFButton from 'src/api/form/PDFButton';
+import PDFCheckBox from 'src/api/form/PDFCheckBox';
+import PDFDropdown from 'src/api/form/PDFDropdown';
+import PDFOptionList from 'src/api/form/PDFOptionList';
+import PDFRadioGroup from 'src/api/form/PDFRadioGroup';
+import PDFSignature from 'src/api/form/PDFSignature';
+import PDFTextField from 'src/api/form/PDFTextField';
+import {
+  NoSuchFieldError,
+  UnexpectedFieldTypeError,
+  FieldAlreadyExistsError,
+  InvalidFieldNamePartError,
+} from 'src/api/errors';
+import PDFFont from 'src/api/PDFFont';
+import { StandardFonts } from 'src/api/StandardFonts';
+import { rotateInPlace } from 'src/api/operations';
+import {
+  drawObject,
+  popGraphicsState,
+  pushGraphicsState,
+  translate,
+} from 'src/api/operators';
+import {
+  PDFAcroForm,
+  PDFAcroField,
+  PDFAcroCheckBox,
+  PDFAcroComboBox,
+  PDFAcroListBox,
+  PDFAcroRadioButton,
+  PDFAcroSignature,
+  PDFAcroText,
+  PDFAcroPushButton,
+  PDFAcroNonTerminal,
+  PDFDict,
+  PDFOperator,
+  PDFRef,
+  createPDFAcroFields,
+  PDFName,
+  PDFWidgetAnnotation,
+} from 'src/core';
+import { assertIs, Cache, assertOrUndefined } from 'src/utils';
+
+export interface FlattenOptions {
+  updateFieldAppearances: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Represents the interactive form of a [[PDFDocument]].
+ *
+ * Interactive forms (sometimes called _AcroForms_) are collections of fields
+ * designed to gather information from a user. A PDF document may contains any
+ * number of fields that appear on various pages, all of which make up a single,
+ * global interactive form spanning the entire document. This means that
+ * instances of [[PDFDocument]] shall contain at most one [[PDFForm]].
+ *
+ * The fields of an interactive form are represented by [[PDFField]] instances.
+ */
+export default class PDFForm {
+  /**
+   * > **NOTE:** You probably don't want to call this method directly. Instead,
+   * > consider using the [[PDFDocument.getForm]] method, which will create an
+   * > instance of [[PDFForm]] for you.
+   *
+   * Create an instance of [[PDFForm]] from an existing acroForm and embedder
+   *
+   * @param acroForm The underlying `PDFAcroForm` for this form.
+   * @param doc The document to which the form will belong.
+   */
+  static of = (acroForm: PDFAcroForm, doc: PDFDocument) =>
+    new PDFForm(acroForm, doc);
+
+  /** The low-level PDFAcroForm wrapped by this form. */
+  readonly acroForm: PDFAcroForm;
+
+  /** The document to which this form belongs. */
+  readonly doc: PDFDocument;
+
+  private readonly dirtyFields: Set<PDFRef>;
+  private readonly defaultFontCache: Cache<PDFFont>;
+
+  private constructor(acroForm: PDFAcroForm, doc: PDFDocument) {
+    assertIs(acroForm, 'acroForm', [[PDFAcroForm, 'PDFAcroForm']]);
+    assertIs(doc, 'doc', [[PDFDocument, 'PDFDocument']]);
+
+    this.acroForm = acroForm;
+    this.doc = doc;
+
+    this.dirtyFields = new Set();
+    this.defaultFontCache = Cache.populatedBy(this.embedDefaultFont);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns `true` if this [[PDFForm]] has XFA data. Most PDFs with form
+   * fields do not use XFA as it is not widely supported by PDF readers.
+   *
+   * > `pdf-lib` does not support creation, modification, or reading of XFA
+   * > fields.
+   *
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * if (form.hasXFA()) console.log('PDF has XFA data')
+   * ```
+   * @returns Whether or not this form has XFA data.
