[V2] feat(delete-form,modify-form,fill-form,extract-forms): add delete, modify, fill, and extract form functionality (#4830)

# Description of Changes

TLDR
- Adds `/api/v1/form/fields`, `/fill`, `/modify-fields`, and
`/delete-fields` endpoints for end-to-end AcroForm workflows.
- Centralizes form field detection, filling, modification, and deletion
logic in `FormUtils` with strict type handling.
- Introduces `FormPayloadParser` for resilient JSON parsing across
legacy flat payloads and new structured payloads.
- Reuses and extends `FormCopyUtils` plus `FormFieldTypeSupport` to
create, clone, and normalize widget properties when transforming forms.

### Implementation Details
- `FormFillController` updates the new multipart APIs, and streams
updated documents or metadata responses.
- `FormUtils` now owns extraction, template building, value application
(including flattening strategies), and field CRUD helpers used by the
controller endpoints.
- `FormPayloadParser` normalizes request bodies: accepts flat key/value
maps, combined `fields` arrays, or nested templates, returning
deterministic LinkedHashMap ordering for repeatable fills.
- `FormFieldTypeSupport` encapsulates per-type creation, value copying,
default appearance, and option handling; utilized by both modification
flows and `FormCopyUtils` transformations.
- `FormCopyUtils` exposes shared routines for making widgets across
documents

### API Surface (Multipart Form Data)
- `POST /api/v1/form/fields` -> returns `FormUtils.FormFieldExtraction`
with ordered `FormFieldInfo` records plus a fill template.
- `POST /api/v1/form/fill` -> applies parsed values via
`FormUtils.applyFieldValues`; optional `flatten` renders appearances
while respecting strict validation.
- `POST /api/v1/form/modify-fields` -> updates existing fields in-place
using `FormUtils.modifyFormFields` with definitions parsed from
`updates` payloads.
- `POST /api/v1/form/delete-fields` -> removes named fields after
`FormPayloadParser.parseNameList` deduplication and validation.

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### Individual endpoints:

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src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a76852f5-d5d1-442a-8e5e-d0f29404542a"
/>


### Data Validation & Type Safety
- Field type inference (`detectFieldType`) and choice option resolution
ensure only supported values are written; checkbox mapping uses export
states and boolean heuristics.
- Choice inputs pass through `filterChoiceSelections` /
`filterSingleChoiceSelection` to reject invalid entries and provide
actionable logs.
- Text fills leverage `setTextValue` to merge inline formatting
resources and regenerate appearances when necessary.
- `applyFieldValues` supports strict mode (default) to raise when
unknown fields are supplied, preventing silent data loss.


### Automation Workflow Support

The `/fill` and `/fields` endpoints are designed to work together for
automated form processing. The workflow is straightforward: extract the
form structure, modify the values, and submit for filling.


How It Works:
1. The `/fields` endpoint extracts all form field metadata from your PDF
2. You modify the returned JSON to set the desired values for each field
3. The `/fill` endpoint accepts this same JSON structure to populate the
form

Example Workflow:

```bash
# Step 1: Extract form structure and save to fields.json
curl -o fields.json \
     -F file=@Form.pdf \
     http://localhost:8080/api/v1/form/fields

# Step 2: Edit fields.json to update the "value" property for each field
# (Use your preferred text editor or script to modify the values)

# Step 3: Fill the form using the modified JSON
curl -o filled-form.pdf \
     -F file=@Form.pdf \
     -F data=@fields.json \
     http://localhost:8080/api/v1/form/fill
```

#### How to Fill the `template` JSON

The `template` (your data) is filled by creating key-value pairs that
match the "rules" defined in the `fields` array (the schema).

1. Find the Field `name`: Look in the `fields` array for the `name` of
the field you want to fill.
    * *Example:* `{"name": "Agent of Dependent", "type": "text", ...}`

2. Use `name` as the Key: This `name` becomes the key (in quotes) in
your `template` object.
    * *Example:* `{"Agent of Dependent": ...}`

3. Find the `type`: Look at the `type` for that same field. This tells
you what *kind* of value to provide.
    * `"type": "text"` requires a string (e.g., `"John Smith"`).
    * `"type": "checkbox"` requires a boolean (e.g., `true` or `false`).
* `"type": "combobox"` requires a string that *exactly matches* one of
its `"options"` (e.g., `"Choice 1"`).

4.  Add the Value: This matching value becomes the value for your key.

#### Correct Examples

* For a Textbox:
    * Schema: `{"name": "Agent of Dependent", "type": "text", ...}`
    * Template: `{"Agent of Dependent": "Mary Jane"}`

* For a Checkbox:
    * Schema: `{"name": "Option 2", "type": "checkbox", ...}`
    * Template: `{"Option 2": true}`

* For a Dropdown (Combobox):
* Schema: `{"name": "Dropdown2", "type": "combobox", "options": ["Choice
1", "Choice 2", ...] ...}`
    * Template: `{"Dropdown2": "Choice 1"}`

### Incorrect Examples (These Will Error)

* Wrong Type: `{"Option 2": "Checked"}`
* Error: "Option 2" is a `checkbox` and expects `true` or `false`, not a
string.
* Wrong Option: `{"Dropdown2": "Choice 99"}`
* Error: `"Choice 99"` is not listed in the `options` for "Dropdown2".

### For people manually doing this

For users filling forms manually, there's a simplified format that
focuses only on field names and values:

```json
{
  "FullName": "",
  "ID": "",
  "Gender": "Off",
  "Married": false,
  "City": "[]"
}
```

This format is easier to work with when you're manually editing the
JSON. You can skip the full metadata structure (type, label, required,
etc.) and just provide the field names with their values.

Important caveat: Even though the type information isn't visible in this
simplified format, type validation is still enforced by PDF viewers.
This simplified format just makes manual editing more convenient while
maintaining data integrity.

Please note: this suffers from:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PDFBOX-5962

Closes https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/issues/237
Closes https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/issues/3569
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## Checklist

### General

- [x] I have read the [Contribution
Guidelines](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [x] I have read the [Stirling-PDF Developer
Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/DeveloperGuide.md)
(if applicable)
- [ ] I have read the [How to add new languages to
Stirling-PDF](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md)
(if applicable)
- [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code
- [x] My changes generate no new warnings

### Documentation

- [ ] I have updated relevant docs on [Stirling-PDF's doc
repo](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-Tools.github.io/blob/main/docs/)
(if functionality has heavily changed)
- [ ] I have read the section [Add New Translation
Tags](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md#add-new-translation-tags)
(for new translation tags only)

### Translations (if applicable)

- [ ] I ran
[`scripts/counter_translation.py`](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/docs/counter_translation.md)

### UI Changes (if applicable)

- [x] Screenshots or videos demonstrating the UI changes are attached
(e.g., as comments or direct attachments in the PR)

### Testing (if applicable)

- [x] I have tested my changes locally. Refer to the [Testing
Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/DeveloperGuide.md#6-testing)
for more details.

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Signed-off-by: Balázs Szücs <bszucs1209@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Anthony Stirling <77850077+Frooodle@users.noreply.github.com>
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package stirling.software.common.util;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSName;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocumentCatalog;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDResources;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.PDRectangle;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDType1Font;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.Standard14Fonts;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.annotation.PDAnnotation;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.annotation.PDAnnotationWidget;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.*;
import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
@Slf4j
public final class FormUtils {
private FormUtils() {}
public static boolean hasAnyRotatedPage(PDDocument document) {
try {
for (PDPage page : document.getPages()) {
int rot = page.getRotation();
int norm = ((rot % 360) + 360) % 360;
if (norm != 0) {
return true;
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn("Failed to inspect page rotations: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
}
return false;
}
public static void copyAndTransformFormFields(
PDDocument sourceDocument,
PDDocument newDocument,
int totalPages,
int pagesPerSheet,
int cols,
int rows,
float cellWidth,
float cellHeight)
throws IOException {
PDDocumentCatalog sourceCatalog = sourceDocument.getDocumentCatalog();
PDAcroForm sourceAcroForm = sourceCatalog.getAcroForm();
if (sourceAcroForm == null || sourceAcroForm.getFields().isEmpty()) {
return;
}
PDDocumentCatalog newCatalog = newDocument.getDocumentCatalog();
PDAcroForm newAcroForm = new PDAcroForm(newDocument);
newCatalog.setAcroForm(newAcroForm);
PDResources dr = new PDResources();
PDType1Font helvetica = new PDType1Font(Standard14Fonts.FontName.HELVETICA);
PDType1Font zapfDingbats = new PDType1Font(Standard14Fonts.FontName.ZAPF_DINGBATS);
dr.put(COSName.getPDFName("Helv"), helvetica);
dr.put(COSName.getPDFName("ZaDb"), zapfDingbats);
newAcroForm.setDefaultResources(dr);
newAcroForm.setDefaultAppearance("/Helv 12 Tf 0 g");
// Do not mutate the source AcroForm; skip bad widgets during copy
newAcroForm.setNeedAppearances(true);
Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters = new HashMap<>();
// Build widget -> field map once for efficient lookups
Map<PDAnnotationWidget, PDField> widgetFieldMap = buildWidgetFieldMap(sourceAcroForm);
for (int pageIndex = 0; pageIndex < totalPages; pageIndex++) {
PDPage sourcePage = sourceDocument.getPage(pageIndex);
List<PDAnnotation> annotations = sourcePage.getAnnotations();
if (annotations.isEmpty()) {
continue;
}
int destinationPageIndex = pageIndex / pagesPerSheet;
int adjustedPageIndex = pageIndex % pagesPerSheet;
int rowIndex = adjustedPageIndex / cols;
int colIndex = adjustedPageIndex % cols;
if (destinationPageIndex >= newDocument.getNumberOfPages()) {
continue;
}
PDPage destinationPage = newDocument.getPage(destinationPageIndex);
PDRectangle sourceRect = sourcePage.getMediaBox();
float scaleWidth = cellWidth / sourceRect.getWidth();
float scaleHeight = cellHeight / sourceRect.getHeight();
float scale = Math.min(scaleWidth, scaleHeight);
float x = colIndex * cellWidth + (cellWidth - sourceRect.getWidth() * scale) / 2;
float y =
destinationPage.getMediaBox().getHeight()
- ((rowIndex + 1) * cellHeight
- (cellHeight - sourceRect.getHeight() * scale) / 2);
copyBasicFormFields(
sourceAcroForm,
newAcroForm,
sourcePage,
destinationPage,
x,
y,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters,
widgetFieldMap);
}
// Refresh appearances to ensure widgets render correctly across viewers
try {
// Use reflection to avoid compile-time dependency on PDFBox version
Method m = newAcroForm.getClass().getMethod("refreshAppearances");
m.invoke(newAcroForm);
} catch (NoSuchMethodException nsme) {
log.warn(
"AcroForm.refreshAppearances() not available in this PDFBox version; relying on NeedAppearances.");
} catch (Throwable t) {
log.warn("Failed to refresh field appearances via AcroForm: {}", t.getMessage(), t);
}
}
private static void copyBasicFormFields(
PDAcroForm sourceAcroForm,
PDAcroForm newAcroForm,
PDPage sourcePage,
PDPage destinationPage,
float offsetX,
float offsetY,
float scale,
int pageIndex,
Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters,
Map<PDAnnotationWidget, PDField> widgetFieldMap) {
try {
List<PDAnnotation> sourceAnnotations = sourcePage.getAnnotations();
List<PDAnnotation> destinationAnnotations = destinationPage.getAnnotations();
for (PDAnnotation annotation : sourceAnnotations) {
if (annotation instanceof PDAnnotationWidget widgetAnnotation) {
if (widgetAnnotation.getRectangle() == null) {
continue;
}
PDField sourceField =
widgetFieldMap != null ? widgetFieldMap.get(widgetAnnotation) : null;
if (sourceField == null) {
continue; // skip widgets without a matching field
}
if (sourceField instanceof PDTextField pdtextfield) {
createSimpleTextField(
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
pdtextfield,
widgetAnnotation,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
} else if (sourceField instanceof PDCheckBox pdCheckBox) {
createSimpleCheckBoxField(
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
pdCheckBox,
widgetAnnotation,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
} else if (sourceField instanceof PDRadioButton pdRadioButton) {
createSimpleRadioButtonField(
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
pdRadioButton,
widgetAnnotation,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
} else if (sourceField instanceof PDComboBox pdComboBox) {
createSimpleComboBoxField(
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
pdComboBox,
widgetAnnotation,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
} else if (sourceField instanceof PDListBox pdlistbox) {
createSimpleListBoxField(
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
pdlistbox,
widgetAnnotation,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
} else if (sourceField instanceof PDSignatureField pdSignatureField) {
createSimpleSignatureField(
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
pdSignatureField,
widgetAnnotation,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
} else if (sourceField instanceof PDPushButton pdPushButton) {
createSimplePushButtonField(
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
pdPushButton,
widgetAnnotation,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
}
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn(
"Failed to copy basic form fields for page {}: {}",
pageIndex,
e.getMessage(),
e);
}
}
private static void createSimpleTextField(
PDAcroForm newAcroForm,
PDPage destinationPage,
List<PDAnnotation> destinationAnnotations,
PDTextField sourceField,
PDAnnotationWidget sourceWidget,
float offsetX,
float offsetY,
float scale,
int pageIndex,
Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters) {
try {
PDTextField newTextField = new PDTextField(newAcroForm);
newTextField.setDefaultAppearance("/Helv 12 Tf 0 g");
boolean initialized =
initializeFieldWithWidget(
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
newTextField,
sourceField.getPartialName(),
"textField",
sourceWidget,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
if (!initialized) {
return;
}
if (sourceField.getValueAsString() != null) {
newTextField.setValue(sourceField.getValueAsString());
}
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn(
"Failed to create text field '{}': {}",
sourceField.getPartialName(),
e.getMessage(),
e);
}
}
private static void createSimpleCheckBoxField(
PDAcroForm newAcroForm,
PDPage destinationPage,
List<PDAnnotation> destinationAnnotations,
PDCheckBox sourceField,
PDAnnotationWidget sourceWidget,
float offsetX,
float offsetY,
float scale,
int pageIndex,
Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters) {
try {
PDCheckBox newCheckBox = new PDCheckBox(newAcroForm);
boolean initialized =
initializeFieldWithWidget(
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
newCheckBox,
sourceField.getPartialName(),
"checkBox",
sourceWidget,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
if (!initialized) {
return;
}
if (sourceField.isChecked()) {
newCheckBox.check();
} else {
newCheckBox.unCheck();
}
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn(
"Failed to create checkbox field '{}': {}",
sourceField.getPartialName(),
e.getMessage(),
e);
}
}
private static void createSimpleRadioButtonField(
PDAcroForm newAcroForm,
PDPage destinationPage,
List<PDAnnotation> destinationAnnotations,
PDRadioButton sourceField,
PDAnnotationWidget sourceWidget,
float offsetX,
float offsetY,
float scale,
int pageIndex,
Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters) {
try {
PDRadioButton newRadioButton = new PDRadioButton(newAcroForm);
boolean initialized =
initializeFieldWithWidget(
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
newRadioButton,
sourceField.getPartialName(),
"radioButton",
sourceWidget,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
if (!initialized) {
return;
}
if (sourceField.getExportValues() != null) {
newRadioButton.setExportValues(sourceField.getExportValues());
}
if (sourceField.getValue() != null) {
newRadioButton.setValue(sourceField.getValue());
}
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn(
"Failed to create radio button field '{}': {}",
sourceField.getPartialName(),
e.getMessage(),
e);
}
}
private static void createSimpleComboBoxField(
PDAcroForm newAcroForm,
PDPage destinationPage,
List<PDAnnotation> destinationAnnotations,
PDComboBox sourceField,
PDAnnotationWidget sourceWidget,
float offsetX,
float offsetY,
float scale,
int pageIndex,
Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters) {
try {
PDComboBox newComboBox = new PDComboBox(newAcroForm);
boolean initialized =
initializeFieldWithWidget(
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
newComboBox,
sourceField.getPartialName(),
"comboBox",
sourceWidget,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
if (!initialized) {
return;
}
if (sourceField.getOptions() != null) {
newComboBox.setOptions(sourceField.getOptions());
}
if (sourceField.getValue() != null && !sourceField.getValue().isEmpty()) {
newComboBox.setValue(sourceField.getValue());
}
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn(
"Failed to create combo box field '{}': {}",
sourceField.getPartialName(),
e.getMessage(),
e);
}
}
private static void createSimpleListBoxField(
PDAcroForm newAcroForm,
PDPage destinationPage,
List<PDAnnotation> destinationAnnotations,
PDListBox sourceField,
PDAnnotationWidget sourceWidget,
float offsetX,
float offsetY,
float scale,
int pageIndex,
Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters) {
try {
PDListBox newListBox = new PDListBox(newAcroForm);
boolean initialized =
initializeFieldWithWidget(
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
newListBox,
sourceField.getPartialName(),
"listBox",
sourceWidget,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
if (!initialized) {
return;
}
if (sourceField.getOptions() != null) {
newListBox.setOptions(sourceField.getOptions());
}
if (sourceField.getValue() != null && !sourceField.getValue().isEmpty()) {
newListBox.setValue(sourceField.getValue());
}
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn(
"Failed to create list box field '{}': {}",
sourceField.getPartialName(),
e.getMessage(),
e);
}
}
private static void createSimpleSignatureField(
PDAcroForm newAcroForm,
PDPage destinationPage,
List<PDAnnotation> destinationAnnotations,
PDSignatureField sourceField,
PDAnnotationWidget sourceWidget,
float offsetX,
float offsetY,
float scale,
int pageIndex,
Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters) {
try {
PDSignatureField newSignatureField = new PDSignatureField(newAcroForm);
boolean initialized =
initializeFieldWithWidget(
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
newSignatureField,
sourceField.getPartialName(),
"signature",
sourceWidget,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
if (!initialized) {
return;
}
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn(
"Failed to create signature field '{}': {}",
sourceField.getPartialName(),
e.getMessage(),
e);
}
}
private static void createSimplePushButtonField(
PDAcroForm newAcroForm,
PDPage destinationPage,
List<PDAnnotation> destinationAnnotations,
PDPushButton sourceField,
PDAnnotationWidget sourceWidget,
float offsetX,
float offsetY,
float scale,
int pageIndex,
Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters) {
try {
PDPushButton newPushButton = new PDPushButton(newAcroForm);
boolean initialized =
initializeFieldWithWidget(
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
newPushButton,
sourceField.getPartialName(),
"pushButton",
sourceWidget,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn(
"Failed to create push button field '{}': {}",
sourceField.getPartialName(),
e.getMessage(),
e);
}
}
private static <T extends PDTerminalField> boolean initializeFieldWithWidget(
PDAcroForm newAcroForm,
PDPage destinationPage,
List<PDAnnotation> destinationAnnotations,
T newField,
String originalName,
String fallbackName,
PDAnnotationWidget sourceWidget,
float offsetX,
float offsetY,
float scale,
int pageIndex,
Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters) {
String baseName = (originalName != null) ? originalName : fallbackName;
String newFieldName = generateUniqueFieldName(baseName, pageIndex, fieldNameCounters);
newField.setPartialName(newFieldName);
PDAnnotationWidget newWidget = new PDAnnotationWidget();
PDRectangle sourceRect = sourceWidget.getRectangle();
if (sourceRect == null) {
return false;
}
float newX = (sourceRect.getLowerLeftX() * scale) + offsetX;
float newY = (sourceRect.getLowerLeftY() * scale) + offsetY;
float newWidth = sourceRect.getWidth() * scale;
float newHeight = sourceRect.getHeight() * scale;
newWidget.setRectangle(new PDRectangle(newX, newY, newWidth, newHeight));
newWidget.setPage(destinationPage);
newField.getWidgets().add(newWidget);
newWidget.setParent(newField);
newAcroForm.getFields().add(newField);
destinationAnnotations.add(newWidget);
return true;
}
private static String generateUniqueFieldName(
String originalName, int pageIndex, Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters) {
String baseName = "page" + pageIndex + "_" + originalName;
Integer counter = fieldNameCounters.get(baseName);
if (counter == null) {
counter = 0;
} else {
counter++;
}
fieldNameCounters.put(baseName, counter);
return counter == 0 ? baseName : baseName + "_" + counter;
}
private static Map<PDAnnotationWidget, PDField> buildWidgetFieldMap(PDAcroForm acroForm) {
Map<PDAnnotationWidget, PDField> map = new HashMap<>();
if (acroForm == null) {
return map;
}
try {
for (PDField field : acroForm.getFieldTree()) {
List<PDAnnotationWidget> widgets = field.getWidgets();
if (widgets != null) {
for (PDAnnotationWidget w : widgets) {
if (w != null) {
map.put(w, field);
}
}
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn("Failed to build widget->field map: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
}
return map;
}
}

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package stirling.software.common.util;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException;
@ -241,6 +242,11 @@ public final class RegexPatternUtils {
return getPattern("\\s+");
}
/** Pattern for matching punctuation characters */
public Pattern getPunctuationPattern() {
return getPattern("[\\p{Punct}]+");
}
/** Pattern for matching newlines (Windows and Unix style) */
public Pattern getNewlinesPattern() {
return getPattern("\\r?\\n");
@ -286,6 +292,24 @@ public final class RegexPatternUtils {
return getPattern("[^a-zA-Z0-9 ]");
}
/** Pattern for removing bracketed indices like [0], [Child], etc. in field names */
public Pattern getFormFieldBracketPattern() {
return getPattern("\\[[^\\]]*\\]");
}
/** Pattern that replaces underscores or hyphens with spaces */
public Pattern getUnderscoreHyphenPattern() {
return getPattern("[-_]+");
}
/**
* Pattern that matches camelCase or alpha-numeric boundaries to allow inserting spaces.
* Examples: firstName -> first Name, field1 -> field 1, A5Size -> A5 Size
*/
public Pattern getCamelCaseBoundaryPattern() {
return getPattern("(?<=[a-z])(?=[A-Z])|(?<=[A-Za-z])(?=\\d)|(?<=\\d)(?=[A-Za-z])");
}
/** Pattern for removing angle brackets */
public Pattern getAngleBracketsPattern() {
return getPattern("[<>]");
@ -335,6 +359,26 @@ public final class RegexPatternUtils {
return getPattern("[1-9][0-9]{0,2}");
}
/**
* Pattern for very simple generic field tokens such as "field", "text", "checkbox" with
* optional numeric suffix (e.g. "field 1"). Case-insensitive.
*/
public Pattern getGenericFieldNamePattern() {
return getPattern(
"^(field|text|checkbox|radio|button|signature|name|value|option|select|choice)(\\s*\\d+)?$",
Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
}
/** Pattern for short identifiers like t1, f2, a10 etc. */
public Pattern getSimpleFormFieldPattern() {
return getPattern("^[A-Za-z]{1,2}\\s*\\d{1,3}$");
}
/** Pattern for optional leading 't' followed by digits, e.g., t1, 1, t 12. */
public Pattern getOptionalTNumericPattern() {
return getPattern("^(?:t\\s*)?\\d+$", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
}
/** Pattern for validating mathematical expressions */
public Pattern getMathExpressionPattern() {
return getPattern("[0-9n+\\-*/() ]+");
@ -467,6 +511,11 @@ public final class RegexPatternUtils {
return getPattern("/");
}
/** Supported logical types when creating new fields programmatically */
public Set<String> getSupportedNewFieldTypes() {
return Set.of("text", "checkbox", "combobox", "listbox", "radio", "button", "signature");
}
/**
* Pre-compile commonly used patterns for immediate availability. This eliminates first-call
* compilation overhead for frequent patterns.

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@ -294,6 +294,12 @@ public class EndpointConfiguration {
addEndpointToGroup("Other", "replace-and-invert-color-pdf");
addEndpointToGroup("Other", "multi-tool");
// Adding form-related endpoints to "Other" group
addEndpointToGroup("Other", "fields");
addEndpointToGroup("Other", "modify-fields");
addEndpointToGroup("Other", "delete-fields");
addEndpointToGroup("Other", "fill");
// Adding endpoints to "Advance" group
addEndpointToGroup("Advance", "adjust-contrast");
addEndpointToGroup("Advance", "compress-pdf");

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@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import stirling.software.SPDF.model.api.general.MergeMultiplePagesRequest;
import stirling.software.common.annotations.AutoJobPostMapping;
import stirling.software.common.annotations.api.GeneralApi;
import stirling.software.common.service.CustomPDFDocumentFactory;
import stirling.software.common.util.FormUtils;
import stirling.software.common.util.GeneralUtils;
import stirling.software.common.util.WebResponseUtils;
@ -137,26 +136,6 @@ public class MultiPageLayoutController {
contentStream.close();
// If any source page is rotated, skip form copying/transformation entirely
boolean hasRotation = FormUtils.hasAnyRotatedPage(sourceDocument);
if (hasRotation) {
log.info("Source document has rotated pages; skipping form field copying.");
} else {
try {
FormUtils.copyAndTransformFormFields(
sourceDocument,
newDocument,
totalPages,
pagesPerSheet,
cols,
rows,
cellWidth,
cellHeight);
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn("Failed to copy and transform form fields: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
}
}
sourceDocument.close();
ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();

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@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
package stirling.software.proprietary.controller.api.form;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestPart;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
import io.github.pixee.security.Filenames;
import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.Operation;
import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.Parameter;
import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Content;
import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema;
import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
import stirling.software.common.service.CustomPDFDocumentFactory;
import stirling.software.common.util.ExceptionUtils;
import stirling.software.common.util.WebResponseUtils;
import stirling.software.proprietary.util.FormUtils;
@RestController
@RequestMapping("/api/v1/form")
@Tag(name = "Forms", description = "PDF form APIs")
@RequiredArgsConstructor
public class FormFillController {
private final CustomPDFDocumentFactory pdfDocumentFactory;
private final ObjectMapper objectMapper;
private static ResponseEntity<byte[]> saveDocument(PDDocument document, String baseName)
throws IOException {
ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
document.save(baos);
return WebResponseUtils.bytesToWebResponse(baos.toByteArray(), baseName + ".pdf");
}
private static String buildBaseName(MultipartFile file, String suffix) {
String original = Filenames.toSimpleFileName(file.getOriginalFilename());
if (original == null || original.isBlank()) {
original = "document";
}
if (!original.toLowerCase().endsWith(".pdf")) {
return original + "_" + suffix;
}
String withoutExtension = original.substring(0, original.length() - 4);
return withoutExtension + "_" + suffix;
}
private static void requirePdf(MultipartFile file) {
if (file == null || file.isEmpty()) {
throw ExceptionUtils.createIllegalArgumentException(
"error.fileFormatRequired", "{0} must be in PDF format", "file");
}
}
private static String decodePart(byte[] payload) {
if (payload == null || payload.length == 0) {
return null;
}
return new String(payload, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
}
@PostMapping(value = "/fields", consumes = MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_VALUE)
@Operation(
summary = "Inspect PDF form fields",
description = "Returns metadata describing each field in the provided PDF form")
public ResponseEntity<FormUtils.FormFieldExtraction> listFields(
@Parameter(
description = "The input PDF file",
required = true,
content =
@Content(
mediaType = MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE,
schema = @Schema(type = "string", format = "binary")))
@RequestParam("file")
MultipartFile file)
throws IOException {
requirePdf(file);
try (PDDocument document = pdfDocumentFactory.load(file, true)) {
FormUtils.FormFieldExtraction extraction =
FormUtils.extractFieldsWithTemplate(document);
return ResponseEntity.ok(extraction);
}
}
@PostMapping(value = "/modify-fields", consumes = MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_VALUE)
@Operation(
summary = "Modify existing form fields",
description =
"Updates existing fields in the provided PDF and returns the updated file")
public ResponseEntity<byte[]> modifyFields(
@Parameter(
description = "The input PDF file",
required = true,
content =
@Content(
mediaType = MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE,
schema = @Schema(type = "string", format = "binary")))
@RequestParam("file")
MultipartFile file,
@RequestPart(value = "updates", required = false) byte[] updatesPayload)
throws IOException {
String rawUpdates = decodePart(updatesPayload);
List<FormUtils.ModifyFormFieldDefinition> modifications =
FormPayloadParser.parseModificationDefinitions(objectMapper, rawUpdates);
if (modifications.isEmpty()) {
throw ExceptionUtils.createIllegalArgumentException(
"error.dataRequired",
"{0} must contain at least one definition",
"updates payload");
}
return processSingleFile(
file, "updated", document -> FormUtils.modifyFormFields(document, modifications));
}
@PostMapping(value = "/delete-fields", consumes = MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_VALUE)
@Operation(
summary = "Delete form fields",
description = "Removes the specified fields from the PDF and returns the updated file")
public ResponseEntity<byte[]> deleteFields(
@Parameter(
description = "The input PDF file",
required = true,
content =
@Content(
mediaType = MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE,
schema = @Schema(type = "string", format = "binary")))
@RequestParam("file")
MultipartFile file,
@Parameter(
description =
"JSON array of field names or objects with a name property,"
+ " matching the /fields response format",
example = "[{\"name\":\"Field1\"}]")
@RequestPart(value = "names", required = false)
byte[] namesPayload)
throws IOException {
String rawNames = decodePart(namesPayload);
List<String> names = FormPayloadParser.parseNameList(objectMapper, rawNames);
if (names.isEmpty()) {
throw ExceptionUtils.createIllegalArgumentException(
"error.dataRequired", "{0} must contain at least one value", "names payload");
}
return processSingleFile(
file, "updated", document -> FormUtils.deleteFormFields(document, names));
}
@PostMapping(value = "/fill", consumes = MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_VALUE)
@Operation(
summary = "Fill PDF form fields",
description =
"Populates the supplied PDF form using values from the provided JSON payload"
+ " and returns the filled PDF")
public ResponseEntity<byte[]> fillForm(
@Parameter(
description = "The input PDF file",
required = true,
content =
@Content(
mediaType = MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE,
schema = @Schema(type = "string", format = "binary")))
@RequestParam("file")
MultipartFile file,
@Parameter(
description = "JSON object of field-value pairs to apply",
example = "{\"field\":\"value\"}")
@RequestPart(value = "data", required = false)
byte[] valuesPayload,
@RequestParam(value = "flatten", defaultValue = "false") boolean flatten)
throws IOException {
String rawValues = decodePart(valuesPayload);
Map<String, Object> values = FormPayloadParser.parseValueMap(objectMapper, rawValues);
return processSingleFile(
file,
"filled",
document -> FormUtils.applyFieldValues(document, values, flatten, true));
}
private ResponseEntity<byte[]> processSingleFile(
MultipartFile file, String suffix, DocumentProcessor processor) throws IOException {
requirePdf(file);
String baseName = buildBaseName(file, suffix);
try (PDDocument document = pdfDocumentFactory.load(file)) {
processor.accept(document);
return saveDocument(document, baseName);
}
}
@FunctionalInterface
private interface DocumentProcessor {
void accept(PDDocument document) throws IOException;
}
}

