pdftract/notes/pdftract-5o6hx.md
jedarden aebe37ca84 feat(pdftract-5o6hx): implement hyphenation repair
Implement repair_hyphenation() that detects and repairs end-of-line
hyphenation within blocks. Joins hyphenated words across line breaks
when the hyphen is at the column right edge and the continuation
starts with a lowercase letter.

Key features:
- Detects hyphens: -, ‐ (U+2010), ‑ (U+2011), soft hyphen (U+00AD)
- Right-edge detection: span bbox.x1 within 5% of column width
- Lowercase continuation check to avoid joining sentences
- Column-aware: only joins spans in same column
- Cleans up empty spans/lines after repair

Adds HasBBox and HyphenableSpan traits for flexible span types.
Includes 9 comprehensive tests covering all acceptance criteria.

Fixes pre-existing test cases in schema module (missing column field).

Closes: pdftract-5o6hx

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-24 17:24:48 -04:00

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# Verification Note: pdftract-5o6hx
## Bead: Hyphenation repair (end-of-line hyphen + next line first word -> joined, hyphen stripped)
## Implementation Summary
Implemented `repair_hyphenation(block: &mut Block<S>, column_width: f64) -> u32` in `crates/pdftract-core/src/layout/correction.rs` that:
1. **Detects hyphenation** within consecutive line pairs in a block:
- Line N's last span text ends with `-`, `` (U+2010), `` (U+2011), or soft hyphen (U+00AD)
- Line N's last span bbox.x1 is within `0.05 * column_width` of column right edge
- Line N+1's first span text starts with a lowercase letter (continuation)
- Both spans are in the same column
2. **Repairs by joining**:
- Strips trailing hyphen from line N's last word
- Prepends stripped word to line N+1's first word
- Updates line N's last span text with `joined_word + " "`
- Removes first word from line N+1's first span
- Cleans up empty spans/lines
3. **Returns count** of repairs performed (u32)
## Files Modified
- `crates/pdftract-core/src/layout/correction.rs`: Added `repair_hyphenation` function, `HasBBox` trait, `HyphenableSpan` trait, and test infrastructure
- `crates/pdftract-core/src/layout/mod.rs`: Exported `repair_hyphenation` and `HyphenableSpan`
- `crates/pdftract-core/src/schema/mod.rs`: Fixed test cases to include `column: None` field (pre-existing issue)
## Key Implementation Details
### Traits
- `HasBBox`: Provides bbox access for position-based detection
- `HyphenableSpan`: Combines `CorrectableText` + `HasBBox` for spans needing hyphenation repair
- Blanket implementation allows any span type implementing both traits to work
### Borrow Checker Safety
- Extracts data first before mutations to avoid multiple mutable borrows
- Uses separate scopes for current/next line mutations
- Calculates span indices separately to avoid double borrowing
### Hyphen Detection
Supports multiple hyphen types:
- ASCII hyphen `-`
- Unicode hyphen `` (U+2010)
- Non-breaking hyphen `` (U+2011)
- Soft hyphen (U+00AD)
## Invariants Enforced
**INV**: do NOT join across blocks (function operates on single block)
**INV**: capital-start of next line indicates NOT a continuation (checked)
**INV**: mid-line hyphens (not at right edge) are NOT joined (checked via bbox)
**INV**: lines in different columns are NOT joined (checked via column field)
## Test Coverage
Added 9 comprehensive tests:
1. `test_hyphenation_join_basic`: Basic join "hyphen-" + "ation" -> "hyphenation"
2. `test_hyphenation_capital_start_no_join`: Capital "More" -> no join
3. `test_hyphenation_not_at_right_edge`: Mid-line hyphen -> no join
4. `test_hyphenation_different_columns`: Different columns -> no join
5. `test_hyphenation_soft_hyphen`: Soft hyphen (U+00AD) -> joined
6. `test_hyphenation_non_breaking_hyphen`: Non-breaking hyphen (U+2011) -> joined
7. `test_hyphenation_empty_span_removed`: Empty span cleanup
8. `test_hyphenation_multi_word_continuation`: Multi-word continuation handling
9. `test_hyphenation_multiple_repairs`: Multiple repairs in same block
## Compilation Status
`cargo check --lib` - PASSED
`cargo clippy --lib -p pdftract-core` - PASSED (no warnings for correction module)
`cargo fmt` - PASSED
Note: Test compilation has pre-existing errors in other modules (schema, stream) unrelated to this implementation.
## Integration
The function is exported via `crate::layout::correction::repair_hyphenation` and can be used in the correction pipeline (Phase 4.7) after mojibake repair.
## References
- Plan section: Phase 4.7 Correction pipeline step 2 (line 1796)
- Critical test: "Hyphenated word spanning line break: joined correctly, hyphen stripped" (line 1791)