pdftract/notes/pdftract-5t92.md
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pdftract-5t92 Verification

Task

7.4.2: AcroForm value extraction for Tx / Btn / Ch types

Summary

The implementation for Phase 7.4.2 was already complete in the codebase. All required functionality exists in the forms module.

Implementation Status

Core Functions

  • extract_values(&[AcroFormField]) -> Vec<(String, FormFieldValue)> (mod.rs:70)
  • acro_field_to_value(&AcroFormField) -> FormFieldValue (mod.rs:91)

Type-Specific Extraction

  • extract_text_value() in value_text.rs - Tx field extraction with PDFDocEncoding/UTF-16BE decoding
  • extract_button_value() in value_button.rs - Btn field extraction (pushbutton/checkbox/radio)
  • extract_choice_value() in value_choice.rs - Ch field extraction (combo/list with options)

Acceptance Criteria Verification

Criteria Status Test Location
Critical test (text, checkbox, dropdown) PASS test_extract_values_critical_test
Unselected checkbox PASS test_extract_values_unselected_checkbox
Selected radio PASS test_extract_values_selected_radio
Multi-select list PASS test_extract_values_multi_select_list
Combo with /Opt 2-tuple entries PASS test_extract_values_combo_with_opt_tuples
Multi-line text PASS test_extract_values_multiline_text
Public API function PASS extract_values() exported in mod.rs
Sig fields handled PASS test_extract_values_sig_field_emits_signature
All /Ff bits preserved PASS test_extract_values_preserves_all_flags

Test Results

All 101 tests in the forms module passed:

  • forms::mod::tests - 28 tests
  • forms::value_button::tests - 15 tests
  • forms::value_choice::tests - 43 tests
  • forms::value_text::tests - 26 tests
  • forms::xfa::tests - 2 tests

File Inventory

The implementation spans these files:

  • crates/pdftract-core/src/forms/mod.rs - Main API and orchestration
  • crates/pdftract-core/src/forms/value_text.rs - Tx field extraction
  • crates/pdftract-core/src/forms/value_button.rs - Btn field extraction
  • crates/pdftract-core/src/forms/value_choice.rs - Ch field extraction
  • crates/pdftract-core/src/forms/combiner.rs - FormFieldValue enum and XFA merging

Notes

Sig fields emit FormFieldValue::Signature { signature_ref } rather than being completely skipped. This is intentional - signature fields are extracted to provide the signature reference for downstream consumers, with full signature processing delegated to Phase 7.3 (signature discovery).