pdf-manip 1.2.0

PDF manipulation: pages, encryption, watermarks, optimization, bookmarks
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//! Page manipulation: merge, split, insert, delete, rearrange, rotate, crop.
//!
//! All page indices are **1-based** to match PDF conventions.

// Copyright (c) 2026 Innovation Trigger B.V.
//
// PDFluent is available under two licences, at your option: the GNU AGPLv3, or
// the PDFluent Commercial Licence. See the LICENSE file in this repository --
// that file travels with the copy you received, which a URL does not.

use crate::error::{ManipError, Result};
use lopdf::{Document, Object, ObjectId};
use std::collections::BTreeMap;
use std::fs;
use std::path::Path;

/// Extract specific pages from a document into a new document.
///
/// The result lists the pages in the order given in `pages`, so
/// `extract_pages(doc, &[3, 1])` yields page 3 followed by page 1. A page
/// number that appears twice is kept once, at its first position.
pub fn extract_pages(doc: &Document, pages: &[u32]) -> Result<Document> {
    let total = doc.get_pages().len() as u32;
    for &p in pages {
        if p == 0 || p > total {
            return Err(ManipError::PageOutOfRange(p as usize, total as usize));
        }
    }
    if pages.is_empty() {
        return Err(ManipError::EmptyPageRange);
    }

    let page_ids = doc.get_pages();
    let mut order: Vec<ObjectId> = Vec::with_capacity(pages.len());
    for p in pages {
        let id = page_ids[p];
        if !order.contains(&id) {
            order.push(id);
        }
    }

    let mut new_doc = doc.clone();
    let to_delete: Vec<u32> = (1..=total).filter(|p| !pages.contains(p)).collect();

    // Delete all unwanted pages in one call instead of one-by-one.
    // The per-page loop was O(n²): each delete re-traversed the page tree,
    // causing 126 s for a 91-page PDF. Bulk delete rebuilds the tree once.
    // (#manipulation-timeout)
    if !to_delete.is_empty() {
        new_doc.delete_pages(&to_delete);
    }
    set_page_order(&mut new_doc, &order)?;
    Ok(new_doc)
}

/// Inheritable page attributes (ISO 32000-2, table 31). They are pushed down
/// onto each page before it is moved to the root, otherwise a page that
/// leaves its original subtree loses the values it inherited from it.
const INHERITABLE: [&[u8]; 4] = [b"Resources", b"MediaBox", b"CropBox", b"Rotate"];

/// Rewrite the page tree as one flat `/Pages` node whose `/Kids` are `order`.
fn set_page_order(doc: &mut Document, order: &[ObjectId]) -> Result<()> {
    let root_id = doc
        .catalog()
        .ok()
        .and_then(|cat| cat.get(b"Pages").ok())
        .and_then(|obj| obj.as_reference().ok())
        .ok_or_else(|| ManipError::Other("cannot find Pages in catalog".into()))?;

    for &page_id in order {
        // Walk up the Parent chain; the nearest ancestor wins.
        let mut inherited: Vec<(&[u8], Object)> = Vec::new();
        let page_has = |d: &lopdf::Dictionary, k: &[u8]| d.get(k).is_ok();
        let mut cur = doc
            .get_dictionary(page_id)
            .ok()
            .and_then(|d| d.get(b"Parent").ok())
            .and_then(|o| o.as_reference().ok());
        let own = doc
            .get_dictionary(page_id)
            .map_err(|e| ManipError::Other(format!("page object missing: {e}")))?
            .clone();
        let mut hops = 0;
        while let Some(pid) = cur {
            hops += 1;
            if hops > 64 {
                break;
            }
            let Ok(node) = doc.get_dictionary(pid) else {
                break;
            };
            for key in INHERITABLE {
                if !page_has(&own, key) && !inherited.iter().any(|(k, _)| *k == key) {
                    if let Ok(v) = node.get(key) {
                        inherited.push((key, v.clone()));
                    }
                }
            }
            cur = node.get(b"Parent").ok().and_then(|o| o.as_reference().ok());
        }
        if let Some(Object::Dictionary(d)) = doc.objects.get_mut(&page_id) {
            for (k, v) in inherited {
                d.set(k.to_vec(), v);
            }
            d.set("Parent", Object::Reference(root_id));
        }
    }

    if let Some(Object::Dictionary(root)) = doc.objects.get_mut(&root_id) {
        root.set(
            "Kids",
            Object::Array(order.iter().map(|&id| Object::Reference(id)).collect()),
        );
        root.set("Count", Object::Integer(order.len() as i64));
    }
    Ok(())
}

