smalot / smalot/pdfparser

Class PDFDocEncoding does not extend AbstractEncoding

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Description

Class PDFDocEncoding does not extend AbstractEncoding and therefore method getTranslations is missing.

For some Files that leads to an Fatal Error.

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Research direction

Start by locating PDFDocEncoding and AbstractEncoding, then inspect how getTranslations is used when parsing affected PDF files. Confirm that PDFDocEncoding provides the expected inherited method without the reported fatal error, and run the repository's relevant tests if available.

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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
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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