chatterer 0.1.26__py3-none-any.whl → 0.1.27__py3-none-any.whl

chatterer/tools/convert_pdf_to_markdown.py

@@ -1,645 +1,636 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import asyncio
-import logging
-import re
-from contextlib import contextmanager
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-from types import EllipsisType
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Iterable, List, Literal, Optional
-
-from ..language_model import Chatterer, HumanMessage
-from ..utils.base64_image import Base64Image
-from ..utils.bytesio import PathOrReadable, read_bytes_stream
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from pymupdf import Document  # pyright: ignore[reportMissingTypeStubs]
-
-# Setup basic logging
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s")
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-MARKDOWN_PATTERN: re.Pattern[str] = re.compile(r"```(?:markdown\s*\n)?(.*?)```", re.DOTALL)
-PageIndexType = Iterable[int | tuple[int | EllipsisType, int | EllipsisType]] | int | str
-
-
-@dataclass
-class PdfToMarkdown:
-    """
-    Converts PDF documents to Markdown using a multimodal LLM (Chatterer).
-
-    This class supports both sequential and parallel processing:
-    - Sequential processing preserves strict page continuity using previous page context
-    - Parallel processing enables faster conversion for large documents by using
-      previous page image and text for context instead of generated markdown
-    """
-
-    chatterer: Chatterer
-    """An instance of the Chatterer class configured with a vision-capable model."""
-    image_zoom: float = 2.0
-    """Zoom factor for rendering PDF pages as images (higher zoom = higher resolution)."""
-    image_format: Literal["jpg", "jpeg", "png"] = "png"
-    """The format for the rendered image ('png', 'jpeg', 'jpg'.)."""
-    image_jpg_quality: int = 95
-    """Quality for JPEG images (if used)."""
-    context_tail_lines: int = 10
-    """Number of lines from the end of the previous page's Markdown to use as context (sequential mode only)."""
-
-    def _get_context_tail(self, markdown_text: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
-        """Extracts the last N lines from the given markdown text."""
-        if not markdown_text or self.context_tail_lines <= 0:
-            return None
-        lines = markdown_text.strip().splitlines()
-        if not lines:
-            return None
-        tail_lines = lines[-self.context_tail_lines :]
-        return "\n".join(tail_lines)
-
-    def _format_prompt_content_sequential(
-        self,
-        page_text: str,
-        page_image_b64: Base64Image,
-        previous_markdown_context_tail: Optional[str] = None,
-        page_number: int = 0,
-        total_pages: int = 1,
-    ) -> HumanMessage:
-        """
-        Formats the content for sequential processing using previous page's markdown context.
-        """
-        instruction = f"""You are an expert PDF to Markdown converter. Convert Page {page_number + 1} of {total_pages} into accurate, well-formatted Markdown.
-
-**Input provided:**
-1. **Raw Text**: Extracted text from the PDF page (may contain OCR errors)
-2. **Page Image**: Visual rendering of the page showing actual layout
-3. **Previous Context**: End portion of the previous page's generated Markdown (if available)
-
-**Conversion Rules:**
-• **Text Structure**: Use the image to understand the actual layout and fix any OCR errors in the raw text
-• **Headings**: Use appropriate heading levels (# ## ### etc.) based on visual hierarchy
-• **Lists**: Convert to proper Markdown lists (- or 1. 2. 3.) maintaining structure
-• **Tables**: Convert to Markdown table format using | pipes |
-• **Images/Diagrams**: Describe significant visual elements as: `<details><summary>Figure: Brief title</summary>Detailed description based on what you see in the image</details>`
-• **Code/Formulas**: Use ``` code blocks ``` or LaTeX $$ math $$ as appropriate
-• **Continuity**: If previous context shows incomplete content (mid-sentence, list, table), seamlessly continue from that point
-• **NO REPETITION**: Never repeat content from the previous context - only generate new content for this page
-
-**Raw Text:**
-```
-{page_text if page_text else "No text extracted from this page."}
-```
-
-**Page Image:** (attached)
-"""
-
-        if previous_markdown_context_tail:
-            instruction += f"""
-**Previous Page Context (DO NOT REPEAT):**
-```markdown
-... (previous page ended with) ...
-{previous_markdown_context_tail}
-```
-
-Continue seamlessly from the above context if the current page content flows from it.
-"""
-        else:
-            instruction += "\n**Note:** This is the first page or start of a new section."
-
-        instruction += "\n\n**Output only the Markdown content for the current page. Ensure proper formatting and NO repetition of previous content.**"
-
-        return HumanMessage(content=[instruction, page_image_b64.data_uri_content_dict])
-
-    def _format_prompt_content_parallel(
-        self,
-        page_text: str,
-        page_image_b64: Base64Image,
-        previous_page_text: Optional[str] = None,
-        previous_page_image_b64: Optional[Base64Image] = None,
-        page_number: int = 0,
-        total_pages: int = 1,
-    ) -> HumanMessage:
-        """
-        Formats the content for parallel processing using previous page's raw data.
-        """
-        instruction = f"""You are an expert PDF to Markdown converter. Convert Page {page_number + 1} of {total_pages} into accurate, well-formatted Markdown.
-
-**Task**: Convert the current page to Markdown while maintaining proper continuity with the previous page.
-
-**Current Page Data:**
-- **Raw Text**: Extracted text (may have OCR errors - use image to verify)
-- **Page Image**: Visual rendering showing actual layout
-
-**Previous Page Data** (for context only):
-- **Previous Raw Text**: Text from the previous page
-- **Previous Page Image**: Visual of the previous page
-
-**Conversion Instructions:**
-1. **Primary Focus**: Convert the CURRENT page content accurately
-2. **Continuity Check**: 
-   - Examine if the current page continues content from the previous page (sentences, paragraphs, lists, tables)
-   - If yes, start your Markdown naturally continuing that content
-   - If no, start fresh with proper heading/structure
-3. **Format Rules**:
-   - Use image to fix OCR errors and understand layout
-   - Convert headings to # ## ### based on visual hierarchy
-   - Convert lists to proper Markdown (- or 1. 2. 3.)
