smalot / smalot/pdfparser

Throw exception when opening file fails

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Description

parseFile method only raises a notice when it fails to get the file. This complicates diagnostics because the library won’t fail until it tries to parse the response.

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Research direction

Start in src/Smalot/PdfParser/Parser.php at the parseFile method referenced by the issue, and inspect the path taken when obtaining the file fails. Confirm the current notice behavior and check the existing test suite for related parser cases. Done means the failure raises an exception immediately instead of continuing to parse an invalid response.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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