+   */
+  hasXFA(): boolean {
+    return this.acroForm.dict.has(PDFName.of('XFA'));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Disconnect the XFA data from this [[PDFForm]] (if any exists). This will
+   * force readers to fallback to standard fields if the [[PDFDocument]]
+   * contains any. For example:
+   *
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * form.deleteXFA()
+   * ```
+   */
+  deleteXFA(): void {
+    this.acroForm.dict.delete(PDFName.of('XFA'));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get all fields contained in this [[PDFForm]]. For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const fields = form.getFields()
+   * fields.forEach(field => {
+   *   const type = field.constructor.name
+   *   const name = field.getName()
+   *   console.log(`${type}: ${name}`)
+   * })
+   * ```
+   * @returns An array of all fields in this form.
+   */
+  getFields(): PDFField[] {
+    const allFields = this.acroForm.getAllFields();
+
+    const fields: PDFField[] = [];
+    for (let idx = 0, len = allFields.length; idx < len; idx++) {
+      const [acroField, ref] = allFields[idx];
+      const field = convertToPDFField(acroField, ref, this.doc);
+      if (field) fields.push(field);
+    }
+
+    return fields;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the field in this [[PDFForm]] with the given name. For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const field = form.getFieldMaybe('Page1.Foo.Bar[0]')
+   * if (field) console.log('Field exists!')
+   * ```
+   * @param name A fully qualified field name.
+   * @returns The field with the specified name, if one exists.
+   */
+  getFieldMaybe(name: string): PDFField | undefined {
+    assertIs(name, 'name', ['string']);
+    const fields = this.getFields();
+    for (let idx = 0, len = fields.length; idx < len; idx++) {
+      const field = fields[idx];
+      if (field.getName() === name) return field;
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the field in this [[PDFForm]] with the given name. For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const field = form.getField('Page1.Foo.Bar[0]')
+   * ```
+   * If no field exists with the provided name, an error will be thrown.
+   * @param name A fully qualified field name.
+   * @returns The field with the specified name.
+   */
+  getField(name: string): PDFField {
+    assertIs(name, 'name', ['string']);
+    const field = this.getFieldMaybe(name);
+    if (field) return field;
+    throw new NoSuchFieldError(name);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the button field in this [[PDFForm]] with the given name. For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const button = form.getButton('Page1.Foo.Button[0]')
+   * ```
+   * An error will be thrown if no field exists with the provided name, or if
+   * the field exists but is not a button.
+   * @param name A fully qualified button name.
+   * @returns The button with the specified name.
+   */
+  getButton(name: string): PDFButton {
+    assertIs(name, 'name', ['string']);
+    const field = this.getField(name);
+    if (field instanceof PDFButton) return field;
+    throw new UnexpectedFieldTypeError(name, PDFButton, field);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the check box field in this [[PDFForm]] with the given name.
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const checkBox = form.getCheckBox('Page1.Foo.CheckBox[0]')
+   * checkBox.check()
+   * ```
+   * An error will be thrown if no field exists with the provided name, or if
+   * the field exists but is not a check box.
+   * @param name A fully qualified check box name.
+   * @returns The check box with the specified name.
+   */
+  getCheckBox(name: string): PDFCheckBox {
+    assertIs(name, 'name', ['string']);
+    const field = this.getField(name);
+    if (field instanceof PDFCheckBox) return field;
+    throw new UnexpectedFieldTypeError(name, PDFCheckBox, field);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the dropdown field in this [[PDFForm]] with the given name.
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const dropdown = form.getDropdown('Page1.Foo.Dropdown[0]')
+   * const options = dropdown.getOptions()
+   * dropdown.select(options[0])
+   * ```
+   * An error will be thrown if no field exists with the provided name, or if
+   * the field exists but is not a dropdown.
+   * @param name A fully qualified dropdown name.
+   * @returns The dropdown with the specified name.
+   */
+  getDropdown(name: string): PDFDropdown {
+    assertIs(name, 'name', ['string']);
+    const field = this.getField(name);
+    if (field instanceof PDFDropdown) return field;
+    throw new UnexpectedFieldTypeError(name, PDFDropdown, field);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the option list field in this [[PDFForm]] with the given name.
