Update survey version cache (#3071)

# Description of Changes

Please provide a summary of the changes, including:

- What was changed
- Why the change was made
- Any challenges encountered

Closes #(issue_number)

---

## 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/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/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/HowToAddNewLanguage.md#add-new-translation-tags)
(for new translation tags only)

### 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/DeveloperGuide.md#6-testing)
for more details.

.github/CODEOWNERS

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # All PRs to V1 must be approved by Frooodle
-* @Frooodle
+* @Frooodle @reecebrowne @Ludy87 @DarioGii @ConnorYoh

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 blank_issues_enabled: true
 contact_links:
   - name: 💬 Discord Server
-    url: https://discord.gg/Cn8pWhQRxZ
+    url: https://discord.gg/HYmhKj45pU
     about: You can join our Discord server for real time discussion and support

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ updates:
       interval: "weekly"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     rebase-strategy: "auto"
+
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/" # Location of Dockerfile
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly

.github/labeler-config.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Front End:
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'src/main/resources/templates/**/*'
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'src/main/resources/static/**/*'
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/web/**'
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: 'src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/UI/**/*'
 
 Java:
   - changed-files:
@@ -29,7 +30,10 @@ Security:
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/**/*'
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/provider/**/*'
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/AuthenticationType.java'
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: 'src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/BackupNotFoundException.java'
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'scripts/download-security-jar.sh'
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: '.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml'
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: '.github/workflows/scorecards.yml'
 
 API:
   - changed-files:
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ API:
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/**/*'
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'scripts/png_to_webp.py'
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'split_photos.py'
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: '.github/workflows/swagger.yml'
 
 Documentation:
   - changed-files:
@@ -46,17 +51,25 @@ Documentation:
 
 Docker:
   - changed-files:
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: '.github/workflows/build.yml'
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: '.github/workflows/push-docker.yml'
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'Dockerfile'
-    - any-glob-to-any-file: 'Dockerfile-*'
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: 'Dockerfile.*'
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'exampleYmlFiles/*.yml'
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: 'scripts/download-security-jar.sh'
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'scripts/init.sh'
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'scripts/init-without-ocr.sh'
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'scripts/installFonts.sh'
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: 'test.sh'
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: 'test2.sh'
 
 Test:
   - changed-files:
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'cucumber/**/*'
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'src/test**/*'
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: '.pre-commit-config'
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: '.github/workflows/pre_commit.yml'
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: '.github/workflows/scorecards.yml'
 
 Github:
   - changed-files:

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -1,15 +1,34 @@
-# Description
+# Description of Changes
 
-Please provide a summary of the changes, including relevant motivation and context.
+Please provide a summary of the changes, including:
+
+- What was changed
+- Why the change was made
+- Any challenges encountered
 
 Closes #(issue_number)
 
+---
+
 ## 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/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/HowToAddNewLanguage.md) (if applicable)
 - [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
-- [ ] I have attached images of the change if it is UI based
-- [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
-- [ ] If my code has heavily changed functionality I have updated relevant docs on [Stirling-PDFs doc repo](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-Tools.github.io/blob/main/docs/)
 - [ ] 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/HowToAddNewLanguage.md#add-new-translation-tags) (for new translation tags only)
+
+### 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/DeveloperGuide.md#6-testing) for more details.

.github/release.yml

@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
 changelog:
-  exclude:
-    labels:
-      - Documentation
-      - Test
-      - Github
-
   categories:
     - title: Bug Fixes
       labels:
         - Bug
-    
+
     - title: Enhancements
       labels:
         - enhancement
@@ -26,7 +20,7 @@ changelog:
     - title: Translation Changes
       labels:
         - Translation
-    
+
     - title: Other Changes
       labels:
         - "*"

.github/scripts/check_duplicates.py

@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-import sys
-
-
-def find_duplicate_keys(file_path):
-    """
-    Finds duplicate keys in a properties file and returns their occurrences.
-
-    This function reads a properties file, identifies any keys that occur more than
-    once, and returns a dictionary with these keys and the line numbers of their occurrences.
-
-    Parameters:
-    file_path (str): The path to the properties file to be checked.
-
-    Returns:
-    dict: A dictionary where each key is a duplicated key in the file, and the value is a list
-          of line numbers where the key occurs.
-    """
-    with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
-        lines = file.readlines()
-
-    keys = {}
-    duplicates = {}
-
-    for line_number, line in enumerate(lines, start=1):
-        line = line.strip()
-        if line and not line.startswith("#") and "=" in line:
-            key = line.split("=", 1)[0].strip()
-            if key in keys:
-                # If the key already exists, add the current line number
-                duplicates.setdefault(key, []).append(line_number)
-                # Also add the first instance of the key if not already done
-                if keys[key] not in duplicates[key]:
-                    duplicates[key].insert(0, keys[key])
-            else:
-                # Store the line number of the first instance of the key
-                keys[key] = line_number
-
-    return duplicates
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    failed = False
-    for ar in sys.argv[1:]:
-        duplicates = find_duplicate_keys(ar)
-        if duplicates:
-            for key, lines in duplicates.items():
-                lines_str = ", ".join(map(str, lines))
-                print(f"{key} duplicated in {ar} on lines {lines_str}")
-                failed = True
-    if failed:
-        sys.exit(1)

.github/scripts/check_language_properties.py

@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ The script also provides functionality to update the translation files to match
 adjusting the format.
 
 Usage:
-    python script_name.py --reference-file <path_to_reference_file> --branch <branch_name> [--files <list_of_changed_files>]
+    python check_language_properties.py --reference-file <path_to_reference_file> --branch <branch_name> [--actor <actor_name>] [--files <list_of_changed_files>]
 """
+# Sample for Windows:
+# python .github/scripts/check_language_properties.py --reference-file src\main\resources\messages_en_GB.properties --branch "" --files src\main\resources\messages_de_DE.properties src\main\resources\messages_uk_UA.properties
+
 import copy
 import glob
 import os
@@ -18,21 +21,60 @@ import argparse
 import re
 
 
+def find_duplicate_keys(file_path):
+    """
+    Identifies duplicate keys in a .properties file.
+    :param file_path: Path to the .properties file.
+    :return: List of tuples (key, first_occurrence_line, duplicate_line).
+    """
+    keys = {}
+    duplicates = []
+
+    with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        for line_number, line in enumerate(file, start=1):
+            stripped_line = line.strip()
+
+            # Skip empty lines and comments
+            if not stripped_line or stripped_line.startswith("#"):
+                continue
+
+            # Split the line into key and value
+            if "=" in stripped_line:
+                key, _ = stripped_line.split("=", 1)
+                key = key.strip()
+
+                # Check if the key already exists
+                if key in keys:
+                    duplicates.append((key, keys[key], line_number))
+                else:
+                    keys[key] = line_number
+
+    return duplicates
+
+
+# Maximum size for properties files (e.g., 200 KB)
+MAX_FILE_SIZE = 200 * 1024
+
+
 def parse_properties_file(file_path):
-    """Parses a .properties file and returns a list of objects (including comments, empty lines, and line numbers)."""
+    """
+    Parses a .properties file and returns a structured list of its contents.
+    :param file_path: Path to the .properties file.
+    :return: List of dictionaries representing each line in the file.
+    """
     properties_list = []
     with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
         for line_number, line in enumerate(file, start=1):
             stripped_line = line.strip()
 
-            # Empty lines
+            # Handle empty lines
             if not stripped_line:
                 properties_list.append(
                     {"line_number": line_number, "type": "empty", "content": ""}
                 )
                 continue
 
-            # Comments
+            # Handle comments
             if stripped_line.startswith("#"):
                 properties_list.append(
                     {
@@ -43,7 +85,7 @@ def parse_properties_file(file_path):
                 )
                 continue
 
-            # Key-value pairs
+            # Handle key-value pairs
             match = re.match(r"^([^=]+)=(.*)$", line)
             if match:
                 key, value = match.groups()
@@ -60,9 +102,14 @@ def parse_properties_file(file_path):
 
 
 def write_json_file(file_path, updated_properties):
+    """
+    Writes updated properties back to the file in their original format.
+    :param file_path: Path to the .properties file.
+    :param updated_properties: List of updated properties to write.
+    """
     updated_lines = {entry["line_number"]: entry for entry in updated_properties}
 
-    # Sort by line numbers and retain comments and empty lines
+    # Sort lines by their numbers and retain comments and empty lines
     all_lines = sorted(set(updated_lines.keys()))
 
     original_format = []
@@ -81,8 +128,8 @@ def write_json_file(file_path, updated_properties):
             # Replace entries with those from the current JSON
             original_format.append(entry)
 
-    # Write back in the original format
-    with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+    # Write the updated content back to the file
+    with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8", newline="\n") as file:
         for entry in original_format:
             if entry["type"] == "comment":
                 file.write(f"{entry['content']}\n")
@@ -93,9 +140,15 @@ def write_json_file(file_path, updated_properties):
 
 
 def update_missing_keys(reference_file, file_list, branch=""):
+    """
+    Updates missing keys in the translation files based on the reference file.
+    :param reference_file: Path to the reference .properties file.
+    :param file_list: List of translation files to update.
+    :param branch: Branch where the files are located.
+    """
     reference_properties = parse_properties_file(reference_file)
     for file_path in file_list:
-        basename_current_file = os.path.basename(branch + file_path)
+        basename_current_file = os.path.basename(os.path.join(branch, file_path))
         if (
             basename_current_file == os.path.basename(reference_file)
             or not file_path.endswith(".properties")
@@ -103,7 +156,7 @@ def update_missing_keys(reference_file, file_list, branch=""):
         ):
             continue
 
-        current_properties = parse_properties_file(branch + file_path)
+        current_properties = parse_properties_file(os.path.join(branch, file_path))
         updated_properties = []
         for ref_entry in reference_properties:
             ref_entry_copy = copy.deepcopy(ref_entry)
@@ -111,63 +164,89 @@ def update_missing_keys(reference_file, file_list, branch=""):
                 if current_entry["type"] == "entry":
                     if ref_entry_copy["type"] != "entry":
                         continue
-                    if ref_entry_copy["key"] == current_entry["key"]:
+                    if ref_entry_copy["key"].lower() == current_entry["key"].lower():
                         ref_entry_copy["value"] = current_entry["value"]
             updated_properties.append(ref_entry_copy)
-        write_json_file(branch + file_path, updated_properties)
+        write_json_file(os.path.join(branch, file_path), updated_properties)
 
 
 def check_for_missing_keys(reference_file, file_list, branch):
-    update_missing_keys(reference_file, file_list, branch + "/")
+    update_missing_keys(reference_file, file_list, branch)
 
 
 def read_properties(file_path):
-    with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
-        return file.read().splitlines()
+    if os.path.isfile(file_path) and os.path.exists(file_path):
+        with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+            return file.read().splitlines()
+    return [""]
 
 
-def check_for_differences(reference_file, file_list, branch):
+def check_for_differences(reference_file, file_list, branch, actor):
     reference_branch = reference_file.split("/")[0]
     basename_reference_file = os.path.basename(reference_file)
 
     report = []
-    report.append(
-        f"### 📋 Checking with the file `{basename_reference_file}` from the `{reference_branch}` - Checking the `{branch}`"
-    )
+    report.append(f"#### 🔄 Reference Branch: `{reference_branch}`")
     reference_lines = read_properties(reference_file)
     has_differences = False
 
     only_reference_file = True
 
-    for file_path in file_list:
-        basename_current_file = os.path.basename(branch + "/" + file_path)
+    file_arr = file_list
+
+    if len(file_list) == 1:
+        file_arr = file_list[0].split()
+    base_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "src", "main", "resources"))
+
+    for file_path in file_arr:
+        file_normpath = os.path.normpath(file_path)
+        absolute_path = os.path.abspath(file_normpath)
+        # Verify that file is within the expected directory
+        if not absolute_path.startswith(base_dir):
+            raise ValueError(f"Unsafe file found: {file_normpath}")
+        # Verify file size before processing
+        if os.path.getsize(os.path.join(branch, file_normpath)) > MAX_FILE_SIZE:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"The file {file_normpath} is too large and could pose a security risk."
+            )
+
+        basename_current_file = os.path.basename(os.path.join(branch, file_normpath))
         if (
             basename_current_file == basename_reference_file
-            or not file_path.endswith(".properties")
+            or (
+                # only local windows command
+                not file_normpath.startswith(
+                    os.path.join("", "src", "main", "resources", "messages_")
+                )
+                and not file_normpath.startswith(
+                    os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "src", "main", "resources", "messages_")
+                )
+            )
+            or not file_normpath.endswith(".properties")
             or not basename_current_file.startswith("messages_")
         ):
             continue
         only_reference_file = False
-        report.append(f"#### 🗂️ **Checking File:** `{basename_current_file}`...")
-        current_lines = read_properties(branch + "/" + file_path)
+        report.append(f"#### 📃 **File Check:** `{basename_current_file}`")
+        current_lines = read_properties(os.path.join(branch, file_path))
         reference_line_count = len(reference_lines)
         current_line_count = len(current_lines)
 
         if reference_line_count != current_line_count:
             report.append("")
-            report.append("- **Test 1 Status:** ❌ Failed")
+            report.append("1. **Test Status:** ❌ **_Failed_**")
+            report.append("  - **Issue:**")
             has_differences = True
             if reference_line_count > current_line_count:
                 report.append(
-                    f"  - **Issue:** Missing lines! Comments, empty lines, or translation strings are missing. Details: {reference_line_count} (reference) vs {current_line_count} (current)."
+                    f"    - **_Mismatched line count_**: {reference_line_count} (reference) vs {current_line_count} (current). Comments, empty lines, or translation strings are missing."
                 )
             elif reference_line_count < current_line_count:
                 report.append(
-                    f"  - **Issue:** Too many lines! Check your translation files! Details: {reference_line_count} (reference) vs {current_line_count} (current)."
+                    f"    - **_Too many lines_**: {reference_line_count} (reference) vs {current_line_count} (current). Please verify if there is an additional line that needs to be removed."
                 )
-            # update_missing_keys(reference_file, [file_path], branch + "/")
         else:
-            report.append("- **Test 1 Status:** ✅ Passed")
+            report.append("1. **Test Status:** ✅ **_Passed_**")
 
         # Check for missing or extra keys
         current_keys = []
@@ -192,32 +271,60 @@ def check_for_differences(reference_file, file_list, branch):
             has_differences = True
             missing_keys_str = "`, `".join(missing_keys_list)
             extra_keys_str = "`, `".join(extra_keys_list)
-            report.append("- **Test 2 Status:** ❌ Failed")
+            report.append("2. **Test Status:** ❌ **_Failed_**")
+            report.append("  - **Issue:**")
             if missing_keys_list:
+                spaces_keys_list = []
+                for key in missing_keys_list:
+                    if " " in key:
+                        spaces_keys_list.append(key)
+                if spaces_keys_list:
+                    spaces_keys_str = "`, `".join(spaces_keys_list)
+                    report.append(
+                        f"    - **_Keys containing unnecessary spaces_**: `{spaces_keys_str}`!"
+                    )
                 report.append(
-                    f"  - **Issue:** There are keys in ***{basename_current_file}*** `{missing_keys_str}` that are not present in ***{basename_reference_file}***!"
+                    f"    - **_Extra keys in `{basename_current_file}`_**: `{missing_keys_str}` that are not present in **_`{basename_reference_file}`_**."
                 )
             if extra_keys_list:
                 report.append(
-                    f"  - **Issue:** There are keys in ***{basename_reference_file}*** `{extra_keys_str}` that are not present in ***{basename_current_file}***!"
+                    f"    - **_Missing keys in `{basename_reference_file}`_**: `{extra_keys_str}` that are not present in **_`{basename_current_file}`_**."
                 )
-            # update_missing_keys(reference_file, [file_path], branch + "/")
         else:
-            report.append("- **Test 2 Status:** ✅ Passed")
-        # if has_differences:
-        #     report.append("")
-        #     report.append(f"#### 🚧 ***{basename_current_file}*** will be corrected...")
+            report.append("2. **Test Status:** ✅ **_Passed_**")
+
+        if find_duplicate_keys(os.path.join(branch, file_normpath)):
+            has_differences = True
+            output = "\n".join(
+                [
+                    f"      - `{key}`: first at line {first}, duplicate at `line {duplicate}`"
+                    for key, first, duplicate in find_duplicate_keys(
+                        os.path.join(branch, file_normpath)
+                    )
+                ]
+            )
+            report.append("3. **Test Status:** ❌ **_Failed_**")
+            report.append("  - **Issue:**")
+            report.append("    - duplicate entries were found:")
+            report.append(output)
+        else:
+            report.append("3. **Test Status:** ✅ **_Passed_**")
+
         report.append("")
         report.append("---")
         report.append("")
-    # update_file_list = glob.glob(branch + "/src/**/messages_*.properties", recursive=True)
-    # update_missing_keys(reference_file, update_file_list)
-    # report.append("---")
-    # report.append("")
     if has_differences:
         report.append("## ❌ Overall Check Status: **_Failed_**")
+        report.append("")
+        report.append(
+            f"@{actor} please check your translation if it conforms to the standard. Follow the format of [messages_en_GB.properties](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties)"
+        )
     else:
         report.append("## ✅ Overall Check Status: **_Success_**")
+        report.append("")
+        report.append(
+            f"Thanks @{actor} for your help in keeping the translations up to date."
+        )
 
     if not only_reference_file:
         print("\n".join(report))
@@ -225,6 +332,11 @@ def check_for_differences(reference_file, file_list, branch):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Find missing keys")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--actor",
+        required=False,
+        help="Actor from PR.",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--reference-file",
         required=True,
@@ -236,6 +348,12 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         required=True,
         help="Branch name.",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--check-file",
+        type=str,
+        required=False,
+        help="List of changed files, separated by spaces.",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--files",
         nargs="+",
@@ -244,11 +362,24 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    # Sanitize --actor input to avoid injection attacks
+    if args.actor:
+        args.actor = re.sub(r"[^a-zA-Z0-9_\\-]", "", args.actor)
+
+    # Sanitize --branch input to avoid injection attacks
+    if args.branch:
+        args.branch = re.sub(r"[^a-zA-Z0-9\\-]", "", args.branch)
+
     file_list = args.files
     if file_list is None:
-        file_list = glob.glob(
-            os.getcwd() + "/src/**/messages_*.properties", recursive=True
-        )
+        if args.check_file:
+            file_list = [args.check_file]
+        else:
+            file_list = glob.glob(
+                os.path.join(
+                    os.getcwd(), "src", "main", "resources", "messages_*.properties"
+                )
+            )
         update_missing_keys(args.reference_file, file_list)
     else:
-        check_for_differences(args.reference_file, file_list, args.branch)
+        check_for_differences(args.reference_file, file_list, args.branch, args.actor)

.github/scripts/check_tabulator.py

@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-"""check_tabulator.py"""
-
-import argparse
-import sys
-
-
-def check_tabs(file_path):
-    """
-    Checks for tabs in the specified file.
-
-    Args:
-        file_path (str): The path to the file to be checked.
-
-    Returns:
-        bool: True if tabs are found, False otherwise.
-    """
-    with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
-        content = file.read()
-
-    if "\t" in content:
-        print(f"Tab found in {file_path}")
-        return True
-    return False
-
-
-def replace_tabs_with_spaces(file_path, replace_with="  "):
-    """
-    Replaces tabs with a specified number of spaces in the file.
-
-    Args:
-        file_path (str): The path to the file where tabs will be replaced.
-        replace_with (str): The character(s) to replace tabs with. Defaults to two spaces.
-    """
-    with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
-        content = file.read()
-
-    updated_content = content.replace("\t", replace_with)
-
-    with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
-        file.write(updated_content)
-
-
-def main():
-    """
-    Main function to replace tabs with spaces in the provided files.
-    The replacement character and files to check are taken from command line arguments.
-    """
-    # Create ArgumentParser instance
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description="Replace tabs in files with specified characters."
-    )
-
-    # Define optional argument `--replace_with`
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--replace_with",
-        default="  ",
-        help="Character(s) to replace tabs with. Default is two spaces.",
-    )
-
-    # Define argument for file paths
-    parser.add_argument("files", metavar="FILE", nargs="+", help="Files to process.")
-
-    # Parse arguments
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    # Extract replacement characters and files from the parsed arguments
-    replace_with = args.replace_with
-    files_checked = args.files
-
-    error = False
-
-    for file_path in files_checked:
-        if check_tabs(file_path):
-            replace_tabs_with_spaces(file_path, replace_with)
-            error = True
-
-    if error:
-        print("Error: Originally found tabs in HTML files, now replaced.")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    sys.exit(0)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()