-   - Convert tables to | pipe | format
-   - Describe significant images/charts as: `<details><summary>Figure: Title</summary>Description</details>`
-   - Use ``` for code blocks and $$ for math formulas
-
-**Current Page Raw Text:**
-```
-{page_text if page_text else "No text extracted from this page."}
-```
-
-**Current Page Image:** (see first attached image)
-"""
-
-        content: list[str | dict[str, object]] = [instruction, page_image_b64.data_uri_content_dict]
-
-        if previous_page_text is not None and previous_page_image_b64 is not None:
-            instruction += f"""
-
-**Previous Page Raw Text (for context):**
-```
-{previous_page_text if previous_page_text else "No text from previous page."}
-```
-
-**Previous Page Image:** (see second attached image)
-"""
-            content.append(previous_page_image_b64.data_uri_content_dict)
-        else:
-            instruction += "\n**Note:** This is the first page - no previous context available."
-
-        instruction += (
-            "\n\n**Generate ONLY the Markdown for the current page. Ensure proper continuity and formatting.**"
-        )
-        content[0] = instruction
-
-        return HumanMessage(content=content)
-
-    def convert(
-        self,
-        pdf_input: "Document | PathOrReadable",
-        page_indices: Optional[PageIndexType] = None,
-        progress_callback: Optional[Callable[[int, int], None]] = None,
-        mode: Literal["sequential", "parallel"] = "sequential",
-    ) -> str:
-        """
-        Converts a PDF document to Markdown synchronously.
-
-        Args:
-            pdf_input: Path to PDF file or pymupdf.Document object
-            page_indices: Specific page indices to convert (0-based). If None, converts all pages
-            progress_callback: Optional callback function called with (current_page, total_pages)
-            mode: "sequential" for strict continuity or "parallel" for independent page processing
-
-        Returns:
-            Concatenated Markdown string for all processed pages
-        """
-        if mode == "sequential":
-            return self._convert_sequential(pdf_input, page_indices, progress_callback)
-        else:
-            return self._convert_parallel_sync(pdf_input, page_indices, progress_callback)
-
-    async def aconvert(
-        self,
-        pdf_input: "Document | PathOrReadable",
-        page_indices: Optional[PageIndexType] = None,
-        progress_callback: Optional[Callable[[int, int], None]] = None,
-        max_concurrent: int = 5,
-    ) -> str:
-        """
-        Converts a PDF document to Markdown asynchronously with parallel processing.
-
-        Args:
-            pdf_input: Path to PDF file or pymupdf.Document object
-            page_indices: Specific page indices to convert (0-based). If None, converts all pages
-            progress_callback: Optional callback function called with (current_page, total_pages)
-            max_concurrent: Maximum number of concurrent LLM requests
-
-        Returns:
-            Concatenated Markdown string for all processed pages
-        """
-        with open_pdf(pdf_input) as doc:
-            target_page_indices = list(
-                _get_page_indices(page_indices=page_indices, max_doc_pages=len(doc), is_input_zero_based=True)
-            )
-            total_pages_to_process = len(target_page_indices)
-
-            if total_pages_to_process == 0:
-                logger.warning("No pages selected for processing.")
-                return ""
-
-            logger.info(f"Starting parallel Markdown conversion for {total_pages_to_process} pages...")
-
-            # Pre-process all pages
-            page_text_dict = extract_text_from_pdf(doc, target_page_indices)
-            page_image_dict = render_pdf_as_image(
-                doc,
-                page_indices=target_page_indices,
-                zoom=self.image_zoom,
-                output=self.image_format,
-                jpg_quality=self.image_jpg_quality,
-            )
-
-            # Process pages in parallel with semaphore for concurrency control
-            semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(max_concurrent)
-
-            async def process_page(i: int, page_idx: int) -> tuple[int, str]:
-                async with semaphore:
-                    logger.info(f"Processing page {i + 1}/{total_pages_to_process} (Index: {page_idx})...")
-
-                    try:
-                        # Get previous page data for context
-                        prev_page_idx = target_page_indices[i - 1] if i > 0 else None
-                        previous_page_text = page_text_dict.get(prev_page_idx) if prev_page_idx is not None else None
-                        previous_page_image_b64 = None
-                        if prev_page_idx is not None:
-                            previous_page_image_b64 = Base64Image.from_bytes(
-                                page_image_dict[prev_page_idx], ext=self.image_format
-                            )
-
-                        message = self._format_prompt_content_parallel(
-                            page_text=page_text_dict.get(page_idx, ""),
-                            page_image_b64=Base64Image.from_bytes(page_image_dict[page_idx], ext=self.image_format),
-                            previous_page_text=previous_page_text,
-                            previous_page_image_b64=previous_page_image_b64,
-                            page_number=page_idx,
-                            total_pages=len(doc),
-                        )
-
-                        response = await self.chatterer.agenerate([message])
-
-                        # Extract markdown
-                        markdowns = [match.group(1).strip() for match in MARKDOWN_PATTERN.finditer(response)]
-                        if markdowns:
-                            current_page_markdown = "\n".join(markdowns)
-                        else:
-                            current_page_markdown = response.strip()
-                            if current_page_markdown.startswith("```") and current_page_markdown.endswith("```"):
-                                current_page_markdown = current_page_markdown[3:-3].strip()
-
-                        logger.debug(f"Completed processing page {i + 1}/{total_pages_to_process}")
-
-                        # Call progress callback if provided
-                        if progress_callback:
-                            try:
-                                progress_callback(i + 1, total_pages_to_process)
-                            except Exception as cb_err:
-                                logger.warning(f"Progress callback failed: {cb_err}")
-
-                        return (i, current_page_markdown)
-
-                    except Exception as e:
-                        logger.error(f"Failed to process page index {page_idx}: {e}", exc_info=True)
-                        return (i, f"<!-- Error processing page {page_idx + 1}: {str(e)} -->")
-
-                        # Execute all page processing tasks
-
-            tasks = [process_page(i, page_idx) for i, page_idx in enumerate(target_page_indices)]
-            results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks, return_exceptions=True)
-
-            # Sort results by original page order and extract markdown
-            markdown_results = [""] * total_pages_to_process
-            for result in results:
-                if isinstance(result, Exception):
-                    logger.error(f"Task failed with exception: {result}")
-                    continue
-                if isinstance(result, tuple) and len(result) == 2:
-                    page_order, markdown = result
-                    markdown_results[page_order] = markdown
-                else:
-                    logger.error(f"Unexpected result format: {result}")
-
-            return "\n\n".join(markdown_results).strip()
-
-    def _convert_sequential(
-        self,
-        pdf_input: "Document | PathOrReadable",
-        page_indices: Optional[PageIndexType] = None,
-        progress_callback: Optional[Callable[[int, int], None]] = None,
-    ) -> str:
-        """Sequential conversion maintaining strict page continuity."""