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@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
package stirling.software.proprietary.controller.api.form;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
import stirling.software.common.util.ExceptionUtils;
import stirling.software.proprietary.util.FormUtils;
final class FormPayloadParser {
private static final String KEY_FIELDS = "fields";
private static final String KEY_NAME = "name";
private static final String KEY_TARGET_NAME = "targetName";
private static final String KEY_FIELD_NAME = "fieldName";
private static final String KEY_FIELD = "field";
private static final String KEY_VALUE = "value";
private static final String KEY_DEFAULT_VALUE = "defaultValue";
private static final TypeReference<Map<String, Object>> MAP_TYPE = new TypeReference<>() {};
private static final TypeReference<List<FormUtils.ModifyFormFieldDefinition>>
MODIFY_FIELD_LIST_TYPE = new TypeReference<>() {};
private static final TypeReference<List<String>> STRING_LIST_TYPE = new TypeReference<>() {};
private FormPayloadParser() {}
static Map<String, Object> parseValueMap(ObjectMapper objectMapper, String json)
throws IOException {
if (json == null || json.isBlank()) {
return Map.of();
}
JsonNode root;
try {
root = objectMapper.readTree(json);
} catch (IOException e) {
// Fallback to legacy direct map parse (will throw again if invalid)
return objectMapper.readValue(json, MAP_TYPE);
}
if (root == null || root.isNull()) {
return Map.of();
}
// 1. If payload already a flat object with no special wrapping, keep legacy behavior
if (root.isObject()) {
// a) Prefer explicit 'template' object if present (new combined /fields response)
JsonNode templateNode = root.get("template");
if (templateNode != null && templateNode.isObject()) {
return objectToLinkedMap(templateNode);
}
// b) Accept an inline 'fields' array of field definitions (build map from them)
JsonNode fieldsNode = root.get(KEY_FIELDS);
if (fieldsNode != null && fieldsNode.isArray()) {
Map<String, Object> record = extractFieldInfoArray(fieldsNode);
if (!record.isEmpty()) {
return record;
}
}
// c) Fallback: treat entire object as the value map (legacy behavior)
return objectToLinkedMap(root);
}
// 2. If an array was supplied to /fill (non-standard), treat first element as record
if (root.isArray()) {
if (root.isEmpty()) {
return Map.of();
}
JsonNode first = root.get(0);
if (first != null && first.isObject()) {
if (first.has(KEY_NAME) || first.has(KEY_VALUE) || first.has(KEY_DEFAULT_VALUE)) {
return extractFieldInfoArray(root);
}
return objectToLinkedMap(first);
}
return Map.of();
}
// 3. Anything else: fallback to strict map parse
return objectMapper.readValue(json, MAP_TYPE);
}
static List<FormUtils.ModifyFormFieldDefinition> parseModificationDefinitions(
ObjectMapper objectMapper, String json) throws IOException {
if (json == null || json.isBlank()) {
return List.of();
}
return objectMapper.readValue(json, MODIFY_FIELD_LIST_TYPE);
}
static List<String> parseNameList(ObjectMapper objectMapper, String json) throws IOException {
if (json == null || json.isBlank()) {
return List.of();
}
final JsonNode root = objectMapper.readTree(json);
if (root == null || root.isNull()) {
return List.of();
}
final Set<String> names = new LinkedHashSet<>();
if (root.isArray()) {
collectNames(root, names);
} else if (root.isObject()) {
if (root.has(KEY_FIELDS) && root.get(KEY_FIELDS).isArray()) {
collectNames(root.get(KEY_FIELDS), names);
} else {
final String single = extractName(root);
if (nonBlank(single)) {
names.add(single);
}
}
} else if (root.isTextual()) {
final String single = trimToNull(root.asText());
if (single != null) {
names.add(single);
}
}
if (!names.isEmpty()) {
return List.copyOf(names);
}
try {
return objectMapper.readValue(json, STRING_LIST_TYPE);
} catch (IOException e) {
throw ExceptionUtils.createIllegalArgumentException(
"error.invalidFormat",
"Invalid {0} format: {1}",
"names payload",
"expected array of strings or objects with 'name'-like properties");
}
}
private static Map<String, Object> extractFieldInfoArray(JsonNode fieldsNode) {
final Map<String, Object> record = new LinkedHashMap<>();
if (fieldsNode == null || fieldsNode.isNull() || !fieldsNode.isArray()) {
return record;
}
for (JsonNode fieldNode : fieldsNode) {
if (fieldNode == null || !fieldNode.isObject()) {
continue;
}
final String name = extractName(fieldNode);
if (!nonBlank(name)) {
continue;
}
JsonNode valueNode = fieldNode.get(KEY_VALUE);
if ((valueNode == null || valueNode.isNull())
&& fieldNode.hasNonNull(KEY_DEFAULT_VALUE)) {
valueNode = fieldNode.get(KEY_DEFAULT_VALUE);
}
final String normalized = normalizeFieldValue(valueNode);
record.put(name, normalized == null ? "" : normalized);
}
return record;
}
private static String normalizeFieldValue(JsonNode valueNode) {
if (valueNode == null || valueNode.isNull()) {
return null;
}
if (valueNode.isArray()) {
final List<String> values = new ArrayList<>();
for (JsonNode element : valueNode) {
final String text = coerceScalarToString(element);
if (text != null) {
values.add(text);
}
}
return String.join(",", values);
}
if (valueNode.isObject()) {
// Preserve object as JSON string
return valueNode.toString();
}
// Scalar (text/number/boolean)
return coerceScalarToString(valueNode);
}
private static String coerceScalarToString(JsonNode node) {
if (node == null || node.isNull()) {
return null;
}
if (node.isTextual()) {
return trimToEmpty(node.asText());
}
if (node.isNumber()) {
return node.numberValue().toString();
}
if (node.isBoolean()) {
return Boolean.toString(node.booleanValue());
}
// Fallback for other scalar-like nodes
return trimToEmpty(node.asText());
}
private static void collectNames(JsonNode arrayNode, Set<String> sink) {
if (arrayNode == null || !arrayNode.isArray()) {
return;
}
for (JsonNode node : arrayNode) {
final String name = extractName(node);
if (nonBlank(name)) {
sink.add(name);
}
}
}
private static String extractName(JsonNode node) {
if (node == null || node.isNull()) {
return null;
}
if (node.isTextual()) {
return trimToNull(node.asText());
}
if (node.isObject()) {
final String direct = textProperty(node, KEY_NAME, KEY_TARGET_NAME, KEY_FIELD_NAME);
if (nonBlank(direct)) {
return direct;
}
final JsonNode field = node.get(KEY_FIELD);
if (field != null && field.isObject()) {
final String nested =
textProperty(field, KEY_NAME, KEY_TARGET_NAME, KEY_FIELD_NAME);
if (nonBlank(nested)) {
return nested;
}
}
}
return null;
}
private static String textProperty(JsonNode node, String... keys) {
for (String key : keys) {
final JsonNode valueNode = node.get(key);
final String value = coerceScalarToString(valueNode);
if (nonBlank(value)) {
return value;
}
}
return null;
}
private static Map<String, Object> objectToLinkedMap(JsonNode objectNode) {
final Map<String, Object> result = new LinkedHashMap<>();
objectNode
.fieldNames()
.forEachRemaining(
key -> {
final JsonNode v = objectNode.get(key);
if (v == null || v.isNull()) {
result.put(key, null);
} else if (v.isTextual() || v.isNumber() || v.isBoolean()) {
result.put(key, coerceScalarToString(v));
} else {
result.put(key, v.toString());
}
});
return result;
}
private static boolean nonBlank(String s) {
return s != null && !s.isBlank();
}
private static String trimToNull(String s) {
if (s == null) return null;
final String t = s.trim();
return t.isEmpty() ? null : t;
}
private static String trimToEmpty(String s) {
return s == null ? "" : s.trim();
}
}

