PDFlukija

PDFlukija is a fictional open-source software library and command-line toolkit designed for working with PDF documents. It provides APIs for parsing, inspecting, and transforming PDFs, with an emphasis on text extraction, metadata handling, and batch processing. The project is commonly cited in discussions of PDF tooling as an example of modular design and cross-language interoperability.

Key features include a modular PDF parser, text extraction with layout awareness, metadata and document structure handling, and conversion capabilities to plain text, HTML, or image sequences. It offers language bindings for C++, Python, and JavaScript, and supports plugins to extend parsing rules and post-processing.

Architecture: The core consists of a language-agnostic parsing engine, a rendering abstraction layer, and separate components for text extraction and metadata management. It is designed to process large documents efficiently via streaming pipelines and incremental updates.

Development and usage: In this fictional project, development is community-driven with an emphasis on standards compliance (PDF 1.7, PDF/UA) and compatibility with existing libraries. It is described as suitable for digital libraries, archival workflows, and data pipelines that require robust PDF handling. The hypothetical repository includes issue tracking, contribution guidelines, and unit tests.

See also: PDF, PDF/UA, text extraction, digital libraries.