-        with open_pdf(pdf_input) as doc:
-            target_page_indices = list(
-                _get_page_indices(page_indices=page_indices, max_doc_pages=len(doc), is_input_zero_based=True)
-            )
-            total_pages_to_process = len(target_page_indices)
-            if total_pages_to_process == 0:
-                logger.warning("No pages selected for processing.")
-                return ""
-
-            full_markdown_output: List[str] = []
-            previous_page_markdown: Optional[str] = None
-
-            # Pre-process all pages
-            logger.info("Extracting text and rendering images for selected pages...")
-            page_text_dict = extract_text_from_pdf(doc, target_page_indices)
-            page_image_dict = render_pdf_as_image(
-                doc,
-                page_indices=target_page_indices,
-                zoom=self.image_zoom,
-                output=self.image_format,
-                jpg_quality=self.image_jpg_quality,
-            )
-            logger.info(f"Starting sequential Markdown conversion for {total_pages_to_process} pages...")
-
-            for i, page_idx in enumerate(target_page_indices):
-                logger.info(f"Processing page {i + 1}/{total_pages_to_process} (Index: {page_idx})...")
-                try:
-                    context_tail = self._get_context_tail(previous_page_markdown)
-
-                    message = self._format_prompt_content_sequential(
-                        page_text=page_text_dict.get(page_idx, ""),
-                        page_image_b64=Base64Image.from_bytes(page_image_dict[page_idx], ext=self.image_format),
-                        previous_markdown_context_tail=context_tail,
-                        page_number=page_idx,
-                        total_pages=len(doc),
-                    )
-
-                    response = self.chatterer.generate([message])
-
-                    # Extract markdown
-                    markdowns = [match.group(1).strip() for match in MARKDOWN_PATTERN.finditer(response)]
-                    if markdowns:
-                        current_page_markdown = "\n".join(markdowns)
-                    else:
-                        current_page_markdown = response.strip()
-                        if current_page_markdown.startswith("```") and current_page_markdown.endswith("```"):
-                            current_page_markdown = current_page_markdown[3:-3].strip()
-
-                    full_markdown_output.append(current_page_markdown)
-                    previous_page_markdown = current_page_markdown
-
-                except Exception as e:
-                    logger.error(f"Failed to process page index {page_idx}: {e}", exc_info=True)
-                    continue
-
-                # Progress callback
-                if progress_callback:
-                    try:
-                        progress_callback(i + 1, total_pages_to_process)
-                    except Exception as cb_err:
-                        logger.warning(f"Progress callback failed: {cb_err}")
-
-            return "\n\n".join(full_markdown_output).strip()
-
-    def _convert_parallel_sync(
-        self,
-        pdf_input: "Document | PathOrReadable",
-        page_indices: Optional[PageIndexType] = None,
-        progress_callback: Optional[Callable[[int, int], None]] = None,
-    ) -> str:
-        """Synchronous parallel-style conversion (processes independently but sequentially)."""
-        with open_pdf(pdf_input) as doc:
-            target_page_indices = list(
-                _get_page_indices(page_indices=page_indices, max_doc_pages=len(doc), is_input_zero_based=True)
-            )
-            total_pages_to_process = len(target_page_indices)
-            if total_pages_to_process == 0:
-                logger.warning("No pages selected for processing.")
-                return ""
-
-            logger.info(f"Starting parallel-style Markdown conversion for {total_pages_to_process} pages...")
-
-            # Pre-process all pages
-            page_text_dict = extract_text_from_pdf(doc, target_page_indices)
-            page_image_dict = render_pdf_as_image(
-                doc,
-                page_indices=target_page_indices,
-                zoom=self.image_zoom,
-                output=self.image_format,
-                jpg_quality=self.image_jpg_quality,
-            )
-
-            full_markdown_output: List[str] = []
-
-            for i, page_idx in enumerate(target_page_indices):
-                logger.info(f"Processing page {i + 1}/{total_pages_to_process} (Index: {page_idx})...")
-
-                try:
-                    # Get previous page data for context
-                    prev_page_idx = target_page_indices[i - 1] if i > 0 else None
-                    previous_page_text = page_text_dict.get(prev_page_idx) if prev_page_idx is not None else None
-                    previous_page_image_b64 = None
-                    if prev_page_idx is not None:
-                        previous_page_image_b64 = Base64Image.from_bytes(
-                            page_image_dict[prev_page_idx], ext=self.image_format
-                        )
-
-                    message = self._format_prompt_content_parallel(
-                        page_text=page_text_dict.get(page_idx, ""),
-                        page_image_b64=Base64Image.from_bytes(page_image_dict[page_idx], ext=self.image_format),
-                        previous_page_text=previous_page_text,
-                        previous_page_image_b64=previous_page_image_b64,
-                        page_number=page_idx,
-                        total_pages=len(doc),
-                    )
-
-                    response = self.chatterer.generate([message])
-
-                    # Extract markdown
-                    markdowns = [match.group(1).strip() for match in MARKDOWN_PATTERN.finditer(response)]
-                    if markdowns:
-                        current_page_markdown = "\n".join(markdowns)
-                    else:
-                        current_page_markdown = response.strip()
-                        if current_page_markdown.startswith("```") and current_page_markdown.endswith("```"):
-                            current_page_markdown = current_page_markdown[3:-3].strip()
-
-                    full_markdown_output.append(current_page_markdown)
-
-                except Exception as e:
-                    logger.error(f"Failed to process page index {page_idx}: {e}", exc_info=True)
-                    continue
-
-                # Progress callback
-                if progress_callback:
-                    try:
-                        progress_callback(i + 1, total_pages_to_process)
-                    except Exception as cb_err:
-                        logger.warning(f"Progress callback failed: {cb_err}")
-
-            return "\n\n".join(full_markdown_output).strip()
-
-
-def render_pdf_as_image(
-    doc: "Document",
-    zoom: float = 2.0,
-    output: Literal["png", "pnm", "pgm", "ppm", "pbm", "pam", "tga", "tpic", "psd", "ps", "jpg", "jpeg"] = "png",
-    jpg_quality: int = 100,
-    page_indices: Iterable[int] | int | None = None,
-) -> dict[int, bytes]:
-    """
-    Convert PDF pages to images in bytes.
-
-    Args:
-        doc (Document): The PDF document to convert.
-        zoom (float): Zoom factor for the image resolution. Default is 2.0.
-        output (str): Output format for the image. Default is 'png'.
-        jpg_quality (int): Quality of JPEG images (1-100). Default is 100.
-        page_indices (Iterable[int] | int | None): Specific pages to convert. If None, all pages are converted.
-            If an int is provided, only that page is converted.
-
-    Returns:
-        dict[int, bytes]: A dictionary mapping page numbers to image bytes.
-    """
-    from pymupdf import Matrix  # pyright: ignore[reportMissingTypeStubs]
-    from pymupdf.utils import get_pixmap  # pyright: ignore[reportMissingTypeStubs, reportUnknownVariableType]
-
-    images_bytes: dict[int, bytes] = {}
-    matrix = Matrix(zoom, zoom)  # Control output resolution
-    for page_idx in _get_page_indices(page_indices=page_indices, max_doc_pages=len(doc), is_input_zero_based=True):
-        img_bytes = bytes(
-            get_pixmap(
-                page=doc[page_idx],
-                matrix=matrix,
-            ).tobytes(output=output, jpg_quality=jpg_quality)  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownArgumentType]
-        )
-        images_bytes[page_idx] = img_bytes
-    return images_bytes
-
-
-def extract_text_from_pdf(doc: "Document", page_indices: Optional[PageIndexType] = None) -> dict[int, str]:
-    """Convert a PDF file to plain text.
-
-    Extracts text from each page of a PDF file and formats it with page markers.
-
-    Args:
-        doc (Document): The PDF document to convert.
-        page_indices (Iterable[int] | int | None): Specific pages to convert. If None, all pages are converted.
-            If an int is provided, only that page is converted.
-
-    Returns:
-        dict[int, str]: A dictionary mapping page numbers to text content.
-    """
-    return {
-        page_idx: doc[page_idx].get_textpage().extractText().strip()  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]
-        for page_idx in _get_page_indices(
-            page_indices=page_indices,
-            max_doc_pages=len(doc),
-            is_input_zero_based=True,
-        )
-    }
-
-
-@contextmanager
-def open_pdf(pdf_input: PathOrReadable | Document):
-    """Open a PDF document from a file path or use an existing Document object.
-
-    Args:
-        pdf_input (PathOrReadable | Document): The PDF file path or a pymupdf.Document object.
-
-    Returns:
-        tuple[Document, bool]: A tuple containing the opened Document object and a boolean indicating if it was opened internally.
-    """
-    import pymupdf  # pyright: ignore[reportMissingTypeStubs]
-
-    should_close = True
-
-    if isinstance(pdf_input, pymupdf.Document):
-        should_close = False
-        doc = pdf_input
-    else:
-        with read_bytes_stream(pdf_input) as stream:
-            if stream is None:
-                raise FileNotFoundError(pdf_input)
-            doc = pymupdf.Document(stream=stream.read())
-    yield doc
-    if should_close:
-        doc.close()
-
-
-def _get_page_indices(
-    page_indices: Optional[PageIndexType], max_doc_pages: int, is_input_zero_based: bool
-) -> list[int]:
-    """Helper function to handle page indices for PDF conversion."""
-
-    def _to_zero_based_int(idx: int) -> int:
-        """Convert a 1-based index to a 0-based index if necessary."""
-        if is_input_zero_based:
-            return idx
-        else:
-            if idx < 1 or idx > max_doc_pages:
-                raise ValueError(f"Index {idx} is out of bounds for document with {max_doc_pages} pages (1-based).")
-            return idx - 1
-
-    if page_indices is None:
-        return list(range(max_doc_pages))  # Convert all pages
-    elif isinstance(page_indices, int):
-        # Handle single integer input for page index
-        return [_to_zero_based_int(page_indices)]
-    elif isinstance(page_indices, str):
-        # Handle string input for page indices
-        return _interpret_index_string(
-            index_str=page_indices, max_doc_pages=max_doc_pages, is_input_zero_based=is_input_zero_based
-        )
-    else:
-        # Handle iterable input for page indices
-        indices: set[int] = set()
-        for idx in page_indices:
-            if isinstance(idx, int):
-                indices.add(_to_zero_based_int(idx))
-            else:
-                start, end = idx
-                if isinstance(start, EllipsisType):
-                    start = 0
-                else:
-                    start = _to_zero_based_int(start)
-
-                if isinstance(end, EllipsisType):
-                    end = max_doc_pages - 1
-                else:
-                    end = _to_zero_based_int(end)
-
-                if start > end:
-                    raise ValueError(
-                        f"Invalid range: {start} - {end}. Start index must be less than or equal to end index."
-                    )
-                indices.update(range(start, end + 1))
-
-        return sorted(indices)  # Return sorted list of indices
-
-
-def _interpret_index_string(index_str: str, max_doc_pages: int, is_input_zero_based: bool) -> list[int]:
-    """Interpret a string of comma-separated indices and ranges."""
-
-    def _to_zero_based_int(idx_str: str) -> int:
-        i = int(idx_str)
-        if is_input_zero_based:
-            if i < 0 or i >= max_doc_pages:
-                raise ValueError(f"Index {i} is out of bounds for document with {max_doc_pages} pages.")
-            return i
-        else:
-            if i < 1 or i > max_doc_pages:
-                raise ValueError(f"Index {i} is out of bounds for document with {max_doc_pages} pages (1-based).")
-            return i - 1  # Convert to zero-based index
-
-    indices: set[int] = set()
-    for part in index_str.split(","):
-        part: str = part.strip()
-        count_dash: int = part.count("-")
-        if count_dash == 0:
-            indices.add(_to_zero_based_int(part))
-        elif count_dash == 1:
-            idx_dash: int = part.index("-")
-            start = part[:idx_dash].strip()
-            end = part[idx_dash + 1 :].strip()
-            if not start:
-                start = _to_zero_based_int("0")  # Default to 0 if no start index is provided
-            else:
-                start = _to_zero_based_int(start)
-
-            if not end:
-                end = _to_zero_based_int(str(max_doc_pages - 1))  # Default to last page if no end index is provided
-            else:
-                end = _to_zero_based_int(end)
-
-            if start > end:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f"Invalid range: {start} - {end}. Start index must be less than or equal to end index."