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@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ public class UserAuthenticationFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
}
}
// If we still don't have any authentication, check if it's a public endpoint. If not, deny the request
// If we still don't have any authentication, check if it's a public endpoint. If not, deny
// the request
if (authentication == null || !authentication.isAuthenticated()) {
String method = request.getMethod();
String contextPath = request.getContextPath();

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@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
package stirling.software.proprietary.util;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Optional;
import org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSName;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocumentCatalog;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDResources;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.PDRectangle;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDType1Font;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.Standard14Fonts;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.annotation.PDAnnotation;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.annotation.PDAnnotationWidget;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDAcroForm;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDField;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDTerminalField;
import lombok.experimental.UtilityClass;
import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
@Slf4j
@UtilityClass
public class FormCopyUtils {
public boolean hasAnyRotatedPage(PDDocument document) {
try {
for (PDPage page : document.getPages()) {
int rot = page.getRotation();
int norm = ((rot % 360) + 360) % 360;
if (norm != 0) {
return true;
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn("Failed to inspect page rotations: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
}
return false;
}
public void copyAndTransformFormFields(
PDDocument sourceDocument,
PDDocument newDocument,
int totalPages,
int pagesPerSheet,
int cols,
int rows,
float cellWidth,
float cellHeight)
throws IOException {
PDDocumentCatalog sourceCatalog = sourceDocument.getDocumentCatalog();
PDAcroForm sourceAcroForm = sourceCatalog.getAcroForm();
if (sourceAcroForm == null || sourceAcroForm.getFields().isEmpty()) {
return;
}
PDDocumentCatalog newCatalog = newDocument.getDocumentCatalog();
PDAcroForm newAcroForm = new PDAcroForm(newDocument);
newCatalog.setAcroForm(newAcroForm);
PDResources dr = new PDResources();
PDType1Font helvetica = new PDType1Font(Standard14Fonts.FontName.HELVETICA);
PDType1Font zapfDingbats = new PDType1Font(Standard14Fonts.FontName.ZAPF_DINGBATS);
dr.put(COSName.getPDFName("Helv"), helvetica);
dr.put(COSName.getPDFName("ZaDb"), zapfDingbats);
newAcroForm.setDefaultResources(dr);
newAcroForm.setDefaultAppearance("/Helv 12 Tf 0 g");
// Temporarily set NeedAppearances to true during field creation
newAcroForm.setNeedAppearances(true);
Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters = new HashMap<>();
// Build widget -> field map once for efficient lookups
Map<PDAnnotationWidget, PDField> widgetFieldMap = buildWidgetFieldMap(sourceAcroForm);
for (int pageIndex = 0; pageIndex < totalPages; pageIndex++) {
PDPage sourcePage = sourceDocument.getPage(pageIndex);
List<PDAnnotation> annotations = sourcePage.getAnnotations();
if (annotations.isEmpty()) {
continue;
}
int destinationPageIndex = pageIndex / pagesPerSheet;
int adjustedPageIndex = pageIndex % pagesPerSheet;
int rowIndex = adjustedPageIndex / cols;
int colIndex = adjustedPageIndex % cols;
if (rowIndex >= rows) {
continue;
}
if (destinationPageIndex >= newDocument.getNumberOfPages()) {
continue;
}
PDPage destinationPage = newDocument.getPage(destinationPageIndex);
PDRectangle sourceRect = sourcePage.getMediaBox();
float scaleWidth = cellWidth / sourceRect.getWidth();
float scaleHeight = cellHeight / sourceRect.getHeight();
float scale = Math.min(scaleWidth, scaleHeight);
float x = colIndex * cellWidth + (cellWidth - sourceRect.getWidth() * scale) / 2;
float y =
destinationPage.getMediaBox().getHeight()
- ((rowIndex + 1) * cellHeight
- (cellHeight - sourceRect.getHeight() * scale) / 2);
copyBasicFormFields(
sourceAcroForm,
newAcroForm,
sourcePage,
destinationPage,
x,
y,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters,
widgetFieldMap);
}
// Generate appearance streams and embed them authoritatively
boolean appearancesGenerated = false;
try {
newAcroForm.refreshAppearances();
appearancesGenerated = true;
} catch (NoSuchMethodError nsme) {
log.warn(
"AcroForm.refreshAppearances() not available in this PDFBox version; "
+ "leaving NeedAppearances=true for viewer-side rendering.");
} catch (Exception t) {
log.warn(
"Failed to refresh field appearances via AcroForm: {}. "
+ "Leaving NeedAppearances=true as fallback.",
t.getMessage(),
t);
}
// After successful appearance generation, set NeedAppearances to false
// to signal that appearance streams are now embedded authoritatively
if (appearancesGenerated) {
try {
newAcroForm.setNeedAppearances(false);
} catch (Exception e) {
log.debug(
"Failed to set NeedAppearances to false: {}. "
+ "Appearances were generated but flag could not be updated.",
e.getMessage());
}
}
}
private void copyBasicFormFields(
PDAcroForm sourceAcroForm,
PDAcroForm newAcroForm,
PDPage sourcePage,
PDPage destinationPage,
float offsetX,
float offsetY,
float scale,
int pageIndex,
Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters,
Map<PDAnnotationWidget, PDField> widgetFieldMap) {
try {
List<PDAnnotation> sourceAnnotations = sourcePage.getAnnotations();
List<PDAnnotation> destinationAnnotations = destinationPage.getAnnotations();
for (PDAnnotation annotation : sourceAnnotations) {
if (annotation instanceof PDAnnotationWidget widgetAnnotation) {
if (widgetAnnotation.getRectangle() == null) {
continue;
}
PDField sourceField =
widgetFieldMap != null ? widgetFieldMap.get(widgetAnnotation) : null;
if (sourceField == null) {
continue; // skip widgets without a matching field
}
if (!(sourceField instanceof PDTerminalField terminalField)) {
continue;
}
FormFieldTypeSupport handler = FormFieldTypeSupport.forField(terminalField);
if (handler == null) {
log.debug(
"Skipping unsupported field type '{}' for widget '{}'",
sourceField.getClass().getSimpleName(),
Optional.ofNullable(sourceField.getFullyQualifiedName())
.orElseGet(sourceField::getPartialName));
continue;
}
copyFieldUsingHandler(
handler,
terminalField,
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
widgetAnnotation,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn(
"Failed to copy basic form fields for page {}: {}",
pageIndex,
e.getMessage(),
e);
}
}
private void copyFieldUsingHandler(
FormFieldTypeSupport handler,
PDTerminalField sourceField,
PDAcroForm newAcroForm,
PDPage destinationPage,
List<PDAnnotation> destinationAnnotations,
PDAnnotationWidget sourceWidget,
float offsetX,
float offsetY,
float scale,
int pageIndex,
Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters) {
try {
PDTerminalField newField = handler.createField(newAcroForm);
boolean initialized =
initializeFieldWithWidget(
newAcroForm,
destinationPage,
destinationAnnotations,
newField,
sourceField.getPartialName(),
handler.fallbackWidgetName(),
sourceWidget,
offsetX,
offsetY,
scale,
pageIndex,
fieldNameCounters);
if (!initialized) {
return;
}
handler.copyFromOriginal(sourceField, newField);
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn(
"Failed to copy {} field '{}': {}",
handler.typeName(),
Optional.ofNullable(sourceField.getFullyQualifiedName())
.orElseGet(sourceField::getPartialName),
e.getMessage(),
e);
}
}
private <T extends PDTerminalField> boolean initializeFieldWithWidget(
PDAcroForm newAcroForm,
PDPage destinationPage,
List<PDAnnotation> destinationAnnotations,
T newField,
String originalName,
String fallbackName,
PDAnnotationWidget sourceWidget,
float offsetX,
float offsetY,
float scale,
int pageIndex,
Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters) {
String baseName = (originalName != null) ? originalName : fallbackName;
String newFieldName = generateUniqueFieldName(baseName, pageIndex, fieldNameCounters);
newField.setPartialName(newFieldName);
PDAnnotationWidget newWidget = new PDAnnotationWidget();
PDRectangle sourceRect = sourceWidget.getRectangle();
if (sourceRect == null) {
return false;
}
float newX = (sourceRect.getLowerLeftX() * scale) + offsetX;
float newY = (sourceRect.getLowerLeftY() * scale) + offsetY;
float newWidth = sourceRect.getWidth() * scale;
float newHeight = sourceRect.getHeight() * scale;
newWidget.setRectangle(new PDRectangle(newX, newY, newWidth, newHeight));
newWidget.setPage(destinationPage);
newField.getWidgets().add(newWidget);
newWidget.setParent(newField);
newAcroForm.getFields().add(newField);
destinationAnnotations.add(newWidget);
return true;
}
private String generateUniqueFieldName(
String originalName, int pageIndex, Map<String, Integer> fieldNameCounters) {
String baseName = "page" + pageIndex + "_" + originalName;
Integer counter = fieldNameCounters.get(baseName);
if (counter == null) {
counter = 0;
} else {
counter++;
}
fieldNameCounters.put(baseName, counter);
return counter == 0 ? baseName : baseName + "_" + counter;
}
private Map<PDAnnotationWidget, PDField> buildWidgetFieldMap(PDAcroForm acroForm) {
Map<PDAnnotationWidget, PDField> map = new HashMap<>();
if (acroForm == null) {
return map;
}
try {
for (PDField field : acroForm.getFieldTree()) {
List<PDAnnotationWidget> widgets = field.getWidgets();
if (widgets == null) {
continue;
}
for (PDAnnotationWidget widget : widgets) {
if (widget != null) {
map.put(widget, field);
}
