# Implementation Tasks: PDF Layout Restoration ## Phase 1: Critical Fixes (P0 - Immediate) ### 1. Fix Image Handling - [x] 1.1 Implement `_save_image()` in pp_structure_enhanced.py - [x] 1.1.1 Create imgs subdirectory in result_dir - [x] 1.1.2 Handle both file path and numpy array inputs - [x] 1.1.3 Save with element_id as filename - [x] 1.1.4 Return relative path for reference - [x] 1.1.5 Add error handling and logging - [x] 1.2 Fix path resolution in pdf_generator_service.py - [x] 1.2.1 Create `_get_image_path()` helper with fallback logic - [x] 1.2.2 Check saved_path, path, image_path keys - [x] 1.2.3 Check metadata for path - [x] 1.2.4 Update convert_unified_document_to_ocr_data to use helper - [ ] 1.3 Test image rendering - [ ] 1.3.1 Test with OCR track document - [ ] 1.3.2 Test with Direct track document - [ ] 1.3.3 Verify images appear in PDF output ### 2. Fix Table Rendering - [x] 2.1 Remove dependency on fake image references - [x] 2.1.1 Stop creating fake table_*.png references (changed to None) - [x] 2.1.2 Remove image lookup fallback in draw_table_region - [x] 2.2 Use direct bbox from table element - [x] 2.2.1 Get bbox from table_element.get("bbox") - [x] 2.2.2 Fallback to bbox_polygon if needed - [x] 2.2.3 Implement _polygon_to_bbox converter (inline conversion implemented) - [x] 2.3 Fix table HTML rendering - [x] 2.3.1 Parse HTML content from table element - [x] 2.3.2 Position table using normalized bbox - [x] 2.3.3 Render with proper dimensions - [ ] 2.4 Test table rendering - [ ] 2.4.1 Test simple tables - [ ] 2.4.2 Test complex multi-column tables - [ ] 2.4.3 Test with both tracks ## Phase 2: Basic Style Preservation (P1 - Week 1) ### 3. Implement Style Application System - [x] 3.1 Create font mapping system - [x] 3.1.1 Define FONT_MAPPING dictionary (20 common fonts mapped) - [x] 3.1.2 Map common fonts to PDF standard fonts (Helvetica/Times/Courier) - [x] 3.1.3 Add fallback to Helvetica for unknown fonts (with partial matching) - [x] 3.2 Implement _apply_text_style() method - [x] 3.2.1 Extract font family from StyleInfo (object and dict support) - [x] 3.2.2 Handle bold/italic flags (compound variants like BoldOblique) - [x] 3.2.3 Apply font size (with default fallback) - [x] 3.2.4 Apply text color (using _parse_color) - [x] 3.2.5 Handle errors gracefully (try-except with fallback to defaults) - [x] 3.3 Create color parsing utilities - [x] 3.3.1 Parse hex colors (#RRGGBB and #RGB) - [x] 3.3.2 Parse RGB tuples (0-255 and 0-1 normalization) - [x] 3.3.3 Convert to PDF color space (0-1 range for ReportLab) ### 4. Track-Specific Rendering - [x] 4.1 Add track detection in generate_from_unified_document - [x] 4.1.1 Check unified_doc.metadata.processing_track (object and dict support) - [x] 4.1.2 Route to _generate_direct_track_pdf or _generate_ocr_track_pdf - [x] 4.2 Implement _generate_direct_track_pdf - [x] 4.2.1 Process each page directly from UnifiedDocument (no legacy conversion) - [x] 4.2.2 Apply StyleInfo to text elements (_draw_text_element_direct) - [x] 4.2.3 Use precise positioning from element.bbox - [x] 4.2.4 Preserve line breaks (split on \n, render multi-line) - [x] 4.2.5 Implement _draw_text_element_direct with line break handling - [x] 4.2.6 Implement _draw_table_element_direct for tables - [x] 4.2.7 Implement _draw_image_element_direct for images - [x] 4.3 Implement _generate_ocr_track_pdf - [x] 4.3.1 Use legacy OCR data conversion (convert_unified_document_to_ocr_data) - [x] 4.3.2 Route to existing _generate_pdf_from_data pipeline - [x] 4.3.3 Maintain backward compatibility with OCR track behavior - [ ] 4.4 Test track-specific rendering - [ ] 4.4.1 Compare Direct track with original - [ ] 4.4.2 Verify OCR track maintains quality ## Phase 3: Advanced Layout (P2 - Week 2) ### 5. Enhanced Text Rendering - [x] 5.1 Implement line-by-line rendering (both tracks) - [x] 5.1.1 Split text content by newlines (text.split('\n')) - [x] 5.1.2 Calculate line height from font size (font_size * 1.2) - [x] 5.1.3 Render each line with proper spacing (line_y = pdf_y - i * line_height) - [x] 5.1.4 Direct track: _draw_text_element_direct (lines 1549-1693) - [x] 5.1.5 OCR track: draw_text_region (lines 1113-1270, simplified) - [x] 5.2 Add paragraph handling (Direct track only) - [x] 5.2.1 Detect paragraph boundaries (via element.type PARAGRAPH) - [x] 5.2.2 Apply spacing_before from metadata (line 1576, adjusts Y position) - [x] 5.2.3 Handle indentation (indent/first_line_indent from metadata, lines 1564-1565) - [x] 5.2.4 Record spacing_after for analysis (lines 1680-1689) - [x] 5.2.5 Note: spacing_after is implicit in bbox-based layout (bbox_bottom_margin) - [x] 5.2.6 OCR track: no paragraph handling (simple left-aligned rendering) - [x] 5.3 Implement text alignment (Direct track only) - [x] 5.3.1 Support left/right/center/justify (from StyleInfo.alignment) - [x] 5.3.2 Calculate positioning based on alignment (line_x calculation) - [x] 5.3.3 Apply to each text block (per-line alignment in _draw_text_element_direct) - [x] 5.3.4 Justify alignment with word spacing distribution - [x] 5.3.5 OCR track: left-aligned only (no StyleInfo available) ### 6. List Formatting (Direct track only) - [x] 6.1 Detect list elements from Direct track - [x] 6.1.1 Identify LIST_ITEM elements (separate from text_elements, lines 636-637) - [x] 6.1.2 Fallback detection via metadata and text patterns (_is_list_item_fallback, lines 1528-1567) - [x] Check metadata for list_level, parent_item, children fields - [x] Pattern matching for ordered lists (^\d+[\.\)]) and unordered (^[•·▪▫◦‣⁃\-\*]) - [x] Auto-mark as LIST_ITEM if detected (lines 638-642) - [x] 6.1.3 Group list items by proximity and level (_draw_list_elements_direct, lines 1589-1610) - [x] 6.1.4 Determine list type via regex on first item (ordered/unordered, lines 1628-1636) - [x] 6.1.5 Extract indent level from metadata (list_level) - [x] 6.2 Render lists with proper formatting - [x] 6.2.1 Sequential numbering across list items (list_counter, lines 1639-1665) - [x] 6.2.2 Add bullets/numbers as list markers (stored in _list_marker metadata, lines 1649-1653) - [x] 6.2.3 Apply indentation (20pt per level, lines 1738-1742) - [x] 6.2.4 Multi-line list item alignment (marker_width calculation, lines 1755-1772) - [x] Calculate marker width before rendering (line 1758) - [x] Add marker_width to subsequent line indentation (lines 1770-1772) - [x] 6.2.5 Remove original markers from text content (lines 1716-1723) - [x] 6.2.6 Dedicated list item spacing (lines 1658-1683) - [x] Default 3pt spacing_after for list items (except last item) - [x] Calculate actual gap between adjacent items (line 1676) - [x] Apply cumulative Y offset to push items down if gap < desired (lines 1678-1683) - [x] Pass y_offset to _draw_text_element_direct (line 1668, 1690, 1716) - [x] 6.2.7 Maintain list grouping