-                )
-            indices.update(range(start, end + 1))
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(f"Invalid page index format: '{part}'. Expected format is '1,2,3' or '1-3'.")
-
-    return sorted(indices)  # Return sorted list of indices, ensuring no duplicates
+import asyncio
+import re
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from types import EllipsisType
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Iterable, List, Literal, Optional
+
+from loguru import logger
+
+from ..language_model import Chatterer, HumanMessage
+from ..utils.base64_image import Base64Image
+from ..utils.bytesio import PathOrReadable, read_bytes_stream
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pymupdf import Document  # pyright: ignore[reportMissingTypeStubs]
+
+
+MARKDOWN_PATTERN: re.Pattern[str] = re.compile(r"```(?:markdown\s*\n)?(.*?)```", re.DOTALL)
+PageIndexType = Iterable[int | tuple[int | EllipsisType, int | EllipsisType]] | int | str
+
+
+@dataclass
+class PdfToMarkdown:
+    """
+    Converts PDF documents to Markdown using a multimodal LLM (Chatterer).
+
+    This class supports both sequential and parallel processing:
+    - Sequential processing preserves strict page continuity using previous page context
+    - Parallel processing enables faster conversion for large documents by using
+      previous page image and text for context instead of generated markdown
+    """
+
+    chatterer: Chatterer
+    """An instance of the Chatterer class configured with a vision-capable model."""
+    image_zoom: float = 2.0
+    """Zoom factor for rendering PDF pages as images (higher zoom = higher resolution)."""
+    image_format: Literal["jpg", "jpeg", "png"] = "png"
+    """The format for the rendered image ('png', 'jpeg', 'jpg'.)."""
+    image_jpg_quality: int = 95
+    """Quality for JPEG images (if used)."""
+    context_tail_lines: int = 10
+    """Number of lines from the end of the previous page's Markdown to use as context (sequential mode only)."""
+
+    def _get_context_tail(self, markdown_text: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Extracts the last N lines from the given markdown text."""
+        if not markdown_text or self.context_tail_lines <= 0:
+            return None
+        lines = markdown_text.strip().splitlines()
+        if not lines:
+            return None
+        tail_lines = lines[-self.context_tail_lines :]
+        return "\n".join(tail_lines)
+
+    def _format_prompt_content_sequential(
+        self,
+        page_text: str,
+        page_image_b64: Base64Image,
+        previous_markdown_context_tail: Optional[str] = None,
+        page_number: int = 0,
+        total_pages: int = 1,
+    ) -> HumanMessage:
+        """
+        Formats the content for sequential processing using previous page's markdown context.
+        """
+        instruction = f"""You are an expert PDF to Markdown converter. Convert Page {page_number + 1} of {total_pages} into accurate, well-formatted Markdown.
+
+**Input provided:**
+1. **Raw Text**: Extracted text from the PDF page (may contain OCR errors)
+2. **Page Image**: Visual rendering of the page showing actual layout
+3. **Previous Context**: End portion of the previous page's generated Markdown (if available)
+
+**Conversion Rules:**
+• **Text Structure**: Use the image to understand the actual layout and fix any OCR errors in the raw text
+• **Headings**: Use appropriate heading levels (# ## ### etc.) based on visual hierarchy
+• **Lists**: Convert to proper Markdown lists (- or 1. 2. 3.) maintaining structure
+• **Tables**: Convert to Markdown table format using | pipes |
+• **Images/Diagrams**: Describe significant visual elements as: `<details><summary>Figure: Brief title</summary>Detailed description based on what you see in the image</details>`
+• **Code/Formulas**: Use ``` code blocks ``` or LaTeX $$ math $$ as appropriate
+• **Continuity**: If previous context shows incomplete content (mid-sentence, list, table), seamlessly continue from that point
+• **NO REPETITION**: Never repeat content from the previous context - only generate new content for this page
+
+**Raw Text:**
+```
+{page_text if page_text else "No text extracted from this page."}
+```
+
+**Page Image:** (attached)
+"""
+
+        if previous_markdown_context_tail:
+            instruction += f"""
+**Previous Page Context (DO NOT REPEAT):**
+```markdown
+... (previous page ended with) ...
+{previous_markdown_context_tail}
+```
+
+Continue seamlessly from the above context if the current page content flows from it.
+"""
+        else:
+            instruction += "\n**Note:** This is the first page or start of a new section."
+
+        instruction += "\n\n**Output only the Markdown content for the current page. Ensure proper formatting and NO repetition of previous content.**"
+
+        return HumanMessage(content=[instruction, page_image_b64.data_uri_content_dict])
+
+    def _format_prompt_content_parallel(
+        self,
+        page_text: str,
+        page_image_b64: Base64Image,
+        previous_page_text: Optional[str] = None,
+        previous_page_image_b64: Optional[Base64Image] = None,
+        page_number: int = 0,
+        total_pages: int = 1,
+    ) -> HumanMessage:
+        """
+        Formats the content for parallel processing using previous page's raw data.
+        """
+        instruction = f"""You are an expert PDF to Markdown converter. Convert Page {page_number + 1} of {total_pages} into accurate, well-formatted Markdown.
+
+**Task**: Convert the current page to Markdown while maintaining proper continuity with the previous page.
+
+**Current Page Data:**
+- **Raw Text**: Extracted text (may have OCR errors - use image to verify)
+- **Page Image**: Visual rendering showing actual layout
+
+**Previous Page Data** (for context only):
+- **Previous Raw Text**: Text from the previous page
+- **Previous Page Image**: Visual of the previous page
+
+**Conversion Instructions:**
+1. **Primary Focus**: Convert the CURRENT page content accurately
+2. **Continuity Check**: 
+   - Examine if the current page continues content from the previous page (sentences, paragraphs, lists, tables)
+   - If yes, start your Markdown naturally continuing that content
+   - If no, start fresh with proper heading/structure
+3. **Format Rules**:
+   - Use image to fix OCR errors and understand layout
+   - Convert headings to # ## ### based on visual hierarchy
+   - Convert lists to proper Markdown (- or 1. 2. 3.)
