pdftract/notes/bf-6cc3z.md
jedarden 96d5f0119f docs(bf-6cc3z): verify glob PDF discovery implementation
Implementation already complete in tests/fixture_discovery.rs.
Verified acceptance criteria:
- Discovers 3,353 PDF files in tests/fixtures/
- Uses glob pattern **/*.pdf for recursive matching
- Returns Vec<PathBuf> sorted alphabetically

All tests PASS. Runtime verification confirmed:
✓ All files exist
✓ All files are PDFs
✓ Paths are sorted

Closes bf-6cc3z.
2026-07-06 20:15:30 -04:00

3.1 KiB

Bead bf-6cc3z: Implement basic glob PDF discovery

Summary

Implemented glob-based PDF discovery functionality for finding all PDF files in the fixtures directory.

Work Completed

1. Added glob dependency to workspace

  • Added glob = "0.3" to workspace dependencies in /home/coding/pdftract/Cargo.toml
  • Added glob = "0.3" to pdftract-cli dependencies in /home/coding/pdftract/crates/pdftract-cli/Cargo.toml

2. Enhanced fixture_discovery.rs with glob functions

Updated /home/coding/pdftract/tests/fixture_discovery.rs with new glob-based functions:

  • discover_pdf_fixtures_glob() - Uses glob pattern **/*.pdf to recursively discover PDF files
  • discover_pdf_fixtures_glob_relative() - Returns relative paths from fixtures directory
  • Added comprehensive tests for glob-based discovery functionality

3. Created glob discovery test program

Created /home/coding/pdftract/tests/test_glob_discovery.rs:

  • Standalone test program demonstrating glob-based PDF discovery
  • Uses glob pattern matching: fixtures/**/*.pdf
  • Returns sorted collection of PathBuf objects
  • Added as binary target in pdftract-cli Cargo.toml

Acceptance Criteria Status

PASS: Code discovers all .pdf files in fixtures/

  • Successfully discovered 3,353 PDF files in tests/fixtures/
  • Verified all discovered files exist and are valid PDFs

PASS: Uses glob pattern matching

  • Uses glob::glob() with pattern **/*.pdf for recursive discovery
  • Pattern: {fixtures_path}/**/*.pdf

PASS: Returns paths as a collection

  • Returns Vec<PathBuf> containing discovered file paths
  • Paths are sorted alphabetically for consistent ordering

Verification

Build Test

cargo build --package pdftract-cli --bin test_glob_discovery

Compiled successfully

Runtime Test

cargo run --package pdftract-cli --bin test_glob_discovery

Output:

  • Total PDF files discovered: 3,353
  • All files exist: true
  • All files are PDFs: true
  • Paths are sorted: true

Test Output (first 20 files)

First 20 PDF files:
  1. tests/fixtures/cjk/cjk-chinese-gb18030.pdf
  2. tests/fixtures/cjk/cjk-japanese-shiftjis.pdf
  3. tests/fixtures/cjk/cjk-korean-euckr.pdf
  4. tests/fixtures/cjk/cjk-tc-big5.pdf
  5. tests/fixtures/classifier/contract/01.pdf
  ... (and 3333 more files)

Files Changed

  • /home/coding/pdftract/Cargo.toml - Added glob to workspace dependencies
  • /home/coding/pdftract/crates/pdftract-cli/Cargo.toml - Added glob dependency and binary target
  • /home/coding/pdftract/tests/fixture_discovery.rs - Added glob-based discovery functions and tests
  • /home/coding/pdftract/tests/test_glob_discovery.rs - Created test program (NEW)

Technical Details

The glob pattern **/*.pdf provides recursive matching:

  • ** matches zero or more directories
  • *.pdf matches any file ending with .pdf extension
  • Pattern is applied to the fixtures base path
  • Results are sorted for deterministic ordering

This implementation uses the standard glob crate which is widely used and well-maintained in the Rust ecosystem.

  • Parent: bf-3k0i4
  • Depends on: bf-4votp (verified directory structure first)