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const optionList = form.getOptionList('Page1.Foo.OptionList[0]')
+   * const options = optionList.getOptions()
+   * optionList.select(options[0])
+   * ```
+   * An error will be thrown if no field exists with the provided name, or if
+   * the field exists but is not an option list.
+   * @param name A fully qualified option list name.
+   * @returns The option list with the specified name.
+   */
+  getOptionList(name: string): PDFOptionList {
+    assertIs(name, 'name', ['string']);
+    const field = this.getField(name);
+    if (field instanceof PDFOptionList) return field;
+    throw new UnexpectedFieldTypeError(name, PDFOptionList, field);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the radio group field in this [[PDFForm]] with the given name.
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const radioGroup = form.getRadioGroup('Page1.Foo.RadioGroup[0]')
+   * const options = radioGroup.getOptions()
+   * radioGroup.select(options[0])
+   * ```
+   * An error will be thrown if no field exists with the provided name, or if
+   * the field exists but is not a radio group.
+   * @param name A fully qualified radio group name.
+   * @returns The radio group with the specified name.
+   */
+  getRadioGroup(name: string): PDFRadioGroup {
+    assertIs(name, 'name', ['string']);
+    const field = this.getField(name);
+    if (field instanceof PDFRadioGroup) return field;
+    throw new UnexpectedFieldTypeError(name, PDFRadioGroup, field);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the signature field in this [[PDFForm]] with the given name.
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const signature = form.getSignature('Page1.Foo.Signature[0]')
+   * ```
+   * An error will be thrown if no field exists with the provided name, or if
+   * the field exists but is not a signature.
+   * @param name A fully qualified signature name.
+   * @returns The signature with the specified name.
+   */
+  getSignature(name: string): PDFSignature {
+    assertIs(name, 'name', ['string']);
+    const field = this.getField(name);
+    if (field instanceof PDFSignature) return field;
+    throw new UnexpectedFieldTypeError(name, PDFSignature, field);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the text field in this [[PDFForm]] with the given name.
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const textField = form.getTextField('Page1.Foo.TextField[0]')
+   * textField.setText('Are you designed to act or to be acted upon?')
+   * ```
+   * An error will be thrown if no field exists with the provided name, or if
+   * the field exists but is not a text field.
+   * @param name A fully qualified text field name.
+   * @returns The text field with the specified name.
+   */
+  getTextField(name: string): PDFTextField {
+    assertIs(name, 'name', ['string']);
+    const field = this.getField(name);
+    if (field instanceof PDFTextField) return field;
+    throw new UnexpectedFieldTypeError(name, PDFTextField, field);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new button field in this [[PDFForm]] with the given name.
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const font = await pdfDoc.embedFont(StandardFonts.Helvetica)
+   * const page = pdfDoc.addPage()
+   *
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const button = form.createButton('cool.new.button')
+   *
+   * button.addToPage('Do Stuff', font, page)
+   * ```
+   * An error will be thrown if a field already exists with the provided name.
+   * @param name The fully qualified name for the new button.
+   * @returns The new button field.
+   */
+  createButton(name: string): PDFButton {
+    assertIs(name, 'name', ['string']);
+
+    const nameParts = splitFieldName(name);
+    const parent = this.findOrCreateNonTerminals(nameParts.nonTerminal);
+
+    const button = PDFAcroPushButton.create(this.doc.context);
+    button.setPartialName(nameParts.terminal);
+
+    addFieldToParent(parent, [button, button.ref], nameParts.terminal);
+
+    return PDFButton.of(button, button.ref, this.doc);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new check box field in this [[PDFForm]] with the given name.
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const font = await pdfDoc.embedFont(StandardFonts.Helvetica)
+   * const page = pdfDoc.addPage()
+   *
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const checkBox = form.createCheckBox('cool.new.checkBox')
+   *
+   * checkBox.addToPage(page)
+   * ```
+   * An error will be thrown if a field already exists with the provided name.
+   * @param name The fully qualified name for the new check box.
+   * @returns The new check box field.
+   */
+  createCheckBox(name: string): PDFCheckBox {
+    assertIs(name, 'name', ['string']);
+
+    const nameParts = splitFieldName(name);
+    const parent = this.findOrCreateNonTerminals(nameParts.nonTerminal);
+
+    const checkBox = PDFAcroCheckBox.create(this.doc.context);
+    checkBox.setPartialName(nameParts.terminal);
+
+    addFieldToParent(parent, [checkBox, checkBox.ref], nameParts.terminal);
+
+    return PDFCheckBox.of(checkBox, checkBox.ref, this.doc);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new dropdown field in this [[PDFForm]] with the given name.
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const font = await pdfDoc.embedFont(StandardFonts.Helvetica)
+   * const page = pdfDoc.addPage()
+   *
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const dropdown = form.createDropdown('cool.new.dropdown')
+   *
+   * dropdown.addToPage(font, page)
+   * ```
+   * An error will be thrown if a field already exists with the provided name.
+   * @param name The fully qualified name for the new dropdown.
+   * @returns The new dropdown field.
+   */
+  createDropdown(name: string): PDFDropdown {
+    assertIs(name, 'name', ['string']);
+
+    const nameParts = splitFieldName(name);
+    const parent = this.findOrCreateNonTerminals(nameParts.nonTerminal);
+
+    const comboBox = PDFAcroComboBox.create(this.doc.context);
+    comboBox.setPartialName(nameParts.terminal);
+
+    addFieldToParent(parent, [comboBox, comboBox.ref], nameParts.terminal);
+
+    return PDFDropdown.of(comboBox, comboBox.ref, this.doc);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new option list field in this [[PDFForm]] with the given name.
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const font = await pdfDoc.embedFont(StandardFonts.Helvetica)
+   * const page = pdfDoc.addPage()
+   *
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const optionList = form.createOptionList('cool.new.optionList')
+   *
+   * optionList.addToPage(font, page)
+   * ```
+   * An error will be thrown if a field already exists with the provided name.
+   * @param name The fully qualified name for the new option list.
+   * @returns The new option list field.
+   */
+  createOptionList(name: string): PDFOptionList {
+    assertIs(name, 'name', ['string']);
+
+    const nameParts = splitFieldName(name);
+    const parent = this.findOrCreateNonTerminals(nameParts.nonTerminal);
+
+    const listBox = PDFAcroListBox.create(this.doc.context);
+    listBox.setPartialName(nameParts.terminal);
+
+    addFieldToParent(parent, [listBox, listBox.ref], nameParts.terminal);
+
+    return PDFOptionList.of(listBox, listBox.ref, this.doc);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new radio group field in this [[PDFForm]] with the given name.
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const font = await pdfDoc.embedFont(StandardFonts.Helvetica)
+   * const page = pdfDoc.addPage()
+   *
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const radioGroup = form.createRadioGroup('cool.new.radioGroup')
+   *
+   * radioGroup.addOptionToPage('is-dog', page, { y: 0 })
+   * radioGroup.addOptionToPage('is-cat', page, { y: 75 })
+   * ```
+   * An error will be thrown if a field already exists with the provided name.
+   * @param name The fully qualified name for the new radio group.
+   * @returns The new radio group field.
+   */
+  createRadioGroup(name: string): PDFRadioGroup {
+    assertIs(name, 'name', ['string']);
+    const nameParts = splitFieldName(name);
+
+    const parent = this.findOrCreateNonTerminals(nameParts.nonTerminal);
+
+    const radioButton = PDFAcroRadioButton.create(this.doc.context);
+    radioButton.setPartialName(nameParts.terminal);
+
+    addFieldToParent(
+      parent,
+      [radioButton, radioButton.ref],
+      nameParts.terminal,
+    );
+
+    return PDFRadioGroup.of(radioButton, radioButton.ref, this.doc);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new text field in this [[PDFForm]] with the given name.
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const font = await pdfDoc.embedFont(StandardFonts.Helvetica)
+   * const page = pdfDoc.addPage()
+   *
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const textField = form.createTextField('cool.new.textField')
+   *
+   * textField.addToPage(font, page)
+   * ```
+   * An error will be thrown if a field already exists with the provided name.
+   * @param name The fully qualified name for the new radio group.
+   * @returns The new radio group field.
+   */
+  createTextField(name: string): PDFTextField {
+    assertIs(name, 'name', ['string']);
+    const nameParts = splitFieldName(name);
+
+    const parent = this.findOrCreateNonTerminals(nameParts.nonTerminal);
+
+    const text = PDFAcroText.create(this.doc.context);
+    text.setPartialName(nameParts.terminal);
+
+    addFieldToParent(parent, [text, text.ref], nameParts.terminal);
+
+    return PDFTextField.of(text, text.ref, this.doc);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Flatten all fields in this [[PDFForm]].
+   *
+   * Flattening a form field will take the current appearance for each of that
+   * field's widgets and make them part of their page's content stream. All form
+   * fields and annotations associated are then removed. Note that once a form
+   * has been flattened its fields can no longer be accessed or edited.
+   *
+   * This operation is often used after filling form fields to ensure a
+   * consistent appearance across different PDF readers and/or printers.
+   * Another common use case is to copy a template document with form fields
+   * into another document. In this scenario you would load the template
+   * document, fill its fields, flatten it, and then copy its pages into the
+   * recipient document - the filled fields will be copied over.
+   *
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm();
+   * form.flatten();
+   * ```
+   */
+  flatten(options: FlattenOptions = { updateFieldAppearances: true }) {
+    if (options.updateFieldAppearances) {
+      this.updateFieldAppearances();
+    }
+
+    const fields = this.getFields();
+
+    for (let i = 0, lenFields = fields.length; i < lenFields; i++) {
+      const field = fields[i];
+      const widgets = field.acroField.getWidgets();
+
+      for (let j = 0, lenWidgets = widgets.length; j < lenWidgets; j++) {
+        const widget = widgets[j];
+        const page = this.findWidgetPage(widget);
+        const widgetRef = this.findWidgetAppearanceRef(field, widget);
+
+        const xObjectKey = page.node.newXObject('FlatWidget', widgetRef);
+
+        const rectangle = widget.getRectangle();
+        const operators = [
+          pushGraphicsState(),
+          translate(rectangle.x, rectangle.y),
+          ...rotateInPlace({ ...rectangle, rotation: 0 }),
+          drawObject(xObjectKey),
+          popGraphicsState(),
+        ].filter(Boolean) as PDFOperator[];
+
+        page.pushOperators(...operators);
+      }
+
+      this.removeField(field);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Remove a field from this [[PDFForm]].
+   *
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm();
+   * const ageField = form.getFields().find(x => x.getName() === 'Age');
+   * form.removeField(ageField);
+   * ```
+   */
+  removeField(field: PDFField) {
+    const widgets = field.acroField.getWidgets();
+    const pages: Set<PDFPage> = new Set();
+
+    for (let i = 0, len = widgets.length; i < len; i++) {
+      const widget = widgets[i];
+      const widgetRef = this.findWidgetAppearanceRef(field, widget);
+
+      const page = this.findWidgetPage(widget);
+      pages.add(page);
+
+      page.node.removeAnnot(widgetRef);
+    }
+
+    pages.forEach((page) => page.node.removeAnnot(field.ref));
+    this.acroForm.removeField(field.acroField);
+    const fieldKids = field.acroField.normalizedEntries().Kids;
+    const kidsCount = fieldKids.size();
+    for (let childIndex = 0; childIndex < kidsCount; childIndex++) {
+      const child = fieldKids.get(childIndex);
+      if (child instanceof PDFRef) {
+        this.doc.context.delete(child);
+      }
+    }
+    this.doc.context.delete(field.ref);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Update the appearance streams for all widgets of all fields in this
+   * [[PDFForm]]. Appearance streams will only be created for a widget if it
+   * does not have any existing appearance streams, or the field's value has
+   * changed (e.g. by calling [[PDFTextField.setText]] or
+   * [[PDFDropdown.select]]).
+   *
+   * For example:
+   * ```js
+   * const courier = await pdfDoc.embedFont(StandardFonts.Courier)
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * form.updateFieldAppearances(courier)
+   * ```
+   *
+   * **IMPORTANT:** The default value for the `font` parameter is
+   * [[StandardFonts.Helvetica]]. Note that this is a WinAnsi font. This means
+   * that encoding errors will be thrown if any fields contain text with
+   * characters outside the WinAnsi character set (the latin alphabet).