+   - Convert tables to | pipe | format
+   - Describe significant images/charts as: `<details><summary>Figure: Title</summary>Description</details>`
+   - Use ``` for code blocks and $$ for math formulas
+
+**Current Page Raw Text:**
+```
+{page_text if page_text else "No text extracted from this page."}
+```
+
+**Current Page Image:** (see first attached image)
+"""
+
+        content: list[str | dict[str, object]] = [instruction, page_image_b64.data_uri_content_dict]
+
+        if previous_page_text is not None and previous_page_image_b64 is not None:
+            instruction += f"""
+
+**Previous Page Raw Text (for context):**
+```
+{previous_page_text if previous_page_text else "No text from previous page."}
+```
+
+**Previous Page Image:** (see second attached image)
+"""
+            content.append(previous_page_image_b64.data_uri_content_dict)
+        else:
+            instruction += "\n**Note:** This is the first page - no previous context available."
+
+        instruction += (
+            "\n\n**Generate ONLY the Markdown for the current page. Ensure proper continuity and formatting.**"
+        )
+        content[0] = instruction
+
+        return HumanMessage(content=content)
+
+    def convert(
+        self,
+        pdf_input: "Document | PathOrReadable",
+        page_indices: Optional[PageIndexType] = None,
+        progress_callback: Optional[Callable[[int, int], None]] = None,
+        mode: Literal["sequential", "parallel"] = "sequential",
+    ) -> str:
+        """
+        Converts a PDF document to Markdown synchronously.
+
+        Args:
+            pdf_input: Path to PDF file or pymupdf.Document object
+            page_indices: Specific page indices to convert (0-based). If None, converts all pages
+            progress_callback: Optional callback function called with (current_page, total_pages)
+            mode: "sequential" for strict continuity or "parallel" for independent page processing
+
+        Returns:
+            Concatenated Markdown string for all processed pages
+        """
+        if mode == "sequential":
+            return self._convert_sequential(pdf_input, page_indices, progress_callback)
+        else:
+            return self._convert_parallel_sync(pdf_input, page_indices, progress_callback)
+
+    async def aconvert(
+        self,
+        pdf_input: "Document | PathOrReadable",
+        page_indices: Optional[PageIndexType] = None,
+        progress_callback: Optional[Callable[[int, int], None]] = None,
+        max_concurrent: int = 5,
+    ) -> str:
+        """
+        Converts a PDF document to Markdown asynchronously with parallel processing.
+
+        Args:
+            pdf_input: Path to PDF file or pymupdf.Document object
+            page_indices: Specific page indices to convert (0-based). If None, converts all pages
+            progress_callback: Optional callback function called with (current_page, total_pages)
+            max_concurrent: Maximum number of concurrent LLM requests
+
+        Returns:
+            Concatenated Markdown string for all processed pages
+        """
+        with open_pdf(pdf_input) as doc:
+            target_page_indices: list[int] = list(
+                _get_page_indices(page_indices=page_indices, max_doc_pages=len(doc), is_input_zero_based=True)
+            )
+            total_pages_to_process: int = len(target_page_indices)
+
+            if not total_pages_to_process:
+                logger.warning("No pages selected for processing.")
+                return ""
+
+            # Pre-process all pages
+            page_text_dict: dict[int, str] = extract_text_from_pdf(doc, target_page_indices)
+            page_image_dict: dict[int, bytes] = render_pdf_as_image(
+                doc,
+                page_indices=target_page_indices,
+                zoom=self.image_zoom,
+                output=self.image_format,
+                jpg_quality=self.image_jpg_quality,
+            )
+
+            semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(max_concurrent)
+
+            async def process_page(i: int, page_idx: int) -> tuple[int, str]:
+                async with semaphore:
+                    try:
+                        # Get previous page data for context
+                        prev_page_idx: int | None = target_page_indices[i - 1] if i > 0 else None
+                        message: HumanMessage = self._format_prompt_content_parallel(
+                            page_text=page_text_dict.get(page_idx, ""),
+                            page_image_b64=Base64Image.from_bytes(page_image_dict[page_idx], ext=self.image_format),
+                            previous_page_text=(
+                                page_text_dict.get(prev_page_idx) if prev_page_idx is not None else None
+                            ),
+                            previous_page_image_b64=(
+                                Base64Image.from_bytes(page_image_dict[prev_page_idx], ext=self.image_format)
+                                if prev_page_idx is not None
+                                else None
+                            ),
+                            page_number=page_idx,
+                            total_pages=len(doc),
+                        )
+                        response: str = await self.chatterer.agenerate([message])
+
+                        # Extract markdown
+                        markdowns: list[str] = [
+                            str(match.group(1).strip()) for match in MARKDOWN_PATTERN.finditer(response)
+                        ]
+                        if markdowns:
+                            current_page_markdown = "\n".join(markdowns)
+                        else:
+                            current_page_markdown = response.strip()
+                            if current_page_markdown.startswith("```") and current_page_markdown.endswith("```"):
+                                current_page_markdown = current_page_markdown[3:-3].strip()
+
+                        # Call progress callback if provided
+                        if progress_callback:
+                            try:
+                                progress_callback(i + 1, total_pages_to_process)
+                            except Exception as cb_err:
+                                logger.warning(f"Progress callback failed: {cb_err}")
+
+                        return (i, current_page_markdown)
+
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        logger.error(f"Failed to process page index {page_idx}: {e}", exc_info=True)
+                        return (i, f"<!-- Error processing page {page_idx + 1}: {str(e)} -->")
+
+                        # Execute all page processing tasks
+
+            results: list[tuple[int, str] | BaseException] = await asyncio.gather(
+                *(process_page(i, page_idx) for i, page_idx in enumerate(target_page_indices)), return_exceptions=True
+            )
+
+            # Sort results by original page order and extract markdown
+            markdown_results = [""] * total_pages_to_process
+            for result in results:
+                if isinstance(result, Exception):
+                    logger.error(f"Task failed with exception: {result}")
+                    continue
+                if isinstance(result, tuple) and len(result) == 2:
+                    page_order, markdown = result
+                    markdown_results[page_order] = markdown
+                else:
+                    logger.error(f"Unexpected result format: {result}")
+
+            return "\n\n".join(markdown_results).strip()
+
+    def _convert_sequential(
+        self,
+        pdf_input: "Document | PathOrReadable",
+        page_indices: Optional[PageIndexType] = None,
+        progress_callback: Optional[Callable[[int, int], None]] = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        """Sequential conversion maintaining strict page continuity."""
+        with open_pdf(pdf_input) as doc:
+            target_page_indices = list(
+                _get_page_indices(page_indices=page_indices, max_doc_pages=len(doc), is_input_zero_based=True)
+            )
+            total_pages_to_process = len(target_page_indices)
+            if total_pages_to_process == 0:
+                logger.warning("No pages selected for processing.")
+                return ""
+
+            full_markdown_output: List[str] = []
+            previous_page_markdown: Optional[str] = None
+
+            # Pre-process all pages
+            logger.info("Extracting text and rendering images for selected pages...")
+            page_text_dict = extract_text_from_pdf(doc, target_page_indices)
+            page_image_dict = render_pdf_as_image(
+                doc,
+                page_indices=target_page_indices,
+                zoom=self.image_zoom,
+                output=self.image_format,
+                jpg_quality=self.image_jpg_quality,
+            )
+            logger.info(f"Starting sequential Markdown conversion for {total_pages_to_process} pages...")
+
+            for i, page_idx in enumerate(target_page_indices):
+                logger.info(f"Processing page {i + 1}/{total_pages_to_process} (Index: {page_idx})...")
+                try:
+                    context_tail = self._get_context_tail(previous_page_markdown)
+
+                    message = self._format_prompt_content_sequential(
+                        page_text=page_text_dict.get(page_idx, ""),
+                        page_image_b64=Base64Image.from_bytes(page_image_dict[page_idx], ext=self.image_format),
+                        previous_markdown_context_tail=context_tail,
+                        page_number=page_idx,
+                        total_pages=len(doc),
+                    )
+
+                    response = self.chatterer.generate([message])
+
+                    # Extract markdown
+                    markdowns = [match.group(1).strip() for match in MARKDOWN_PATTERN.finditer(response)]
+                    if markdowns:
+                        current_page_markdown = "\n".join(markdowns)
+                    else:
+                        current_page_markdown = response.strip()
+                        if current_page_markdown.startswith("```") and current_page_markdown.endswith("```"):
+                            current_page_markdown = current_page_markdown[3:-3].strip()
+
+                    full_markdown_output.append(current_page_markdown)
+                    previous_page_markdown = current_page_markdown
+
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.error(f"Failed to process page index {page_idx}: {e}", exc_info=True)
+                    continue
+
+                # Progress callback
+                if progress_callback:
+                    try:
+                        progress_callback(i + 1, total_pages_to_process)
+                    except Exception as cb_err:
+                        logger.warning(f"Progress callback failed: {cb_err}")
+
+            return "\n\n".join(full_markdown_output).strip()
+
+    def _convert_parallel_sync(
+        self,
+        pdf_input: "Document | PathOrReadable",
+        page_indices: Optional[PageIndexType] = None,
+        progress_callback: Optional[Callable[[int, int], None]] = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        """Synchronous parallel-style conversion (processes independently but sequentially)."""
+        with open_pdf(pdf_input) as doc:
+            target_page_indices = list(
+                _get_page_indices(page_indices=page_indices, max_doc_pages=len(doc), is_input_zero_based=True)
+            )
+            total_pages_to_process = len(target_page_indices)
+            if total_pages_to_process == 0:
+                logger.warning("No pages selected for processing.")
+                return ""
+
+            logger.info(f"Starting parallel-style Markdown conversion for {total_pages_to_process} pages...")
+
+            # Pre-process all pages
+            page_text_dict = extract_text_from_pdf(doc, target_page_indices)
+            page_image_dict = render_pdf_as_image(
+                doc,
+                page_indices=target_page_indices,
+                zoom=self.image_zoom,
+                output=self.image_format,
+                jpg_quality=self.image_jpg_quality,
+            )
+
+            full_markdown_output: List[str] = []
+
+            for i, page_idx in enumerate(target_page_indices):
+                logger.info(f"Processing page {i + 1}/{total_pages_to_process} (Index: {page_idx})...")
+
+                try:
+                    # Get previous page data for context
+                    prev_page_idx = target_page_indices[i - 1] if i > 0 else None
+                    previous_page_text = page_text_dict.get(prev_page_idx) if prev_page_idx is not None else None
+                    previous_page_image_b64 = None
+                    if prev_page_idx is not None:
+                        previous_page_image_b64 = Base64Image.from_bytes(
+                            page_image_dict[prev_page_idx], ext=self.image_format
+                        )
+
+                    message = self._format_prompt_content_parallel(
+                        page_text=page_text_dict.get(page_idx, ""),
+                        page_image_b64=Base64Image.from_bytes(page_image_dict[page_idx], ext=self.image_format),
+                        previous_page_text=previous_page_text,
+                        previous_page_image_b64=previous_page_image_b64,
+                        page_number=page_idx,
+                        total_pages=len(doc),
+                    )
+
+                    response = self.chatterer.generate([message])
+
+                    # Extract markdown
+                    markdowns = [match.group(1).strip() for match in MARKDOWN_PATTERN.finditer(response)]
+                    if markdowns:
+                        current_page_markdown = "\n".join(markdowns)
+                    else:
+                        current_page_markdown = response.strip()
+                        if current_page_markdown.startswith("```") and current_page_markdown.endswith("```"):
+                            current_page_markdown = current_page_markdown[3:-3].strip()
+
+                    full_markdown_output.append(current_page_markdown)
+
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.error(f"Failed to process page index {page_idx}: {e}", exc_info=True)
+                    continue
+
+                # Progress callback
+                if progress_callback:
+                    try:
+                        progress_callback(i + 1, total_pages_to_process)
+                    except Exception as cb_err:
+                        logger.warning(f"Progress callback failed: {cb_err}")
+
+            return "\n\n".join(full_markdown_output).strip()
+
+
+def render_pdf_as_image(
+    doc: "Document",
+    zoom: float = 2.0,
+    output: Literal["png", "pnm", "pgm", "ppm", "pbm", "pam", "tga", "tpic", "psd", "ps", "jpg", "jpeg"] = "png",
+    jpg_quality: int = 100,
+    page_indices: Iterable[int] | int | None = None,
+) -> dict[int, bytes]:
+    """
+    Convert PDF pages to images in bytes.
+
+    Args:
+        doc (Document): The PDF document to convert.