/// Delete pages from a document (in-place).
pub fn delete_pages(doc: &mut Document, pages: &[u32]) -> Result<()> {
    let total = doc.get_pages().len() as u32;
    for &p in pages {
        if p == 0 || p > total {
            return Err(ManipError::PageOutOfRange(p as usize, total as usize));
        }
    }
    if pages.len() as u32 >= total {
        return Err(ManipError::Other(
            "cannot delete all pages from a document".into(),
        ));
    }

    let mut sorted: Vec<u32> = pages.to_vec();
    sorted.sort_unstable();
    sorted.dedup();
    for &page_num in sorted.iter().rev() {
        doc.delete_pages(&[page_num]);
    }
    Ok(())
}

/// Insert all pages from `source` into `target` at the given position (1-based).
pub fn insert_pages(target: &mut Document, source: &Document, position: u32) -> Result<()> {
    let target_count = target.get_pages().len() as u32;
    if position == 0 || position > target_count + 1 {
        return Err(ManipError::PageOutOfRange(
            position as usize,
            target_count as usize,
        ));
    }

    let source_pages = source.get_pages();
    let mut id_map: BTreeMap<ObjectId, ObjectId> = BTreeMap::new();
    let mut max_id = target.max_id;

    for (&old_id, object) in &source.objects {
        max_id += 1;
        let new_id = (max_id, 0);
        id_map.insert(old_id, new_id);
        target.objects.insert(new_id, object.clone());
    }
    target.max_id = max_id;

    let new_ids: Vec<ObjectId> = id_map.values().copied().collect();
    for &new_id in &new_ids {
        if let Some(obj) = target.objects.get_mut(&new_id) {
            remap_references(obj, &id_map);
        }
    }

    let pages_id = target
        .catalog()
        .ok()
        .and_then(|cat| cat.get(b"Pages").ok())
        .and_then(|obj| obj.as_reference().ok())
        .ok_or_else(|| ManipError::Other("cannot find Pages in catalog".into()))?;

    let mut source_page_ids: Vec<ObjectId> = Vec::new();
    for page_num in 1..=(source_pages.len() as u32) {
        if let Some(&old_page_id) = source_pages.get(&page_num) {
            if let Some(&new_page_id) = id_map.get(&old_page_id) {
                source_page_ids.push(new_page_id);
                if let Some(Object::Dictionary(ref mut dict)) = target.objects.get_mut(&new_page_id)
                {
                    dict.set("Parent", Object::Reference(pages_id));
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // The Kids entry in the Pages dict may be an indirect reference (Object::Reference)
    // rather than an inline Array.  Resolve it so we can actually insert the new pages.
    let kids_ref: Option<ObjectId> = target
        .objects
        .get(&pages_id)
        .and_then(|o| {
            if let Object::Dictionary(d) = o {
                Some(d)
            } else {
                None
            }
        })
        .and_then(|d| d.get(b"Kids").ok())
        .and_then(|o| {
            if let Object::Reference(r) = o {
                Some(*r)
            } else {
                None
            }
        });

    let insert_idx = ((position - 1) as usize).min(
        // Try to determine current Kids length for the clamp, defaulting to 0.
        kids_ref
            .and_then(|r| target.objects.get(&r))
            .and_then(|o| {
                if let Object::Array(a) = o {
                    Some(a.len())
                } else {
                    None
                }
            })
            .or_else(|| {
                target
                    .objects
                    .get(&pages_id)
                    .and_then(|o| {
                        if let Object::Dictionary(d) = o {
                            Some(d)
                        } else {
                            None
                        }
                    })
                    .and_then(|d| d.get(b"Kids").ok())
                    .and_then(|o| {
                        if let Object::Array(a) = o {
                            Some(a.len())
                        } else {
                            None
                        }
                    })
            })
            .unwrap_or(0),
    );