via proximity (max_gap=30pt, lines 1597-1607) ### 7. Span-Level Rendering (Advanced, Direct track only) - [x] 7.1 Extract span information from Direct track - [x] 7.1.1 Parse PyMuPDF span data in _process_text_block (direct_extraction_engine.py:418-453) - [x] 7.1.2 Create span DocumentElements with per-span StyleInfo (lines 434-453) - [x] 7.1.3 Store spans in element.children for inline styling (line 476) - [x] 7.1.4 Extract span bbox, font, size, flags, color from PyMuPDF (lines 435-450) - [x] 7.2 Render mixed-style lines - [x] 7.2.1 Implement _draw_text_with_spans method (pdf_generator_service.py:1685-1734) - [x] 7.2.2 Switch styles mid-line by iterating spans (lines 1709-1732) - [x] 7.2.3 Apply span-specific style via _apply_text_style (lines 1715-1716) - [x] 7.2.4 Track X position and calculate span widths (lines 1706, 1730-1732) - [x] 7.2.5 Integrate span rendering in _draw_text_element_direct (lines 1822-1823, 1905-1914) - [x] 7.2.6 Handle inline formatting with per-span fonts, sizes, colors, bold/italic - [ ] 7.3 Future enhancements - [ ] 7.3.1 Multi-line span support with line breaking logic - [ ] 7.3.2 Preserve exact span positioning from PyMuPDF bbox ## Phase 4: Testing and Optimization (P2 - Week 3) ### 8. Comprehensive Testing - [ ] 8.1 Create test suite for layout preservation - [ ] 8.1.1 Unit tests for each component - [ ] 8.1.2 Integration tests for full pipeline - [ ] 8.1.3 Visual regression tests - [ ] 8.2 Test with various document types - [ ] 8.2.1 Scientific papers (complex layout) - [ ] 8.2.2 Business documents (tables/charts) - [ ] 8.2.3 Books (chapters/paragraphs) - [ ] 8.2.4 Forms (precise positioning) - [ ] 8.3 Performance testing - [ ] 8.3.1 Measure generation time - [ ] 8.3.2 Profile memory usage - [ ] 8.3.3 Identify bottlenecks ### 9. Performance Optimization - [ ] 9.1 Implement caching - [ ] 9.1.1 Cache font metrics - [ ] 9.1.2 Cache parsed styles - [ ] 9.1.3 Reuse computed layouts - [ ] 9.2 Optimize image handling - [ ] 9.2.1 Lazy load images - [ ] 9.2.2 Compress when appropriate - [ ] 9.2.3 Stream large images - [ ] 9.3 Batch operations - [ ] 9.3.1 Group similar rendering ops - [ ] 9.3.2 Minimize context switches - [ ] 9.3.3 Use efficient data structures ### 10. Documentation and Deployment - [ ] 10.1 Update API documentation - [ ] 10.1.1 Document new rendering capabilities - [ ] 10.1.2 Add examples of improved output - [ ] 10.1.3 Note performance characteristics - [ ] 10.2 Create migration guide - [ ] 10.2.1 Explain improvements - [ ] 10.2.2 Note any breaking changes - [ ] 10.2.3 Provide rollback instructions - [ ] 10.3 Deployment preparation - [ ] 10.3.1 Feature flag setup - [ ] 10.3.2 Monitoring metrics - [ ] 10.3.3 Rollback plan ## Success Criteria ### Must Have (Phase 1) - [x] Images appear in generated PDFs - [x] Tables render with correct layout - [x] No regression in existing functionality ### Should Have (Phase 2) - [ ] Text styling preserved in Direct track - [ ] Font sizes and colors applied - [ ] Line breaks maintained ### Nice to Have (Phase 3-4) - [ ] Paragraph formatting - [ ] List rendering - [ ] Span-level styling - [ ] <10% performance overhead ## Timeline - **Week 0**: Phase 1 - Critical fixes (images, tables) - **Week 1**: Phase 2 - Basic style preservation - **Week 2**: Phase 3 - Advanced layout features - **Week 3**: Phase 4 - Testing and optimization - **Week 4**: Review, documentation, and deployment