diff --git a/app/api/profile.py b/app/api/profile.py
index 90369f73..b3482e3c 100644
--- a/app/api/profile.py
+++ b/app/api/profile.py
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ class ProfileResponse(BaseModel):
contact_email: str | None
preferred_language: str | None
preferred_theme: str | None
+ default_document_language: str | None
+ """ISO 639-1 code for the user's preferred document translation target language."""
avatar_url: str
"""Gravatar URL or ``data:`` URI for a custom uploaded avatar."""
is_local_user: bool
@@ -112,6 +114,10 @@ class ProfileUpdateRequest(BaseModel):
contact_email: str | None = Field(default=None, max_length=255, description="Contact / notification e-mail")
preferred_language: str | None = Field(default=None, description="ISO 639-1 language code, e.g. 'en', 'de'")
preferred_theme: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Colour scheme: 'light', 'dark', or 'system'")
+ default_document_language: str | None = Field(
+ default=None,
+ description="ISO 639-1 code for the default document translation target language, e.g. 'en', 'de'",
+ )
class ChangePasswordRequest(BaseModel):
@@ -149,6 +155,7 @@ async def get_profile(request: Request, db: DbSession) -> ProfileResponse:
contact_email=profile.contact_email, # type: ignore[arg-type]
preferred_language=profile.preferred_language, # type: ignore[arg-type]
preferred_theme=profile.preferred_theme, # type: ignore[arg-type]
+ default_document_language=profile.default_document_language, # type: ignore[arg-type]
avatar_url=avatar_url,
is_local_user=is_local,
)
@@ -201,6 +208,16 @@ async def update_profile(
)
profile.preferred_theme = theme or None # type: ignore[assignment]
+ # Validate default document language
+ if body.default_document_language is not None:
+ doc_lang = body.default_document_language.lower().strip()
+ if doc_lang and doc_lang not in SUPPORTED_LANGUAGE_CODES:
+ raise HTTPException(
+ status_code=status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
+ detail=f"Unsupported language code: {doc_lang}",
+ )
+ profile.default_document_language = doc_lang or None # type: ignore[assignment]
+
if body.display_name is not None:
profile.display_name = body.display_name.strip() or None # type: ignore[assignment]
@@ -225,6 +242,7 @@ async def update_profile(
contact_email=profile.contact_email, # type: ignore[arg-type]
preferred_language=profile.preferred_language, # type: ignore[arg-type]
preferred_theme=profile.preferred_theme, # type: ignore[arg-type]
+ default_document_language=profile.default_document_language, # type: ignore[arg-type]
avatar_url=avatar_url,
is_local_user=is_local,
)
diff --git a/app/api/translation.py b/app/api/translation.py
index 26e65fe6..20c1af46 100644
--- a/app/api/translation.py
+++ b/app/api/translation.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ _MAX_TRANSLATION_INPUT = 50_000
def _get_file_or_404(db: Session, file_id: int, request: Request) -> FileRecord:
"""Fetch a FileRecord visible to the current user or raise 404."""
query = db.query(FileRecord).filter(FileRecord.id == file_id)
- owner_id = get_current_owner_id(request, db)
+ owner_id = get_current_owner_id(request)
if owner_id:
query = apply_owner_filter(query, owner_id, FileRecord)
record = query.first()
diff --git a/docs/ConfigurationGuide.md b/docs/ConfigurationGuide.md
index 37acf9c2..45f4ba13 100644
--- a/docs/ConfigurationGuide.md
+++ b/docs/ConfigurationGuide.md
@@ -934,6 +934,48 @@ OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-ant-... # passed as the api_key to LiteLLM
---
+### Document Translation
+
+After processing, DocuElevate can automatically translate a document's extracted text into a configurable *default language* (e.g. English). This reference translation is stored alongside the original text so users always have a version in a language they understand.
+
+Other languages are translated **on the fly** via the AI provider and are not persisted.