    if let Some(kids_obj_id) = kids_ref {
        // Kids is an indirect reference — modify the referenced Array object.
        if let Some(Object::Array(ref mut kids)) = target.objects.get_mut(&kids_obj_id) {
            for (i, page_id) in source_page_ids.iter().enumerate() {
                kids.insert(insert_idx + i, Object::Reference(*page_id));
            }
        }
    } else if let Some(Object::Dictionary(ref mut pages_dict)) = target.objects.get_mut(&pages_id) {
        // Kids is inline — modify it in place.
        if let Ok(Object::Array(ref mut kids)) = pages_dict.get_mut(b"Kids") {
            for (i, page_id) in source_page_ids.iter().enumerate() {
                kids.insert(insert_idx + i, Object::Reference(*page_id));
            }
        }
    }

    // Update Count (replace any indirect reference with an inline integer).
    if let Some(Object::Dictionary(ref mut pages_dict)) = target.objects.get_mut(&pages_id) {
        let new_count = target_count + source_page_ids.len() as u32;
        pages_dict.set("Count", Object::Integer(new_count as i64));
    }

    Ok(())
}

/// Merge multiple PDF files into one.
pub fn merge<P: AsRef<Path>>(paths: &[P]) -> Result<Document> {
    if paths.is_empty() {
        return Err(ManipError::EmptyPageRange);
    }
    let first_bytes = fs::read(paths[0].as_ref())?;
    let first = Document::load_mem(&first_bytes)?;
    let mut merged = first;
    for path in &paths[1..] {
        let bytes = fs::read(path.as_ref())?;
        let doc = Document::load_mem(&bytes)?;
        let page_count = merged.get_pages().len() as u32;
        insert_pages(&mut merged, &doc, page_count + 1)?;
    }
    Ok(merged)
}

/// Merge multiple in-memory documents into one.
pub fn merge_documents(docs: &[Document]) -> Result<Document> {
    if docs.is_empty() {
        return Err(ManipError::EmptyPageRange);
    }
    let mut merged = docs[0].clone();
    for doc in &docs[1..] {
        let page_count = merged.get_pages().len() as u32;
        insert_pages(&mut merged, doc, page_count + 1)?;
    }
    Ok(merged)
}

/// Split a document into single-page documents.
pub fn split_per_page(doc: &Document) -> Result<Vec<Document>> {
    let total = doc.get_pages().len() as u32;
    (1..=total).map(|p| extract_pages(doc, &[p])).collect()
}

/// Split a document by page ranges (inclusive, 1-based).
pub fn split_by_ranges(doc: &Document, ranges: &[(u32, u32)]) -> Result<Vec<Document>> {
    ranges
        .iter()
        .map(|&(start, end)| {
            let pages: Vec<u32> = (start..=end).collect();
            extract_pages(doc, &pages)
        })
        .collect()
}

/// Rearrange pages. `new_order` is 1-based page numbers in desired order;
/// pages not listed are dropped.
pub fn rearrange_pages(doc: &Document, new_order: &[u32]) -> Result<Document> {
    extract_pages(doc, new_order)
}

/// Rotate a page by a multiple of 90 degrees.
pub fn rotate_page(doc: &mut Document, page_num: u32, degrees: i64) -> Result<()> {
    if degrees % 90 != 0 {
        return Err(ManipError::Other(format!(
            "rotation must be a multiple of 90, got {degrees}"
        )));
    }
    let normalized = degrees.rem_euclid(360);
    let pages = doc.get_pages();
    let total = pages.len() as u32;
    let page_id = *pages.get(&page_num).ok_or(ManipError::PageOutOfRange(
        page_num as usize,
        total as usize,
    ))?;

    if let Some(Object::Dictionary(ref mut dict)) = doc.objects.get_mut(&page_id) {
        let current: i64 = dict
            .get(b"Rotate")
            .and_then(|o| match o {
                Object::Integer(n) => Ok(*n),
                _ => Err(lopdf::Error::DictKey("Rotate".into())),
            })
            .unwrap_or(0);
        dict.set("Rotate", Object::Integer((current + normalized) % 360));
    }
    Ok(())
}