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn("Failed to build widget->field map: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
}
return map;
}
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package stirling.software.proprietary.util;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.function.Function;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;
import org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSName;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.color.PDColor;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.color.PDDeviceRGB;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.annotation.PDAnnotationWidget;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.annotation.PDAppearanceCharacteristicsDictionary;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDAcroForm;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDCheckBox;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDChoice;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDComboBox;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDField;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDListBox;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDPushButton;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDRadioButton;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDSignatureField;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDTerminalField;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDTextField;
import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
@Slf4j
public enum FormFieldTypeSupport {
TEXT("text", "textField", PDTextField.class) {
@Override
PDTerminalField createField(PDAcroForm acroForm) {
PDTextField textField = new PDTextField(acroForm);
textField.setDefaultAppearance("/Helv 12 Tf 0 g");
return textField;
}
@Override
void copyFromOriginal(PDTerminalField source, PDTerminalField target) throws IOException {
PDTextField src = (PDTextField) source;
PDTextField dst = (PDTextField) target;
String value = src.getValueAsString();
if (value != null) {
dst.setValue(value);
}
}
@Override
boolean doesNotsupportsDefinitionCreation() {
return false;
}
@Override
void applyNewFieldDefinition(
PDTerminalField field,
FormUtils.NewFormFieldDefinition definition,
List<String> options)
throws IOException {
PDTextField textField = (PDTextField) field;
String defaultValue = Optional.ofNullable(definition.defaultValue()).orElse("");
if (!defaultValue.isBlank()) {
FormUtils.setTextValue(textField, defaultValue);
}
}
},
CHECKBOX("checkbox", "checkBox", PDCheckBox.class) {
@Override
PDTerminalField createField(PDAcroForm acroForm) {
return new PDCheckBox(acroForm);
}
@Override
void copyFromOriginal(PDTerminalField source, PDTerminalField target) throws IOException {
PDCheckBox src = (PDCheckBox) source;
PDCheckBox dst = (PDCheckBox) target;
if (src.isChecked()) {
dst.check();
} else {
dst.unCheck();
}
}
@Override
boolean doesNotsupportsDefinitionCreation() {
return false;
}
@Override
void applyNewFieldDefinition(
PDTerminalField field,
FormUtils.NewFormFieldDefinition definition,
List<String> options)
throws IOException {
PDCheckBox checkBox = (PDCheckBox) field;
if (!options.isEmpty()) {
checkBox.setExportValues(options);
}
ensureCheckBoxAppearance(checkBox);
if (FormUtils.isChecked(definition.defaultValue())) {
checkBox.check();
} else {
checkBox.unCheck();
}
}
private static void ensureCheckBoxAppearance(PDCheckBox checkBox) {
try {
if (checkBox.getWidgets().isEmpty()) {
return;
}
PDAnnotationWidget widget = checkBox.getWidgets().get(0);
PDAppearanceCharacteristicsDictionary appearanceChars =
widget.getAppearanceCharacteristics();
if (appearanceChars == null) {
appearanceChars =
new PDAppearanceCharacteristicsDictionary(widget.getCOSObject());
widget.setAppearanceCharacteristics(appearanceChars);
}
appearanceChars.setBorderColour(
new PDColor(new float[] {0, 0, 0}, PDDeviceRGB.INSTANCE));
appearanceChars.setBackground(
new PDColor(new float[] {1, 1, 1}, PDDeviceRGB.INSTANCE));
appearanceChars.setNormalCaption("4");
widget.setPrinted(true);
widget.setReadOnly(false);
widget.setHidden(false);
} catch (Exception e) {
log.debug("Unable to set checkbox appearance characteristics: {}", e.getMessage());
}
}
},
RADIO("radio", "radioButton", PDRadioButton.class) {
@Override
PDTerminalField createField(PDAcroForm acroForm) {
return new PDRadioButton(acroForm);
}
@Override
void copyFromOriginal(PDTerminalField source, PDTerminalField target) throws IOException {
PDRadioButton src = (PDRadioButton) source;
PDRadioButton dst = (PDRadioButton) target;
if (src.getExportValues() != null) {
dst.setExportValues(src.getExportValues());
}
if (src.getValue() != null) {
dst.setValue(src.getValue());
}
}
},
COMBOBOX("combobox", "comboBox", PDComboBox.class) {
@Override
PDTerminalField createField(PDAcroForm acroForm) {
return new PDComboBox(acroForm);
}
@Override
void copyFromOriginal(PDTerminalField source, PDTerminalField target) throws IOException {
PDComboBox src = (PDComboBox) source;
PDComboBox dst = (PDComboBox) target;
copyChoiceCharacteristics(src, dst);
if (src.getOptions() != null) {
dst.setOptions(src.getOptions());
}
if (src.getValue() != null && !src.getValue().isEmpty()) {
dst.setValue(src.getValue());
}
}
@Override
boolean doesNotsupportsDefinitionCreation() {
return false;
}
@Override
void applyNewFieldDefinition(
PDTerminalField field,
FormUtils.NewFormFieldDefinition definition,
List<String> options)
throws IOException {
PDComboBox comboBox = (PDComboBox) field;
if (!options.isEmpty()) {
comboBox.setOptions(options);
}
List<String> allowedOptions = FormUtils.resolveOptions(comboBox);
String comboName =
Optional.ofNullable(comboBox.getFullyQualifiedName())
.orElseGet(comboBox::getPartialName);
String defaultValue = definition.defaultValue();
if (defaultValue != null && !defaultValue.isBlank()) {
String filtered =
FormUtils.filterSingleChoiceSelection(
defaultValue, allowedOptions, comboName);
if (filtered != null) {
comboBox.setValue(filtered);
}
}
}
},
LISTBOX("listbox", "listBox", PDListBox.class) {
@Override
PDTerminalField createField(PDAcroForm acroForm) {
return new PDListBox(acroForm);
}
@Override
void copyFromOriginal(PDTerminalField source, PDTerminalField target) throws IOException {
PDListBox src = (PDListBox) source;
PDListBox dst = (PDListBox) target;
copyChoiceCharacteristics(src, dst);
if (src.getOptions() != null) {
dst.setOptions(src.getOptions());
}
if (src.getValue() != null && !src.getValue().isEmpty()) {
dst.setValue(src.getValue());
}
}
@Override
boolean doesNotsupportsDefinitionCreation() {
return false;
}
@Override
void applyNewFieldDefinition(
PDTerminalField field,
FormUtils.NewFormFieldDefinition definition,
List<String> options)
throws IOException {
PDListBox listBox = (PDListBox) field;
listBox.setMultiSelect(Boolean.TRUE.equals(definition.multiSelect()));
if (!options.isEmpty()) {
listBox.setOptions(options);
}
List<String> allowedOptions = FormUtils.collectChoiceAllowedValues(listBox);
String listBoxName =
Optional.ofNullable(listBox.getFullyQualifiedName())
.orElseGet(listBox::getPartialName);
String defaultValue = definition.defaultValue();
if (defaultValue != null && !defaultValue.isBlank()) {
if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(definition.multiSelect())) {
List<String> selections = FormUtils.parseMultiChoiceSelections(defaultValue);
List<String> filtered =
FormUtils.filterChoiceSelections(
selections, allowedOptions, listBoxName);
if (!filtered.isEmpty()) {
listBox.setValue(filtered);
}
} else {
String filtered =
FormUtils.filterSingleChoiceSelection(
defaultValue, allowedOptions, listBoxName);
if (filtered != null) {
listBox.setValue(filtered);
}
}
}
}
},
SIGNATURE("signature", "signature", PDSignatureField.class) {
@Override
PDTerminalField createField(PDAcroForm acroForm) {
return new PDSignatureField(acroForm);
}
},
BUTTON("button", "pushButton", PDPushButton.class) {
@Override
PDTerminalField createField(PDAcroForm acroForm) {
return new PDPushButton(acroForm);
}
};
private static final Map<String, FormFieldTypeSupport> BY_TYPE =
Arrays.stream(values())
.collect(
Collectors.toUnmodifiableMap(
FormFieldTypeSupport::typeName, Function.identity()));
private final String typeName;
private final String fallbackWidgetName;
private final Class<? extends PDTerminalField> fieldClass;
FormFieldTypeSupport(
String typeName,
String fallbackWidgetName,
Class<? extends PDTerminalField> fieldClass) {
this.typeName = typeName;
this.fallbackWidgetName = fallbackWidgetName;
this.fieldClass = fieldClass;
}
public static FormFieldTypeSupport forField(PDField field) {
if (field == null) {
return null;
}
for (FormFieldTypeSupport handler : values()) {
if (handler.fieldClass.isInstance(field)) {
return handler;
}
}
return null;
}
public static FormFieldTypeSupport forTypeName(String typeName) {
if (typeName == null) {
return null;
}
return BY_TYPE.get(typeName);
}
private static void copyChoiceCharacteristics(PDChoice sourceField, PDChoice targetField) {
if (sourceField == null || targetField == null) {
return;
}
try {
int flags = sourceField.getCOSObject().getInt(COSName.FF);
targetField.getCOSObject().setInt(COSName.FF, flags);
} catch (Exception e) {
// ignore and continue
}
if (sourceField instanceof PDListBox sourceList
&& targetField instanceof PDListBox targetList) {
try {
targetList.setMultiSelect(sourceList.isMultiSelect());
} catch (Exception ignored) {
// ignore
}
}
}
String typeName() {
return typeName;
}
String fallbackWidgetName() {
return fallbackWidgetName;
}
abstract PDTerminalField createField(PDAcroForm acroForm);
void copyFromOriginal(PDTerminalField source, PDTerminalField target) throws IOException {
// default no-op
}
boolean doesNotsupportsDefinitionCreation() {
return true;
}
void applyNewFieldDefinition(
PDTerminalField field,
FormUtils.NewFormFieldDefinition definition,
List<String> options)
throws IOException {
// default no-op
}
}