.github/scripts/requirements_pre_commit.in

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pre-commit

.github/scripts/requirements_pre_commit.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#
+# This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.10
+# by the following command:
+#
+#    pip-compile --generate-hashes --output-file='.github\scripts\requirements_pre_commit.txt' '.github\scripts\requirements_pre_commit.in'
+#
+cfgv==3.4.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:b7265b1f29fd3316bfcd2b330d63d024f2bfd8bcb8b0272f8e19a504856c48f9 \
+    --hash=sha256:e52591d4c5f5dead8e0f673fb16db7949d2cfb3f7da4582893288f0ded8fe560
+    # via pre-commit
+distlib==0.3.9 \
+    --hash=sha256:47f8c22fd27c27e25a65601af709b38e4f0a45ea4fc2e710f65755fa8caaaf87 \
+    --hash=sha256:a60f20dea646b8a33f3e7772f74dc0b2d0772d2837ee1342a00645c81edf9403
+    # via virtualenv
+filelock==3.16.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:2082e5703d51fbf98ea75855d9d5527e33d8ff23099bec374a134febee6946b0 \
+    --hash=sha256:c249fbfcd5db47e5e2d6d62198e565475ee65e4831e2561c8e313fa7eb961435
+    # via virtualenv
+identify==2.6.5 \
+    --hash=sha256:14181a47091eb75b337af4c23078c9d09225cd4c48929f521f3bf16b09d02566 \
+    --hash=sha256:c10b33f250e5bba374fae86fb57f3adcebf1161bce7cdf92031915fd480c13bc
+    # via pre-commit
+nodeenv==1.9.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:6ec12890a2dab7946721edbfbcd91f3319c6ccc9aec47be7c7e6b7011ee6645f \
+    --hash=sha256:ba11c9782d29c27c70ffbdda2d7415098754709be8a7056d79a737cd901155c9
+    # via pre-commit
+platformdirs==4.3.6 \
+    --hash=sha256:357fb2acbc885b0419afd3ce3ed34564c13c9b95c89360cd9563f73aa5e2b907 \
+    --hash=sha256:73e575e1408ab8103900836b97580d5307456908a03e92031bab39e4554cc3fb
+    # via virtualenv
+pre-commit==4.0.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:80905ac375958c0444c65e9cebebd948b3cdb518f335a091a670a89d652139d2 \
+    --hash=sha256:efde913840816312445dc98787724647c65473daefe420785f885e8ed9a06878
+    # via -r .github\scripts\requirements_pre_commit.in
+pyyaml==6.0.2 \
+    --hash=sha256:01179a4a8559ab5de078078f37e5c1a30d76bb88519906844fd7bdea1b7729ff \
+    --hash=sha256:0833f8694549e586547b576dcfaba4a6b55b9e96098b36cdc7ebefe667dfed48 \
+    --hash=sha256:0a9a2848a5b7feac301353437eb7d5957887edbf81d56e903999a75a3d743086 \
+    --hash=sha256:0b69e4ce7a131fe56b7e4d770c67429700908fc0752af059838b1cfb41960e4e \
+    --hash=sha256:0ffe8360bab4910ef1b9e87fb812d8bc0a308b0d0eef8c8f44e0254ab3b07133 \
+    --hash=sha256:11d8f3dd2b9c1207dcaf2ee0bbbfd5991f571186ec9cc78427ba5bd32afae4b5 \
+    --hash=sha256:17e311b6c678207928d649faa7cb0d7b4c26a0ba73d41e99c4fff6b6c3276484 \
+    --hash=sha256:1e2120ef853f59c7419231f3bf4e7021f1b936f6ebd222406c3b60212205d2ee \
+    --hash=sha256:1f71ea527786de97d1a0cc0eacd1defc0985dcf6b3f17bb77dcfc8c34bec4dc5 \
+    --hash=sha256:23502f431948090f597378482b4812b0caae32c22213aecf3b55325e049a6c68 \
+    --hash=sha256:24471b829b3bf607e04e88d79542a9d48bb037c2267d7927a874e6c205ca7e9a \
+    --hash=sha256:29717114e51c84ddfba879543fb232a6ed60086602313ca38cce623c1d62cfbf \
+    --hash=sha256:2e99c6826ffa974fe6e27cdb5ed0021786b03fc98e5ee3c5bfe1fd5015f42b99 \
+    --hash=sha256:39693e1f8320ae4f43943590b49779ffb98acb81f788220ea932a6b6c51004d8 \
+    --hash=sha256:3ad2a3decf9aaba3d29c8f537ac4b243e36bef957511b4766cb0057d32b0be85 \
+    --hash=sha256:3b1fdb9dc17f5a7677423d508ab4f243a726dea51fa5e70992e59a7411c89d19 \
+    --hash=sha256:41e4e3953a79407c794916fa277a82531dd93aad34e29c2a514c2c0c5fe971cc \
+    --hash=sha256:43fa96a3ca0d6b1812e01ced1044a003533c47f6ee8aca31724f78e93ccc089a \
+    --hash=sha256:50187695423ffe49e2deacb8cd10510bc361faac997de9efef88badc3bb9e2d1 \
+    --hash=sha256:5ac9328ec4831237bec75defaf839f7d4564be1e6b25ac710bd1a96321cc8317 \
+    --hash=sha256:5d225db5a45f21e78dd9358e58a98702a0302f2659a3c6cd320564b75b86f47c \
+    --hash=sha256:6395c297d42274772abc367baaa79683958044e5d3835486c16da75d2a694631 \
+    --hash=sha256:688ba32a1cffef67fd2e9398a2efebaea461578b0923624778664cc1c914db5d \
+    --hash=sha256:68ccc6023a3400877818152ad9a1033e3db8625d899c72eacb5a668902e4d652 \
+    --hash=sha256:70b189594dbe54f75ab3a1acec5f1e3faa7e8cf2f1e08d9b561cb41b845f69d5 \
+    --hash=sha256:797b4f722ffa07cc8d62053e4cff1486fa6dc094105d13fea7b1de7d8bf71c9e \
+    --hash=sha256:7c36280e6fb8385e520936c3cb3b8042851904eba0e58d277dca80a5cfed590b \
+    --hash=sha256:7e7401d0de89a9a855c839bc697c079a4af81cf878373abd7dc625847d25cbd8 \
+    --hash=sha256:80bab7bfc629882493af4aa31a4cfa43a4c57c83813253626916b8c7ada83476 \
+    --hash=sha256:82d09873e40955485746739bcb8b4586983670466c23382c19cffecbf1fd8706 \
+    --hash=sha256:8388ee1976c416731879ac16da0aff3f63b286ffdd57cdeb95f3f2e085687563 \
+    --hash=sha256:8824b5a04a04a047e72eea5cec3bc266db09e35de6bdfe34c9436ac5ee27d237 \
+    --hash=sha256:8b9c7197f7cb2738065c481a0461e50ad02f18c78cd75775628afb4d7137fb3b \
+    --hash=sha256:9056c1ecd25795207ad294bcf39f2db3d845767be0ea6e6a34d856f006006083 \
+    --hash=sha256:936d68689298c36b53b29f23c6dbb74de12b4ac12ca6cfe0e047bedceea56180 \
+    --hash=sha256:9b22676e8097e9e22e36d6b7bda33190d0d400f345f23d4065d48f4ca7ae0425 \
+    --hash=sha256:a4d3091415f010369ae4ed1fc6b79def9416358877534caf6a0fdd2146c87a3e \
+    --hash=sha256:a8786accb172bd8afb8be14490a16625cbc387036876ab6ba70912730faf8e1f \
+    --hash=sha256:a9f8c2e67970f13b16084e04f134610fd1d374bf477b17ec1599185cf611d725 \
+    --hash=sha256:bc2fa7c6b47d6bc618dd7fb02ef6fdedb1090ec036abab80d4681424b84c1183 \
+    --hash=sha256:c70c95198c015b85feafc136515252a261a84561b7b1d51e3384e0655ddf25ab \
+    --hash=sha256:cc1c1159b3d456576af7a3e4d1ba7e6924cb39de8f67111c735f6fc832082774 \
+    --hash=sha256:ce826d6ef20b1bc864f0a68340c8b3287705cae2f8b4b1d932177dcc76721725 \
+    --hash=sha256:d584d9ec91ad65861cc08d42e834324ef890a082e591037abe114850ff7bbc3e \
+    --hash=sha256:d7fded462629cfa4b685c5416b949ebad6cec74af5e2d42905d41e257e0869f5 \
+    --hash=sha256:d84a1718ee396f54f3a086ea0a66d8e552b2ab2017ef8b420e92edbc841c352d \
+    --hash=sha256:d8e03406cac8513435335dbab54c0d385e4a49e4945d2909a581c83647ca0290 \
+    --hash=sha256:e10ce637b18caea04431ce14fabcf5c64a1c61ec9c56b071a4b7ca131ca52d44 \
+    --hash=sha256:ec031d5d2feb36d1d1a24380e4db6d43695f3748343d99434e6f5f9156aaa2ed \
+    --hash=sha256:ef6107725bd54b262d6dedcc2af448a266975032bc85ef0172c5f059da6325b4 \
+    --hash=sha256:efdca5630322a10774e8e98e1af481aad470dd62c3170801852d752aa7a783ba \
+    --hash=sha256:f753120cb8181e736c57ef7636e83f31b9c0d1722c516f7e86cf15b7aa57ff12 \
+    --hash=sha256:ff3824dc5261f50c9b0dfb3be22b4567a6f938ccce4587b38952d85fd9e9afe4
+    # via pre-commit
+virtualenv==20.28.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:412773c85d4dab0409b83ec36f7a6499e72eaf08c80e81e9576bca61831c71cb \
+    --hash=sha256:5d34ab240fdb5d21549b76f9e8ff3af28252f5499fb6d6f031adac4e5a8c5329
+    # via pre-commit

.github/scripts/requirements_sync_readme.in

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+tomlkit

.github/scripts/requirements_sync_readme.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#
+# This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.10
+# by the following command:
+#
+#    pip-compile --generate-hashes --output-file='.github\scripts\requirements_sync_readme.txt' '.github\scripts\requirements_sync_readme.in'
+#
+tomlkit==0.13.2 \
+    --hash=sha256:7a974427f6e119197f670fbbbeae7bef749a6c14e793db934baefc1b5f03efde \
+    --hash=sha256:fff5fe59a87295b278abd31bec92c15d9bc4a06885ab12bcea52c71119392e79
+    # via -r .github\scripts\requirements_sync_readme.in

.github/workflows/PR-Demo-Comment.yml

@@ -4,23 +4,31 @@ on:
   issue_comment:
     types: [created]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   check-comment:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: read
+      issues: read
     if: |
-      github.event.issue.pull_request && 
+      github.event.issue.pull_request &&
       (
       contains(github.event.comment.body, 'prdeploy') ||
       contains(github.event.comment.body, 'deploypr')
       )
-      && 
+      &&
       (
-        github.event.comment.user.login == 'frooodle' || 
+        github.event.comment.user.login == 'frooodle' ||
         github.event.comment.user.login == 'sf298' ||
         github.event.comment.user.login == 'Ludy87' ||
         github.event.comment.user.login == 'LaserKaspar' ||
         github.event.comment.user.login == 'sbplat' ||
-        github.event.comment.user.login == 'reecebrowne'
+        github.event.comment.user.login == 'reecebrowne' ||
+        github.event.comment.user.login == 'DarioGii' ||
+        github.event.comment.user.login == 'ConnorYoh'
       )
     outputs:
       pr_number: ${{ steps.get-pr.outputs.pr_number }}
@@ -28,9 +36,14 @@ jobs:
       pr_ref: ${{ steps.get-pr-info.outputs.ref }}
 
     steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Get PR data
         id: get-pr
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
         with:
           script: |
             const prNumber = context.payload.issue.number;
@@ -39,65 +52,76 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get PR repository and ref
         id: get-pr-info
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
         with:
           script: |
             const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
             const prNumber = context.payload.issue.number;
-            
+
             const { data: pr } = await github.rest.pulls.get({
               owner,
               repo,
               pull_number: prNumber,
             });
-            
+
             // For forks, use the full repository name, for internal PRs use the current repo
             const repository = pr.head.repo.fork ? pr.head.repo.full_name : `${owner}/${repo}`;
-            
+
             console.log(`PR Repository: ${repository}`);
             console.log(`PR Branch: ${pr.head.ref}`);
-            
+
             core.setOutput('repository', repository);
             core.setOutput('ref', pr.head.ref);
 
   deploy-pr:
     needs: check-comment
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+      issues: write
+
     steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Checkout PR
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           repository: ${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_repository }}
           ref: ${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_ref }}
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      
+
       - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0
         with:
-          java-version: '17'
-          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: "17"
+          distribution: "temurin"
 
       - name: Run Gradle Command
         run: ./gradlew clean build
         env:
           DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY: false
+          STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI: false
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@f7ce87c1d6bead3e36075b2ce75da1f6cc28aaca # v3.9.0
 
       - name: Get version number
         id: versionNumber
-        run: echo "versionNumber=$(./gradlew printVersion --quiet | tail -1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(grep "^version =" build.gradle | awk -F'"' '{print $2}')
+          echo "versionNumber=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_API }}
 
       - name: Build and push PR-specific image
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@0adf9959216b96bec444f325f1e493d4aa344497 # v6.14.0
         with:
           context: .
           file: ./Dockerfile
@@ -146,10 +170,10 @@ jobs:
           ssh -i ../private.key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -T ${{ secrets.VPS_USERNAME }}@${{ secrets.VPS_HOST }} << 'ENDSSH'
             # Create PR-specific directories
             mkdir -p /stirling/PR-${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}/{data,config,logs}
-            
+
             # Move docker-compose file to correct location
             mv /tmp/docker-compose.yml /stirling/PR-${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}/docker-compose.yml
-            
+
             # Start or restart the container
             cd /stirling/PR-${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}
             docker-compose pull
@@ -158,7 +182,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Post deployment URL to PR
         if: success()
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
         with:
           script: |
             const { GITHUB_REPOSITORY } = process.env;

.github/workflows/PR-Demo-cleanup.yml

@@ -5,19 +5,26 @@ on:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, closed]
 
 permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
+  contents: read
 
 env:
-  SERVER_IP: ${{ secrets.VPS_IP }}  # Add this to your GitHub secrets
-  CLEANUP_PERFORMED: 'false'  # Add flag to track if cleanup occurred
+  SERVER_IP: ${{ secrets.VPS_IP }} # Add this to your GitHub secrets
+  CLEANUP_PERFORMED: "false" # Add flag to track if cleanup occurred
 
 jobs:
   cleanup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
     if: github.event.action == 'closed'
-    
+
     steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Set up SSH
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.ssh/
@@ -27,52 +34,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: Cleanup PR deployment
         id: cleanup
         run: |
-          CLEANUP_STATUS=$(ssh -i ../private.key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -T ${{ secrets.VPS_USERNAME }}@${{ secrets.VPS_HOST }} << 'ENDSSH'
+          ssh -i ../private.key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -T ${{ secrets.VPS_USERNAME }}@${{ secrets.VPS_HOST }} << 'ENDSSH'
             if [ -d "/stirling/PR-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" ]; then
               echo "Found PR directory, proceeding with cleanup..."
-              
+
               # Stop and remove containers
               cd /stirling/PR-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
               docker-compose down || true
-              
+
               # Go back to root before removal
               cd /
-              
+
               # Remove PR-specific directories
               rm -rf /stirling/PR-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-              
+
               # Remove the Docker image
               docker rmi --no-prune ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}/test:pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} || true
-              
+
               echo "PERFORMED_CLEANUP"
             else
               echo "PR directory not found, nothing to clean up"
               echo "NO_CLEANUP_NEEDED"
             fi
           ENDSSH
-          )
-          
-          if [[ $CLEANUP_STATUS == *"PERFORMED_CLEANUP"* ]]; then
-            echo "cleanup_performed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "cleanup_performed=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
-
-      - name: Post cleanup notice to PR
-        if: steps.cleanup.outputs.cleanup_performed == 'true'
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const { GITHUB_REPOSITORY } = process.env;
-            const [repoOwner, repoName] = GITHUB_REPOSITORY.split('/');
-            const prNumber = context.issue.number;
-
-            const commentBody = `## 🧹 Deployment Cleanup\n\n` +
-                              `The test deployment for this PR has been cleaned up.`;
-
-            await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-              owner: repoOwner,
-              repo: repoName,
-              issue_number: prNumber,
-              body: commentBody
-            });

.github/workflows/auto-labeler.yml

@@ -3,17 +3,24 @@ on:
   pull_request_target:
     types: [opened, synchronize]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   labeler:
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
       - name: Apply Labels
-        uses: actions/labeler@v5
+        uses: actions/labeler@8558fd74291d67161a8a78ce36a881fa63b766a9 # v5.0.0
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           configuration-path: .github/labeler-config.yml

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: ["main"]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     permissions:
       actions: read
-      contents: read
       security-events: write
 
     strategy:
@@ -21,22 +23,69 @@ jobs:
         jdk-version: [17, 21]
 
     steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.jdk-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.jdk-version }}
           distribution: "temurin"
 
-      - name: Set up Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
-        with:
-          gradle-version: 8.7
+      - name: Build with Gradle and no spring security
+        run: ./gradlew clean build
+        env:
+          DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY: false
 
-      - name: Build with Gradle
-        run: ./gradlew build --no-build-cache
+      - name: Build with Gradle and with spring security
+        run: ./gradlew clean build
+        env:
+          DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY: true
+
+      - name: Upload Test Reports
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # v4.6.1
+        with:
+          name: test-reports-jdk-${{ matrix.jdk-version }}
+          path: |
+            build/reports/tests/
+            build/test-results/
+            build/reports/problems/
+          retention-days: 3
+
+  check-licence:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0
+        with:
+          java-version: "17"
+          distribution: "adopt"
+
+      - name: check the licenses for compatibility
+        run: ./gradlew clean checkLicense
+
+      - name: FAILED - check the licenses for compatibility
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # v4.6.1
+        with:
+          name: dependencies-without-allowed-license.json
+          path: |
+            build/reports/dependency-license/dependencies-without-allowed-license.json
+          retention-days: 3
 
   docker-compose-tests:
     # if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' ||
@@ -56,33 +105,40 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Set up Java 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0
         with:
           java-version: "17"
           distribution: "adopt"
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@f7ce87c1d6bead3e36075b2ce75da1f6cc28aaca # v3.9.0
 
       - name: Install Docker Compose
         run: |
-          sudo curl -SL "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.29.1/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+          sudo curl -SL "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.32.4/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
           sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@42375524e23c412d93fb67b49958b491fce71c38 # v5.4.0
         with:
-          python-version: "3.7"
+          python-version: "3.12"
+          cache: 'pip' # caching pip dependencies
 
       - name: Pip requirements
         run: |
-           pip install -r ./cucumber/requirements.txt
+          pip install --require-hashes -r ./testing/cucumber/requirements.txt
 
       - name: Run Docker Compose Tests
         run: |
-          chmod +x ./test.sh
-          ./test.sh
+          chmod +x ./testing/test_webpages.sh
+          chmod +x ./testing/test.sh
+          ./testing/test.sh

.github/workflows/check_properties.yml

@@ -1,46 +1,55 @@
-name: Check Properties Files
+name: Check Properties Files on PR
 
 on:
   pull_request_target:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
     paths:
       - "src/main/resources/messages_*.properties"
-  push:
-    paths:
-      - "src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties"
 
-# Permissions required for the workflow
 permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
+  contents: read # Allow read access to repository content
 
 jobs:
   check-files:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write # Allow posting comments on issues/PRs
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout main branch first
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
         with:
-          ref: main
-          path: main-branch
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          egress-policy: audit
 
-      - name: Checkout PR branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
-          path: pr-branch
-          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Checkout main branch first
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@42375524e23c412d93fb67b49958b491fce71c38 # v5.4.0
         with:
-          python-version: "3.x"
+          python-version: "3.12"
 
-      - name: Install GitHub CLI
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y gh
+      - name: Get PR data
+        id: get-pr-data
+        uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const prNumber = context.payload.pull_request.number;
+            const repoOwner = context.payload.repository.owner.login;
+            const repoName = context.payload.repository.name;
+            const branch = context.payload.pull_request.head.ref;
+
+            console.log(`PR Number: ${prNumber}`);
+            console.log(`Repo Owner: ${repoOwner}`);
+            console.log(`Repo Name: ${repoName}`);
+            console.log(`Branch: ${branch}`);
+
+            core.setOutput("pr_number", prNumber);
+            core.setOutput("repo_owner", repoOwner);
+            core.setOutput("repo_name", repoName);
+            core.setOutput("branch", branch);
+        continue-on-error: true
 
       - name: Fetch PR changed files
         id: fetch-pr-changes
@@ -48,83 +57,168 @@ jobs:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           echo "Fetching PR changed files..."
-          cd pr-branch
-          gh repo set-default ${{ github.repository }}
-          # Store files in a safe way, only allowing valid properties files
           echo "Getting list of changed files from PR..."
-          gh pr view ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --json files -q ".files[].path" | grep -E '^src/main/resources/messages_[a-zA-Z_]+\.properties$' > ../changed_files.txt
-          cd ..
-          echo "Setting branch path..."
-          BRANCH_PATH="pr-branch"
-          
-          echo "BRANCH_PATH=${BRANCH_PATH}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "Processing changed files..."
-          mapfile -t CHANGED_FILES < changed_files.txt
+          gh pr view ${{ steps.get-pr-data.outputs.pr_number }} --json files -q ".files[].path" | grep -E '^src/main/resources/messages_[a-zA-Z_]{2}_[a-zA-Z_]{2,7}\.properties$' > changed_files.txt # Filter only matching property files
 
-          CHANGED_FILES_STR="${CHANGED_FILES[*]}"
-          echo "CHANGED_FILES=${CHANGED_FILES_STR}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-          echo "Changed files: ${CHANGED_FILES_STR}"
-          echo "Branch: ${BRANCH_PATH}"
-
-      - name: Determine reference file
+      - name: Determine reference file test
         id: determine-file
-        run: |
-          echo "Determining reference file..."
-          if grep -Fxq "src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties" changed_files.txt; then
-              echo "Using PR branch reference file"
-              echo "REFERENCE_FILE=pr-branch/src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          else
-              echo "Using main branch reference file"
-              echo "REFERENCE_FILE=main-branch/src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          fi
+        uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const fs = require("fs");
+            const path = require("path");
 