/// Set the CropBox on a page.
pub fn crop_page(doc: &mut Document, page_num: u32, crop_box: [f32; 4]) -> Result<()> {
    let pages = doc.get_pages();
    let total = pages.len() as u32;
    let page_id = *pages.get(&page_num).ok_or(ManipError::PageOutOfRange(
        page_num as usize,
        total as usize,
    ))?;

    if let Some(Object::Dictionary(ref mut dict)) = doc.objects.get_mut(&page_id) {
        dict.set(
            "CropBox",
            Object::Array(vec![
                Object::Real(crop_box[0]),
                Object::Real(crop_box[1]),
                Object::Real(crop_box[2]),
                Object::Real(crop_box[3]),
            ]),
        );
    }
    Ok(())
}

fn remap_references(obj: &mut Object, id_map: &BTreeMap<ObjectId, ObjectId>) {
    match obj {
        Object::Reference(ref mut id) => {
            if let Some(&new_id) = id_map.get(id) {
                *id = new_id;
            }
        }
        Object::Array(arr) => {
            for item in arr.iter_mut() {
                remap_references(item, id_map);
            }
        }
        Object::Dictionary(dict) => {
            for (_, val) in dict.iter_mut() {
                remap_references(val, id_map);
            }
        }
        Object::Stream(stream) => {
            for (_, val) in stream.dict.iter_mut() {
                remap_references(val, id_map);
            }
        }
        _ => {}
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use lopdf::{dictionary, Stream};

    fn make_test_doc(num_pages: usize) -> Document {
        let mut doc = Document::with_version("1.7");
        let pages_id = doc.new_object_id();
        let mut kids = Vec::new();

        for i in 0..num_pages {
            let content = Stream::new(
                dictionary! {},
                format!("BT /F1 12 Tf (Page {}) Tj ET", i + 1).into_bytes(),
            );
            let content_id = doc.add_object(Object::Stream(content));
            let page = dictionary! {
                "Type" => "Page",
                "Parent" => Object::Reference(pages_id),
                "MediaBox" => Object::Array(vec![
                    Object::Integer(0), Object::Integer(0),
                    Object::Integer(612), Object::Integer(792),
                ]),
                "Contents" => Object::Reference(content_id),
            };
            kids.push(Object::Reference(doc.add_object(Object::Dictionary(page))));
        }

        let pages_dict = dictionary! {
            "Type" => "Pages",
            "Count" => Object::Integer(num_pages as i64),
            "Kids" => Object::Array(kids),
        };
        doc.objects.insert(pages_id, Object::Dictionary(pages_dict));
        let catalog = dictionary! {
            "Type" => "Catalog",
            "Pages" => Object::Reference(pages_id),
        };
        let catalog_id = doc.add_object(Object::Dictionary(catalog));
        doc.trailer.set("Root", Object::Reference(catalog_id));
        doc
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_extract_pages() {
        let doc = make_test_doc(5);
        let extracted = extract_pages(&doc, &[2, 4]).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(extracted.get_pages().len(), 2);
    }

    /// Text of each page's content stream, in page-tree order.
    fn page_texts(doc: &Document) -> Vec<String> {
        doc.get_pages()
            .values()
            .map(|&id| {
                let page = doc.get_dictionary(id).unwrap();
                let cid = page.get(b"Contents").unwrap().as_reference().unwrap();
                match doc.get_object(cid).unwrap() {
                    Object::Stream(s) => String::from_utf8_lossy(&s.content).into_owned(),
                    _ => panic!("contents is not a stream"),
                }
            })
            .collect()
    }

    fn reload(doc: &mut Document) -> Document {
        let mut buf = Vec::new();
        doc.save_to(&mut buf).unwrap();
        Document::load_mem(&buf).unwrap()
    }

    #[test]
    fn rearrange_pages_honours_the_order_after_save_and_reload() {
        let doc = make_test_doc(3);
        let mut out = rearrange_pages(&doc, &[3, 1, 2]).unwrap();
        let out = reload(&mut out);
        let t = page_texts(&out);
        assert_eq!(t.len(), 3);
        assert!(t[0].contains("Page 3"), "{t:?}");
        assert!(t[1].contains("Page 1"), "{t:?}");
        assert!(t[2].contains("Page 2"), "{t:?}");
    }

