Delta debugging for PDF minimization

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
testing-qa

Research direction

Start by tracing where PolyTracker detects that a PDF caused an error; the payload names no files, tests, or entry points. Determine how PDF inputs are represented and where minimization could be integrated. Done means producing a smaller PDF that still triggers the detected error using a delta-debugging approach.

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Description

enhancement

When PolyTracker detects that a PDF caused an error, use delta debugging algorithms like ddmin to create a minimal PDF that triggers the error.

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C++
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