+
+#### Settings
+
+| **Variable** | **Description** | **Default** |
+|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| `DEFAULT_DOCUMENT_LANGUAGE` | ISO 639-1 code for the default translation target (e.g. `en`, `de`, `fr`). Documents whose detected language differs are automatically translated into this language after processing. | `en` |
+
+Each user can override this global default in their profile (`UserProfile.default_document_language`).
+
+#### How It Works
+
+1. During metadata extraction the AI detects the document language (stored as `detected_language` on the file record).
+2. If the detected language differs from the default target language, a background Celery task (`translate_to_default_language`) translates the extracted text.
+3. The translated text is persisted in `default_language_text` and the target code in `default_language_code`.
+4. The file detail view shows both the original text and the default-language version.
+5. Users can also request on-the-fly translations to any language via the **Translate** dropdown.
+
+#### API Endpoints
+
+| **Endpoint** | **Method** | **Description** |
+|-----------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `/api/files/{id}/translation/default` | GET | Returns the persisted default-language translation (404 if unavailable)|
+| `/api/files/{id}/translate?lang=xx` | GET | On-the-fly translation to any ISO 639-1 language code |
+| `/files/{id}/text/default-language` | GET | View endpoint returning the default-language text as JSON |
+
+#### Example
+
+```bash
+# Get the stored English translation of a German document
+curl http://localhost:8000/api/files/42/translation/default
+
+# Translate on the fly to French
+curl "http://localhost:8000/api/files/42/translate?lang=fr"
+```
+
+---
+
### OCR Providers
DocuElevate supports multiple OCR engines that can be used individually or in combination. Configure the list of active providers with `OCR_PROVIDERS` and tune each provider with the settings below.
diff --git a/frontend/templates/profile.html b/frontend/templates/profile.html
index 50b2371e..62973360 100644
--- a/frontend/templates/profile.html
+++ b/frontend/templates/profile.html
@@ -231,6 +231,28 @@
{{ _("profile.theme_hint") }}
+
+
+
+
+ {{ _("profile.default_document_language_label") }}
+
+
+ {{ _("profile.default_document_language_auto") }}
+ {% for lang in supported_languages %}
+ {{ lang.flag }} {{ lang.native }} ({{ lang.name }})
+ {% endfor %}
+
+
+ {{ _("profile.default_document_language_hint") }}
+
+
@@ -340,6 +362,7 @@ function profileSettings() {
contact_email: '',
preferred_language: '',
preferred_theme: 'system',
+ default_document_language: '',
},
pwForm: {
@@ -363,6 +386,7 @@ function profileSettings() {
this.form.contact_email = data.contact_email || '';
this.form.preferred_language = data.preferred_language || '';
this.form.preferred_theme = data.preferred_theme || 'system';
+ this.form.default_document_language = data.default_document_language || '';
this._initialLanguage = this.form.preferred_language;
} catch (_e) {
// Silently ignore — user might not be logged in (rare for this page)
diff --git a/frontend/translations/en.json b/frontend/translations/en.json
index 88fea2a5..2d868c47 100644
--- a/frontend/translations/en.json
+++ b/frontend/translations/en.json
@@ -1377,6 +1377,9 @@
"profile.contact_email_label": "Contact / Notification E-mail",
"profile.contact_email_placeholder": "you@example.com",
"profile.current_password": "Current Password",
+ "profile.default_document_language_auto": "Use system default",
+ "profile.default_document_language_hint": "Documents in other languages are automatically translated into this language. Leave blank to use the system default (English).",
+ "profile.default_document_language_label": "Default Document Language",
"profile.dismiss": "Dismiss",
"profile.display_name_hint": "Leave blank to use your account username or email.",
"profile.display_name_label": "Display Name",
diff --git a/tests/test_translation.py b/tests/test_translation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49ce52bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_translation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,478 @@
+"""Tests for document translation feature.
