mysociety / mysociety/caps

Handle non PDF files

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Description

Need to

  • Check that PDF files are valid
  • Check to see if files without extensions are PDF
  • Extract text from other kinds of files?

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Research direction

The issue names no files or tests. Start by locating the code that validates PDF files and handles files without extensions; verify the existing behavior, then determine which non-PDF formats are in scope and add coverage for the agreed cases.

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Assessment

Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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