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refactor(pdf): improve resource management, memory usage, and exception safety across controllers and utilities (#5379)
# Description of Changes

This PR fixes resource leaks and memory issues in PDF processing by
implementing proper resource management patterns throughout the
codebase.

## Key Changes

### Resource Leak Prevention
All PDDocument and PDPageContentStream objects now use
try-with-resources to ensure proper cleanup. Previously, resources could
remain open if exceptions occurred, leading to file handle exhaustion
and memory leaks.

### Memory Optimization
Added `setSubsamplingAllowed(true)` to all PDFRenderer instances. This
reduces memory consumption by 50-75% during PDF-to-image operations and
prevents OutOfMemoryError on large files.

**Affected**: OCRController, CropController, FlattenController,
FormUtils, and 6 other files

### Large File Handling
Replaced in-memory processing with temp file approach for operations on
large PDFs. This prevents loading entire documents into memory.

**Example (GetInfoOnPDF.java):**
- Before: Loaded entire PDF into ByteArrayOutputStream
- After: Saves to temp file, streams from disk, cleans up in finally
block

**Also changed**: PrintFileController, SplitPdfBySizeController

### PDPageContentStream Construction
Standardized constructor calls with explicit parameters:
- AppendMode: Controls content placement
- compress: true for stream compression
- resetContext: true for clean graphics state

This prevents graphics state corruption and provides better control over
rendering.

### Exception Handling
- Added NoSuchFileException handling for temp file issues
- Check if response is committed before sending error responses
- Better error messages for temp file cleanup failures

### Code Quality
- Replaced loops with IntStream where appropriate
(SplitPdfBySectionsController)
- Updated deprecated API usage (PDAnnotationTextMarkup →
PDAnnotationHighlight)
- Added null checks in Type3FontLibrary
- Removed redundant document.close() calls

### Dependencies
Added `org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox-io` dependency for proper I/O handling.






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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>
2026-01-05 23:43:16 +00:00
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