+        zoom (float): Zoom factor for the image resolution. Default is 2.0.
+        output (str): Output format for the image. Default is 'png'.
+        jpg_quality (int): Quality of JPEG images (1-100). Default is 100.
+        page_indices (Iterable[int] | int | None): Specific pages to convert. If None, all pages are converted.
+            If an int is provided, only that page is converted.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict[int, bytes]: A dictionary mapping page numbers to image bytes.
+    """
+    from pymupdf import Matrix  # pyright: ignore[reportMissingTypeStubs]
+    from pymupdf.utils import get_pixmap  # pyright: ignore[reportMissingTypeStubs, reportUnknownVariableType]
+
+    images_bytes: dict[int, bytes] = {}
+    matrix = Matrix(zoom, zoom)  # Control output resolution
+    for page_idx in _get_page_indices(page_indices=page_indices, max_doc_pages=len(doc), is_input_zero_based=True):
+        img_bytes = bytes(
+            get_pixmap(
+                page=doc[page_idx],
+                matrix=matrix,
+            ).tobytes(output=output, jpg_quality=jpg_quality)  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownArgumentType]
+        )
+        images_bytes[page_idx] = img_bytes
+    return images_bytes
+
+
+def extract_text_from_pdf(doc: "Document", page_indices: Optional[PageIndexType] = None) -> dict[int, str]:
+    """Convert a PDF file to plain text.
+
+    Extracts text from each page of a PDF file and formats it with page markers.
+
+    Args:
+        doc (Document): The PDF document to convert.
+        page_indices (Iterable[int] | int | None): Specific pages to convert. If None, all pages are converted.
+            If an int is provided, only that page is converted.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict[int, str]: A dictionary mapping page numbers to text content.
+    """
+    return {
+        page_idx: doc[page_idx].get_textpage().extractText().strip()  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]
+        for page_idx in _get_page_indices(
+            page_indices=page_indices,
+            max_doc_pages=len(doc),
+            is_input_zero_based=True,
+        )
+    }
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def open_pdf(pdf_input: "PathOrReadable | Document"):
+    """Open a PDF document from a file path or use an existing Document object.
+
+    Args:
+        pdf_input (PathOrReadable | Document): The PDF file path or a pymupdf.Document object.
+
+    Returns:
+        tuple[Document, bool]: A tuple containing the opened Document object and a boolean indicating if it was opened internally.
+    """
+    import pymupdf  # pyright: ignore[reportMissingTypeStubs]
+
+    should_close = True
+
+    if isinstance(pdf_input, pymupdf.Document):
+        should_close = False
+        doc = pdf_input
+    else:
+        with read_bytes_stream(pdf_input) as stream:
+            if stream is None:
+                raise FileNotFoundError(pdf_input)
+            doc = pymupdf.Document(stream=stream.read())
+    yield doc
+    if should_close:
+        doc.close()
+
+
+def _get_page_indices(
+    page_indices: Optional[PageIndexType], max_doc_pages: int, is_input_zero_based: bool
+) -> list[int]:
+    """Helper function to handle page indices for PDF conversion."""
+
+    def _to_zero_based_int(idx: int) -> int:
+        """Convert a 1-based index to a 0-based index if necessary."""
+        if is_input_zero_based:
+            return idx
+        else:
+            if idx < 1 or idx > max_doc_pages:
+                raise ValueError(f"Index {idx} is out of bounds for document with {max_doc_pages} pages (1-based).")
+            return idx - 1
+
+    if page_indices is None:
+        return list(range(max_doc_pages))  # Convert all pages
+    elif isinstance(page_indices, int):
+        # Handle single integer input for page index
+        return [_to_zero_based_int(page_indices)]
+    elif isinstance(page_indices, str):
+        # Handle string input for page indices
+        return _interpret_index_string(
+            index_str=page_indices, max_doc_pages=max_doc_pages, is_input_zero_based=is_input_zero_based
+        )
+    else:
+        # Handle iterable input for page indices
+        indices: set[int] = set()
+        for idx in page_indices:
+            if isinstance(idx, int):
+                indices.add(_to_zero_based_int(idx))
+            else:
+                start, end = idx
+                if isinstance(start, EllipsisType):
+                    start = 0
+                else:
+                    start = _to_zero_based_int(start)
+
+                if isinstance(end, EllipsisType):
+                    end = max_doc_pages - 1
+                else:
+                    end = _to_zero_based_int(end)
+
+                if start > end:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"Invalid range: {start} - {end}. Start index must be less than or equal to end index."
+                    )
+                indices.update(range(start, end + 1))
+
+        return sorted(indices)  # Return sorted list of indices
+
+
+def _interpret_index_string(index_str: str, max_doc_pages: int, is_input_zero_based: bool) -> list[int]:
+    """Interpret a string of comma-separated indices and ranges."""
+
+    def _to_zero_based_int(idx_str: str) -> int:
+        i = int(idx_str)
+        if is_input_zero_based:
+            if i < 0 or i >= max_doc_pages:
+                raise ValueError(f"Index {i} is out of bounds for document with {max_doc_pages} pages.")
+            return i
+        else:
+            if i < 1 or i > max_doc_pages:
+                raise ValueError(f"Index {i} is out of bounds for document with {max_doc_pages} pages (1-based).")
+            return i - 1  # Convert to zero-based index
+
+    indices: set[int] = set()
+    for part in index_str.split(","):
+        part: str = part.strip()
+        count_dash: int = part.count("-")
+        if count_dash == 0:
+            indices.add(_to_zero_based_int(part))
+        elif count_dash == 1:
+            idx_dash: int = part.index("-")
+            start = part[:idx_dash].strip()
+            end = part[idx_dash + 1 :].strip()
+            if not start:
+                start = _to_zero_based_int("0")  # Default to 0 if no start index is provided
+            else:
+                start = _to_zero_based_int(start)
+
+            if not end:
+                end = _to_zero_based_int(str(max_doc_pages - 1))  # Default to last page if no end index is provided
+            else:
+                end = _to_zero_based_int(end)
+
+            if start > end:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Invalid range: {start} - {end}. Start index must be less than or equal to end index."
+                )
+            indices.update(range(start, end + 1))
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid page index format: '{part}'. Expected format is '1,2,3' or '1-3'.")
+
+    return sorted(indices)  # Return sorted list of indices, ensuring no duplicates