# Description of Changes
Add Java orchestration layer which can connect and go back and forth
with the AI engine to get results for the user. It's expected that the
AI engine will not be publicly available and this Java layer will always
be in front of it, to manage sessions and auth etc.
## PR: Certificate Pre-Validation for Document Signing
### Problem
When a participant uploaded a certificate to sign a document, there was
no validation at submission time. If the certificate had the wrong
password, was expired, or was incompatible with the signing algorithm,
the error only surfaced during **finalization** — potentially days
later, after all other participants had signed. At that point the
session is stuck with no way to recover.
Additionally, `buildKeystore` in the finalization service only
recognised `"P12"` as a cert type, causing a `400 Invalid certificate
type: PKCS12` error when the **owner** signed using the standard
`PKCS12` identifier.
---
### What this PR does
#### Backend — Certificate pre-validation service
Adds `CertificateSubmissionValidator`, which validates a keystore before
it is stored by:
1. Loading the keystore with the provided password (catches wrong
password / corrupt file)
2. Checking the certificate's validity dates (catches expired and
not-yet-valid certs)
3. Test-signing a blank PDF using the same `PdfSigningService` code path
as finalization (catches algorithm incompatibilities)
This runs on both the participant submission endpoint
(`WorkflowParticipantController`) and the owner signing endpoint
(`SigningSessionController`), so both flows are protected.
#### Backend — Bug fix
`SigningFinalizationService.buildKeystore` now accepts `"PKCS12"` and
`"PFX"` as aliases for `"P12"`, consistent with how the validator
already handles them. This fixes a `400` error when the owner signed
using the `PKCS12` cert type.
#### Frontend — Real-time validation feedback
`ParticipantView` gains a debounced validation call (600ms) triggered
whenever the cert file or password changes. The UI shows:
- A spinner while validating
- Green "Certificate valid until [date] · [subject name]" on success
- Red error message on failure (wrong password, expired, not yet valid)
- The submit button is disabled while validation is in flight
#### Tests — Three layers
| Layer | File | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Service unit | `CertificateSubmissionValidatorTest` | 11 tests — valid
P12/JKS, wrong password, corrupt bytes, expired, not-yet-valid, signing
failure, cert type aliases |
| Controller unit | `WorkflowParticipantValidateCertificateTest` | 4
tests — valid cert, invalid cert, missing file, invalid token |
| Controller integration | `CertificateValidationIntegrationTest` | 6
tests — real `.p12`/`.jks` files through the full controller → validator
stack |
| Frontend E2E | `CertificateValidationE2E.spec.ts` | 7 Playwright tests
— all feedback states, button behaviour, SERVER type bypass |
#### CI
- **PR**: Playwright runs on chromium when frontend files change (~2-3
min)
- **Nightly / on-demand**: All three browsers (chromium, firefox,
webkit) at 2 AM UTC, also manually triggerable via `workflow_dispatch`
# Description of Changes
Change the SAML support for SSO to understand when a request is coming
from the desktop app, and use the alternate auth flow that the desktop
app requires.
## Description
Fixes#5542
This PR adds support for environment variables to configure the file
upload limit, which was previously ignored.
## Changes
- **Added support for `SYSTEMFILEUPLOADLIMIT` environment variable**:
Accepts format like "100MB", "1GB", etc.
- **Added support for `SYSTEM_MAXFILESIZE` environment variable**:
Accepts number in MB (e.g., "100" for 100MB)
- **Initialize `fileUploadLimit` from environment variables**: Added
`@PostConstruct` method in `ApplicationProperties` to read env vars and
set `fileUploadLimit` if not already set in settings.yml
- **Created `MultipartConfiguration`**: New configuration class that
syncs Spring multipart settings with `fileUploadLimit` from settings.yml
or environment variables
- **Updated `application.properties`**: Added documentation about
environment variable support
## How it works
1. On startup,
`ApplicationProperties.initializeFileUploadLimitFromEnv()` checks for
`SYSTEMFILEUPLOADLIMIT` or `SYSTEM_MAXFILESIZE` environment variables
2. If found and `fileUploadLimit` is not set in settings.yml, it sets
the value
3. `MultipartConfiguration` reads the `fileUploadLimit` via
`UploadLimitService` and configures Spring multipart settings
accordingly
4. Users can also still use `SPRING_SERVLET_MULTIPART_MAX_FILE_SIZE` and
`SPRING_SERVLET_MULTIPART_MAX_REQUEST_SIZE` directly
## Testing
Set environment variables:
- `SYSTEMFILEUPLOADLIMIT=10MB` or
- `SYSTEM_MAXFILESIZE=10`
The `fileUploadLimit` in settings.yml should be populated and multipart
limits should be respected.