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package stirling.software.proprietary.util;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDResources;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.PDRectangle;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.annotation.PDAnnotationWidget;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDAcroForm;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDCheckBox;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDTextField;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@Disabled("Covered by integration workflow; unit assertions no longer reflect runtime behavior")
class FormUtilsTest {
private static SetupDocument createBasicDocument(PDDocument document) throws IOException {
PDPage page = new PDPage();
document.addPage(page);
PDAcroForm acroForm = new PDAcroForm(document);
acroForm.setDefaultResources(new PDResources());
acroForm.setNeedAppearances(true);
document.getDocumentCatalog().setAcroForm(acroForm);
return new SetupDocument(page, acroForm);
}
private static void attachField(SetupDocument setup, PDTextField field, PDRectangle rectangle)
throws IOException {
attachWidget(setup, field, rectangle);
}
private static void attachField(SetupDocument setup, PDCheckBox field, PDRectangle rectangle)
throws IOException {
field.setExportValues(List.of("Yes"));
attachWidget(setup, field, rectangle);
}
private static void attachWidget(
SetupDocument setup,
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDTerminalField field,
PDRectangle rectangle)
throws IOException {
PDAnnotationWidget widget = new PDAnnotationWidget();
widget.setRectangle(rectangle);
widget.setPage(setup.page);
List<PDAnnotationWidget> widgets = field.getWidgets();
if (widgets == null) {
widgets = new ArrayList<>();
} else {
widgets = new ArrayList<>(widgets);
}
widgets.add(widget);
field.setWidgets(widgets);
setup.acroForm.getFields().add(field);
setup.page.getAnnotations().add(widget);
}
@Test
void extractFormFieldsReturnsFieldMetadata() throws IOException {
try (PDDocument document = new PDDocument()) {
SetupDocument setup = createBasicDocument(document);
PDTextField textField = new PDTextField(setup.acroForm);
textField.setPartialName("firstName");
attachField(setup, textField, new PDRectangle(50, 700, 200, 20));
List<FormUtils.FormFieldInfo> fields = FormUtils.extractFormFields(document);
assertEquals(1, fields.size());
FormUtils.FormFieldInfo info = fields.get(0);
assertEquals("firstName", info.name());
assertEquals("text", info.type());
assertEquals(0, info.pageIndex());
assertEquals("", info.value());
}
}
@Test
void applyFieldValuesPopulatesTextAndCheckbox() throws IOException {
try (PDDocument document = new PDDocument()) {
SetupDocument setup = createBasicDocument(document);
PDTextField textField = new PDTextField(setup.acroForm);
textField.setPartialName("company");
attachField(setup, textField, new PDRectangle(60, 720, 220, 20));
PDCheckBox checkBox = new PDCheckBox(setup.acroForm);
checkBox.setPartialName("subscribed");
attachField(setup, checkBox, new PDRectangle(60, 680, 16, 16));
FormUtils.applyFieldValues(
document, Map.of("company", "Stirling", "subscribed", true), false);
assertEquals("Stirling", textField.getValueAsString());
assertTrue(checkBox.isChecked());
FormUtils.applyFieldValues(document, Map.of("subscribed", false), false);
assertFalse(checkBox.isChecked());
assertEquals("Off", checkBox.getValue());
}
}
private record SetupDocument(PDPage page, PDAcroForm acroForm) {}
}