+   *
+   * Embedding a custom font and passing that as the `font`
+   * parameter allows you to generate appearance streams with non WinAnsi
+   * characters (assuming your custom font supports them).
+   *
+   * > **NOTE:** The [[PDFDocument.save]] method will call this method to
+   * > update appearances automatically if a form was accessed via the
+   * > [[PDFDocument.getForm]] method prior to saving.
+   *
+   * @param font Optionally, the font to use when creating new appearances.
+   */
+  updateFieldAppearances(font?: PDFFont) {
+    assertOrUndefined(font, 'font', [[PDFFont, 'PDFFont']]);
+
+    font = font ?? this.getDefaultFont();
+
+    const fields = this.getFields();
+
+    for (let idx = 0, len = fields.length; idx < len; idx++) {
+      const field = fields[idx];
+      if (field.needsAppearancesUpdate()) {
+        field.defaultUpdateAppearances(font);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Mark a field as dirty. This will cause its appearance streams to be
+   * updated by [[PDFForm.updateFieldAppearances]].
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const field = form.getField('foo.bar')
+   * form.markFieldAsDirty(field.ref)
+   * ```
+   * @param fieldRef The reference to the field that should be marked.
+   */
+  markFieldAsDirty(fieldRef: PDFRef) {
+    assertOrUndefined(fieldRef, 'fieldRef', [[PDFRef, 'PDFRef']]);
+    this.dirtyFields.add(fieldRef);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Mark a field as dirty. This will cause its appearance streams to not be
+   * updated by [[PDFForm.updateFieldAppearances]].
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const field = form.getField('foo.bar')
+   * form.markFieldAsClean(field.ref)
+   * ```
+   * @param fieldRef The reference to the field that should be marked.
+   */
+  markFieldAsClean(fieldRef: PDFRef) {
+    assertOrUndefined(fieldRef, 'fieldRef', [[PDFRef, 'PDFRef']]);
+    this.dirtyFields.delete(fieldRef);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns `true` is the specified field has been marked as dirty.
+   * ```js
+   * const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
+   * const field = form.getField('foo.bar')
+   * if (form.fieldIsDirty(field.ref)) console.log('Field is dirty')
+   * ```
+   * @param fieldRef The reference to the field that should be checked.
+   * @returns Whether or not the specified field is dirty.
+   */
+  fieldIsDirty(fieldRef: PDFRef): boolean {
+    assertOrUndefined(fieldRef, 'fieldRef', [[PDFRef, 'PDFRef']]);
+    return this.dirtyFields.has(fieldRef);
+  }
+
+  getDefaultFont() {
+    return this.defaultFontCache.access();
+  }
+
+  private findWidgetPage(widget: PDFWidgetAnnotation): PDFPage {
+    const pageRef = widget.P();
+    let page = this.doc.getPages().find((x) => x.ref === pageRef);
+    if (page === undefined) {
+      const widgetRef = this.doc.context.getObjectRef(widget.dict);
+      if (widgetRef === undefined) {
+        throw new Error('Could not find PDFRef for PDFObject');
+      }
+
+      page = this.doc.findPageForAnnotationRef(widgetRef);
+
+      if (page === undefined) {
+        throw new Error(`Could not find page for PDFRef ${widgetRef}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return page;
+  }
+
+  private findWidgetAppearanceRef(
+    field: PDFField,
+    widget: PDFWidgetAnnotation,
+  ): PDFRef {
+    let refOrDict = widget.getNormalAppearance();
+
+    if (
+      refOrDict instanceof PDFDict &&
+      (field instanceof PDFCheckBox || field instanceof PDFRadioGroup)
+    ) {
+      const value = field.acroField.getValue();
+      const ref = refOrDict.get(value) ?? refOrDict.get(PDFName.of('Off'));
+
+      if (ref instanceof PDFRef) {
+        refOrDict = ref;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!(refOrDict instanceof PDFRef)) {