    #[test]
    fn extract_pages_honours_the_order_and_drops_the_rest() {
        let doc = make_test_doc(4);
        let mut out = extract_pages(&doc, &[4, 2]).unwrap();
        let out = reload(&mut out);
        let t = page_texts(&out);
        assert_eq!(t.len(), 2);
        assert!(t[0].contains("Page 4") && t[1].contains("Page 2"), "{t:?}");
    }

    #[test]
    fn rearrange_pages_pushes_inherited_attributes_down() {
        // MediaBox and Rotate live on the intermediate node only.
        let mut doc = make_test_doc(2);
        let root = doc
            .catalog()
            .unwrap()
            .get(b"Pages")
            .unwrap()
            .as_reference()
            .unwrap();
        let kids: Vec<Object> = doc
            .get_dictionary(root)
            .unwrap()
            .get(b"Kids")
            .unwrap()
            .as_array()
            .unwrap()
            .clone();
        let mid = doc.new_object_id();
        for k in &kids {
            let id = k.as_reference().unwrap();
            if let Some(Object::Dictionary(d)) = doc.objects.get_mut(&id) {
                d.remove(b"MediaBox");
                d.set("Parent", Object::Reference(mid));
            }
        }
        doc.objects.insert(
            mid,
            Object::Dictionary(dictionary! {
                "Type" => "Pages", "Parent" => Object::Reference(root),
                "Count" => Object::Integer(2), "Kids" => Object::Array(kids),
                "MediaBox" => Object::Array(vec![0.into(), 0.into(), 200.into(), 300.into()]),
                "Rotate" => Object::Integer(90),
            }),
        );
        if let Some(Object::Dictionary(d)) = doc.objects.get_mut(&root) {
            d.set("Kids", Object::Array(vec![Object::Reference(mid)]));
        }
        let mut out = rearrange_pages(&doc, &[2, 1]).unwrap();
        let out = reload(&mut out);
        let t = page_texts(&out);
        assert!(t[0].contains("Page 2") && t[1].contains("Page 1"), "{t:?}");
        for &id in out.get_pages().values() {
            let d = out.get_dictionary(id).unwrap();
            assert_eq!(d.get(b"Rotate").unwrap().as_i64().unwrap(), 90);
            assert_eq!(
                d.get(b"MediaBox").unwrap().as_array().unwrap()[2]
                    .as_i64()
                    .unwrap(),
                200
            );
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_extract_out_of_range() {
        let doc = make_test_doc(3);
        assert!(extract_pages(&doc, &[4]).is_err());
        assert!(extract_pages(&doc, &[0]).is_err());
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_delete_pages() {
        let mut doc = make_test_doc(5);
        delete_pages(&mut doc, &[2, 4]).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(doc.get_pages().len(), 3);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_split_per_page() {
        let doc = make_test_doc(3);
        let parts = split_per_page(&doc).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(parts.len(), 3);
        for part in &parts {
            assert_eq!(part.get_pages().len(), 1);
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_rotate_page() {
        let mut doc = make_test_doc(2);
        rotate_page(&mut doc, 1, 90).unwrap();
        let pages = doc.get_pages();
        let page_id = pages[&1];
        if let Some(Object::Dictionary(dict)) = doc.objects.get(&page_id) {
            assert_eq!(*dict.get(b"Rotate").unwrap(), Object::Integer(90));
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_crop_page() {
        let mut doc = make_test_doc(1);
        crop_page(&mut doc, 1, [50.0, 50.0, 400.0, 700.0]).unwrap();
        let pages = doc.get_pages();
        let page_id = pages[&1];
        if let Some(Object::Dictionary(dict)) = doc.objects.get(&page_id) {
            assert!(dict.get(b"CropBox").is_ok());
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_merge_documents() {
        let doc1 = make_test_doc(2);
        let doc2 = make_test_doc(3);
        let merged = merge_documents(&[doc1, doc2]).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(merged.get_pages().len(), 5);
    }
}