Parsed output from PDF Identity-h/CID-Fonts is not readable
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Description
- PHP Version: 7.3
- PDFParser Version: 2.1.2
Description:
I have two PDFs from my bank account, one is using ANSI fonts and since 2 months they are using identify-h CID Fonts.
The PDF Parser doesn't return readable text anymore. Is there any config/option to parse with this font.
PDF input
Sorry not possible as business bank statement
Expected output & actual output
The first two lines with the expected output from older PDFs look like this:
Postbank
Card Service Hamburg
Now it looks like this:
3�R�V�W�E�D�Q�N
�&�D�U�G��6�H�U�Y�L�F�H��+�D�P�E�X�U�J
Code
$parser = new \Smalot\PdfParser\Parser();
$pdf = $parser->parseFile($pdf_file);
$text = $pdf->getText();
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Research direction
Start with the reported PHP 7.3 and PDFParser 2.1.2 code path using Parser::parseFile() and getText(), then investigate how the parser handles identity-h/CID fonts. The reported bank PDFs are unavailable, so completion would require a reproducible input and readable text matching the expected Postbank and Card Service Hamburg output.
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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
- 35/100