-      - name: Show REFERENCE_FILE
-        run: echo "Reference file is set to ${REFERENCE_FILE}"
+            const prNumber = ${{ steps.get-pr-data.outputs.pr_number }};
+            const repoOwner = "${{ steps.get-pr-data.outputs.repo_owner }}";
+            const repoName = "${{ steps.get-pr-data.outputs.repo_name }}";
+
+            const prRepoOwner = "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.owner.login }}";
+            const prRepoName = "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.name }}";
+            const branch = "${{ steps.get-pr-data.outputs.branch }}";
+
+            console.log(`Determining reference file for PR #${prNumber}`);
+
+            // Validate inputs
+            const validateInput = (input, regex, name) => {
+              if (!regex.test(input)) {
+                throw new Error(`Invalid ${name}: ${input}`);
+              }
+            };
+
+            validateInput(repoOwner, /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/, "repository owner");
+            validateInput(repoName, /^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$/, "repository name");
+            validateInput(branch, /^[a-zA-Z0-9._/-]+$/, "branch name");
+
+            // Get the list of changed files in the PR
+            const { data: files } = await github.rest.pulls.listFiles({
+              owner: repoOwner,
+              repo: repoName,
+              pull_number: prNumber,
+            });
+
+            // Filter for relevant files based on the PR changes
+            const changedFiles = files
+              .map(file => file.filename)
+              .filter(file => /^src\/main\/resources\/messages_[a-zA-Z_]{2}_[a-zA-Z_]{2,7}\.properties$/.test(file));
+
+            console.log("Changed files:", changedFiles);
+
+            // Create a temporary directory for PR files
+            const tempDir = "pr-branch";
+            if (!fs.existsSync(tempDir)) {
+              fs.mkdirSync(tempDir, { recursive: true });
+            }
+
+            // Download and save each changed file
+            for (const file of changedFiles) {
+              const { data: fileContent } = await github.rest.repos.getContent({
+                owner: prRepoOwner,
+                repo: prRepoName,
+                path: file,
+                ref: branch,
+              });
+
+              const content = Buffer.from(fileContent.content, "base64").toString("utf-8");
+              const filePath = path.join(tempDir, file);
+              const dirPath = path.dirname(filePath);
+
+              if (!fs.existsSync(dirPath)) {
+                fs.mkdirSync(dirPath, { recursive: true });
+              }
+
+              fs.writeFileSync(filePath, content);
+              console.log(`Saved file: ${filePath}`);
+            }
+
+            // Output the list of changed files for further processing
+            const fileList = changedFiles.join(" ");
+            core.exportVariable("FILES_LIST", fileList);
+            console.log("Files saved and listed in FILES_LIST.");
+
+            // Determine reference file
+            let referenceFilePath;
+            if (changedFiles.includes("src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties")) {
+              console.log("Using PR branch reference file.");
+              const { data: fileContent } = await github.rest.repos.getContent({
+                owner: prRepoOwner,
+                repo: prRepoName,
+                path: "src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties",
+                ref: branch,
+              });
+
+              referenceFilePath = "pr-branch-messages_en_GB.properties";
+              const content = Buffer.from(fileContent.content, "base64").toString("utf-8");
+              fs.writeFileSync(referenceFilePath, content);
+            } else {
+              console.log("Using main branch reference file.");
+              const { data: fileContent } = await github.rest.repos.getContent({
+                owner: repoOwner,
+                repo: repoName,
+                path: "src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties",
+                ref: "main",
+              });
+
+              referenceFilePath = "main-branch-messages_en_GB.properties";
+              const content = Buffer.from(fileContent.content, "base64").toString("utf-8");
+              fs.writeFileSync(referenceFilePath, content);
+            }
+
+            console.log(`Reference file path: ${referenceFilePath}`);
+            core.exportVariable("REFERENCE_FILE", referenceFilePath);
 
       - name: Run Python script to check files
         id: run-check
         run: |
           echo "Running Python script to check files..."
-          python main-branch/.github/scripts/check_language_properties.py \
+          python .github/scripts/check_language_properties.py \
+            --actor ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }} \
             --reference-file "${REFERENCE_FILE}" \
-            --branch "${BRANCH_PATH}" \
-            --files ${CHANGED_FILES} > failure.txt || true
+            --branch "pr-branch" \
+            --files "${FILES_LIST[@]}" > result.txt
+        continue-on-error: true # Continue the job even if this step fails
 
       - name: Capture output
         id: capture-output
         run: |
-          if [ -f failure.txt ] && [ -s failure.txt ]; then
-            echo "Test failed, capturing output..."
-            ERROR_OUTPUT=$(cat failure.txt)
-            echo "ERROR_OUTPUT<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "$ERROR_OUTPUT" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          if [ -f result.txt ] && [ -s result.txt ]; then
+            echo "Test, capturing output..."
+            SCRIPT_OUTPUT=$(cat result.txt)
+            echo "SCRIPT_OUTPUT<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "$SCRIPT_OUTPUT" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "${ERROR_OUTPUT}"
+            echo "${SCRIPT_OUTPUT}"
+
+            # Determine job failure based on script output
+            if [[ "$SCRIPT_OUTPUT" == *"❌"* ]]; then
+              echo "FAIL_JOB=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            else
+              echo "FAIL_JOB=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            fi
           else
-            echo "No errors found."
-            echo "ERROR_OUTPUT=" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "No update found."
+            echo "SCRIPT_OUTPUT=" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "FAIL_JOB=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
       - name: Post comment on PR
-        if: env.ERROR_OUTPUT != ''
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        if: env.SCRIPT_OUTPUT != ''
+        uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
         with:
           script: |
-            const { GITHUB_REPOSITORY, ERROR_OUTPUT } = process.env;
+            const { GITHUB_REPOSITORY, SCRIPT_OUTPUT } = process.env;
             const [repoOwner, repoName] = GITHUB_REPOSITORY.split('/');
-            const prNumber = context.issue.number;
+            const issueNumber = context.issue.number;
 
             // Find existing comment
             const comments = await github.rest.issues.listComments({
               owner: repoOwner,
               repo: repoName,
-              issue_number: prNumber
+              issue_number: issueNumber
             });
 
             const comment = comments.data.find(c => c.body.includes("## 🚀 Translation Verification Summary"));
-            
-            // Only allow the action user to update comments
+
+            // Only update or create comments by the action user
             const expectedActor = "github-actions[bot]";
 
             if (comment && comment.user.login === expectedActor) {
@@ -133,7 +227,7 @@ jobs:
                 owner: repoOwner,
                 repo: repoName,
                 comment_id: comment.id,
-                body: `## 🚀 Translation Verification Summary\n\n\n${ERROR_OUTPUT}\n`
+                body: `## 🚀 Translation Verification Summary\n\n\n${SCRIPT_OUTPUT}\n`
               });
               console.log("Updated existing comment.");
             } else if (!comment) {
@@ -141,78 +235,16 @@ jobs:
               await github.rest.issues.createComment({
                 owner: repoOwner,
                 repo: repoName,
-                issue_number: prNumber,
-                body: `## 🚀 Translation Verification Summary\n\n\n${ERROR_OUTPUT}\n`
+                issue_number: issueNumber,
+                body: `## 🚀 Translation Verification Summary\n\n\n${SCRIPT_OUTPUT}\n`
               });
               console.log("Created new comment.");
             } else {
               console.log("Comment update attempt denied. Actor does not match.");
             }
 
-      # - name: Set up git config
-      #   run: |
-      #     git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-      #     git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-
-      # - name: Add translation keys
-      #   run: |
-      #     cd ${{ env.BRANCH_PATH }}
-      #     git add src/main/resources/messages_*.properties
-      #     git diff --staged --quiet || echo "CHANGES_DETECTED=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      #     git commit -m "Update translation files" || echo "No changes to commit"
-      # - name: Push
-      #   if: env.CHANGES_DETECTED == 'true'
-      #   run: |
-      #     cd pr-branch
-      #     git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}.git
-      #     git push origin ${{ github.head_ref }} || echo "Push failed: possibly no changes to push"
-
-  update-translations-main:
-    if: github.event_name == 'push'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.x"
-
-      - name: Run Python script to check files
-        id: run-check
+      - name: Fail job if errors found
+        if: env.FAIL_JOB == 'true'
         run: |
-          echo "Running Python script to check files..."
-          python .github/scripts/check_language_properties.py \
-            --reference-file src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties \
-            --branch main
-
-      - name: Set up git config
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-
-      - name: Add translation keys
-        run: |
-          git add src/main/resources/messages_*.properties
-          git diff --staged --quiet || echo "CHANGES_DETECTED=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Create Pull Request
-        id: cpr
-        if: env.CHANGES_DETECTED == 'true'
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          commit-message: "Update translation files"
-          committer: GitHub Action <action@github.com>
-          author: GitHub Action <action@github.com>
-          signoff: true
-          branch: update_translation_files
-          title: "Update translation files"
-          body: |
-            Auto-generated by [create-pull-request][1]
-
-            [1]: https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request
-          labels: Translation
-          draft: false
-          delete-branch: true
+          echo "Failing the job because errors were detected."
+          exit 1

.github/workflows/codeql.yml-disabled

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
+# to commit it to your repository.
+#
+# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
+# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
+#
+# ******** NOTE ********
+# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
+# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
+# supported CodeQL languages.
+#
+name: "CodeQL"
+
+#disable for now
+#on:
+#  push:
+#    branches: ["main"]
+#  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+#    branches: ["main"]
+#  schedule:
+#    - cron: "0 0 * * 1"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        language: ["java"]
+        # CodeQL supports [ $supported-codeql-languages ]
+        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@c95a14d0e5bab51a9f56296a4eb0e416910cd350 # v2.10.3
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@48ab28a6f5dbc2a99bf1e0131198dd8f1df78169 # v3.28.0
+        with:
+          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+          # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+          # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+          # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+
+      # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
+      # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
+      - name: Autobuild
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@48ab28a6f5dbc2a99bf1e0131198dd8f1df78169 # v3.28.0
+
+      # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+      # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
+
+      #   If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines.
+      #   modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project, please refer to the EXAMPLE below for guidance.
+
+      # - run: |
+      #   echo "Run, Build Application using script"
+      #   ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@48ab28a6f5dbc2a99bf1e0131198dd8f1df78169 # v3.28.0
+        with:
+          category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"

.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Dependency Review Action
+#
+# This Action will scan dependency manifest files that change as part of a Pull Request,
+# surfacing known-vulnerable versions of the packages declared or updated in the PR.
+# Once installed, if the workflow run is marked as required,
+# PRs introducing known-vulnerable packages will be blocked from merging.
+#
+# Source repository: https://github.com/actions/dependency-review-action
+name: "Dependency Review"
+on: [pull_request]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  dependency-review:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: "Checkout Repository"
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - name: "Dependency Review"
+        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@3b139cfc5fae8b618d3eae3675e383bb1769c019 # v4.5.0

.github/workflows/licenses-update.yml

@@ -8,27 +8,49 @@ on:
       - "build.gradle"
 
 permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   generate-license-report:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Generate GitHub App Token
+        id: generate-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@0d564482f06ca65fa9e77e2510873638c82206f2 # v1.11.5
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0
         with:
           java-version: "17"
           distribution: "adopt"
 
-      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@94baf225fe0a508e581a564467443d0e2379123b # v4.3.0
 
-      - name: Run Gradle Command
-        run: ./gradlew clean generateLicenseReport
+      - name: check the licenses for compatibility
+        run: ./gradlew clean checkLicense
+
+      - name: FAILED - check the licenses for compatibility
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # v4.6.1
+        with:
+          name: dependencies-without-allowed-license.json
+          path: |
+            build/reports/dependency-license/dependencies-without-allowed-license.json
+          retention-days: 3
 
       - name: Move and Rename License File
         run: |
@@ -36,8 +58,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up git config
         run: |
-          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --global user.name "stirlingbot[bot]"
+          git config --global user.email "1113334+stirlingbot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
 
       - name: Run git add
         run: |
@@ -47,33 +69,24 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create Pull Request
         id: cpr
         if: env.CHANGES_DETECTED == 'true'
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@dd2324fc52d5d43c699a5636bcf19fceaa70c284 # v7.0.7
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
           commit-message: "Update 3rd Party Licenses"
-          committer: GitHub Action <action@github.com>
-          author: GitHub Action <action@github.com>
+          committer: "stirlingbot[bot] <1113334+stirlingbot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>"
+          author: "stirlingbot[bot] <1113334+stirlingbot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>"
           signoff: true
           branch: update-3rd-party-licenses
           title: "Update 3rd Party Licenses"
           body: |
-            Auto-generated by [create-pull-request][1]
-
-            [1]: https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request
-          labels: licenses
+            Auto-generated by StirlingBot
+          labels: licenses,github-actions
           draft: false
           delete-branch: true
+          sign-commits: true
 
-      - name: Auto approve
+      - name: Enable Pull Request Automerge
         if: steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-operation == 'created'
-        run: gh pr review --approve "${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
+        run: gh pr merge --squash --auto "${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Enable auto-merge
-        if: steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-operation == 'created'
-        uses: peter-evans/enable-pull-request-automerge@v3
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          pull-request-number: ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-number }}
-          merge-method: squash # Choose the merge method: merge, squash, or rebase
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}

.github/workflows/manage-label.yml

@@ -6,19 +6,25 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
-  issues: write
 
 jobs:
   labeler:
     name: Labeler
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
     steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Check out the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Run Labeler
-        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-github-labeler@v5
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-github-labeler@31674a3852a9074f2086abcf1c53839d466a47e7 # v5.2.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           yaml-file: .github/labels.yml
-          skip-delete: true
+          skip-delete: true

.github/workflows/multiOSReleases.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+name: Test Installers Build
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  release:
+    types: [created]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  read_versions:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}
+      versionMac: ${{ steps.versionNumberMac.outputs.versionNumberMac }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      # Get version number
+      - name: Get version number
+        id: versionNumber
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(grep "^version =" build.gradle | awk -F'"' '{print $2}')
+          echo "versionNumber=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Get version number mac
+        id: versionNumberMac
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(grep "^version =" build.gradle | awk -F'"' '{print $2}')
+          CURRENT_YEAR=$(date +'%Y')
+          IFS='.' read -r -a VERSION_PARTS <<< "$VERSION"
+          MAC_VERSION="$CURRENT_YEAR.${VERSION_PARTS[1]:-0}.${VERSION_PARTS[2]:-0}"
+          echo "versionNumberMac=$MAC_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+  build-portable:
+    needs: read_versions
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        enable_security: [true, false]
+        include:
+          - enable_security: true
+            file_suffix: "-with-login"
+          - enable_security: false
+            file_suffix: ""
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0
+        with:
+          java-version: "21"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@94baf225fe0a508e581a564467443d0e2379123b # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 8.12
+
+      - name: Generate jar (With Security=${{ matrix.enable_security }})
+        run: ./gradlew clean createExe
+        env:
+          DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY: ${{ matrix.enable_security }}
+          STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI: false
+
+      - name: Rename binaries
+        run: |
+          mkdir ./binaries
+          mv ./build/launch4j/Stirling-PDF.exe ./binaries/win-Stirling-PDF-portable-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe
+          mv ./build/libs/Stirling-PDF-${{ needs.read_versions.outputs.version }}.jar ./binaries/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar
+
+      - name: Upload build artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # v4.6.1
+        with:
+          retention-days: 1
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          name: stirling${{ matrix.file_suffix }}-binaries
+          path: |
+            ./binaries/*
+
+  sign_verify-portable:
+    needs: [build-portable, read_versions]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        enable_security: [true, false]
+        include:
+          - enable_security: true
+            file_suffix: "with-login-"
+          - enable_security: false
+            file_suffix: ""
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Download build artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
+        with:
+          name: stirling-${{ matrix.file_suffix }}binaries
+
+      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
+        run: ls -R
+
+      - name: Upload signed artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # v4.6.1
+        with:
+          retention-days: 1
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          name: stirling-${{ matrix.file_suffix }}signed
+          path: |
+            ./*
+            !cosign.*
+
+  build-installers:
+    needs: read_versions
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: windows-latest
+            platform: win-
+          - os: macos-latest
+            platform: mac-
+          # - os: ubuntu-latest
+          #   platform: linux-
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0
+        with:
+          java-version: "21"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@94baf225fe0a508e581a564467443d0e2379123b # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 8.12
+
+      # Install Windows dependencies
+      - name: Install WiX Toolset
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        run: |
+          curl -L -o wix.exe https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/releases/download/wix3141rtm/wix314.exe
+          .\wix.exe /install /quiet
+
+      # Build installer
+      - name: Build Installer
+        run: ./gradlew build jpackage -x test --info
+        env:
+          DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY: false
+          STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI: true
+          BROWSER_OPEN: true
+
+      # Rename and collect artifacts based on OS
+      - name: Prepare artifacts
+        id: prepare
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir ./binaries
+          if [ "${{ matrix.os }}" = "windows-latest" ]; then
+            mv "./build/jpackage/Stirling-PDF-${{ needs.read_versions.outputs.version }}.exe" "./binaries/Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe"
+          elif [ "${{ matrix.os }}" = "macos-latest" ]; then
+            mv "./build/jpackage/Stirling-PDF-${{ needs.read_versions.outputs.versionMac }}.dmg" "./binaries/Stirling-PDF-mac-installer.dmg"
+          else
+            mv "./build/jpackage/stirling-pdf_${{ needs.read_versions.outputs.version }}-1_amd64.deb" "./binaries/Stirling-PDF-linux-installer.deb"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
+        run: ls -R ./binaries
+
+      - name: Upload build artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # v4.6.1
+        with:
+          retention-days: 1
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          name: ${{ matrix.platform }}binaries
+          path: |
+            ./binaries/*
+
+  sign_verify:
+    needs: [read_versions, build-installers]
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: windows-latest
+            platform: win-
+          - os: macos-latest
+            platform: mac-
+          # - os: ubuntu-latest
+          #   platform: linux-
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Download build artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
+        with:
+          name: ${{ matrix.platform }}binaries
+
+      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
+        run: ls -R
+
+      - name: Install Cosign
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@d7d6bc7722e3daa8354c50bcb52f4837da5e9b6a # v3.8.1
+
+      - name: Generate key pair
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        run: cosign generate-key-pair
+
+      - name: Sign and generate attestations
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        run: |
+          cosign sign-blob \
+            --key ./cosign.key \
+            --yes \
+            --output-signature ./Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe.sig \
+            ./Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe
+
+          cosign attest-blob \
+            --predicate - \
+            --key ./cosign.key \
+            --yes \
+            --output-attestation ./Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe.intoto.jsonl \
+            ./Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe
+
+          cosign verify-blob \
+            --key ./cosign.pub \
+            --signature ./Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe.sig \
+            ./Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe
+
+      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
+        run: ls -R
+
+      - name: Upload signed artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # v4.6.1
+        with:
+          retention-days: 1
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          name: ${{ matrix.platform }}signed
+          path: |
+            ./Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.platform }}installer.*
+            !cosign.*
+
+  create-release:
+    needs: [read_versions, sign_verify, sign_verify-portable]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Download signed artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
+      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
+        run: ls -R
+      - name: Upload binaries, attestations and signatures to Release and create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@01570a1f39cb168c169c802c3bceb9e93fb10974 # v2.1.0
+        with:
+          tag_name: v${{ needs.read_versions.outputs.version }}
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          files: |
+            ./*signed/*

.github/workflows/pre_commit.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+name: Pre-commit
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 0 * * 1"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  pre-commit:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Generate GitHub App Token
+        id: generate-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@0d564482f06ca65fa9e77e2510873638c82206f2 # v1.11.5
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
+      - name: Get GitHub App User ID
+        id: get-user-id
+        run: echo "user-id=$(gh api "/users/${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.app-slug }}[bot]" --jq .id)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+
+      - id: committer
+        run: |
+          echo "string=${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.app-slug }}[bot] <${{ steps.get-user-id.outputs.user-id }}+${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.app-slug }}[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>"  >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@42375524e23c412d93fb67b49958b491fce71c38 # v5.4.0
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.12
+          cache: 'pip' # caching pip dependencies
+      - name: Run Pre-Commit Hooks
+        run: |
+          pip install --require-hashes -r ./.github/scripts/requirements_pre_commit.txt
+      - run: pre-commit run --all-files -c .pre-commit-config.yaml
+        continue-on-error: true
+      - name: Set up git config
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.app-slug }}[bot]
+          git config --global user.email "${{ steps.get-user-id.outputs.user-id }}+${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.app-slug }}[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+      - name: git add
+        run: |
+          git add .
+          git diff --staged --quiet || echo "CHANGES_DETECTED=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        if: env.CHANGES_DETECTED == 'true'
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@dd2324fc52d5d43c699a5636bcf19fceaa70c284 # v7.0.7
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+          commit-message: ":file_folder: pre-commit"
+          committer: ${{ steps.committer.outputs.string }}
+          author: ${{ steps.committer.outputs.string }}
+          signoff: true
+          branch: pre-commit
+          title: "🤖 format everything with pre-commit by <${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.app-slug }}>"
+          body: |
+            Auto-generated by [create-pull-request][1] with **${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.app-slug }}**
+
+            [1]: https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request
+          draft: false
+          delete-branch: true
+          labels: github-actions
+          sign-commits: true

.github/workflows/push-docker.yml

@@ -9,52 +9,66 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
-  packages: write
 
 jobs:
   push:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
+      id-token: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0
         with:
           java-version: "17"
           distribution: "temurin"
 
-      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@94baf225fe0a508e581a564467443d0e2379123b # v4.3.0
         with:
-          gradle-version: 8.7
+          gradle-version: 8.12
 
       - name: Run Gradle Command
         run: ./gradlew clean build
         env:
           DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY: false
+          STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI: false
+
+      - name: Install cosign
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@d7d6bc7722e3daa8354c50bcb52f4837da5e9b6a # v3.8.1
+        with:
+          cosign-release: "v2.4.1"
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         id: buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@f7ce87c1d6bead3e36075b2ce75da1f6cc28aaca # v3.9.0
 
       - name: Get version number
         id: versionNumber
         run: echo "versionNumber=$(./gradlew printVersion --quiet | tail -1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_API }}
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ github.token }}
 
       - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@4574d27a4764455b42196d70a065bc6853246a25 # v3.4.0
 
       - name: Convert repository owner to lowercase
         id: repoowner
@@ -62,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate tags
         id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@369eb591f429131d6889c46b94e711f089e6ca96 # v5.6.1
         with:
           images: |
             ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}/s-pdf
@@ -75,7 +89,8 @@ jobs:
             type=raw,value=alpha,enable=${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
 
       - name: Build and push main Dockerfile
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        id: build-push-regular
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@0adf9959216b96bec444f325f1e493d4aa344497 # v6.14.0
         with:
           builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
           context: .
@@ -87,10 +102,26 @@ jobs:
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
           build-args: VERSION_TAG=${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8
+          provenance: true
+          sbom: true
+
+      - name: Sign regular images
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+        env:
+          DIGEST: ${{ steps.build-push-regular.outputs.digest }}
+          TAGS: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          COSIGN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          echo "$TAGS" | tr ',' '\n' | while read -r tag; do
+            cosign sign --yes \
+              --key env://COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY \
+              "${tag}@${DIGEST}"
+          done
 
