Test Environment
- Service: FastAPI Daemon (uvicorn)
- Extraction Engine: PyMuPDF (fitz)
- Server: localhost:8000
Comprehensive Test Results
1. Basic Text Document ✓ PASS
- File: basic-text.pdf
- Size: 72.9 KB
- Pages: 1
- Extraction Time: 7.43ms
- Round-trip Time: 1,878ms (including download)
- Content Quality: ✓ Excellent - preserves formatting, lists, bold/italic text
2. Image-Heavy Document ✓ PASS
- File: image-doc.pdf
- Size: 7.97 MB
- Pages: 6
- Extraction Time: 43.73ms
- Round-trip Time: 4,454ms (including download)
- Content Quality: ✓ Excellent - text extracted correctly despite images
3. Fillable Form ✓ PASS
- File: fillable-form.pdf
- Size: 52.7 KB
- Pages: 2
- Extraction Time: 11.23ms
- Round-trip Time: 1,864ms (including download)
- Content Quality: ✓ Excellent - form fields and labels extracted
4. Developer Example ✓ PASS
- File: dev-example.pdf
- Size: 690 KB
- Pages: 6
- Extraction Time: 75.1ms
- Round-trip Time: 3,091ms (including download)
- Content Quality: ✓ Excellent - various PDF features handled
5. Multi-Page Report ✓ PASS
- File: sample-report.pdf
- Size: 2.39 MB
- Pages: 10
- Extraction Time: 130.19ms
- Round-trip Time: ~4,000ms (including download)
- Content Quality: ✓ Excellent - tables and complex layouts
6. Large Document (100 pages) ✓ PASS
- File: large-doc.pdf
- Size: 36.8 MB
- Pages: 100
- Extraction Time: 89.82ms
- Round-trip Time: ~5,000ms (including download)
- Content Quality: ✓ Excellent - all pages extracted successfully
7. Small Files (Various Sizes) ✓ PASS
| File |
Pages |
Extraction Time |
| sample-pdf-a4-size-65kb.pdf |
5 |
17.49ms |
| sample-text-only-pdf-a4-size.pdf |
5 |
23.62ms |
| sample-5-page-pdf-a4-size.pdf |
5 |
21.05ms |
Error Handling Tests
Invalid URL Format ✓ PASS
- Test: URL without http:// protocol
- Result: Correctly rejected with error message
- Error Message: "URL must start with http:// or https://"
Non-existent PDF ✓ PASS
- Test: URL to non-existent file
- Result: Returns 404 error
- Error Message: "Failed to download PDF: 404"
Password Protected PDF ✓ PASS (Graceful Failure)
- File: protected.pdf
- Expected Behavior: Should fail gracefully
- Result: Extraction failed with clear message
- Error Message: "Extraction failed: document closed or encrypted"
Output File Test ✓ PASS
- Test: Custom output file parameter
- Result: File created successfully at /tmp/test_output.txt
- File Size: 916 bytes (basic-text.pdf)
Performance Summary
| Category |
Size Range |
Pages |
Avg Time |
Total Round-Trip |
| Small |
<100 KB |
1-5 |
~15ms |
~2,000ms |
| Medium |
100KB - 3MB |
6-10 |
~70ms |
~3,500ms |
| Large |
>3MB |
10+ |
~80ms |
~4,500ms |
Key Performance Metrics
- Fastest: Basic text (7.43ms)
- Slowest Extraction: Multi-page report (130.19ms)
- Largest File Handled: 36.8 MB (100 pages) in ~90ms
- Average Extraction Time: ~50ms
Round-Tip Times Include:
- HTTP connection establishment
- PDF download from remote server
- Text extraction via PyMuPDF
- JSON serialization and response
Content Quality Assessment
Preserved Elements ✓
- Paragraph structure
- Lists (ordered and unordered)
- Form labels and fields
- Headers and titles
- Basic text formatting hints
Expected Limitations
- Complex table layouts may lose some alignment
- Images are not extracted (text-only mode)
- Password-protected PDFs cannot be processed without password
Test Summary
| Category |
Tests Run |
Passed |
Failed |
| Basic Functionality |
6 |
6 |
0 |
| Error Handling |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| Output File |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
10 |
10 |
0 |
✓ ALL TESTS PASSED!
Recommendations
- For Production Use: The daemon handles various PDF types reliably
- Large Files: Can efficiently process files up to 36+ MB
- Error Handling: Graceful failures with clear error messages
- Performance: Extraction is extremely fast (<100ms typically)
- Limitations: Password-protected PDFs require manual handling
Sample API Response (Success)
{
"success": true,
"text": "Sample Document for PDF Testing\nIntroduction...",
"file_size_kb": 72.91,
"pages": 1,
"extraction_time_ms": 7.43,
"message": "Successfully extracted 1 page(s)"
}
Sample API Response (Error)
{
"detail": "Extraction failed: document closed or encrypted"
}