### Motivation
- Allow operators to configure a pipeline base directory and multiple
watched folders so the pipeline can monitor several directories and
subdirectories concurrently.
- Ensure scanning traverses subdirectories while skipping internal
processing folders (e.g. `processing`) and preserve existing behavior
for finished/output paths.
- Expose the new options in the server `settings.yml.template` and the
admin UI so paths can be edited from the web console.
### Description
- Added new `pipelineDir` and `watchedFoldersDirs` fields to
`ApplicationProperties.CustomPaths.Pipeline` and kept backward
compatibility with `watchedFoldersDir`
(app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/model/ApplicationProperties.java).
- Resolved pipeline base and multiple watched folder paths in
`RuntimePathConfig` and exposed `getPipelineWatchedFoldersPaths()`
(app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/configuration/RuntimePathConfig.java).
- Updated `FileMonitor` to accept and register multiple root paths
instead of a single root
(app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/FileMonitor.java).
- Updated `PipelineDirectoryProcessor` to iterate all configured watched
roots and to walk subdirectories while ignoring `processing` dirs
(app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/pipeline/PipelineDirectoryProcessor.java).
- Exposed the new settings in `settings.yml.template` and the admin UI,
including a multi-line `Textarea` to edit `watchedFoldersDirs`
(app/core/src/main/resources/settings.yml.template,
frontend/src/proprietary/components/shared/config/configSections/AdminGeneralSection.tsx).
- Adjusted unit test setup to account for list-based watched folders
(app/common/src/test/java/stirling/software/common/util/FileMonitorTest.java).
### Testing
- Ran formatting and build checks with `./gradlew spotlessApply` and
`./gradlew build` using Java 21 via
`JAVA_HOME=/root/.local/share/mise/installs/java/21.0.2
PATH=/root/.local/share/mise/installs/java/21.0.2/bin:$PATH ./gradlew
...`, but both runs failed due to Gradle plugin resolution being blocked
in this environment (plugin portal/network 403), so full
compilation/formatting could not complete.
- Confirmed the code compiles locally was not possible here; unit test
`FileMonitorTest` was updated to use the new API but was not executed
due to the blocked build.
- Changes were committed (`Support multiple pipeline watch directories`)
and the repository diff contains the listed file modifications.
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[Codex
Task](https://chatgpt.com/codex/tasks/task_b_69741ecd17c883288d8085a63ccd66f4)
# Description of Changes
This pull request refactors and improves the logic for converting
human-readable size strings (like "10MB", "2.5GB") to bytes in the
`GeneralUtils` utility class. The main enhancement is switching from
imprecise floating-point arithmetic to `BigDecimal` for more accurate
and robust conversions, and centralizing the conversion logic to reduce
code duplication and improve maintainability.
**Improvements to size conversion logic:**
* Replaced all floating-point arithmetic in `convertSizeToBytes` with
`BigDecimal` operations to ensure precision and to handle large values
more safely.
* Introduced a new private method `toBytes(BigDecimal value, int
powerOf1024)` to centralize and standardize the conversion from size
units to bytes, including error handling for negative and excessively
large values.
* Added constants `KIB` and `LONG_MAX_DECIMAL` for improved readability
and maintainability of size calculations.
* Added a helper method `parseSizeValue(String value)` to consistently
parse size values as `BigDecimal`.
* Updated imports to include `BigDecimal` and `RoundingMode` for the new
conversion logic.
---
## Checklist
### General
- [ ] I have read the [Contribution
Guidelines](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [ ] 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)
- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
- [ ] 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)
- [ ] Screenshots or videos demonstrating the UI changes are attached
(e.g., as comments or direct attachments in the PR)
### Testing (if applicable)
- [ ] 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.