       - name: Generate tags ultra-lite
         id: meta2
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@369eb591f429131d6889c46b94e711f089e6ca96 # v5.6.1
         if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
         with:
           images: |
@@ -103,11 +134,12 @@ jobs:
             type=raw,value=latest-ultra-lite,enable=${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
 
       - name: Build and push Dockerfile-ultra-lite
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        id: build-push-lite
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@0adf9959216b96bec444f325f1e493d4aa344497 # v6.14.0
         if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
         with:
           context: .
-          file: ./Dockerfile-ultra-lite
+          file: ./Dockerfile.ultra-lite
           push: true
           cache-from: type=gha
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
@@ -115,10 +147,12 @@ jobs:
           labels: ${{ steps.meta2.outputs.labels }}
           build-args: VERSION_TAG=${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8
+          provenance: true
+          sbom: true
 
       - name: Generate tags fat
         id: meta3
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@369eb591f429131d6889c46b94e711f089e6ca96 # v5.6.1
         if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
         with:
           images: |
@@ -131,12 +165,13 @@ jobs:
             type=raw,value=latest-fat,enable=${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
 
       - name: Build and push main Dockerfile fat
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        id: build-push-fat
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@0adf9959216b96bec444f325f1e493d4aa344497 # v6.14.0
         if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
         with:
           builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
           context: .
-          file: ./Dockerfile-fat
+          file: ./Dockerfile.fat
           push: true
           cache-from: type=gha
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
@@ -144,3 +179,17 @@ jobs:
           labels: ${{ steps.meta3.outputs.labels }}
           build-args: VERSION_TAG=${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8
+          provenance: true
+          sbom: true
+
+      - name: Sign fat images
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+        env:
+          DIGEST: ${{ steps.build-push-fat.outputs.digest }}
+          TAGS: ${{ steps.meta3.outputs.tags }}
+          COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          COSIGN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          echo "$TAGS" | tr ',' '\n' | while read -r tag; do
+            cosign sign --key env://COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY --yes "${tag}@${DIGEST}"
+          done

.github/workflows/releaseArtifacts.yml

@@ -4,11 +4,74 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   release:
     types: [created]
+
 permissions:
-  contents: write
-  packages: write
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
-  push:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        enable_security: [true, false]
+        include:
+          - enable_security: true
+            file_suffix: "-with-login"
+          - enable_security: false
+            file_suffix: ""
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0
+        with:
+          java-version: "17"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@94baf225fe0a508e581a564467443d0e2379123b # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 8.12
+
+      - name: Generate jar (With Security=${{ matrix.enable_security }})
+        run: ./gradlew clean createExe
+        env:
+          DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY: ${{ matrix.enable_security }}
+          STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI: false
+
+      - name: Get version number
+        id: versionNumber
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(grep "^version =" build.gradle | awk -F'"' '{print $2}')
+          echo "versionNumber=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Rename binaries
+        run: |
+          mv ./build/launch4j/Stirling-PDF.exe ./build/launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe
+          mv ./build/libs/Stirling-PDF-${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}.jar ./build/libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar
+
+      - name: Debug build artifacts
+        run: |
+          echo "Current Directory: $(pwd)"
+          ls -R ./build/libs
+          ls -R ./build/launch4j
+
+      - name: Upload build artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # v4.6.1
+        with:
+          name: binaries${{ matrix.file_suffix }}
+          path: |
+            ./build/launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.*
+            ./build/libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.*
+
+  sign_verify:
+    needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -19,57 +82,99 @@ jobs:
           - enable_security: false
             file_suffix: ""
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
         with:
-          java-version: "17"
-          distribution: "temurin"
+          egress-policy: audit
 
-      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+      - name: Download build artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
         with:
-          gradle-version: 8.7
+          name: binaries${{ matrix.file_suffix }}
+      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
+        run: ls -R
 
-      - name: Generate jar (With Security=${{ matrix.enable_security }})
-        run: ./gradlew clean createExe
-        env:
-          DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY: ${{ matrix.enable_security }}
+      - name: Install Cosign
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@d7d6bc7722e3daa8354c50bcb52f4837da5e9b6a # v3.8.1
 
-      - name: Get version number
-        id: versionNumber
-        run: echo "versionNumber=$(./gradlew printVersion --quiet | tail -1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Generate key pair
+        run: cosign generate-key-pair
 
-      - name: Rename binarie
-        if: matrix.file_suffix != ''
-        run: cp ./build/launch4j/Stirling-PDF.exe ./build/launch4j/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe
+      - name: Sign and generate attestations
+        run: |
+          cosign sign-blob \
+            --key ./cosign.key \
+            --yes \
+            --output-signature ./libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar.sig \
+            ./libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar
 
-      - name: Upload Assets binarie
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+          cosign attest-blob \
+            --predicate - \
+            --key ./cosign.key \
+            --yes \
+            --output-attestation ./libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar.intoto.jsonl \
+            ./libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar
+
+          cosign verify-blob \
+            --key ./cosign.pub \
+            --signature ./libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar.sig \
+            ./libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar
+
+          cosign sign-blob \
+            --key ./cosign.key \
+            --yes \
+            --output-signature ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe.sig \
+            ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe
+
+          cosign attest-blob \
+            --predicate - \
+            --key ./cosign.key \
+            --yes \
+            --output-attestation ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe.intoto.jsonl \
+            ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe
+
+          cosign verify-blob \
+            --key ./cosign.pub \
+            --signature ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe.sig \
+            ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe
+
+      - name: Upload signed artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # v4.6.1
         with:
-          path: ./build/launch4j/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe
-          name: Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe
-          overwrite: true
-          retention-days: 1
-          if-no-files-found: error
-      - name: Upload binaries to release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          files: ./build/launch4j/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe
+          name: signed${{ matrix.file_suffix }}
+          path: |
+            ./libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.*
+            ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.*
 
-      - name: Rename jar binaries
-        run: cp ./build/libs/Stirling-PDF-${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}.jar ./build/libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar
-
-      - name: Upload Assets jar binaries
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+  release:
+    needs: [build, sign_verify]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        enable_security: [true, false]
+        include:
+          - enable_security: true
+            file_suffix: "-with-login"
+          - enable_security: false
+            file_suffix: ""
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
         with:
-          path: ./build/libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar
-          name: Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar
-          overwrite: true
-          retention-days: 1
-          if-no-files-found: error
+          egress-policy: audit
 
-      - name: Upload jar binaries to release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+      - name: Download signed artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
         with:
-          files: ./build/libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar
+          name: signed${{ matrix.file_suffix }}
+
+      - name: Upload binaries, attestations and signatures to Release and create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@01570a1f39cb168c169c802c3bceb9e93fb10974 # v2.1.0
+        with:
+          tag_name: v${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          files: |
+            ./libs/Stirling-PDF*
+            ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server*

.github/workflows/scorecards.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub. They are provided
+# by a third-party and are governed by separate terms of service, privacy
+# policy, and support documentation.
+
+name: Scorecard supply-chain security
+on:
+  # For Branch-Protection check. Only the default branch is supported. See
+  # https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#branch-protection
+  branch_protection_rule:
+  # To guarantee Maintained check is occasionally updated. See
+  # https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#maintained
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "20 7 * * 2"
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+permissions: read-all
+
+jobs:
+  analysis:
+    name: Scorecard analysis
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      # Needed to upload the results to code-scanning dashboard.
+      security-events: write
+      # Needed to publish results and get a badge (see publish_results below).
+      id-token: write
+      contents: read
+      actions: read
+      # To allow GraphQL ListCommits to work
+      issues: read
+      pull-requests: read
+      # To detect SAST tools
+      checks: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: "Checkout code"
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: "Run analysis"
+        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@f49aabe0b5af0936a0987cfb85d86b75731b0186 # v2.4.1
+        with:
+          results_file: results.sarif
+          results_format: sarif
+          # (Optional) "write" PAT token. Uncomment the `repo_token` line below if:
+          # - you want to enable the Branch-Protection check on a *public* repository, or
+          # - you are installing Scorecards on a *private* repository
+          # To create the PAT, follow the steps in https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action#authentication-with-pat.
+          # repo_token: ${{ secrets.SCORECARD_TOKEN }}
+
+          # Public repositories:
+          #   - Publish results to OpenSSF REST API for easy access by consumers
+          #   - Allows the repository to include the Scorecard badge.
+          #   - See https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action#publishing-results.
+          # For private repositories:
+          #   - `publish_results` will always be set to `false`, regardless
+          #     of the value entered here.
+          publish_results: true
+
+      # Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable uploads of run results in SARIF
+      # format to the repository Actions tab.
+      - name: "Upload artifact"
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # v4.6.1
+        with:
+          name: SARIF file
+          path: results.sarif
+          retention-days: 5
+
+      # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard.
+      - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@b56ba49b26e50535fa1e7f7db0f4f7b4bf65d80d # v3.28.10
+        with:
+          sarif_file: results.sarif

.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+name: Run Sonarqube
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request_target:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: read
+  actions: read
+
+jobs:
+  sonarqube:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@94baf225fe0a508e581a564467443d0e2379123b # v4.3.0
+
+      - name: Build and analyze with Gradle
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
+          DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY: true
+          STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI: true
+        run: |
+          ./gradlew clean build sonar \
+            -Dsonar.projectKey=Stirling-Tools_Stirling-PDF \
+            -Dsonar.organization=stirling-tools \
+            -Dsonar.host.url=https://sonarcloud.io \
+            -Dsonar.login=${SONAR_TOKEN} \
+            -Dsonar.log.level=DEBUG \
+            --info
+
+      - name: Upload Problems Report on Failure
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # v4.6.1
+        with:
+          name: gradle-problems-report
+          path: build/reports/problems/problems-report.html
+          retention-days: 7
+
+      - name: Upload Sonar Logs on Failure
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # v4.6.1
+        with:
+          name: sonar-logs
+          path: |
+            .scannerwork/report-task.txt
+            build/sonar/
+          retention-days: 7

.github/workflows/stale.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     - cron: "30 0 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -12,8 +15,13 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: 30 days stale issues
-        uses: actions/stale@v9
+        uses: actions/stale@5bef64f19d7facfb25b37b414482c7164d639639 # v9.1.0
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           days-before-stale: 30
@@ -29,4 +37,4 @@ jobs:
           only-issue-labels: "more-info-needed"
           days-before-pr-stale: -1 # Prevents PRs from being marked as stale
           days-before-pr-close: -1 # Prevents PRs from being closed
-          start-date: '2024-07-06T00:00:00Z'  # ISO 8601 Format
+          start-date: "2024-07-06T00:00:00Z" # ISO 8601 Format

.github/workflows/swagger.yml

@@ -6,19 +6,27 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   push:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0
         with:
           java-version: "17"
           distribution: "temurin"
 
-      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@94baf225fe0a508e581a564467443d0e2379123b # v4.3.0
 
       - name: Generate Swagger documentation
         run: ./gradlew generateOpenApiDocs

.github/workflows/sync_files.yml

@@ -1,54 +1,145 @@
 name: Sync Files
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
     paths:
       - "build.gradle"
+      - "README.md"
       - "src/main/resources/messages_*.properties"
+      - "src/main/resources/static/3rdPartyLicenses.json"
       - "scripts/ignore_translation.toml"
 
 permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
-  sync-readme:
+  read_bot_entries:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      userName: ${{ steps.get-user-id.outputs.user_name }}
+      userEmail: ${{ steps.get-user-id.outputs.user_email }}
+      committer: ${{ steps.committer.outputs.committer }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Generate GitHub App Token
+        id: generate-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@0d564482f06ca65fa9e77e2510873638c82206f2 # v1.11.5
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
+      - name: Get GitHub App User ID
+        id: get-user-id
+        run: |
+          USER_NAME="${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.app-slug }}[bot]"
+          USER_ID=$(gh api "/users/$USER_NAME" --jq .id)
+          USER_EMAIL="$USER_ID+$USER_NAME@users.noreply.github.com"
+          echo "user_name=$USER_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "user_email=$USER_EMAIL" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "user-id=$USER_ID" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+
+      - id: committer
+        run: |
+          COMMITTER="${{ steps.get-user-id.outputs.user_name }} <${{ steps.get-user-id.outputs.user_email }}>"
+          echo "committer=$COMMITTER" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  sync-files:
+    needs: ["read_bot_entries"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
         with:
-          python-version: "3.x"
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pip install tomlkit
-      - name: Sync README
-        run: python scripts/counter_translation.py
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Generate GitHub App Token
+        id: generate-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@0d564482f06ca65fa9e77e2510873638c82206f2 # v1.11.5
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.GH_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@42375524e23c412d93fb67b49958b491fce71c38 # v5.4.0
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+          cache: 'pip' # caching pip dependencies
+
+      - name: Sync translation property files
+        run: |
+          python .github/scripts/check_language_properties.py --reference-file "src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties" --branch main
+
       - name: Set up git config
         run: |
-          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --global user.name ${{ needs.read_bot_entries.outputs.userName }}
+          git config --global user.email ${{ needs.read_bot_entries.outputs.userEmail }}
+
       - name: Run git add
         run: |
-          git add .
-          git diff --staged --quiet || git commit -m ":memo: Sync README
-          > Made via sync_files.yml" || echo "no changes"
+          git add src/main/resources/messages_*.properties
+          git diff --staged --quiet || git commit -m ":memo: Sync translation files" || echo "no changes"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install --require-hashes -r ./.github/scripts/requirements_sync_readme.txt
+
+      - name: Sync README.md
+        run: |
+          python scripts/counter_translation.py
+
+      - name: Run git add
+        run: |
+          git add README.md
+          git diff --staged --quiet || git commit -m ":memo: Sync README.md" || echo "no changes"
+
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@dd2324fc52d5d43c699a5636bcf19fceaa70c284 # v7.0.7
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
           commit-message: Update files
-          committer: GitHub Action <action@github.com>
-          author: GitHub Action <action@github.com>
+          committer: ${{ needs.read_bot_entries.outputs.committer }}
+          author: ${{ needs.read_bot_entries.outputs.committer }}
           signoff: true
           branch: sync_readme
-          title: ":memo: Update README: Translation Progress Table"
+          title: ":globe_with_meridians: Sync Translations + Update README Progress Table"
           body: |
-            Auto-generated by [create-pull-request][1]
+            ### Description of Changes
+
+            This Pull Request was automatically generated to synchronize updates to translation files and documentation. Below are the details of the changes made:
+
+            #### **1. Synchronization of Translation Files**
+            - Updated translation files (`messages_*.properties`) to reflect changes in the reference file `messages_en_GB.properties`.
+            - Ensured consistency and synchronization across all supported language files.
+            - Highlighted any missing or incomplete translations.
+
+            #### **2. Update README.md**
+            - Generated the translation progress table in `README.md`.
+            - Added a summary of the current translation status for all supported languages.
+            - Included up-to-date statistics on translation coverage.
+
+            #### **Why these changes are necessary**
+            - Keeps translation files aligned with the latest reference updates.
+            - Ensures the documentation reflects the current translation progress.
+
+            ---
+
+            Auto-generated by [create-pull-request][1].
 
             [1]: https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request
           draft: false
           delete-branch: true
-          labels: Documentation,Translation,github-actions
+          labels: github-actions
+          sign-commits: true
+          add-paths: |
+            README.md
+            src/main/resources/messages_*.properties

.github/workflows/testdriver.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+name: UI test with TestDriverAI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["master", "UITest", "testdriver"]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+
+      - name: Build with Gradle
+        run: ./gradlew clean build
+        env:
+          DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY: false
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@f7ce87c1d6bead3e36075b2ce75da1f6cc28aaca # v3.9.0
+
+      - name: Get version number
+        id: versionNumber
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(grep "^version =" build.gradle | awk -F'"' '{print $2}')
+          echo "versionNumber=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_API }}
+
+      - name: Build and push test image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@0adf9959216b96bec444f325f1e493d4aa344497 # v6.14.0
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}/test:test-${{ github.sha }}
+          build-args: VERSION_TAG=${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}
+          platforms: linux/amd64
+
+      - name: Set up SSH
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh/
+          echo "${{ secrets.VPS_SSH_KEY }}" > ../private.key
+          sudo chmod 600 ../private.key
+
+      - name: Deploy to VPS
+        run: |
+          cat > docker-compose.yml << EOF
+          version: '3.3'
+          services:
+            stirling-pdf:
+              container_name: stirling-pdf-test-${{ github.sha }}
+              image: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}/test:test-${{ github.sha }}
+              ports:
+                - "1337:8080"
+              volumes:
+                - /stirling/test-${{ github.sha }}/data:/usr/share/tessdata:rw
+                - /stirling/test-${{ github.sha }}/config:/configs:rw
+                - /stirling/test-${{ github.sha }}/logs:/logs:rw
+              environment:
+                DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY: "false"
+                SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "false"
+                SYSTEM_DEFAULTLOCALE: en-GB
+                UI_APPNAME: "Stirling-PDF Test"
+                UI_HOMEDESCRIPTION: "Test Deployment"
+                UI_APPNAMENAVBAR: "Test"
+                SYSTEM_MAXFILESIZE: "100"
+                METRICS_ENABLED: "true"
+                SYSTEM_GOOGLEVISIBILITY: "false"
+                SYSTEM_ENABLEANALYTICS: "false"
+              restart: on-failure:5
+          EOF
+
+          scp -i ../private.key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null docker-compose.yml ${{ secrets.VPS_USERNAME }}@${{ secrets.VPS_HOST }}:/tmp/docker-compose.yml
+
+          ssh -i ../private.key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null ${{ secrets.VPS_USERNAME }}@${{ secrets.VPS_HOST }} << EOF
+            mkdir -p /stirling/test-${{ github.sha }}/{data,config,logs}
+            mv /tmp/docker-compose.yml /stirling/test-${{ github.sha }}/docker-compose.yml
+            cd /stirling/test-${{ github.sha }}
+            docker-compose pull
+            docker-compose up -d
+          EOF
+
+  test:
+    needs: deploy
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Run TestDriver.ai
+        uses: testdriverai/action@f0d0f45fdd684db628baa843fe9313f3ca3a8aa8 #1.1.3
+        with:
+          key: ${{secrets.TESTDRIVER_API_KEY}}
+          prerun: |
+            npm install
+            npm run build
+            npm install dashcam-chrome --save
+            Start-Process "C:/Program Files/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe" -ArgumentList "--start-maximized", "--load-extension=$(pwd)/node_modules/dashcam-chrome/build", "http://${{ secrets.VPS_HOST }}:1337"
+            Start-Sleep -Seconds 20
+          prompt: |
+            1. /run testing/testdriver/test.yml
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          FORCE_COLOR: "3"
+
+  cleanup:
+    needs: [deploy, test]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: always()
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Set up SSH
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh/
+          echo "${{ secrets.VPS_SSH_KEY }}" > ../private.key
+          sudo chmod 600 ../private.key
+
+      - name: Cleanup deployment
+        run: |
+          ssh -i ../private.key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null ${{ secrets.VPS_USERNAME }}@${{ secrets.VPS_HOST }} << EOF
+            cd /stirling/test-${{ github.sha }}
+            docker-compose down
+            cd /stirling
+            rm -rf test-${{ github.sha }}
+          EOF

.gitignore

@@ -14,12 +14,18 @@ local.properties
 .classpath
 .project
 version.properties
+
+#### Stirling-PDF Files ###
 pipeline/watchedFolders/
 pipeline/finishedFolders/
-#### Stirling-PDF Files ###
 customFiles/
 configs/
 watchedFolders/
+clientWebUI/
+!cucumber/
+!cucumber/exampleFiles/
+!cucumber/exampleFiles/example_html.zip
+exampleYmlFiles/stirling/
 
 # Gradle
 .gradle
@@ -111,6 +117,7 @@ watchedFolders/
 *.war
 *.nar
 *.ear
+*.zip
 *.tar.gz
 *.rar
 *.db
@@ -133,6 +140,7 @@ venv.bak/
 # VS Code
 /.vscode/**/*
 !/.vscode/settings.json
+!/.vscode/extensions.json
 
 # IntelliJ IDEA
 .idea/
@@ -146,18 +154,37 @@ out/
 # cucumber
 /cucumber/reports/**
 
-# Certs
+# Certs and Security Files
 *.p12
+*.pk8
 *.pem
 *.crt
 *.cer
+*.cert
 *.der
 *.key
 *.csr
+*.kdbx
+*.jks
+*.asc
+
+# SSH Keys
+*.pub
+*.priv
+id_rsa
+id_rsa.pub
+id_ecdsa
+id_ecdsa.pub
+id_ed25519
+id_ed25519.pub
+.ssh/
+*ssh
 
 # cache
+.cache
 .ruff_cache
 .mypy_cache
 .pytest_cache
 .ipynb_checkpoints
 
+**/jcef-bundle/

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -1,39 +1,36 @@
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.2.1
+    rev: v0.8.4
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args:
           - --fix
           - --line-length=127
-        files: ^((.github/scripts|scripts)/.+)?[^/]+\.py$
+        files: ^((\.github/scripts|scripts)/.+)?[^/]+\.py$
         exclude: (split_photos.py)
       - id: ruff-format
-        files: ^((.github/scripts|scripts)/.+)?[^/]+\.py$
+        files: ^((\.github/scripts|scripts)/.+)?[^/]+\.py$
         exclude: (split_photos.py)
   - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
-    rev: v2.2.6
+    rev: v2.3.0
     hooks:
       - id: codespell
         args:
           - --ignore-words-list=
           - --skip="./.*,*.csv,*.json,*.ambr"
           - --quiet-level=2
-        files: \.(properties|html|css|js|py|md)$
-        exclude: (.vscode|.devcontainer|src/main/resources|Dockerfile)
-  - repo: local
+        files: \.(html|css|js|py|md)$
+        exclude: (.vscode|.devcontainer|src/main/resources|Dockerfile|.*/pdfjs.*|.*/thirdParty.*|bootstrap.*|.*\.min\..*|.*diff\.js)
+  - repo: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
+    rev: v8.22.0
     hooks:
-      - id: check-duplicate-properties-keys
-        name: Check Duplicate Properties Keys
-        entry: python .github/scripts/check_duplicates.py
-        language: python
-        files: ^(src)/.+\.properties$
-  - repo: local
+      - id: gitleaks
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v5.0.0
     hooks:
-      - id: check-html-tabs
-        name: Check HTML for tabs
-        # args: ["--replace_with=  "]
-        entry: python .github/scripts/check_tabulator.py
-        language: python
-        exclude: ^(src/main/resources/static/pdfjs|src/main/resources/static/pdfjs-legacy)
-        files: ^.*(\.html|\.css|\.js)$
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+        files: ^.*(\.js|\.java|\.py|\.yml)$
+        exclude: ^(.*/pdfjs.*|.*/thirdParty.*|bootstrap.*|.*\.min\..*|.*diff\.js|\.github/workflows/.*$)
+      - id: trailing-whitespace
+        files: ^.*(\.js|\.java|\.py|\.yml)$
+        exclude: ^(.*/pdfjs.*|.*/thirdParty.*|bootstrap.*|.*\.min\..*|.*diff\.js|\.github/workflows/.*$)

