Merge pull request #700 from christianlouis/extract-pdf-metadata-upload-to-email-12238364102013658937

Extract embedded PDF metadata using pypdf
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Christian Krakau-Louis
2026-03-16 10:52:51 +01:00
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2 changed files with 45 additions and 2 deletions
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@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from email.mime.image import MIMEImage
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
import pypdf
from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader, select_autoescape
from app.celery_app import celery
@@ -80,8 +81,22 @@ def extract_metadata_from_file(file_path):
except Exception as e:
logger.warning(f"Failed to load metadata from JSON file: {str(e)}")
# TODO: For PDF files, try to extract embedded metadata using PyPDF2
# This would require additional dependencies, so for now we'll just check for external JSON
# Try to extract embedded metadata from PDF
if file_path.lower().endswith(".pdf") and os.path.exists(file_path):
try:
with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
pdf_reader = pypdf.PdfReader(f)
pdf_metadata = pdf_reader.metadata
if pdf_metadata:
# Convert metadata to a standard dictionary
for key, value in pdf_metadata.items():
# Remove the leading slash from PDF metadata keys (e.g., '/Title' -> 'Title')
clean_key = key[1:] if key.startswith("/") else key
metadata[clean_key] = str(value)
logger.info(f"Extracted embedded metadata from PDF: {file_path}")
except Exception as e:
logger.warning(f"Failed to extract metadata from PDF {file_path}: {str(e)}")
return metadata
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@@ -121,6 +121,34 @@ class TestExtractMetadataFromFile:
assert result == {}
def test_extract_metadata_from_pdf(self, tmp_path):
"""Test extracting metadata from a PDF file using pypdf when JSON is missing."""
import pypdf
file_path = tmp_path / "test.pdf"
# Create a test PDF with metadata
writer = pypdf.PdfWriter()
writer.add_blank_page(width=100, height=100)
writer.add_metadata(
{
"/Title": "Test Title",
"/Author": "Test Author",
"/Subject": "Test Document",
"/Keywords": "test, metadata, pypdf",
}
)
with open(file_path, "wb") as f:
writer.write(f)
result = extract_metadata_from_file(str(file_path))
# Check that the leading slash is stripped and keys/values match
assert result.get("Title") == "Test Title"
assert result.get("Author") == "Test Author"
assert result.get("Subject") == "Test Document"
assert result.get("Keywords") == "test, metadata, pypdf"
@pytest.mark.unit
class TestAttachLogo: