# Description of Changes
This pull request introduces several improvements to pre-commit
configuration and automation, enhances error handling in scripts, and
updates dependencies and exclusions for code quality tools. The main
changes are grouped below:
**Pre-commit and CI workflow improvements:**
* The pre-commit workflow in `.github/workflows/pre_commit.yml` now runs
specific hooks (`ruff`, `ruff-format`, `codespell`, `gitleaks`,
`end-of-file-fixer`, `trailing-whitespace`) individually instead of
running all hooks at once, providing more granular feedback.
* The sync files workflow in `.github/workflows/sync_files_v2.yml` now
installs pre-commit dependencies and runs the `toml-sort-fix` hook to
ensure TOML files are consistently sorted.
* Added the `toml-sort-fix` hook from the `toml-sort` repository to
`.pre-commit-config.yaml` for sorting TOML files in the locales
directory.
**Pre-commit configuration and dependency updates:**
* Updated the `ruff-pre-commit` repository version from `v0.14.8` to
`v0.14.14` in `.pre-commit-config.yaml`.
* Updated the `codespell` hook to expand the ignore words list and to
exclude the `frontend/public/vendor` directory.
**Script improvements and error handling:**
* Replaced bare `except:` clauses with `except Exception:` in
`scripts/convert_cff_to_ttf.py` for safer error handling.
[[1]](diffhunk://#diff-8c68a22370903bb52267848deaf7298604704c59292650d9dfc1d1975fa8bc53L194-R194)
[[2]](diffhunk://#diff-8c68a22370903bb52267848deaf7298604704c59292650d9dfc1d1975fa8bc53L318-R325)
* Minor code cleanup in translation validation scripts by removing
unused variables.
[[1]](diffhunk://#diff-2399f964d817f2e61b818c3f6543ebce9e230778b35ab62bc8578cb7cc9da99eL124)
[[2]](diffhunk://#diff-3b83f838d72dce860ff1f7b24a033f02134aaac3d7abdf061d72c1c21943f896L117)
* Removed unused `progress` variable assignment in
`scripts/counter_translation_v3.py` for clarity.
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## 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.
## Summary
- add a `PdfJsonConversionService` that serializes PDF text, fonts, and
metadata to JSON and rebuilds a PDF from the same structure
- expose REST endpoints for `/pdf/json` and `/json/pdf` conversions
using the existing convert API infrastructure
- define JSON model classes capturing document metadata, font
information, and positioned text elements
## Testing
- `./gradlew spotlessApply` *(fails: plugin
org.springframework.boot:3.5.4 unavailable in build environment)*
- `./gradlew build` *(fails: plugin org.springframework.boot:3.5.4
unavailable in build environment)*
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Co-authored-by: EthanHealy01 <ethan.healy.21@gmail.com>