.vscode/extensions.json

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": [
+    "elagil.pre-commit-helper", // Support for pre-commit hooks to enforce code quality
+    "josevseb.google-java-format-for-vs-code", // Google Java code formatter to follow the Google Java Style Guide
+    "ms-python.black-formatter", // Python code formatter using Black
+    "ms-python.flake8", // Flake8 linter for Python to enforce code quality
+    "ms-python.python", // Official Microsoft Python extension with IntelliSense, debugging, and Jupyter support
+    // "ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers", // Support for remote development with containers (Docker, Dev Containers)
+    // "ms-vscode-remote.vscode-remote-extensionpack", // Remote Development Pack for SSH, WSL, and Containers
+    "Oracle.oracle-java", // Oracle Java extension with additional features for Java development
+    "redhat.java", // Java support by Red Hat with IntelliSense, debugging, and code navigation
+    "streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker", // Spell checker for code to avoid typos
+    "vmware.vscode-boot-dev-pack", // Developer tools for Spring Boot by VMware
+    "vmware.vscode-spring-boot", // Spring Boot tools by VMware for enhanced Spring development
+    "vscjava.vscode-gradle", // Gradle extension for build and automation support
+    "vscjava.vscode-java-debug", // Debugging support for Java projects
+    "vscjava.vscode-java-dependency", // Java dependency management within VS Code
+    "vscjava.vscode-java-pack", // Java Extension Pack with essential Java tools for VS Code
+    "vscjava.vscode-java-test", // Java test framework for running and debugging tests in VS Code
+    "vscjava.vscode-spring-boot-dashboard", // Spring Boot dashboard for managing and visualizing Spring Boot applications
+    "vscjava.vscode-spring-initializr" // Support for Spring Initializr to create new Spring projects
+  ]
+}

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -2,52 +2,147 @@
   "java.compile.nullAnalysis.mode": "automatic",
   "files.eol": "auto",
   "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "interactive",
-  "black-formatter.args": ["--line-length", "127"],
-  "flake8.args": ["--max-line-length", "127"],
-  "pylint.args": ["max-line-length", "127"],
+  "black-formatter.args": [
+    "--line-length",
+    "127"
+  ],
+  "flake8.args": [
+    "--max-line-length",
+    "127"
+  ],
   "[java]": {
     "editor.tabSize": 4,
     "editor.detectIndentation": false,
-    "editor.rulers": [127]
+    "editor.rulers": [
+      127
+    ],
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "josevseb.google-java-format-for-vs-code"
   },
   "[python]": {
     "editor.tabSize": 2,
     "editor.detectIndentation": false,
-    "editor.rulers": [127]
+    "editor.rulers": [
+      127
+    ]
   },
   "[gradle-build]": {
     "editor.tabSize": 4,
     "editor.detectIndentation": false,
-    "editor.rulers": [127]
+    "editor.rulers": [
+      127
+    ]
   },
   "[gradle]": {
     "editor.tabSize": 4,
     "editor.detectIndentation": false,
-    "editor.rulers": [127]
+    "editor.rulers": [
+      127
+    ]
   },
   "[html]": {
     "editor.tabSize": 2,
-    "editor.rulers": [127],
+    "editor.rulers": [
+      127
+    ],
     "files.trimFinalNewlines": false,
     "files.insertFinalNewline": false
   },
   "[javascript]": {
     "editor.tabSize": 2,
-    "editor.rulers": [127]
+    "editor.rulers": [
+      127
+    ]
   },
   "[yaml]": {
     "files.trimFinalNewlines": false,
     "files.insertFinalNewline": false
   },
-  "diffEditor.maxComputationTime": 0,
-  "editor.wordSegmenterLocales": null,
-  "editor.guides.bracketPairs": "active",
-  "editor.guides.bracketPairsHorizontal": "active",
   "files.insertFinalNewline": true,
   "files.trimFinalNewlines": true,
   "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
+  "files.autoSave": "onFocusChange",
+  "files.autoSaveWhenNoErrors": true,
+  "diffEditor.maxComputationTime": 0,
+  "editor.wordSegmenterLocales": "",
+  "editor.guides.bracketPairs": "active",
+  "editor.guides.bracketPairsHorizontal": "active",
   "editor.indentSize": "tabSize",
   "editor.stickyScroll.enabled": false,
   "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
-  "editor.formatOnSave": true
+  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+  "editor.insertSpaces": true,
+  "java.format.enabled": true,
+  "java.format.settings.profile": "GoogleStyle",
+  "java.format.settings.google.version": "1.25.2",
+  "java.format.settings.google.mode": "jar-file",
+  "java.format.settings.google.extra": "--aosp --skip-sorting-imports --skip-javadoc-formatting",
+  // (DE) Aktiviert Kommentare im Java-Format.
+  // (EN) Enables comments in Java formatting.
+  // "java.format.comments.enabled": true,
+  // (DE) Generiert automatisch Kommentare im Code.
+  // (EN) Automatically generates comments in code.
+  // "java.codeGeneration.generateComments": true,
+  // https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/blob/master/document/_java.learnMoreAboutCleanUps.md#java-clean-ups
+  "java.saveActions.cleanup": true,
+  "java.cleanup.actions": [
+    "invertEquals", // Inverts calls to Object.equals(Object) and String.equalsIgnoreCase(String) to avoid useless null pointer exception.
+    "instanceofPatternMatch" // Replaces instanceof checks with pattern matching.
+  ],
+  // (DE) Aktiviert die Code-Vervollständigung für Java.
+  // (EN) Enables code completion for Java.
+  "java.completion.engine": "dom",
+  "java.completion.enabled": true,
+  "java.completion.importOrder": [
+    "java",
+    "javax",
+    "org",
+    "com",
+    "net",
+    "io",
+    "jakarta",
+    "lombok",
+    "me",
+    "stirling",
+  ],
+  "java.project.resourceFilters": [
+    ".devcontainer/",
+    ".git/",
+    ".github/",
+    ".gradle/",
+    ".venv/",
+    ".venv*/",
+    ".vscode/",
+    "bin/",
+    "build/",
+    "configs/",
+    "customFiles/",
+    "docs/",
+    "exampleYmlFiles",
+    "gradle/",
+    "images/",
+    "logs/",
+    "pipeline/",
+    "scripts/",
+    "testings/",
+    ".git-blame-ignore-revs",
+    ".gitattributes",
+    ".gitignore",
+    ".pre-commit-config.yaml",
+  ],
+  // Enables signature help in Java.
+  "java.signatureHelp.enabled": true,
+  // Enables detailed signature help descriptions.
+  "java.signatureHelp.description.enabled": true,
+  // Downloads sources for Maven dependencies.
+  "java.maven.downloadSources": true,
+  // Enables Gradle project import.
+  "java.import.gradle.enabled": true,
+  // Downloads sources for Eclipse projects.
+  "java.eclipse.downloadSources": true,
+  // Enables import of the Gradle wrapper.
+  "java.import.gradle.wrapper.enabled": true,
+  "spring.initializr.defaultLanguage": "Java",
+  "spring.initializr.defaultGroupId": "stirling.software.SPDF",
+  "spring.initializr.defaultArtifactId": "SPDF",
+  "cSpell.enabled": false,
 }

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ For a detailed pull request tutorial, see [this guide](https://www.digitalocean.
 Please make sure your Pull Request adheres to the following guidelines:
 
 - Use the PR template provided.
-- Keep your Pull Request title succinct, detailed and to the point.
+- Keep your Pull Request title succinct, detailed, and to the point.
 - Keep commits atomic. One commit should contain one change. If you want to make multiple changes, submit multiple Pull Requests.
-- Commits should be clear, concise and easy to understand.
+- Commits should be clear, concise, and easy to understand.
 - References to the Issue number in the Pull Request and/or Commit message.
 
 ## Translations
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ If you would like to add or modify a translation, please see [How to add new lan
 
 ## Docs
 
-Documentation for Stirling-PDF is handled in a separate repository. Please see [Docs repository](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-Tools.github.io) or use "edit this page"-button at the bottom of each page at [https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/).
+Documentation for Stirling-PDF is handled in a separate repository. Please see [Docs repository](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-Tools.github.io) or use the "edit this page"-button at the bottom of each page at [https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/).
 
 ## Fixing Bugs or Adding a New Feature
 
 First, make sure you've read the section [Pull Requests](#pull-requests).
 
-To build from source, please follow this [Guide](LocalRunGuide.md).
+If, at any point in time, you have a question, please feel free to ask in the same issue thread or in our [Discord](https://discord.gg/FJUSXUSYec).
 
-If, at any point of time, you have a question, please feel free to ask in the same issue thread or in our [Discord](https://discord.gg/FJUSXUSYec).
+Developers should review our [Developer Guide](DeveloperGuide.md)
 
 ## License
 

DATABASE.md

@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 # New Database Backup and Import Functionality
 
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> **Full activation will take place on approximately January 5th, 2025!**
-
-Why is the waiting time six months?
-
-There are users who only install updates sporadically; if they skip the preparation, it can/will lead to data loss in the database.
-
 ## Functionality Overview
 
 The newly introduced feature enhances the application with robust database backup and import capabilities. This feature is designed to ensure data integrity and provide a straightforward way to manage database backups. Here's how it works:

DeveloperGuide.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 1. Introduction
 
-Stirling-PDF is a robust, locally hosted web-based PDF manipulation tool. This guide focuses on Docker-based development and testing, which is the recommended approach for working with the full version of Stirling-PDF.
+Stirling-PDF is a robust, locally hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool. This guide focuses on Docker-based development and testing, which is the recommended approach for working with the full version of Stirling-PDF.
 
 ## 2. Project Overview
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Stirling-PDF is built using:
 - Spring Boot + Thymeleaf
 - PDFBox
 - LibreOffice
-- OcrMyPdf
+- qpdf
 - HTML, CSS, JavaScript
 - Docker
 - PDF.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Stirling-PDF is built using:
 - Docker
 - Git
 - Java JDK 17 or later
-- Gradle 7.0 or later (Included within repo)
+- Gradle 7.0 or later (Included within the repo)
 
 ### Setup Steps
 
@@ -38,14 +38,24 @@ Stirling-PDF is built using:
 
 2. Install Docker and JDK17 if not already installed.
 
-3. Install a recommended Java IDE such as Eclipse, IntelliJ or VSCode
+3. Install a recommended Java IDE such as Eclipse, IntelliJ, or VSCode
+   1. Only VSCode
+      1. Open VS Code.
+      2. When prompted, install the recommended extensions.
+      3. Alternatively, open the command palette (`Ctrl + Shift + P` or `Cmd + Shift + P` on macOS) and run:
+
+        ```sh
+        Extensions: Show Recommended Extensions
+        ```
+
+      4. Install the required extensions from the list.
 
 4. Lombok Setup
 Stirling-PDF uses Lombok to reduce boilerplate code. Some IDEs, like Eclipse, don't support Lombok out of the box. To set up Lombok in your development environment:
 Visit the [Lombok website](https://projectlombok.org/setup/) for installation instructions specific to your IDE.
 
 5. Add environment variable
-For local testing you should generally be testing the full 'Security' version of Stirling-PDF to do this you must add the environment flag DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY=true to your system and/or IDE build/run step
+For local testing, you should generally be testing the full 'Security' version of Stirling-PDF. To do this, you must add the environment flag DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY=true to your system and/or IDE build/run step.
 
 ## 4. Project Structure
 
@@ -86,8 +96,8 @@ Stirling-PDF/
 │                   └── SPDF/
 ├── build.gradle           # Gradle build configuration
 ├── Dockerfile             # Main Dockerfile
-├── Dockerfile-ultra-lite  # Dockerfile for ultra-lite version
-├── Dockerfile-fat         # Dockerfile for fat version
+├── Dockerfile.ultra-lite  # Dockerfile for ultra-lite version
+├── Dockerfile.fat         # Dockerfile for fat version
 ├── docker-compose.yml     # Docker Compose configuration
 └── test.sh                # Test script to deploy all docker versions and run cuke tests
 ```
@@ -102,7 +112,7 @@ Stirling-PDF offers several Docker versions:
 
 ### Example Docker Compose Files
 
-Stirling-PDF provides several example Docker Compose files in the `exampleYmlFiles` directory such as :
+Stirling-PDF provides several example Docker Compose files in the `exampleYmlFiles` directory, such as:
 
 - `docker-compose-latest.yml`: Latest version without security features
 - `docker-compose-latest-security.yml`: Latest version with security features enabled
@@ -179,14 +189,14 @@ Stirling-PDF uses different Docker images for various configurations. The build
    For the ultra-lite version:
 
    ```bash
-   docker build --no-cache --pull --build-arg VERSION_TAG=alpha -t stirlingtools/stirling-pdf:latest-ultra-lite -f ./Dockerfile-ultra-lite .
+   docker build --no-cache --pull --build-arg VERSION_TAG=alpha -t stirlingtools/stirling-pdf:latest-ultra-lite -f ./Dockerfile.ultra-lite .
    ```
 
    For the fat version (with security enabled):
 
    ```bash
    export DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY=true
-   docker build --no-cache --pull --build-arg VERSION_TAG=alpha -t stirlingtools/stirling-pdf:latest-fat -f ./Dockerfile-fat .
+   docker build --no-cache --pull --build-arg VERSION_TAG=alpha -t stirlingtools/stirling-pdf:latest-fat -f ./Dockerfile.fat .
    ```
 
 Note: The `--no-cache` and `--pull` flags ensure that the build process uses the latest base images and doesn't use cached layers, which is useful for testing and ensuring reproducible builds. however to improve build times these can often be removed depending on your usecase
@@ -205,9 +215,9 @@ To run the test script:
 
 This script performs the following actions:
 
-1. Builds all Docker images (full, ultra-lite, fat)
-2. Runs each version to ensure it starts correctly
-3. Executes Cucumber tests against main version and ensures feature compatibility, in the event these tests fail your PR will not be merged
+1. Builds all Docker images (full, ultra-lite, fat).
+2. Runs each version to ensure it starts correctly.
+3. Executes Cucumber tests against the main version and ensures feature compatibility. In the event these tests fail, your PR will not be merged.
 
 Note: The `test.sh` script will run automatically when you raise a PR. However, it's recommended to run it locally first to save resources and catch any issues early.
 
@@ -229,7 +239,7 @@ For quick iterations and development of Java backend, JavaScript, and UI compone
 
 To run Stirling-PDF locally:
 
-1. Compile and run the project using built in IDE methods or by running:
+1. Compile and run the project using built-in IDE methods or by running:
 
    ```bash
    ./gradlew bootRun
@@ -243,7 +253,7 @@ To run Stirling-PDF locally:
 
 Important notes:
 
-- Local testing doesn't include features that depend on external tools like OCRmyPDF, LibreOffice, or Python scripts.
+- Local testing doesn't include features that depend on external tools like qpdf, LibreOffice, or Python scripts.
 - There are currently no automated unit tests. All testing is done manually through the UI or API calls. (You are welcome to add JUnits!)
 - Always verify your changes in the full Docker environment before submitting pull requests, as some integrations and features will only work in the complete setup.
 
@@ -261,7 +271,7 @@ Important notes:
 
 6. Push your changes to your fork.
 7. Submit a pull request to the main repository.
-8. See additional [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+8. See additional [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 When you raise a PR:
 
@@ -317,7 +327,7 @@ Remember to test your changes thoroughly to ensure they don't break any existing
 
 ### Overview of Thymeleaf
 
-Thymeleaf is a  server-side Java HTML template engine. It is used in Stirling-PDF to render dynamic web pages. Thymeleaf integrates heavily with Spring Boot
+Thymeleaf is a server-side Java HTML template engine. It is used in Stirling-PDF to render dynamic web pages. Thymeleaf integrates heavily with Spring Boot.
 
 ### Thymeleaf overview
 
@@ -327,22 +337,24 @@ Some examples of this are:
 
 ```html
 <th:block th:insert="~{fragments/navbar.html :: navbar}"></th:block>
+```
 or
+```html
 <th:block th:insert="~{fragments/footer.html :: footer}"></th:block>
 ```
 
-Where it uses the th:block, th: indicating its a special thymeleaf element to be used serverside in generating the html, and block being the actual element type.
-In this case we are inserting the ``navbar`` entry within the ``fragments/navbar.html`` fragment into the ``th:block`` element.
+Where it uses the `th:block`, `th:` indicating it's a special Thymeleaf element to be used server-side in generating the HTML, and block being the actual element type.
+In this case, we are inserting the `navbar` entry within the `fragments/navbar.html` fragment into the `th:block` element.
 
-They can be more complex such as:
+They can be more complex, such as:
 
 ```html
 <th:block th:insert="~{fragments/common :: head(title=#{pageExtracter.title}, header=#{pageExtracter.header})}"></th:block>
 ```
 
-Which is the same as above but passes the parameters title and header into the fragment common.html to be used in its HTML generation
+Which is the same as above but passes the parameters title and header into the fragment `common.html` to be used in its HTML generation.
 
-Thymeleaf can also be used to loop through objects or pass things from java side into html side.
+Thymeleaf can also be used to loop through objects or pass things from the Java side into the HTML side.
 
 ```java
  @GetMapping
@@ -352,7 +364,7 @@ Thymeleaf can also be used to loop through objects or pass things from java side
        }
 ```
 
-in above example if exampleData is a list of  plain java objects of class Person and within it you had id, name, age etc. You can reference it like so
+In the above example, if exampleData is a list of plain java objects of class Person and within it, you had id, name, age, etc. You can reference it like so
 
 ```html
 <tbody>
@@ -452,7 +464,7 @@ This would generate n entries of tr for each person in exampleData
 1. **Create a New Thymeleaf Template:**
    - Create a new HTML file in the `src/main/resources/templates` directory.
    - Use Thymeleaf attributes to dynamically generate content.
-   - Use `extract-page.html` as a base example for the HTML template, useful to ensure importing of the general layout, navbar and footer.
+   - Use `extract-page.html` as a base example for the HTML template, which is useful to ensure importing of the general layout, navbar, and footer.
 
