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Abimael MartellandClaude Opus 4.7 4b5ae91f54 feat: expose per-page markdown extraction to Python and Node (#53)
* feat: expose per-page markdown extraction to Python and Node (#49)

Implements the feature requested in issue #49: a list-of-pages markdown output
from the Python API. Matching the existing project pattern, the feature lives
in the Rust core and is surfaced through every binding.

- Rust core: `extract_pages_markdown` (path) and `extract_pages_markdown_mem`
  (bytes) now take `Option<&[u32]>` — `None` returns every page in document
  order; a slice restricts and preserves caller order.
- Python: new `extract_pages_markdown(path, pages=None)` and
  `extract_pages_markdown_bytes(data, pages=None)` functions plus
  `PageMarkdown` / `PagesExtractionResult` classes; stub file updated.
- Node: `extractPagesMarkdown(buffer, pages?)` — `pages` is now optional.
- Tests: 2 new Rust integration tests, 9 new Python tests, 2 new Node
  assertions. All 372 unit + 107 integration + 53 Python tests pass.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore: bump version from 1.3.0 to 1.4.0

Minor bump for the new per-page markdown extraction API exposed through
the Python and Node bindings.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-20 17:19:03 -07:00

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# Python API
Python bindings via [PyO3](https://pyo3.rs). Requires Rust toolchain for building from source.
## Install
```bash
pip install maturin
maturin develop --release
```
## Usage
```python
import pdf_inspector
# Full processing: detect + extract + convert to Markdown
result = pdf_inspector.process_pdf("document.pdf")
print(result.pdf_type) # "text_based", "scanned", "image_based", "mixed"
print(result.confidence) # 0.0 - 1.0
print(result.page_count) # number of pages
print(result.markdown) # Markdown string or None
# Process specific pages only
result = pdf_inspector.process_pdf("document.pdf", pages=[1, 3, 5])
# Process from bytes (no filesystem needed)
with open("document.pdf", "rb") as f:
result = pdf_inspector.process_pdf_bytes(f.read())
# Fast detection only (no text extraction)
result = pdf_inspector.detect_pdf("document.pdf")
if result.pdf_type == "text_based":
print("Can extract locally!")
else:
print(f"Pages needing OCR: {result.pages_needing_ocr}")
# Plain text extraction
text = pdf_inspector.extract_text("document.pdf")
# Positioned text items with font info
items = pdf_inspector.extract_text_with_positions("document.pdf")
for item in items[:5]:
print(f"'{item.text}' at ({item.x:.0f}, {item.y:.0f}) size={item.font_size}")
# Per-page markdown (one Markdown string per page, plus layout metadata)
result = pdf_inspector.extract_pages_markdown("document.pdf")
for page in result.pages:
print(f"Page {page.page}: {len(page.markdown)} chars, needs_ocr={page.needs_ocr}")
# Restrict to specific 0-indexed pages (preserves caller order)
result = pdf_inspector.extract_pages_markdown("document.pdf", pages=[0, 2])
```
## API reference
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| `process_pdf(path, pages=None)` | Full processing (detect + extract + markdown) |
| `process_pdf_bytes(data, pages=None)` | Full processing from bytes |
| `detect_pdf(path)` | Fast detection only (returns PdfResult) |
| `detect_pdf_bytes(data)` | Fast detection from bytes |
| `classify_pdf(path)` | Lightweight classification (returns PdfClassification) |
| `classify_pdf_bytes(data)` | Lightweight classification from bytes |
| `extract_text(path)` | Plain text extraction |
| `extract_text_bytes(data)` | Plain text extraction from bytes |
| `extract_text_with_positions(path, pages=None)` | Text with X/Y coords and font info |
| `extract_text_with_positions_bytes(data, pages=None)` | Text with positions from bytes |
| `extract_text_in_regions(path, page_regions)` | Extract text in bounding-box regions |
| `extract_text_in_regions_bytes(data, page_regions)` | Region extraction from bytes |
| `extract_pages_markdown(path, pages=None)` | Per-page Markdown + layout metadata (all pages by default) |
| `extract_pages_markdown_bytes(data, pages=None)` | Per-page Markdown from bytes |
## Types
**`PdfResult` fields:** `pdf_type`, `markdown`, `page_count`, `processing_time_ms`, `pages_needing_ocr`, `title`, `confidence`, `is_complex_layout`, `pages_with_tables`, `pages_with_columns`, `has_encoding_issues`
**`PdfClassification` fields:** `pdf_type`, `page_count`, `pages_needing_ocr` (0-indexed), `confidence`
**`TextItem` fields:** `text`, `x`, `y`, `width`, `height`, `font`, `font_size`, `page`, `is_bold`, `is_italic`, `item_type`
**`RegionText` fields:** `text`, `needs_ocr`
**`PageRegionTexts` fields:** `page` (0-indexed), `regions` (list of RegionText)
**`PageMarkdown` fields:** `page` (0-indexed), `markdown`, `needs_ocr`
**`PagesExtractionResult` fields:** `pages` (list of PageMarkdown), `pages_with_tables` (1-indexed), `pages_with_columns` (1-indexed), `pages_needing_ocr` (1-indexed), `is_complex`