+
+Covers:
+- translate_to_default_language Celery task
+- /api/files/{id}/translate on-the-fly translation endpoint
+- /api/files/{id}/translation/default stored translation endpoint
+- /files/{id}/text/default-language view endpoint
+- _resolve_default_language helper
+"""
+
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from app.models import FileRecord, UserProfile
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Fixtures
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def file_with_ocr(db_session):
+ """Create a FileRecord with OCR text and detected language."""
+ record = FileRecord(
+ filehash="abc123translationtest",
+ local_filename="/tmp/test_translate.pdf",
+ file_size=1024,
+ mime_type="application/pdf",
+ original_filename="test_translate.pdf",
+ ocr_text="Dies ist ein Testdokument in deutscher Sprache.",
+ detected_language="de",
+ )
+ db_session.add(record)
+ db_session.commit()
+ db_session.refresh(record)
+ return record
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def file_with_translation(db_session):
+ """Create a FileRecord with a persisted default-language translation."""
+ record = FileRecord(
+ filehash="def456translationtest",
+ local_filename="/tmp/test_translated.pdf",
+ file_size=2048,
+ mime_type="application/pdf",
+ original_filename="test_translated.pdf",
+ ocr_text="Ceci est un document de test en français.",
+ detected_language="fr",
+ default_language_text="This is a test document in French.",
+ default_language_code="en",
+ )
+ db_session.add(record)
+ db_session.commit()
+ db_session.refresh(record)
+ return record
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def file_without_ocr(db_session):
+ """Create a FileRecord without OCR text."""
+ record = FileRecord(
+ filehash="ghi789translationtest",
+ local_filename="/tmp/test_no_ocr.pdf",
+ file_size=512,
+ mime_type="application/pdf",
+ original_filename="test_no_ocr.pdf",
+ )
+ db_session.add(record)
+ db_session.commit()
+ db_session.refresh(record)
+ return record
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def user_profile_with_language(db_session):
+ """Create a UserProfile with a custom default_document_language."""
+ profile = UserProfile(
+ user_id="test-user-lang",
+ default_document_language="de",
+ )
+ db_session.add(profile)
+ db_session.commit()
+ db_session.refresh(profile)
+ return profile
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Model tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestFileRecordTranslationFields:
+ """Verify that the new translation columns exist on FileRecord."""
+
+ @pytest.mark.unit
+ def test_detected_language_column(self, file_with_ocr):
+ assert file_with_ocr.detected_language == "de"
+
+ @pytest.mark.unit
+ def test_default_language_text_column(self, file_with_translation):
+ assert file_with_translation.default_language_text == "This is a test document in French."
+
+ @pytest.mark.unit
+ def test_default_language_code_column(self, file_with_translation):
+ assert file_with_translation.default_language_code == "en"
+
+ @pytest.mark.unit
+ def test_translation_columns_nullable(self, file_with_ocr):
+ """Translation columns should be NULL when no translation exists."""
+ assert file_with_ocr.default_language_text is None
+ assert file_with_ocr.default_language_code is None
+
+
+class TestUserProfileDefaultLanguage:
+ """Verify UserProfile.default_document_language column."""
+
+ @pytest.mark.unit
+ def test_default_document_language_set(self, user_profile_with_language):
+ assert user_profile_with_language.default_document_language == "de"
+
+ @pytest.mark.unit
+ def test_default_document_language_nullable(self, db_session):
+ profile = UserProfile(user_id="test-user-no-lang")
+ db_session.add(profile)
+ db_session.commit()
+ db_session.refresh(profile)
+ assert profile.default_document_language is None
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Celery task tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestTranslateToDefaultLanguageTask:
+ """Tests for the translate_to_default_language Celery task."""
+
+ @pytest.mark.unit
+ @patch("app.tasks.translate_to_default_language.get_ai_provider")
+ def test_translate_stores_result(self, mock_provider_fn, db_session, file_with_ocr):
+ """Successful translation is persisted to the FileRecord."""
+ mock_provider = MagicMock()
+ mock_provider.chat_completion.return_value = "This is a test document in German."
+ mock_provider_fn.return_value = mock_provider
+
+ from app.tasks.translate_to_default_language import translate_to_default_language
+
+ # Patch SessionLocal to use our test session
+ with patch("app.tasks.translate_to_default_language.SessionLocal") as mock_session_cls:
+ mock_ctx = MagicMock()
+ mock_ctx.__enter__ = MagicMock(return_value=db_session)
+ mock_ctx.__exit__ = MagicMock(return_value=False)
+ mock_session_cls.return_value = mock_ctx
+
+ task = translate_to_default_language
+ # Call the underlying function (not .delay) for synchronous testing
+ result = task.apply(
+ args=[file_with_ocr.id, file_with_ocr.ocr_text, "de"],
+ kwargs={"owner_id": None},
+ ).get()
+
+ assert result["status"] == "success"
+ assert result["target_language"] == "en"
+
+ # Verify it was stored
+ db_session.refresh(file_with_ocr)
+ assert file_with_ocr.default_language_text == "This is a test document in German."
+ assert file_with_ocr.default_language_code == "en"
+ assert file_with_ocr.detected_language == "de"
+
+ @pytest.mark.unit
+ @patch("app.tasks.translate_to_default_language.get_ai_provider")
+ def test_skip_when_already_in_target_language(self, mock_provider_fn, db_session, file_with_ocr):
+ """No translation when document language matches default target."""
+ file_with_ocr.detected_language = "en"
+ db_session.commit()
+
+ from app.tasks.translate_to_default_language import translate_to_default_language
+
+ with patch("app.tasks.translate_to_default_language.SessionLocal") as mock_session_cls:
+ mock_ctx = MagicMock()
+ mock_ctx.__enter__ = MagicMock(return_value=db_session)
+ mock_ctx.__exit__ = MagicMock(return_value=False)
+ mock_session_cls.return_value = mock_ctx
+
+ result = translate_to_default_language.apply(
+ args=[file_with_ocr.id, file_with_ocr.ocr_text, "en"],
+ ).get()
+
+ assert result["status"] == "skipped"
+ mock_provider_fn.assert_not_called()
+
+ @pytest.mark.unit
+ def test_resolve_default_language_global(self):
+ """Falls back to the global setting when no user profile override."""
+ from app.tasks.translate_to_default_language import _resolve_default_language
+
+ with patch("app.tasks.translate_to_default_language.settings") as mock_settings:
+ mock_settings.default_document_language = "en"
+ assert _resolve_default_language(None) == "en"
+
+ @pytest.mark.unit
+ def test_resolve_default_language_user_override(self, db_session, user_profile_with_language):
+ """Per-user override is used when available."""
+ from app.tasks.translate_to_default_language import _resolve_default_language
+
+ with patch("app.tasks.translate_to_default_language.SessionLocal") as mock_session_cls:
+ mock_ctx = MagicMock()
+ mock_ctx.__enter__ = MagicMock(return_value=db_session)
+ mock_ctx.__exit__ = MagicMock(return_value=False)
+ mock_session_cls.return_value = mock_ctx
+
+ result = _resolve_default_language("test-user-lang")
+
+ assert result == "de"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# API endpoint tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestDefaultTranslationEndpoint:
+ """Tests for GET /api/files/{id}/translation/default."""
+
+ @pytest.mark.integration
+ def test_returns_default_translation(self, client: TestClient, file_with_translation):
+ response = client.get(f"/api/files/{file_with_translation.id}/translation/default")
+ assert response.status_code == 200
+ data = response.json()
+ assert data["text"] == "This is a test document in French."
+ assert data["default_language_code"] == "en"
+ assert data["detected_language"] == "fr"
+ assert data["file_id"] == file_with_translation.id
+
+ @pytest.mark.integration
+ def test_404_when_no_translation(self, client: TestClient, file_with_ocr):
+ response = client.get(f"/api/files/{file_with_ocr.id}/translation/default")
+ assert response.status_code == 404
+
+ @pytest.mark.integration
+ def test_404_for_nonexistent_file(self, client: TestClient):
+ response = client.get("/api/files/999999/translation/default")
+ assert response.status_code == 404
+
+
+class TestOnTheFlyTranslateEndpoint:
+ """Tests for GET /api/files/{id}/translate?lang=xx."""