    ```html
    <!DOCTYPE html>

Dockerfile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Main stage
-FROM alpine:3.20.3
+FROM alpine:3.21.3@sha256:a8560b36e8b8210634f77d9f7f9efd7ffa463e380b75e2e74aff4511df3ef88c
 
 # Copy necessary files
 COPY scripts /scripts
@@ -10,58 +10,87 @@ COPY build/libs/*.jar app.jar
 
 ARG VERSION_TAG
 
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="Stirling-PDF"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="A powerful locally hosted web-based PDF manipulation tool supporting 50+ operations including merging, splitting, conversion, OCR, watermarking, and more."
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.licenses="MIT"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.vendor="Stirling-Tools"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.url="https://www.stirlingpdf.com"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.documentation="https://docs.stirlingpdf.com"
+LABEL maintainer="Stirling-Tools"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="Stirling-Tools"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.version="${VERSION_TAG}"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.keywords="PDF, manipulation, merge, split, convert, OCR, watermark"
+
 # Set Environment Variables
 ENV DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY=false \
     VERSION_TAG=$VERSION_TAG \
-    JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS="$JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75" \
+    JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS="-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions \
+    -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75 \
+    -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=20 \
+    -XX:+G1PeriodicGCInvokesConcurrent \
+    -XX:G1PeriodicGCInterval=10000 \
+    -XX:+UseStringDeduplication \
+    -XX:G1PeriodicGCSystemLoadThreshold=70" \
     HOME=/home/stirlingpdfuser \
     PUID=1000 \
     PGID=1000 \
-    UMASK=022
+    UMASK=022 \
+    PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/libreoffice/program:/opt/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages \
+    UNO_PATH=/usr/lib/libreoffice/program \
+    URE_BOOTSTRAP=file:///usr/lib/libreoffice/program/fundamentalrc
+
 
 # JDK for app
-RUN echo "@testing https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main" | tee -a /etc/apk/repositories && \
-    echo "@testing https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community" | tee -a /etc/apk/repositories && \
+RUN echo "@main https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main" | tee -a /etc/apk/repositories && \
+    echo "@community https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community" | tee -a /etc/apk/repositories && \
     echo "@testing https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing" | tee -a /etc/apk/repositories && \
     apk upgrade --no-cache -a && \
     apk add --no-cache \
-        ca-certificates \
-        tzdata \
-        tini \
-        bash \
-        curl \
-        shadow \
-        su-exec \
-        openssl \
-        openssl-dev \
-        openjdk21-jre \
-# Doc conversion
-        libreoffice \
-# pdftohtml
-        poppler-utils \
-# OCR MY PDF (unpaper for descew and other advanced features)
-        ocrmypdf \
-        tesseract-ocr-data-eng \
-# CV
-        py3-opencv \
-# python3/pip
-        python3 \
-        py3-pip && \
-# uno unoconv and HTML
-    pip install --break-system-packages --no-cache-dir --upgrade unoconv WeasyPrint pdf2image pillow && \
+    ca-certificates \
+    tzdata \
+    tini \
+    bash \
+    curl \
+    qpdf \
+    shadow \
+    su-exec \
+    openssl \
+    openssl-dev \
+    openjdk21-jre \
+    # Doc conversion
+    gcompat \
+    libc6-compat \
+    libreoffice \
+    # pdftohtml
+    poppler-utils \
+    # OCR MY PDF (unpaper for descew and other advanced features)
+    tesseract-ocr-data-eng \
+    # CV
+    py3-opencv \
+    python3 \
+    py3-pip \
+    py3-pillow@testing \
+    py3-pdf2image@testing && \
+    python3 -m venv /opt/venv && \
+    export PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH" && \
+    pip install --upgrade pip && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade unoserver weasyprint && \
+    ln -s /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/uno.py /opt/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/ && \
+    ln -s /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/unohelper.py /opt/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/ && \
+    ln -s /usr/lib/libreoffice/program /opt/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/LibreOffice && \
     mv /usr/share/tessdata /usr/share/tessdata-original && \
     mkdir -p $HOME /configs /logs /customFiles /pipeline/watchedFolders /pipeline/finishedFolders && \
     fc-cache -f -v && \
     chmod +x /scripts/* && \
     chmod +x /scripts/init.sh && \
-# User permissions
+    # User permissions
     addgroup -S stirlingpdfgroup && adduser -S stirlingpdfuser -G stirlingpdfgroup && \
     chown -R stirlingpdfuser:stirlingpdfgroup $HOME /scripts /usr/share/fonts/opentype/noto /configs /customFiles /pipeline && \
-    chown stirlingpdfuser:stirlingpdfgroup /app.jar && \
-    tesseract --list-langs
+    chown stirlingpdfuser:stirlingpdfgroup /app.jar
 
 EXPOSE 8080/tcp
 
 # Set user and run command
 ENTRYPOINT ["tini", "--", "/scripts/init.sh"]
-CMD ["java", "-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8", "-jar", "/app.jar"]
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "java -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -jar /app.jar & /opt/venv/bin/unoserver --port 2003 --interface 0.0.0.0"]

Dockerfile-fat

@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-# Build the application
-FROM gradle:8.7-jdk17 AS build
-
-# Set the working directory
-WORKDIR /app
-
-# Copy the entire project to the working directory
-COPY . .
-
-# Build the application with DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY=false
-RUN DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY=true \
-./gradlew clean build
-
-# Main stage
-FROM alpine:3.20.3
-
-# Copy necessary files
-COPY scripts /scripts
-COPY pipeline /pipeline
-COPY src/main/resources/static/fonts/*.ttf /usr/share/fonts/opentype/noto/
-COPY --from=build /app/build/libs/*.jar app.jar
-
-ARG VERSION_TAG
-
-# Set Environment Variables
-ENV DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY=false \
-    VERSION_TAG=$VERSION_TAG \
-    JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS="$JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75" \
-    HOME=/home/stirlingpdfuser \
-    PUID=1000 \
-    PGID=1000 \
-    UMASK=022 \
-    FAT_DOCKER=true \
-    INSTALL_BOOK_AND_ADVANCED_HTML_OPS=false
-
-
-# JDK for app
-RUN echo "@testing https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main" | tee -a /etc/apk/repositories && \
-    echo "@testing https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community" | tee -a /etc/apk/repositories && \
-    echo "@testing https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing" | tee -a /etc/apk/repositories && \
-    apk upgrade --no-cache -a && \
-    apk add --no-cache \
-        ca-certificates \
-        tzdata \
-        tini \
-        bash \
-        curl \
-        shadow \
-        su-exec \
-        openssl \
-        openssl-dev \
-        openjdk21-jre \
-# Doc conversion
-        libreoffice \
-# pdftohtml
-        poppler-utils \
-# OCR MY PDF (unpaper for descew and other advanced featues)
-        ocrmypdf \
-        tesseract-ocr-data-eng \
-        font-terminus font-dejavu font-noto font-noto-cjk font-awesome font-noto-extra \
-# CV
-        py3-opencv \
-# python3/pip
-        python3 \
-    py3-pip && \
-# uno unoconv and HTML
-    pip install --break-system-packages --no-cache-dir --upgrade unoconv WeasyPrint pdf2image pillow && \
-    mv /usr/share/tessdata /usr/share/tessdata-original && \
-    mkdir -p $HOME /configs /logs /customFiles /pipeline/watchedFolders /pipeline/finishedFolders && \
-    fc-cache -f -v && \
-    chmod +x /scripts/* && \
-    chmod +x /scripts/init.sh && \
-# User permissions
-    addgroup -S stirlingpdfgroup && adduser -S stirlingpdfuser -G stirlingpdfgroup && \
-    chown -R stirlingpdfuser:stirlingpdfgroup $HOME /scripts /usr/share/fonts/opentype/noto /configs /customFiles /pipeline && \
-    chown stirlingpdfuser:stirlingpdfgroup /app.jar && \
-    tesseract --list-langs
-
-EXPOSE 8080/tcp
-
-# Set user and run command
-ENTRYPOINT ["tini", "--", "/scripts/init.sh"]
-CMD ["java", "-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8", "-jar", "/app.jar"]

Dockerfile.fat

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# Build the application
+FROM gradle:8.12-jdk17 AS build
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the entire project to the working directory
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the application with DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY=false
+RUN DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY=true \
+    STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI=false \
+    ./gradlew clean build
+
+# Main stage
+FROM alpine:3.21.3@sha256:a8560b36e8b8210634f77d9f7f9efd7ffa463e380b75e2e74aff4511df3ef88c
+
+# Copy necessary files
+COPY scripts /scripts
+COPY pipeline /pipeline
+COPY src/main/resources/static/fonts/*.ttf /usr/share/fonts/opentype/noto/
+COPY --from=build /app/build/libs/*.jar app.jar
+
+ARG VERSION_TAG
+
+# Set Environment Variables
+ENV DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY=false \
+    VERSION_TAG=$VERSION_TAG \
+    JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS="-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions \
+    -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75 \
+    -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=20 \
+    -XX:+G1PeriodicGCInvokesConcurrent \
+    -XX:G1PeriodicGCInterval=10000 \
+    -XX:+UseStringDeduplication \
+    -XX:G1PeriodicGCSystemLoadThreshold=70" \
+    HOME=/home/stirlingpdfuser \
+    PUID=1000 \
+    PGID=1000 \
+    UMASK=022 \
+    FAT_DOCKER=true \
+    INSTALL_BOOK_AND_ADVANCED_HTML_OPS=false \
+    PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/libreoffice/program:/opt/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages \
+    UNO_PATH=/usr/lib/libreoffice/program \
+    URE_BOOTSTRAP=file:///usr/lib/libreoffice/program/fundamentalrc
+
+
+# JDK for app
+RUN echo "@main https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main" | tee -a /etc/apk/repositories && \
+    echo "@community https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community" | tee -a /etc/apk/repositories && \
+    echo "@testing https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing" | tee -a /etc/apk/repositories && \
+    apk upgrade --no-cache -a && \
+    apk add --no-cache \
+    ca-certificates \
+    tzdata \
+    tini \
+    bash \
+    curl \
+    shadow \
+    su-exec \
+    openssl \
+    openssl-dev \
+    openjdk21-jre \
+    # Doc conversion
+    gcompat \
+    libc6-compat \
+    libreoffice \
+    # pdftohtml
+    poppler-utils \
+    # OCR MY PDF (unpaper for descew and other advanced featues)
+    qpdf \
+    tesseract-ocr-data-eng \
+
+    font-terminus font-dejavu font-noto font-noto-cjk font-awesome font-noto-extra font-liberation font-linux-libertine \
+    # CV
+    py3-opencv \
+    python3 \
+    py3-pip \
+    py3-pillow@testing \
+    py3-pdf2image@testing && \
+    python3 -m venv /opt/venv && \
+    export PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH" && \
+    pip install --upgrade pip && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade unoserver weasyprint && \
+    ln -s /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/uno.py /opt/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/ && \
+    ln -s /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/unohelper.py /opt/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/ && \
+    ln -s /usr/lib/libreoffice/program /opt/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/LibreOffice && \
+    mv /usr/share/tessdata /usr/share/tessdata-original && \
+    mkdir -p $HOME /configs /logs /customFiles /pipeline/watchedFolders /pipeline/finishedFolders && \
+    fc-cache -f -v && \
+    chmod +x /scripts/* && \
+    chmod +x /scripts/init.sh && \
+    # User permissions
+    addgroup -S stirlingpdfgroup && adduser -S stirlingpdfuser -G stirlingpdfgroup && \
+    chown -R stirlingpdfuser:stirlingpdfgroup $HOME /scripts /usr/share/fonts/opentype/noto /configs /customFiles /pipeline && \
+    chown stirlingpdfuser:stirlingpdfgroup /app.jar
+
+EXPOSE 8080/tcp
+# Set user and run command
+ENTRYPOINT ["tini", "--", "/scripts/init.sh"]
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "java -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -jar /app.jar & /opt/venv/bin/unoserver --port 2003 --interface 0.0.0.0"]

Dockerfile.ultra-lite

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # use alpine
-FROM alpine:3.20.3
+FROM alpine:3.21.3@sha256:a8560b36e8b8210634f77d9f7f9efd7ffa463e380b75e2e74aff4511df3ef88c
 
 ARG VERSION_TAG
 
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ ARG VERSION_TAG
 ENV DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY=false \
     HOME=/home/stirlingpdfuser \
     VERSION_TAG=$VERSION_TAG \
-    JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS="$JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75" \
+    JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS="-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions \
+    -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75 \
+    -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=20 \
+    -XX:+G1PeriodicGCInvokesConcurrent \
+    -XX:G1PeriodicGCInterval=10000 \
+    -XX:+UseStringDeduplication \
+    -XX:G1PeriodicGCSystemLoadThreshold=70" \
     PUID=1000 \
     PGID=1000 \
     UMASK=022

Endpoint-groups.md

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-| Operation           | PageOps | Convert | Security | Other | CLI | Python | OpenCV | LibreOffice | OCRmyPDF | Java | Javascript | Unoconv | Ghostscript |
-| ------------------- | ------- | ------- | -------- | ----- | --- | ------ | ------ | ----------- | -------- | ---- | ---------- | ------- | ----------- |
-| adjust-contrast     | ✔️       |         |          |       |     |        |        |             |          |      | ✔️          |         |             |
-| auto-split-pdf      | ✔️       |         |          |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| crop                | ✔️       |         |          |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| extract-page        | ✔️       |         |          |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| merge-pdfs          | ✔️       |         |          |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| multi-page-layout   | ✔️       |         |          |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| pdf-organizer       | ✔️       |         |          |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    | ✔️          |         |             |
-| pdf-to-single-page  | ✔️       |         |          |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| remove-pages        | ✔️       |         |          |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| rotate-pdf          | ✔️       |         |          |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| scale-pages         | ✔️       |         |          |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| split-pdfs          | ✔️       |         |          |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| file-to-pdf         |         | ✔️       |          |       | ✔️   | ✔️      |        | ✔️           |          |      |            | ✔️       |             |
-| img-to-pdf          |         | ✔️       |          |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| pdf-to-html         |         | ✔️       |          |       | ✔️   |        |        | ✔️           |          |      |            |         |             |
-| pdf-to-img          |         | ✔️       |          |       |     | ✔️      |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| pdf-to-pdfa         |         | ✔️       |          |       | ✔️   |        |        |             | ✔️        |      |            |         | ✔️           |
-| pdf-to-markdown     |         | ✔️       |          |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| pdf-to-presentation |         | ✔️       |          |       | ✔️   |        |        | ✔️           |          |      |            |         |             |
-| pdf-to-text         |         | ✔️       |          |       | ✔️   |        |        | ✔️           |          |      |            |         |             |
-| pdf-to-word         |         | ✔️       |          |       | ✔️   |        |        | ✔️           |          |      |            |         |             |
-| pdf-to-xml          |         | ✔️       |          |       | ✔️   |        |        | ✔️           |          |      |            |         |             |
-| add-password        |         |         | ✔️        |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| add-watermark       |         |         | ✔️        |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| cert-sign           |         |         | ✔️        |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| remove-cert-sign    |         |         | ✔️        |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| change-permissions  |         |         | ✔️        |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| remove-password     |         |         | ✔️        |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| sanitize-pdf        |         |         | ✔️        |       |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| add-image           |         |         |          | ✔️     |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| add-page-numbers    |         |         |          | ✔️     |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| auto-rename         |         |         |          | ✔️     |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| change-metadata     |         |         |          | ✔️     |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| compare             |         |         |          | ✔️     |     |        |        |             |          |      | ✔️          |         |             |
-| compress-pdf        |         |         |          | ✔️     | ✔️   |        |        |             | ✔️        |      |            |         | ✔️           |
-| extract-image-scans |         |         |          | ✔️     | ✔️   | ✔️      | ✔️      |             |          |      |            |         |             |
-| extract-images      |         |         |          | ✔️     |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| flatten             |         |         |          | ✔️     |     |        |        |             |          |      | ✔️          |         |             |
-| get-info-on-pdf     |         |         |          | ✔️     |     |        |        |             |          | ✔️    |            |         |             |
-| ocr-pdf             |         |         |          | ✔️     | ✔️   |        |        |             | ✔️        |      |            |         |             |
-| remove-blanks       |         |         |          | ✔️     | ✔️   | ✔️      | ✔️      |             |          |      |            |         |             |
-| repair              |         |         |          | ✔️     | ✔️   |        |        | ✔️           |          |      |            |         | ✔️           |
-| show-javascript     |         |         |          | ✔️     |     |        |        |             |          |      | ✔️          |         |             |
-| sign                |         |         |          | ✔️     |     |        |        |             |          |      | ✔️          |         |             |

FolderScanning.md

@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-## User Guide for Local Directory Scanning and File Processing
-
-### Setting Up Watched Folders
-
-- Create a folder where you want your files to be monitored. This is your 'watched folder'.
-- The default directory for this is `./pipeline/watchedFolders/`.
-- Place any directories you want to be scanned into this folder. This folder should contain multiple folders, each for their own tasks and pipelines.
-
-### Configuring Processing with JSON Files
-
-- In each directory you want processed (e.g., `./pipeline/watchedFolders/officePrinter`), include a JSON configuration file.
-- This JSON file should specify how you want the files in the directory to be handled (e.g., what operations to perform on them). This can be made, configured, and downloaded from the Stirling-PDF Pipeline interface.
-
-### Automatic Scanning and Processing
-
-- The system automatically checks the watched folder every minute for new directories and files to process.
-- When a directory with a valid JSON configuration file is found, it begins processing the files inside according to the configuration.
-
-### Processing Steps
-
-- Files in each directory are processed according to the instructions in the JSON file.
-- This might involve file conversions, data filtering, renaming files, etc. If the output of a step is a zip, this zip will be automatically unzipped as it passes to the next process.
-
-### Results and Output
-
-- After processing, the results are saved in a specified output location. This could be a different folder or location as defined in the JSON file or the default location `./pipeline/finishedFolders/`.
-- Each processed file is named and organized according to the rules set in the JSON configuration.
-
-### Completion and Cleanup
-
-- Once processing is complete, the original files in the watched folder's directory are removed.
-- You can find the processed files in the designated output location.
-
-### Error Handling
-
-- If there's an error during processing, the system will not delete the original files, allowing you to check and retry if necessary.
-
-### User Interaction
-
-- As a user, your main tasks are to set up the watched folders, place directories with files for processing, and create the corresponding JSON configuration files.
-- The system handles the rest, including scanning, processing, and outputting results.

HowToAddNewLanguage.md

@@ -11,16 +11,12 @@ Fork Stirling-PDF and create a new branch out of `main`.
 Then add a reference to the language in the navbar by adding a new language entry to the dropdown:
 
 - Edit the file: [languages.html](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/src/main/resources/templates/fragments/languages.html)
-- Add a flag SVG file to: [flags directory](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/main/src/main/resources/static/images/flags)
 
-Any SVG flags are fine; most of the current ones were sourced from [here](https://flagicons.lipis.dev/). If your language isn't represented by a flag, choose a similar one, such as Saudi Arabia's flag for Arabic.
 
 For example, to add Polish, you would add:
 
 ```html
-<a class="dropdown-item lang_dropdown-item" href="" data-bs-language-code="pl_PL">
-    <img src="images/flags/pl.svg" alt="icon" width="20" height="15"> Polski
-</a>
+<div th:replace="~{fragments/languageEntry :: languageEntry ('pl_PL', 'Polski')}" ></div>
 ```
 
 The `data-bs-language-code` is the code used to reference the file in the next step.
@@ -60,3 +56,13 @@ ignore = [
 - After adding the new tags to `messages_en_GB.properties`, add and translate them in the respective language file (e.g., `messages_pl_PL.properties`).
 
 Make sure to place the entry under the correct language section. This helps maintain the accuracy of translation progress statistics and ensures that the translation tool or scripts do not misinterpret the completion rate.
+
+### Use this code to perform a local check
+
+#### Windows command
+
+```ps
+python .github/scripts/check_language_properties.py --reference-file src\main\resources\messages_en_GB.properties --branch "" --files src\main\resources\messages_pl_PL.properties
+
+python .github/scripts/check_language_properties.py --reference-file src\main\resources\messages_en_GB.properties --branch "" --check-file src\main\resources\messages_pl_PL.properties
+```

HowToUseOCR.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The paths have changed for the tessdata locations on new Docker images. Please u
 
 ## How does the OCR Work
 
-Stirling-PDF uses [OCRmyPDF](https://github.com/ocrmypdf/OCRmyPDF), which in turn uses Tesseract for its text recognition. All credit goes to them for this awesome work!
+Stirling-PDF uses Tesseract for its text recognition. All credit goes to them for this awesome work!
 
 ## Language Packs
 
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ Add the following to your existing Docker run command:
 
 ### Non-Docker Setup
 
-If you are not using Docker, you need to install the OCR components, including the `ocrmypdf` app. You can see the [OCRmyPDF install guide](https://ocrmypdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html).
-
 For Debian-based systems, install languages with this command:
 
 ```bash
@@ -83,8 +81,7 @@ rpm -qa | grep tesseract-langpack | sed 's/tesseract-langpack-//g'
 
 For Windows:
 
-Ensure ocrmypdf in installed with
-``pip install ocrmypdf``
+You must ensure tesseract is installed
 
 Additional languages must be downloaded manually:
 Download desired .traineddata files from tessdata or tessdata_fast
@@ -95,8 +92,9 @@ Verify installation:
 ``tesseract --list-langs``
 
 You must then edit your ``/configs/settings.yml`` and change the system.tessdataDir to match the directory containing lang files
+
 ```
 system:
  tessdataDir: C:/Program Files/Tesseract-OCR/tessdata # path to the directory containing the Tessdata files. This setting is relevant for Windows systems. For Windows users, this path should be adjusted to point to the appropriate directory where the Tessdata files are stored.
 ```
-  
+  

LocalRunGuide.md

@@ -1,328 +0,0 @@
-To run the application without Docker/Podman, you will need to manually install all dependencies and build the necessary components.
-
-Note that some dependencies might not be available in the standard repositories of all Linux distributions, and may require additional steps to install.
-
-The following guide assumes you have a basic understanding of using a command line interface in your operating system.
-
-It should work on most Linux distributions and MacOS. For Windows, you might need to use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) for certain steps. The amount of dependencies is to actually reduce overall size, i.e., installing LibreOffice subcomponents rather than the full LibreOffice package.
-
-You could theoretically use a Distrobox/Toolbox if your distribution has old or not all packages. But you might just as well use the Docker container then.
-
-### Step 1: Prerequisites
-
-Install the following software, if not already installed:
-
-- Java 17 or later (21 recommended)
-- Gradle 7.0 or later (included within repo so not needed on server)
-- Git
-- Python 3.8 (with pip)
-- Make
-- GCC/G++
-- Automake
-- Autoconf
-- libtool
-- pkg-config
-- zlib1g-dev
-- libleptonica-dev
-
-For Debian-based systems, you can use the following command:
-
-```bash
-sudo apt-get update
-sudo apt-get install -y git automake autoconf libtool libleptonica-dev pkg-config zlib1g-dev make g++ openjdk-21-jdk python3 python3-pip
-```
-
-For Fedora-based systems use this command:
-
-```bash
-sudo dnf install -y git automake autoconf libtool leptonica-devel pkg-config zlib-devel make gcc-c++ java-21-openjdk python3 python3-pip
-```
-
-For non-root users with Nix Package Manager, use the following command:
-
-```bash
-nix-channel --update
-nix-env -iA nixpkgs.jdk21 nixpkgs.git nixpkgs.python38 nixpkgs.gnumake nixpkgs.libgcc nixpkgs.automake nixpkgs.autoconf nixpkgs.libtool nixpkgs.pkg-config nixpkgs.zlib nixpkgs.leptonica
-```
-
-### Step 2: Clone and Build jbig2enc (Only required for certain OCR functionality)
-
-For Debian and Fedora, you can build it from source using the following commands:
-
-```bash
-mkdir ~/.git
-cd ~/.git && \
-git clone https://github.com/agl/jbig2enc.git && \
-cd jbig2enc && \
-./autogen.sh && \
-./configure && \
-make && \
-sudo make install
-```
-
-For Nix, you will face `Leptonica not detected`. Bypass this by installing it directly using the following command:
-
-```bash
-nix-env -iA nixpkgs.jbig2enc
-```
-
-### Step 3: Install Additional Software
-
-Next we need to install LibreOffice for conversions, ocrmypdf for OCR, and OpenCV for pattern recognition functionality.
-
-Install the following software:
-
-- libreoffice-core
-- libreoffice-common
-- libreoffice-writer
-- libreoffice-calc
-- libreoffice-impress
-- python3-uno
-- unoconv
-- pngquant
-- unpaper
-- ocrmypdf
-- opencv-python-headless
-
-For Debian-based systems, you can use the following command:
-
-```bash
-sudo apt-get install -y libreoffice-writer libreoffice-calc libreoffice-impress unpaper ocrmypdf
-pip3 install uno opencv-python-headless unoconv pngquant WeasyPrint --break-system-packages
-```
-
-For Fedora:
-
-```bash
-sudo dnf install -y libreoffice-writer libreoffice-calc libreoffice-impress unpaper ocrmypdf
-pip3 install uno opencv-python-headless unoconv pngquant WeasyPrint
-```
-
-For Nix:
-
-```bash
-nix-env -iA nixpkgs.unpaper nixpkgs.libreoffice nixpkgs.ocrmypdf nixpkgs.poppler_utils
-pip3 install uno opencv-python-headless unoconv pngquant WeasyPrint
-```
-
-### Step 4: Clone and Build Stirling-PDF
-
-```bash
-cd ~/.git && \
-git clone https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF.git && \
-cd Stirling-PDF && \
-chmod +x ./gradlew && \
-./gradlew build
-```
-
-### Step 5: Move Jar to Desired Location
-
-After the build process, a `.jar` file will be generated in the `build/libs` directory. You can move this file to a desired location, for example, `/opt/Stirling-PDF/`. You must also move the Script folder within the Stirling-PDF repo that you have downloaded to this directory. This folder is required for the Python scripts using OpenCV.
-
-```bash
-sudo mkdir /opt/Stirling-PDF && \
-sudo mv ./build/libs/Stirling-PDF-*.jar /opt/Stirling-PDF/ && \
-sudo mv scripts /opt/Stirling-PDF/ && \
-echo "Scripts installed."
-```
-
-For non-root users, you can just keep the jar in the main directory of Stirling-PDF using the following command:
-
-```bash
-mv ./build/libs/Stirling-PDF-*.jar ./Stirling-PDF-*.jar
-```
-
-### Step 6: Other Files
-
-#### OCR
-
-If you plan to use the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) functionality, you might need to install language packs for Tesseract if running non-English scanning.
-
-##### Installing Language Packs
-
-The easiest method is to use the language packs provided by your repositories. Skip the other steps if they are available.
-
-**Manual:**
-
-1. Download the desired language pack(s) by selecting the `.traineddata` file(s) for the language(s) you need.
-2. Place the `.traineddata` files in the Tesseract tessdata directory: `/usr/share/tessdata`
-3. Please view [OCRmyPDF install guide](https://ocrmypdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html) for more info.
-
-**IMPORTANT:** DO NOT REMOVE EXISTING `eng.traineddata`, IT'S REQUIRED.
-
-**Debian-based systems**, install languages with this command:
-
-```bash
-sudo apt update && \
-# All languages
-# sudo apt install -y 'tesseract-ocr-*'
-
-# Find languages:
-apt search tesseract-ocr-
-
-# View installed languages:
-dpkg-query -W tesseract-ocr- | sed 's/tesseract-ocr-//g'
-```
-
-**Fedora:**
-
-```bash
-# All languages
-# sudo dnf install -y tesseract-langpack-*
-
-# Find languages:
-dnf search -C tesseract-langpack-
-
-# View installed languages:
-rpm -qa | grep tesseract-langpack | sed 's/tesseract-langpack-//g'
-```
-
-**Nix:**
-
-```bash
-nix-env -iA nixpkgs.tesseract
-```
-
-**Note:** Nix Package Manager pre-installs almost all the language packs when Tesseract is installed.
-
-### Step 7: Run Stirling-PDF
-
-Those who have pushed to the root directory, run the following commands:
-
-```bash
-./gradlew bootRun
-or
-java -jar /opt/Stirling-PDF/Stirling-PDF-*.jar
-```
-
-Since LibreOffice, soffice, and conversion tools have their dbus_tmp_dir set as `dbus_tmp_dir="/run/user/$(id -u)/libreoffice-dbus"`, you might get the following error when using their endpoints:
-
-```
-[Thread-7] INFO  s.s.SPDF.utils.ProcessExecutor - mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/run/user/1501’: Permission denied
-```
-
-To resolve this, before starting Stirling-PDF, you have to set the environment variable to a directory you have write access to by using the following commands:
-
-```bash
-mkdir temp
-export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="unix:path=./temp"
-./gradlew bootRun
-or
-java -jar ./Stirling-PDF-*.jar
-```
-
-### Step 8: Adding a Desktop Icon
-
-This will add a modified app starter to your app menu.
-
-```bash
-location=$(pwd)/gradlew
-image=$(pwd)/docs/stirling-transparent.svg
-
-cat > ~/.local/share/applications/Stirling-PDF.desktop <<EOF
-[Desktop Entry]
-Name=Stirling PDF;
-GenericName=Launch StirlingPDF and open its WebGUI;
-Category=Office;
-Exec=xdg-open http://localhost:8080 && nohup $location bootRun &;
-Icon=$image;
-Keywords=pdf;
-Type=Application;
-NoDisplay=false;
-Terminal=true;
-EOF
-```
-
-Note: Currently the app will run in the background until manually closed.
-
-### Optional: Changing the Host and Port of the Application
-
-To override the default configuration, you can add the following to `/.git/Stirling-PDF/configs/custom_settings.yml` file:
-
-```yaml
-server:
-  host: 0.0.0.0 # Not working - use instead address
-  address: 0.0.0.0
-  port: 3000
-```
-
-`-Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true` --> To force IPv4 only in the Java starting command
-
-**Note:** This file is created after the first application launch. To have it before that, you can create the directory and add the file yourself.
-
-### Optional: Run Stirling-PDF as a Service (requires root)
-
-First create a `.env` file, where you can store environment variables:
-
-```bash
-touch /opt/Stirling-PDF/.env
-```
-
-In this file, you can add all variables, one variable per line, as stated in the main readme (for example `SYSTEM_DEFAULTLOCALE="de-DE"`).
-
-Create a new file where we store our service settings and open it with the nano editor:
-
-```bash
-nano /etc/systemd/system/stirlingpdf.service
-```
-
-Paste this content, make sure to update the filename of the jar file. Press `Ctrl+S` and `Ctrl+X` to save and exit the nano editor:
-
-```ini
-[Unit]
-Description=Stirling-PDF service
-After=syslog.target network.target
-
-[Service]
-SuccessExitStatus=143
-
-User=root
-Group=root
-
-Type=simple
-
-EnvironmentFile=/opt/Stirling-PDF/.env
-WorkingDirectory=/opt/Stirling-PDF
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -jar Stirling-PDF-0.17.2.jar
-ExecStop=/bin/kill -15 $MAINPID
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-```
-
-Notify systemd that it has to rebuild its internal service database (you have to run this command every time you make a change in the service file):
-
-```bash
-sudo systemctl daemon-reload
-```
-
-Enable the service to tell it to start automatically:
-
-```bash
-sudo systemctl enable stirlingpdf.service
-```
-
-See the status of the service:
-
-```bash
-sudo systemctl status stirlingpdf.service
-```
-
-Manually start/stop/restart the service:
-
-```bash
-sudo systemctl start stirlingpdf.service
-sudo systemctl stop stirlingpdf.service
-sudo systemctl restart stirlingpdf.service
-```
-
----
-
-Remember to set the necessary environment variables before running the project if you want to customize the application. The list can be seen in the main readme.
-
-You can do this in the terminal by using the `export` command or `-D` argument to the Java `-jar` command:
-
-```bash
-export APP_HOME_NAME="Stirling PDF"
-or
--DAPP_HOME_NAME="Stirling PDF"

PipelineFeature.md

@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-# Pipeline Configuration and Usage Tutorial
-
-- Configure the pipeline config file and input files to run files against it.
-- For reuse, download the config file and re-upload it when needed, or place it in `/pipeline/defaultWebUIConfigs/` to auto-load in the web UI for all users.
-
-## Steps to Configure and Use Your Pipeline
-
-1. **Access Configuration**
-   - Upon entering the screen, click on the **Configure** button.
-
-2. **Enter Pipeline Name**
-   - Provide a name for your pipeline in the designated field.
-
-3. **Select Operations**
-   - Choose the operations for your pipeline (e.g., **Split Pages**), then click **Add Operation**.
-
-4. **Configure Operation Settings**
-   - Input the necessary settings for each added operation. Settings are highlighted in yellow if customization is needed.
-
-5. **Add More Operations**
-   - You can add and adjust the order of multiple operations. Ensure each operation's settings are customized.
-
-6. **Save Settings**
-   - Click **Save Operation Settings** after customizing settings for each operation.
-
-7. **Validate Pipeline**
-   - Use the **Validation** button to check your pipeline. A green indicator signifies correct setup; a pop-out error indicates issues.
-
-8. **Download Pipeline Configuration**
-   - To use the configuration for folder scanning (or save it for future use and re-upload it), download a JSON file in this menu. You can also pre-load it for future use by placing it in `/pipeline/defaultWebUIConfigs/`. It will then appear in the dropdown menu for all users to use.
-
-9. **Submit Files for Processing**
-   - If your pipeline is correctly set up, close the configure menu, input the files, and hit **Submit**.
-
-10. **Note on Web UI Limitations**
-    - The current web UI version does not support operations that require multiple different types of inputs, such as adding a separate image to a PDF.
-
-### Current Limitations
-
-- Cannot have more than one of the same operation.
-- Cannot input additional files via UI.
-- All files and operations run in serial mode.

README.md

@@ -2,37 +2,40 @@
 <h1 align="center">Stirling-PDF</h1>
 
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 [Stirling-PDF](https://www.stirlingpdf.com) is a robust, locally hosted web-based PDF manipulation tool using Docker. It enables you to carry out various operations on PDF files, including splitting, merging, converting, reorganizing, adding images, rotating, compressing, and more. This locally hosted web application has evolved to encompass a comprehensive set of features, addressing all your PDF requirements.
 
-Stirling-PDF does not initiate any outbound calls for record-keeping or tracking purposes.
-
 All files and PDFs exist either exclusively on the client side, reside in server memory only during task execution, or temporarily reside in a file solely for the execution of the task. Any file downloaded by the user will have been deleted from the server by that point.
 
+Homepage: [https://stirlingpdf.com](https://stirlingpdf.com)
+
+All documentation available at [https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/)
+
 ![stirling-home](images/stirling-home.jpg)
 
 ## Features
 
-- Enterprise features like SSO Check [here](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/Enterprise%20Edition) 
+- 50+ PDF Operations
+- Parallel file processing and downloads
 - Dark mode support
 - Custom download options
-- Parallel file processing and downloads
-- Custom 'Pipelines' to run multiple features in a queue
+- Custom 'Pipelines' to run multiple features in a automated queue
 - API for integration with external scripts
-- Optional Login and Authentication support (see [here](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/main#login-authentication) for documentation)
-- Database Backup and Import (see [here](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/DATABASE.md) for documentation)
-
+- Optional Login and Authentication support (see [here](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/Advanced%20Configuration/System%20and%20Security) for documentation)
+- Database Backup and Import (see [here](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/Advanced%20Configuration/DATABASE) for documentation)
+- Enterprise features like SSO see [here](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/Enterprise%20Edition)
 
 ## PDF Features
 
 ### Page Operations
 
-- View and modify PDFs - View multi-page PDFs with custom viewing, sorting, and searching. Plus on-page edit features like annotate, draw, and adding text and images. (Using PDF.js with Joxit and Liberation fonts)
+- View and modify PDFs - View multi-page PDFs with custom viewing, sorting, and searching. Plus, on-page edit features like annotating, drawing, and adding text and images. (Using PDF.js with Joxit and Liberation fonts)
 - Full interactive GUI for merging/splitting/rotating/moving PDFs and their pages
 - Merge multiple PDFs into a single resultant file
 - Split PDFs into multiple files at specified page numbers or extract all pages as individual files
@@ -43,11 +46,11 @@ All files and PDFs exist either exclusively on the client side, reside in server
 - Scale page contents size by set percentage
 - Adjust contrast
 - Crop PDF
-- Auto split PDF (with physically scanned page dividers)
+- Auto-split PDF (with physically scanned page dividers)
 - Extract page(s)
 - Convert PDF to a single page
 - Overlay PDFs on top of each other
-- PDF to single page
+- PDF to a single page
 - Split PDF by sections
 
 ### Conversion Operations
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ All files and PDFs exist either exclusively on the client side, reside in server
 - Convert any common file to PDF (using LibreOffice)
 - Convert PDF to Word/PowerPoint/others (using LibreOffice)
 - Convert HTML to PDF
-- Convert PDF to xml
+- Convert PDF to XML
 - Convert PDF to CSV
 - URL to PDF
 - Markdown to PDF
@@ -78,348 +81,94 @@ All files and PDFs exist either exclusively on the client side, reside in server
 - Detect and remove blank pages
 - Compare two PDFs and show differences in text
 - Add images to PDFs
-- Compress PDFs to decrease their filesize (using OCRMyPDF)
+- Compress PDFs to decrease their filesize (using qpdf)
 - Extract images from PDF
 - Remove images from PDF
 - Extract images from scans
 - Remove annotations
 - Add page numbers
-- Auto rename file by detecting PDF header text
-- OCR on PDF (using OCRMyPDF)
-- PDF/A conversion (using OCRMyPDF)
+- Auto-rename files by detecting PDF header text
+- OCR on PDF (using Tesseract OCR)
+- PDF/A conversion (using LibreOffice)
 - Edit metadata
 - Flatten PDFs
 - Get all information on a PDF to view or export as JSON
 - Show/detect embedded JavaScript
 
-For an overview of the tasks and the technology each uses, please view [Endpoint-groups.md](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/Endpoint-groups.md).
 
-A demo of the app is available [here](https://stirlingpdf.io).
 
-## Technologies Used
 
-- Spring Boot + Thymeleaf
-- [PDFBox](https://github.com/apache/pdfbox/tree/trunk)
-- [LibreOffice](https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/libreoffice/) for advanced conversions
-- [OcrMyPdf](https://github.com/ocrmypdf/OCRmyPDF)
-- HTML, CSS, JavaScript
-- Docker
-- [PDF.js](https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js)
-- [PDF-LIB.js](https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib)
+# 📖 Get Started
 
-## How to Use
+Visit our comprehensive documentation at [docs.stirlingpdf.com](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com) for:
 
-### Windows
+- Installation guides for all platforms
+- Configuration options
+- Feature documentation
+- API reference
+- Security setup
+- Enterprise features
 
-For Windows users, download the latest Stirling-PDF.exe from our [release](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/releases) section or by clicking [here](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/releases/latest/download/Stirling-PDF.exe).
-
-### Locally
-
-Please view the [LocalRunGuide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/LocalRunGuide.md).
-
-### Docker / Podman
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> <https://hub.docker.com/r/stirlingtools/stirling-pdf>
-
-Stirling-PDF has three different versions: a full version, an ultra-lite version, and a 'fat' version. Depending on the types of features you use, you may want a smaller image to save on space. To see what the different versions offer, please look at our [version mapping](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/Version-groups.md). For people that don't mind space optimization, just use the latest tag.
-
-![Docker Image Size (tag)](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/stirlingtools/stirling-pdf/latest?label=Stirling-PDF%20Full)
-![Docker Image Size (tag)](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/stirlingtools/stirling-pdf/latest-ultra-lite?label=Stirling-PDF%20Ultra-Lite)
-![Docker Image Size (tag)](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/stirlingtools/stirling-pdf/latest-fat?label=Stirling-PDF%20Fat)
-
-Please note in the examples below, you may need to change the volume paths as needed, e.g., `./extraConfigs:/configs` to `/opt/stirlingpdf/extraConfigs:/configs`.
-
-### Docker Run
-
-```bash
-docker run -d \
-  -p 8080:8080 \
-  -v ./trainingData:/usr/share/tessdata \
-  -v ./extraConfigs:/configs \
-  -v ./logs:/logs \
-# Optional customization (not required)
-# -v /location/of/customFiles:/customFiles \
-  -e DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY=false \
-  -e INSTALL_BOOK_AND_ADVANCED_HTML_OPS=false \
-  -e LANGS=en_GB \
-  --name stirling-pdf \
-  stirlingtools/stirling-pdf:latest
-```
-
-### Docker Compose
-
-```yaml
-version: '3.3'
-services:
-  stirling-pdf:
-    image: stirlingtools/stirling-pdf:latest
-    ports:
-      - '8080:8080'
-    volumes:
-      - ./trainingData:/usr/share/tessdata # Required for extra OCR languages
-      - ./extraConfigs:/configs
-#      - ./customFiles:/customFiles/
-#      - ./logs:/logs/
-    environment:
-      - DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY=false
-      - INSTALL_BOOK_AND_ADVANCED_HTML_OPS=false
-      - LANGS=en_GB
-```
-
-Note: Podman is CLI-compatible with Docker, so simply replace "docker" with "podman".
-
-### Kubernetes
-
-See the kubernetes helm chart [here](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF-chart)
-
-## Enable OCR/Compression Feature
-
-Please view the [HowToUseOCR.md](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/HowToUseOCR.md).
-
-## Reuse Stored Files
-
-Certain functionality like `Sign` supports pre-saved files stored at `/customFiles/signatures/`. Image files placed within here will be accessible to be used via the web UI. Currently, this supports two folder types:
-
-- `/customFiles/signatures/ALL_USERS`: Accessible to all users, useful for organizations where many users use the same files or for users not using authentication
-- `/customFiles/signatures/{username}`: Such as `/customFiles/signatures/froodle`, accessible only to the `froodle` username, private for all others
 
 ## Supported Languages
 
-Stirling-PDF currently supports 36 languages!
+Stirling-PDF currently supports 39 languages!
 
 | Language                                     | Progress                               |
 | -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
-| Arabic (العربية) (ar_AR)                     | ![97%](https://geps.dev/progress/97)   |
-| Basque (Euskara) (eu_ES)                     | ![55%](https://geps.dev/progress/55)   |
-| Bulgarian (Български) (bg_BG)                | ![96%](https://geps.dev/progress/96)   |
-| Catalan (Català) (ca_CA)                     | ![90%](https://geps.dev/progress/90)   |
-| Croatian (Hrvatski) (hr_HR)                  | ![98%](https://geps.dev/progress/98)   |
+| Arabic (العربية) (ar_AR)                        | ![89%](https://geps.dev/progress/89)   |
+| Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan Dili) (az_AZ)        | ![88%](https://geps.dev/progress/88)   |
+| Basque (Euskara) (eu_ES)                     | ![51%](https://geps.dev/progress/51)   |
+| Bulgarian (Български) (bg_BG)                | ![99%](https://geps.dev/progress/99)   |
+| Catalan (Català) (ca_CA)                     | ![80%](https://geps.dev/progress/80)   |
+| Croatian (Hrvatski) (hr_HR)                  | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
 | Czech (Česky) (cs_CZ)                        | ![97%](https://geps.dev/progress/97)   |
-| Danish (Dansk) (da_DK)                       | ![96%](https://geps.dev/progress/96)   |
-| Dutch (Nederlands) (nl_NL)                   | ![96%](https://geps.dev/progress/96)   |
+| Danish (Dansk) (da_DK)                       | ![85%](https://geps.dev/progress/85)   |
+| Dutch (Nederlands) (nl_NL)                   | ![85%](https://geps.dev/progress/85)   |
 | English (English) (en_GB)                    | ![100%](https://geps.dev/progress/100) |
 | English (US) (en_US)                         | ![100%](https://geps.dev/progress/100) |
-| French (Français) (fr_FR)                    | ![97%](https://geps.dev/progress/97)   |
+| French (Français) (fr_FR)                    | ![96%](https://geps.dev/progress/96)   |
 | German (Deutsch) (de_DE)                     | ![99%](https://geps.dev/progress/99)   |
 | Greek (Ελληνικά) (el_GR)                     | ![97%](https://geps.dev/progress/97)   |
-| Hindi (हिंदी) (hi_IN)                           | ![95%](https://geps.dev/progress/95)   |
-| Hungarian (Magyar) (hu_HU)                   | ![98%](https://geps.dev/progress/98)   |
-| Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) (id_ID)        | ![97%](https://geps.dev/progress/97)   |
-| Irish (Gaeilge) (ga_IE)                      | ![88%](https://geps.dev/progress/88)   |
+| Hindi (हिंदी) (hi_IN)                          | ![98%](https://geps.dev/progress/98)   |
+| Hungarian (Magyar) (hu_HU)                   | ![95%](https://geps.dev/progress/95)   |
+| Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) (id_ID)        | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
+| Irish (Gaeilge) (ga_IE)                      | ![98%](https://geps.dev/progress/98)   |
 | Italian (Italiano) (it_IT)                   | ![99%](https://geps.dev/progress/99)   |
-| Japanese (日本語) (ja_JP)                    | ![85%](https://geps.dev/progress/85)   |
-| Korean (한국어) (ko_KR)                      | ![95%](https://geps.dev/progress/95)   |
-| Norwegian (Norsk) (no_NB)                    | ![87%](https://geps.dev/progress/87)   |
-| Polish (Polski) (pl_PL)                      | ![97%](https://geps.dev/progress/97)   |
+| Japanese (日本語) (ja_JP)                    | ![92%](https://geps.dev/progress/92)   |
+| Korean (한국어) (ko_KR)                      | ![98%](https://geps.dev/progress/98)   |
+| Norwegian (Norsk) (no_NB)                    | ![78%](https://geps.dev/progress/78)   |
+| Persian (فارسی) (fa_IR)                      | ![94%](https://geps.dev/progress/94)   |
+| Polish (Polski) (pl_PL)                      | ![85%](https://geps.dev/progress/85)   |
 | Portuguese (Português) (pt_PT)               | ![97%](https://geps.dev/progress/97)   |
 | Portuguese Brazilian (Português) (pt_BR)     | ![98%](https://geps.dev/progress/98)   |
-| Romanian (Română) (ro_RO)                    | ![90%](https://geps.dev/progress/90)   |
+| Romanian (Română) (ro_RO)                    | ![80%](https://geps.dev/progress/80)   |
 | Russian (Русский) (ru_RU)                    | ![97%](https://geps.dev/progress/97)   |
-| Serbian Latin alphabet (Srpski) (sr_LATN_RS) | ![70%](https://geps.dev/progress/70)   |
-| Simplified Chinese (简体中文) (zh_CN)        | ![91%](https://geps.dev/progress/91)   |
-| Slovakian (Slovensky) (sk_SK)                | ![82%](https://geps.dev/progress/82)   |
+| Serbian Latin alphabet (Srpski) (sr_LATN_RS) | ![63%](https://geps.dev/progress/63)   |
+| Simplified Chinese (简体中文) (zh_CN)         | ![99%](https://geps.dev/progress/99)   |
+| Slovakian (Slovensky) (sk_SK)                | ![74%](https://geps.dev/progress/74)   |
+| Slovenian (Slovenščina) (sl_SI)              | ![96%](https://geps.dev/progress/96)   |
