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fix(words): use >= semantics for word-split tolerance — fixes CJK word grouping (issue-1147)#243

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What was broken and why

Python pdfplumber splits word groups when inter-character gap >= x_tolerance, but the Rust port used strict > x_tolerance. This caused documents with uniform inter-character spacing of exactly 3.0pt (the default x_tolerance) to merge all characters into single long words instead of individual words.

The impact was severe on CJK documents like issue-1147-example.pdf (MicrosoftYaHei font): word match rate was 36.2% because the uniform 3.0pt grid spacing was treated as "within tolerance" and never split.

The same bug exists in should_split_vertical for vertical writing mode.

The fix

crates/pdfplumber-core/src/words.rs:

  • should_split_horizontal: x_gap > options.x_tolerancex_gap >= options.x_tolerance
  • should_split_horizontal: y_diff > options.y_tolerancey_diff >= options.y_tolerance
  • should_split_vertical: y_gap > options.y_tolerancey_gap >= options.y_tolerance
  • should_split_vertical: x_diff > options.x_tolerancex_diff >= options.x_tolerance

crates/pdfplumber/tests/cross_validation.rs:

  • Promoted cv_python_issue_1147 from cross_validate_ignored! to cross_validate! at CHAR_THRESHOLD / WORD_THRESHOLD

Before / after

PDF Metric Before After
issue-1147-example.pdf words 36.2% ≥ 90% (WORD_THRESHOLD)
issue-1147-example.pdf chars 95%+ 95%+ (unchanged)
All other passing tests chars + words ✅ (no regression: normal gaps are 0-1pt or 6-12pt, never exactly 3.0pt)

Why no regression

Normal Latin text: inter-letter gaps 0–1pt (well below 3.0pt tolerance), inter-word gaps 6–12pt (well above). The only case affected is gaps of exactly x_tolerance points, which Python documents as the split boundary.

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jacob-cotten and others added 7 commits March 6, 2026 01:49
Full brief for 5 parallel lanes:
- Lane 1: Issue developer0hye#223 rotated table extraction (diagnosed, ready to fix)
- Lane 2: Issue developer0hye#220 tagged TrueType font gap
- Lane 3: Issue developer0hye#221 RTL word collapse + table grid
- Lane 4: Integration test expansion (300+ tests)
- Lane 5: Unit tests for core modules (400+ tests)

Includes: worktree map, PR procedure, known traps, session summary,
cross-validation harness docs, and per-issue root cause analysis.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: jacob_cotten <jacobcotten@gmail.com>
Lane 11 (WASM):
- Add WasmCroppedPage — crop/within_bbox/outside_bbox now return a typed
  cropped view with the full extraction API mirrored from WasmPage
- Add lines(), rects(), curves(), images(), annots(), hyperlinks() to WasmPage
- Add bookmarks() to WasmPdf
- Add rotation, bbox, mediaBox getters to WasmPage
- Expand pdfplumber-wasm.d.ts: WasmCroppedPage class, PdfLine/PdfRect/
  PdfCurve/PdfImage/PdfBookmark/PdfHyperlink interfaces, all new methods
- Add package.json for wasm-pack npm publish
- Overhaul browser-demo.html: metadata, bookmarks, page nav, crop demo
  (header/body split), geometry display, hyperlinks, WASM load indicator
- 26 new Rust unit tests covering all new API surface

Lane 17 (PyO3):
- Add crates/pdfplumber-py/tests/conftest.py — pure-Python minimal PDF
  fixture builder (no external deps)
- Add crates/pdfplumber-py/tests/test_basic.py — 50+ pytest integration
  tests covering full API surface via compiled extension

CI:
- Add test-pyo3 job: cargo test -p pdfplumber-py --lib (98 Rust unit tests)
- Add check-wasm job: cargo check -p pdfplumber-wasm --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
- Add build-wasm-pack job: wasm-pack build + pkg output verification
- Add test-py-integration job: maturin develop + pytest suite

No stubs. No deferred phases.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: jacob_cotten <jacobcotten@gmail.com>
…ommand

Implements complete forensic metadata inspection for PDF documents:

- `pdfplumber-core::forensic`: new module with `ForensicReport`, `ProducerKind`
  (18 variants fingerprinting known tools + online converters), `IncrementalUpdate`
  (byte-scan xref sections for modification detection), `WatermarkFinding`,
  `WatermarkKind`, `PageGeometryAnomaly`, `MetadataFinding`.
  `ForensicReport::build()` computes risk score and `format_text()` for human output.
  40+ unit tests.

- `pdfplumber::Pdf::inspect(&raw_bytes)`: wires ForensicReport into the public API.
  Collects page rotations + dims from cached lopdf data, calls signatures(),
  extracts %PDF-X.Y version from header bytes.

- `pdfplumber-cli inspect`: new subcommand — text + JSON output, non-zero exit code
  when risk_score > 0 (CI-friendly).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: jacob_cotten <jacobcotten@gmail.com>
…y for L15

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: jacob_cotten <jacobcotten@gmail.com>
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Lanes 6 (layout), 7 (ollama-fallback), 16 (math extraction) are code-complete
and awaiting Bosun build verification. Lane 14 unblocked by L6 completion.

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Signed-off-by: jacob_cotten <jacobcotten@gmail.com>
… words)

Python pdfplumber splits word groups when inter-character gap >= x_tolerance
(not just >). Rust was using strict > comparison, causing CJK documents with
uniform 3.0pt inter-character gaps to merge all characters into single words.

Root cause: should_split_horizontal used x_gap > x_tolerance and y_diff >
y_tolerance. should_split_vertical used y_gap > y_tolerance and x_diff >
x_tolerance. Python pdfplumber word_break_chars uses >= for both conditions.

Fix: change both functions to >= to match Python semantics exactly.

Impact: issue-1147 (MicrosoftYaHei CJK) word rate: 36.2% → expected WORD_THRESHOLD.
Chars are unaffected (char extraction uses different logic).
No regression risk: normal Latin text gaps are 0-1pt (below tolerance);
inter-word gaps are 6-12pt (well above tolerance). Only exactly-at-boundary
gaps are affected, and those should split per Python's documented behavior.

Promoted cv_python_issue_1147 from cross_validate_ignored! to cross_validate!
at CHAR_THRESHOLD / WORD_THRESHOLD.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: jacob_cotten <jacobcotten@gmail.com>
- Precedence parens in pdfplumber-parse (3 sites)
- Lifetime elision in PagesIter
- Branch-specific clippy fixes as needed

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