+      const name = field.getName();
+      throw new Error(`Failed to extract appearance ref for: ${name}`);
+    }
+
+    return refOrDict;
+  }
+
+  private findOrCreateNonTerminals(partialNames: string[]) {
+    let nonTerminal: [PDFAcroForm] | [PDFAcroNonTerminal, PDFRef] = [
+      this.acroForm,
+    ];
+    for (let idx = 0, len = partialNames.length; idx < len; idx++) {
+      const namePart = partialNames[idx];
+      if (!namePart) throw new InvalidFieldNamePartError(namePart);
+      const [parent, parentRef] = nonTerminal;
+      const res = this.findNonTerminal(namePart, parent);
+
+      if (res) {
+        nonTerminal = res;
+      } else {
+        const node = PDFAcroNonTerminal.create(this.doc.context);
+        node.setPartialName(namePart);
+        node.setParent(parentRef);
+        const nodeRef = this.doc.context.register(node.dict);
+        parent.addField(nodeRef);
+        nonTerminal = [node, nodeRef];
+      }
+    }
+    return nonTerminal;
+  }
+
+  private findNonTerminal(
+    partialName: string,
+    parent: PDFAcroForm | PDFAcroNonTerminal,
+  ): [PDFAcroNonTerminal, PDFRef] | undefined {
+    const fields =
+      parent instanceof PDFAcroForm
+        ? this.acroForm.getFields()
+        : createPDFAcroFields(parent.Kids());
+
+    for (let idx = 0, len = fields.length; idx < len; idx++) {
+      const [field, ref] = fields[idx];
+      if (field.getPartialName() === partialName) {
+        if (field instanceof PDFAcroNonTerminal) return [field, ref];
+        throw new FieldAlreadyExistsError(partialName);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  private embedDefaultFont = (): PDFFont =>
+    this.doc.embedStandardFont(StandardFonts.Helvetica);
+}
+
+const convertToPDFField = (
+  field: PDFAcroField,
+  ref: PDFRef,
+  doc: PDFDocument,
+): PDFField | undefined => {
+  if (field instanceof PDFAcroPushButton) return PDFButton.of(field, ref, doc);
+  if (field instanceof PDFAcroCheckBox) return PDFCheckBox.of(field, ref, doc);
+  if (field instanceof PDFAcroComboBox) return PDFDropdown.of(field, ref, doc);
+  if (field instanceof PDFAcroListBox) return PDFOptionList.of(field, ref, doc);
+  if (field instanceof PDFAcroText) return PDFTextField.of(field, ref, doc);
+  if (field instanceof PDFAcroRadioButton) {
+    return PDFRadioGroup.of(field, ref, doc);
+  }
+  if (field instanceof PDFAcroSignature) {
+    return PDFSignature.of(field, ref, doc);
+  }
+  return undefined;
+};
+
+const splitFieldName = (fullyQualifiedName: string) => {
+  if (fullyQualifiedName.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error('PDF field names must not be empty strings');
+  }
+
+  const parts = fullyQualifiedName.split('.');
+
+  for (let idx = 0, len = parts.length; idx < len; idx++) {
+    if (parts[idx] === '') {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Periods in PDF field names must be separated by at least one character: "${fullyQualifiedName}"`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (parts.length === 1) return { nonTerminal: [], terminal: parts[0] };
+
+  return {
+    nonTerminal: parts.slice(0, parts.length - 1),
+    terminal: parts[parts.length - 1],
+  };
+};
+
+const addFieldToParent = (
+  [parent, parentRef]: [PDFAcroForm] | [PDFAcroNonTerminal, PDFRef],
+  [field, fieldRef]: [PDFAcroField, PDFRef],
+  partialName: string,
+) => {
+  const entries = parent.normalizedEntries();
+  const fields = createPDFAcroFields(
+    'Kids' in entries ? entries.Kids : entries.Fields,
+  );
+  for (let idx = 0, len = fields.length; idx < len; idx++) {
+    if (fields[idx][0].getPartialName() === partialName) {
+      throw new FieldAlreadyExistsError(partialName);
+    }
+  }
+  parent.addField(fieldRef);
+  field.setParent(parentRef);
+};