+
+ @pytest.mark.integration
+ @patch("app.api.translation.get_ai_provider")
+ def test_translate_on_the_fly(self, mock_provider_fn, client: TestClient, file_with_ocr):
+ mock_provider = MagicMock()
+ mock_provider.chat_completion.return_value = "This is a test document in German language."
+ mock_provider_fn.return_value = mock_provider
+
+ response = client.get(f"/api/files/{file_with_ocr.id}/translate?lang=en")
+ assert response.status_code == 200
+ data = response.json()
+ assert data["text"] == "This is a test document in German language."
+ assert data["target_language"] == "en"
+ assert data["cached"] is False
+
+ @pytest.mark.integration
+ def test_returns_cached_default_language(self, client: TestClient, file_with_translation):
+ """If the requested language matches the stored default, return cached text."""
+ response = client.get(f"/api/files/{file_with_translation.id}/translate?lang=en")
+ assert response.status_code == 200
+ data = response.json()
+ assert data["text"] == "This is a test document in French."
+ assert data["cached"] is True
+
+ @pytest.mark.integration
+ def test_returns_original_when_same_language(self, client: TestClient, file_with_ocr):
+ """Return the original text when target matches detected language."""
+ response = client.get(f"/api/files/{file_with_ocr.id}/translate?lang=de")
+ assert response.status_code == 200
+ data = response.json()
+ assert data["text"] == file_with_ocr.ocr_text
+ assert data["cached"] is True
+
+ @pytest.mark.integration
+ def test_400_when_no_ocr_text(self, client: TestClient, file_without_ocr):
+ response = client.get(f"/api/files/{file_without_ocr.id}/translate?lang=en")
+ assert response.status_code == 400
+
+ @pytest.mark.integration
+ def test_missing_lang_param(self, client: TestClient, file_with_ocr):
+ response = client.get(f"/api/files/{file_with_ocr.id}/translate")
+ assert response.status_code == 422 # validation error
+
+ @pytest.mark.integration
+ def test_404_for_nonexistent_file(self, client: TestClient):
+ response = client.get("/api/files/999999/translate?lang=en")
+ assert response.status_code == 404
+
+ @pytest.mark.integration
+ @patch("app.api.translation.get_ai_provider")
+ def test_502_on_provider_error(self, mock_provider_fn, client: TestClient, file_with_ocr):
+ mock_provider = MagicMock()
+ mock_provider.chat_completion.side_effect = RuntimeError("AI error")
+ mock_provider_fn.return_value = mock_provider
+
+ response = client.get(f"/api/files/{file_with_ocr.id}/translate?lang=fr")
+ assert response.status_code == 502
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# View endpoint tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestDefaultLanguageTextView:
+ """Tests for GET /files/{id}/text/default-language."""
+
+ @pytest.mark.integration
+ def test_returns_default_language_text(self, client: TestClient, file_with_translation):
+ response = client.get(f"/files/{file_with_translation.id}/text/default-language")
+ assert response.status_code == 200
+ data = response.json()
+ assert data["text"] == "This is a test document in French."
+ assert data["language_code"] == "en"
+ assert data["detected_language"] == "fr"
+
+ @pytest.mark.integration
+ def test_404_when_no_default_text(self, client: TestClient, file_with_ocr):
+ response = client.get(f"/files/{file_with_ocr.id}/text/default-language")
+ assert response.status_code == 404
+
+ @pytest.mark.integration
+ def test_404_for_nonexistent_file(self, client: TestClient):
+ response = client.get("/files/999999/text/default-language")
+ assert response.status_code == 404
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Config tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestDefaultDocumentLanguageConfig:
+ """Verify the DEFAULT_DOCUMENT_LANGUAGE setting."""
