No line endings
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Description
The output of pdfparser is a string that is 1 long line of text. There are no line endings (CR, LF, \r, \n, etc.) even when there are clear line terminations in the PDF
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Research direction
No file or test is named. Start by reproducing the reported pdfparser output with a PDF containing clear line terminations, then trace the text-extraction path to find where those boundaries are lost. Done means extracted text preserves the PDF's line endings, with a regression test covering the case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100