# Description of Changes
This PR performs a broad cleanup and refactor across the security, SSO,
and dependency layers to improve correctness, maintainability, and
robustness.
### What was changed
- **SSO / Authentication cleanup**
- Removed deprecated and ambiguous `SSO` authentication handling in
favor of explicit `OAUTH2` and `SAML2`.
- Introduced a centralized helper (`isSsoAuthenticationTypeByUsername`)
to consistently detect SSO-backed users.
- Hardened user creation logic to strictly validate authentication types
and reject invalid values.
- Updated OAuth2 and SAML2 authentication success handlers to use
unified SSO detection logic and clearer control flow.
- Adjusted tests to reflect the new canonical authentication types.
- **Security & robustness improvements**
- Replaced direct `new URL(...)` usage with `URI.create(...).toURL()` to
avoid malformed URL edge cases.
- Hardened `Referer` parsing logic to safely handle invalid or host-less
URIs.
- Improved string comparison patterns (`"literal".equals(x)`) to avoid
potential `NullPointerException`s.
- **Controller and API cleanup**
- Removed large blocks of unused and legacy admin settings endpoints
from `SettingsController`.
- Updated OpenAPI annotations to use `requiredMode` instead of
deprecated `required`.
- **Dependency and build maintenance**
- Updated Spring Boot from `3.5.7` to `3.5.9`.
- Updated multiple dependencies (Spring Security, Jackson, Micrometer,
Jetty, Hibernate, SnakeYAML, Springdoc, Swagger UI, etc.).
- Synced dependency versions in `3rdPartyLicenses.json` and removed
duplicate or obsolete entries.
- Modernized Gradle DSL usage (`url =`, `username =`,
`allowInsecureProtocol = true`).
- Ensured Spotless disabling applies consistently across all
subprojects.
- Added `.build-cache` to `.gitignore`.
### Why the change was made
- To eliminate legacy and ambiguous SSO handling that could lead to
incorrect authentication decisions.
- To improve security and stability when dealing with user-controlled
URLs and headers.
- To reduce technical debt by removing unused controllers and deprecated
patterns.
- To keep dependencies up to date and aligned with the current Spring
Boot release.
- To improve overall code clarity, consistency, and long-term
maintainability.
---
This pull request contains dependency updates, minor code cleanups, and
some refactoring to improve maintainability and correctness. The most
significant change is the removal of all admin settings endpoints
(GET/POST) from the `SettingsController`, which impacts how application
settings can be managed via the API. Additionally, there are dependency
version bumps, minor improvements to static resource checks, and small
refactors in certificate download logic and Telegram bot service.
**Major API changes:**
* Removed all admin settings endpoints (general, security, connections,
privacy, advanced) from `SettingsController`, including both GET and
POST handlers for updating and retrieving settings. This eliminates the
ability to manage these settings via the API.
**Dependency updates:**
* Upgraded `snakeyaml-engine` from 2.10 to 3.0.1 and
`springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui` from 2.8.14 to 2.8.15 in
`build.gradle`.
**Refactoring and bug fixes:**
* Refactored static resource check in `RequestUriUtils.isStaticResource`
to use constant-first string comparison for better null safety and
clarity.
* Updated certificate download logic in `CertificateValidationService`
to use `URI.create(urlStr).toURL()` instead of `new URL(urlStr)` for
improved URL parsing and error handling.
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* Refactored `TelegramPipelineBot` to consistently use
`telegramProperties.getBotToken()` instead of `getBotToken()`, and
removed the `getBotToken()` method override.
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[[3]](diffhunk://#diff-a2466b92f58750ea37960cd1533e3194d9ecc3b4ef5ad7b64a017ee0e636ad93L519-L523)
---
## Checklist
### General
- [ ] I have read the [Contribution
Guidelines](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [ ] 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)
- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
- [ ] 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)
- [ ] Screenshots or videos demonstrating the UI changes are attached
(e.g., as comments or direct attachments in the PR)
### Testing (if applicable)
- [ ] 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.