+
+ @pytest.mark.unit
+ def test_default_value_is_english(self):
+ from app.config import settings
+
+ assert settings.default_document_language == "en"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Profile API integration tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestProfileDefaultDocumentLanguage:
+ """Tests for default_document_language in the profile API."""
+
+ @pytest.fixture
+ def prof_engine(self):
+ """In-memory SQLite engine for profile tests."""
+ from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+ from sqlalchemy.pool import StaticPool
+
+ from app.database import Base
+
+ engine = create_engine(
+ "sqlite:///:memory:",
+ connect_args={"check_same_thread": False},
+ poolclass=StaticPool,
+ )
+ Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
+ yield engine
+
+ @pytest.fixture
+ def prof_session(self, prof_engine):
+ """DB session for profile tests."""
+ from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+
+ Session = sessionmaker(bind=self.prof_engine if hasattr(self, "prof_engine") else prof_engine)
+ session = Session()
+ yield session
+ session.close()
+
+ @pytest.mark.asyncio
+ @pytest.mark.unit
+ async def test_get_profile_includes_default_document_language(self, prof_engine):
+ """GET handler returns default_document_language in response."""
+ from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+ from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+
+ from app.api.profile import get_profile
+
+ Session = sessionmaker(bind=prof_engine)
+ session = Session()
+
+ req = MagicMock()
+ req.session = {"user": {"preferred_username": "languser", "email": "lang@test.com"}}
+
+ result = await get_profile(req, session)
+ assert hasattr(result, "default_document_language")
+ session.close()
+
+ @pytest.mark.asyncio
+ @pytest.mark.unit
+ async def test_update_default_document_language(self, prof_engine):
+ """PATCH handler updates default_document_language."""
+ from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+ from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+
+ from app.api.profile import ProfileUpdateRequest, update_profile
+
+ Session = sessionmaker(bind=prof_engine)
+ session = Session()
+
+ req = MagicMock()
+ req.session = {"user": {"preferred_username": "languser2", "email": "lang2@test.com"}}
+ resp = MagicMock()
+
+ body = ProfileUpdateRequest(default_document_language="de")
+ result = await update_profile(body, req, resp, session)
+ assert result.default_document_language == "de"
+ session.close()
+
+ @pytest.mark.asyncio
+ @pytest.mark.unit
+ async def test_clear_default_document_language(self, prof_engine):
+ """Setting default_document_language to empty string clears it."""
+ from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+ from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+
+ from app.api.profile import ProfileUpdateRequest, update_profile
+
+ Session = sessionmaker(bind=prof_engine)
+ session = Session()
+
+ req = MagicMock()
+ req.session = {"user": {"preferred_username": "languser3", "email": "lang3@test.com"}}
+ resp = MagicMock()
+
+ # Set
+ body = ProfileUpdateRequest(default_document_language="fr")
+ await update_profile(body, req, resp, session)
+ # Clear
+ body = ProfileUpdateRequest(default_document_language="")
+ result = await update_profile(body, req, resp, session)
+ assert result.default_document_language is None
+ session.close()
+
+ @pytest.mark.asyncio
+ @pytest.mark.unit
+ async def test_reject_invalid_default_document_language(self, prof_engine):
+ """Invalid language codes are rejected with 422."""
+ from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+ from fastapi import HTTPException
+ from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+
+ from app.api.profile import ProfileUpdateRequest, update_profile
+
+ Session = sessionmaker(bind=prof_engine)
+ session = Session()
+
+ req = MagicMock()
+ req.session = {"user": {"preferred_username": "languser4", "email": "lang4@test.com"}}
+ resp = MagicMock()
+
+ body = ProfileUpdateRequest(default_document_language="xx_invalid")
+ with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as exc_info:
+ await update_profile(body, req, resp, session)
+ assert exc_info.value.status_code == 422
+ session.close()