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Explore the different ways that a link can be represented within a PDF

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Description

Currently, we look at the /URI tag to find embedded URLs in a PDF. However, there seem to be cases when there can be hidden URLs without the URI tag appearing in the bytecode. Explore what other ways we need to detect.

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Research direction

Start by locating the existing logic that checks for the /URI tag and reviewing how the PDF parser represents links without that tag. Document the additional link representations that need detection and define done as reliably finding those hidden URLs, with tests covering each supported representation.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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