 | Spanish (Español) (es_ES)                    | ![98%](https://geps.dev/progress/98)   |
-| Swedish (Svenska) (sv_SE)                    | ![97%](https://geps.dev/progress/97)   |
-| Thai (ไทย) (th_TH)                           | ![96%](https://geps.dev/progress/96)   |
-| Traditional Chinese (繁體中文) (zh_TW)       | ![98%](https://geps.dev/progress/98)   |
-| Turkish (Türkçe) (tr_TR)                     | ![92%](https://geps.dev/progress/92)   |
-| Ukrainian (Українська) (uk_UA)               | ![80%](https://geps.dev/progress/80)   |
-| Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) (vi_VN)              | ![88%](https://geps.dev/progress/88)   |
+| Swedish (Svenska) (sv_SE)                    | ![92%](https://geps.dev/progress/92)   |
+| Thai (ไทย) (th_TH)                           | ![85%](https://geps.dev/progress/85)   |
+| Tibetan (བོད་ཡིག་) (zh_BO)                     | ![94%](https://geps.dev/progress/94) |
+| Traditional Chinese (繁體中文) (zh_TW)        | ![99%](https://geps.dev/progress/99)   |
+| Turkish (Türkçe) (tr_TR)                     | ![82%](https://geps.dev/progress/82)   |
+| Ukrainian (Українська) (uk_UA)               | ![72%](https://geps.dev/progress/72)   |
+| Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) (vi_VN)              | ![79%](https://geps.dev/progress/79)   |
 
-## Contributing (Creating Issues, Translations, Fixing Bugs, etc.)
-
-Please see our [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 ## Stirling PDF Enterprise
 
-Stirling PDF offers a Enterprise edition of its software, This is the same great software but with added features and comforts
-
-### Whats included
-
-- Prioritised Support tickets via support@stirlingpdf.com to reach directly to Stirling-PDF team for support and 1:1 meetings where applicable (Provided they come from same email domain registered with us)
-- Prioritised Enhancements to Stirling-PDF where applicable 
-- Base SSO support
-- Advanced SSO such as automated login handling (Coming very soon)
-- SAML SSO (Coming very soon)
-- Custom automated metadata handling
-- Advanced user configurations (Coming soon)
-- Plus other exciting features to come
-
-Check out of [docs](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/Enterprise%20Edition) on it or our official [website](https://www.stirlingpdf.com)
-
-## Customization
-
-Stirling-PDF allows easy customization of the app, including things like:
-
-- Custom application name
-- Custom slogans, icons, HTML, images, CSS, etc. (via file overrides)
-
-There are two options for this, either using the generated settings file `settings.yml`, which is located in the `/configs` directory and follows standard YAML formatting, or using environment variables, which would override the settings file.
-
-For example, in `settings.yml`, you might have:
-
-```yaml
-security:
-  enableLogin: 'true'
-```
-
-To have this via an environment variable, you would use `SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN`.
-
-The current list of settings is:
-
-```yaml
-security:
-  enableLogin: false # set to 'true' to enable login
-  csrfDisabled: true # set to 'true' to disable CSRF protection (not recommended for production)
-  loginAttemptCount: 5 # lock user account after 5 tries; when using e.g. Fail2Ban you can deactivate the function with -1
-  loginResetTimeMinutes: 120 # lock account for 2 hours after x attempts
-  loginMethod: all # 'all' (Login Username/Password and OAuth2[must be enabled and configured]), 'normal'(only Login with Username/Password) or 'oauth2'(only Login with OAuth2)
-  initialLogin:
-    username: '' # initial username for the first login
-    password: '' # initial password for the first login
-  oauth2:
-    enabled: false # set to 'true' to enable login (Note: enableLogin must also be 'true' for this to work)
-    client:
-      keycloak:
-        issuer: '' # URL of the Keycloak realm's OpenID Connect Discovery endpoint
-        clientId: '' # client ID for Keycloak OAuth2
-        clientSecret: '' # client secret for Keycloak OAuth2
-        scopes: openid, profile, email # scopes for Keycloak OAuth2
-        useAsUsername: preferred_username # field to use as the username for Keycloak OAuth2
-      google:
-        clientId: '' # client ID for Google OAuth2
-        clientSecret: '' # client secret for Google OAuth2
-        scopes: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email, https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile # scopes for Google OAuth2
-        useAsUsername: email # field to use as the username for Google OAuth2
-      github:
-        clientId: '' # client ID for GitHub OAuth2
-        clientSecret: '' # client secret for GitHub OAuth2
-        scopes: read:user # scope for GitHub OAuth2
-        useAsUsername: login # field to use as the username for GitHub OAuth2
-    issuer: '' # set to any provider that supports OpenID Connect Discovery (/.well-known/openid-configuration) endpoint
-    clientId: '' # client ID from your provider
-    clientSecret: '' # client secret from your provider
-    autoCreateUser: false # set to 'true' to allow auto-creation of non-existing users
-    blockRegistration: false # set to 'true' to deny login with SSO without prior registration by an admin
-    useAsUsername: email # default is 'email'; custom fields can be used as the username
-    scopes: openid, profile, email # specify the scopes for which the application will request permissions
-    provider: google # set this to your OAuth provider's name, e.g., 'google' or 'keycloak'
-  saml2:
-    enabled: false # currently in alpha, not recommended for use yet, enableAlphaFunctionality must be set to true
-    autoCreateUser: false # set to 'true' to allow auto-creation of non-existing users
-    blockRegistration: false # set to 'true' to deny login with SSO without prior registration by an admin
-    registrationId: stirling
-    idpMetadataUri: https://dev-XXXXXXXX.okta.com/app/externalKey/sso/saml/metadata
-    idpSingleLogoutUrl: https://dev-XXXXXXXX.okta.com/app/dev-XXXXXXXX_stirlingpdf_1/externalKey/slo/saml
-    idpSingleLoginUrl: https://dev-XXXXXXXX.okta.com/app/dev-XXXXXXXX_stirlingpdf_1/externalKey/sso/saml
-    idpIssuer: http://www.okta.com/externalKey
-    idpCert: classpath:okta.crt
-    privateKey: classpath:saml-private-key.key
-    spCert: classpath:saml-public-cert.crt
-
-enterpriseEdition:
-  enabled: false # set to 'true' to enable enterprise edition
-  key: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
-  CustomMetadata:
-    autoUpdateMetadata: false # set to 'true' to automatically update metadata with below values
-    author: username # supports text such as 'John Doe' or types such as username to autopopulate with user's username
-    creator: Stirling-PDF # supports text such as 'Company-PDF'
-    producer: Stirling-PDF # supports text such as 'Company-PDF'
-
-legal:
-  termsAndConditions: https://www.stirlingpdf.com/terms-and-conditions # URL to the terms and conditions of your application (e.g. https://example.com/terms). Empty string to disable or filename to load from local file in static folder
-  privacyPolicy: https://www.stirlingpdf.com/privacy-policy # URL to the privacy policy of your application (e.g. https://example.com/privacy). Empty string to disable or filename to load from local file in static folder
-  accessibilityStatement: '' # URL to the accessibility statement of your application (e.g. https://example.com/accessibility). Empty string to disable or filename to load from local file in static folder
-  cookiePolicy: '' # URL to the cookie policy of your application (e.g. https://example.com/cookie). Empty string to disable or filename to load from local file in static folder
-  impressum: '' # URL to the impressum of your application (e.g. https://example.com/impressum). Empty string to disable or filename to load from local file in static folder
-
-system:
-  defaultLocale: en-US # set the default language (e.g. 'de-DE', 'fr-FR', etc)
-  googlevisibility: false # 'true' to allow Google visibility (via robots.txt), 'false' to disallow
-  enableAlphaFunctionality: false # set to enable functionality which might need more testing before it fully goes live (this feature might make no changes)
-  showUpdate: false # see when a new update is available
-  showUpdateOnlyAdmin: false # only admins can see when a new update is available, depending on showUpdate it must be set to 'true'
-  customHTMLFiles: false # enable to have files placed in /customFiles/templates override the existing template HTML files
-  tessdataDir: /usr/share/tessdata # path to the directory containing the Tessdata files. This setting is relevant for Windows systems. For Windows users, this path should be adjusted to point to the appropriate directory where the Tessdata files are stored.
-  enableAnalytics: undefined # set to 'true' to enable analytics, set to 'false' to disable analytics; for enterprise users, this is set to true
-
-ui:
-  appName: '' # application's visible name
-  homeDescription: '' # short description or tagline shown on the homepage
-  appNameNavbar: '' # name displayed on the navigation bar
-
-endpoints:
-  toRemove: [] # list endpoints to disable (e.g. ['img-to-pdf', 'remove-pages'])
-  groupsToRemove: [] # list groups to disable (e.g. ['LibreOffice'])
-
-metrics:
-  enabled: true # 'true' to enable Info APIs (`/api/*`) endpoints, 'false' to disable
-
-# Automatically Generated Settings (Do Not Edit Directly)
-AutomaticallyGenerated:
-  key: example
-  UUID: example
-```
-
-There is an additional config file `/configs/custom_settings.yml` where users familiar with Java and Spring `application.properties` can input their own settings on top of Stirling-PDF's existing ones.
+Stirling PDF offers an Enterprise edition of its software. This is the same great software but with added features, support and comforts.
+Check out our [Enterprise docs](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/Enterprise%20Edition)
 
 
+## 🤝 Looking to contribute?
 
-### Extra Notes
-
-- **Endpoints**: Currently, the `ENDPOINTS_TO_REMOVE` and `GROUPS_TO_REMOVE` endpoints can include comma-separated lists of endpoints and groups to disable. For example, `ENDPOINTS_TO_REMOVE=img-to-pdf,remove-pages` would disable both image-to-pdf and remove pages, while `GROUPS_TO_REMOVE=LibreOffice` would disable all things that use LibreOffice. You can see a list of all endpoints and groups [here](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/Endpoint-groups.md).
-- **customStaticFilePath**: Customize static files such as the app logo by placing files in the `/customFiles/static/` directory. An example of customizing the app logo is placing `/customFiles/static/favicon.svg` to override the current SVG. This can be used to change any `images/icons/css/fonts/js`, etc. in Stirling-PDF.
-
-### Environment-Only Parameters
-
-- `SYSTEM_ROOTURIPATH` - Set the application's root URI (e.g. `/pdf-app` to set the root URI to `localhost:8080/pdf-app`)
-- `SYSTEM_CONNECTIONTIMEOUTMINUTES` - Set custom connection timeout values
-- `DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY` - Set to `true` to download security jar (required for authentication login)
-- `INSTALL_BOOK_AND_ADVANCED_HTML_OPS` - Download Calibre onto Stirling-PDF to enable PDF to/from book and advanced HTML conversion
-- `LANGS` - Define custom font libraries to install for document conversions
-
-## API
-
-For those wanting to use Stirling-PDF's backend API to link with their own custom scripting to edit PDFs, you can view all existing API documentation [here](https://app.swaggerhub.com/apis-docs/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/), or navigate to `/swagger-ui/index.html` of your Stirling-PDF instance for your version's documentation (or by following the API button in the settings of Stirling-PDF).
-
-## Login Authentication
-
-![stirling-login](images/login-light.png)
-
-### Prerequisites
-
-- User must have the folder `./configs` volumed within Docker so that it is retained during updates.
-- Docker users must download the security jar version by setting `DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY` to `true` in environment variables.
-- Then either enable login via the `settings.yml` file or set `SECURITY_ENABLE_LOGIN` to `true`.
-- Now the initial user will be generated with username `admin` and password `stirling`. On login, you will be forced to change the password to a new one. You can also use the environment variables `SECURITY_INITIALLOGIN_USERNAME` and `SECURITY_INITIALLOGIN_PASSWORD` to set your own credentials straight away (recommended to remove them after user creation).
-
-Once the above has been done, on restart, a new `stirling-pdf-DB.mv.db` will show if everything worked.
-
-When you log in to Stirling-PDF, you will be redirected to the `/login` page to log in with those default credentials. After login, everything should function as normal.
-
-To access your account settings, go to Account Settings in the settings cog menu (top right in the navbar). This Account Settings menu is also where you find your API key.
-
-To add new users, go to the bottom of Account Settings and hit 'Admin Settings'. Here you can add new users. The different roles mentioned within this are for rate limiting. This is a work in progress and will be expanded on more in the future.
-
-For API usage, you must provide a header with `X-API-Key` and the associated API key for that user.
-
-## FAQ
-
-### Q1: What are your planned features?
-
-- Progress bar/tracking
-- Full custom logic pipelines to combine multiple operations together
-- Folder support with auto-scanning to perform operations on
-- Redact text (via UI, not just automated)
-- Add forms
-- Multi-page layout (stitch PDF pages together) support x rows y columns and custom page sizing
-- Fill forms manually or automatically
-
-### Q2: Why is my application downloading .htm files? Why am i getting HTTP error 413?
-
-This is an issue commonly caused by your NGINX configuration. The default file upload size for NGINX is 1MB. You need to add the following in your Nginx sites-available file: `client_max_body_size SIZE;` (where "SIZE" is 50M for example for 50MB files).
-
-### Q3: Why is my download timing out?
-
-NGINX has timeout values by default, so if you are running Stirling-PDF behind NGINX, you may need to set a timeout value, such as adding the config `proxy_read_timeout 3600;`.
+Join our community:
+- [Contribution Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md)
+- [Translation Guide (How to add custom languages)](HowToAddNewLanguage.md)
+- [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/issues)
+- [Discord Community](https://discord.gg/HYmhKj45pU)
+- [Developer Guide](DeveloperGuide.md)

SECURITY.md

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Security Policy
+
+## Reporting a Vulnerability
+
+The Stirling-PDF team takes security vulnerabilities seriously. We appreciate your efforts to responsibly disclose your findings.
+
+### How to Report
+
+You can report security vulnerabilities through two channels:
+
+1. **GitHub Security Advisory**:
+   - Navigate to the [Security tab](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/security) in our repository
+   - Click on "Report a vulnerability"
+   - Provide a detailed description of the vulnerability
+
+2. **Direct Email**:
+   - Send your report to security@stirlingpdf.com
+   - Please include as much information as possible about the vulnerability
+
+### What to Include
+
+When reporting a vulnerability, please provide:
+
+- A clear description of the vulnerability
+- Steps to reproduce the issue
+- Any potential impact
+- If possible, suggestions for addressing the vulnerability
+- Your contact information for follow-up questions
+
+### Response Time
+
+We aim to acknowledge receipt of your vulnerability report within 48 hours
+
+### Process
+
+1. Submit your report through one of the channels above
+2. Receive an acknowledgment from our team
+3. Our team will investigate and validate the issue
+4. We will work on a fix and keep you updated on our progress
+5. Once resolved, we will publish the fix and acknowledge your contribution (if desired)
+
+### Bug Bounty
+
+At this time, we do not offer a bug bounty program. However, we greatly appreciate your efforts in making Stirling-PDF more secure and will acknowledge your contribution in our release notes (unless you prefer to remain anonymous).
+
+## Supported Versions
+
+Only the latest version of Stirling-PDF is supported for security updates. We do not backport security fixes to older versions.
+
+| Version | Supported          |
+| ------- | ------------------ |
+| Latest  | :white_check_mark: |
+| Older   | :x:               |
+
+**Please note:** Before reporting a security issue, ensure you are using the latest version of Stirling-PDF. Security reports for older versions will not be accepted.
+
+## Security Best Practices
+
+When deploying Stirling-PDF:
+
+1. Always use the latest version
+2. Follow our deployment guidelines
+3. Regularly check for and apply updates

USERS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Who is using Stirling-PDF?
+
+Understanding the diverse applications of Stirling-PDF can be an invaluable resource for collaboration and learning. This page provides a directory of users and use cases. If you are using Stirling-PDF, consider sharing your experiences to help others and foster a community of best practices.
+
+## Adding Yourself as a User
+
+If you're using Stirling-PDF or have integrated it into your platform or workflow, please consider contributing to this list by describing your use case. You can do this by opening a pull request to this file and adding your details in the format below:
+
+- **N**: Name of the organization or individual.
+- **D**: A brief description of your usage.
+- **U**: Specific features or capabilities utilized.
+- **L**: Optional link for further information (e.g., website, blog post).
+- **Q**: Contact information for sharing insights (optional).
+
+Example entry:
+
+```
+* N: Example Corp
+  D: Using Stirling-PDF for automated document processing in our SaaS platform focusing on compression.
+  U: OCR, merging PDFs, metadata editing, encryption, compression.
+  L: https://example.com/stirling-pdf
+  Q: @example-user on Discord/email
+```
+
+---
+
+## Requirements for Listing
+
+- You must represent the entity you're listing and ensure the details are accurate.
+- Trial deployments are welcome if they represent a realistic evaluation of Stirling-PDF in action.
+- Community contributions, including home-lab setups or non-commercial uses, are encouraged.
+
+---
+
+## Users (Alphabetically)
+
+    * N: 
+      D: 
+      U: 
+      L: 
+
+    * N: 
+      D: 
+      U: 
+      L: 

Version-groups.md

@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-|All versions in a Docker environment can download Calibre as a optional extra at runtime to support `book-to-pdf` and `pdf-to-book` using parameter ``INSTALL_BOOK_AND_ADVANCED_HTML_OPS``.
-The 'Fat' container contains all those found in 'Full' with security jar along with this Calibre install.
-
-| Technology | Ultra-Lite | Full  |
-| ---------- | :--------: | :---: |
-| Java       |     ✔️      |   ✔️   |
-| JavaScript |     ✔️      |   ✔️   |
-| Libre      |            |   ✔️   |
-| Python     |            |   ✔️   |
-| OpenCV     |            |   ✔️   |
-| OCRmyPDF   |            |   ✔️   |
-
-| Operation              | Ultra-Lite | Full |
-| ---------------------- | ---------- | ---- |
-| add-page-numbers       | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| add-password           | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| add-image              | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| add-watermark          | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| adjust-contrast        | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| auto-split-pdf         | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| auto-redact            | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| auto-rename            | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| cert-sign              | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| remove-cert-sign       | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| crop                   | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| change-metadata        | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| change-permissions     | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| compare                | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| extract-page           | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| extract-images         | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| flatten                | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| get-info-on-pdf        | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| img-to-pdf             | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| markdown-to-pdf        | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| merge-pdfs             | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| multi-page-layout      | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| overlay-pdf            | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| pdf-organizer          | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| pdf-to-csv             | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| pdf-to-img             | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| pdf-to-single-page     | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| remove-pages           | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| remove-password        | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| rotate-pdf             | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| sanitize-pdf           | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| scale-pages            | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| sign                   | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| show-javascript        | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| split-by-size-or-count | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| split-pdf-by-sections  | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| split-pdfs             | ✔️          | ✔️    |
-| compress-pdf           |            | ✔️    |
-| extract-image-scans    |            | ✔️    |
-| ocr-pdf                |            | ✔️    |
-| pdf-to-pdfa            |            | ✔️    |
-| remove-blanks          |            | ✔️    |
-pdf-to-text             |     ✔️      |  ✔️
-pdf-to-html             |            |  ✔️
-pdf-to-word             |            |  ✔️
-pdf-to-presentation     |            |  ✔️
-pdf-to-xml              |            |  ✔️
-remove-annotations      |     ✔️      |  ✔️
-remove-cert-sign        |     ✔️      |  ✔️
-remove-image-pdf        |     ✔️      |  ✔️
-file-to-pdf             |            |  ✔️
-html-to-pdf             |            |  ✔️
-url-to-pdf              |            |  ✔️
-repair                  |            |  ✔️

allowed-licenses.json

@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+{
+  "allowedLicenses": [
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "BSD License"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "The BSD License"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "BSD-2-Clause"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "BSD 2-Clause License"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "The 2-Clause BSD License"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "BSD-3-Clause"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "The BSD 3-Clause License (BSD3)"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "BSD-4 License"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "MIT"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "MIT License"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "The MIT License"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": "com.github.jai-imageio:jai-imageio-core",
+      "moduleLicense": "LICENSE.txt"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": "com.github.jai-imageio:jai-imageio-jpeg2000",
+      "moduleLicense": "LICENSE-JJ2000.txt, LICENSE-Sun.txt"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "Apache 2"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "Apache 2.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "Apache-2.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "Apache-2.0 License"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "Apache License 2.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "Apache License Version 2.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "Apache License, Version 2.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "The Apache License, Version 2.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "The Apache Software License, Version 2.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": "com.nimbusds:oauth2-oidc-sdk",
+      "moduleLicense": "\"Apache License, version 2.0\";link=\"https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html\""
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "MPL 2.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "UnboundID SCIM2 SDK Free Use License"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "GPL2 w/ CPE"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "GPLv2+CE"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, Version 2 + Classpath Exception"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": "com.martiansoftware:jsap",
+      "moduleLicense": "LGPL"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": "org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-core",
+      "moduleLicense": "GNU Library General Public License v2.1 or later"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "COMMON DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION LICENSE (CDDL) Version 1.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "Eclipse Public License - v 1.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "Eclipse Public License v. 2.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "Eclipse Public License - v 2.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "Eclipse Public License - Version 2.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "Eclipse Public License, Version 2.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "Bouncy Castle Licence"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "Public Domain, per Creative Commons CC0"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleName": ".*",
+      "moduleLicense": "The W3C License"
+    }
+  ]
+}

build.gradle

@@ -1,30 +1,31 @@
 plugins {
     id "java"
-    id "org.springframework.boot" version "3.3.5"
-    id "io.spring.dependency-management" version "1.1.6"
+    id "org.springframework.boot" version "3.4.3"
+    id "io.spring.dependency-management" version "1.1.7"
     id "org.springdoc.openapi-gradle-plugin" version "1.8.0"
     id "io.swagger.swaggerhub" version "1.3.2"
     id "edu.sc.seis.launch4j" version "3.0.6"
-    id "com.diffplug.spotless" version "6.25.0"
+    id "com.diffplug.spotless" version "7.0.2"
     id "com.github.jk1.dependency-license-report" version "2.9"
-	//id "nebula.lint" version "19.0.3"
+    //id "nebula.lint" version "19.0.3"
+    id("org.panteleyev.jpackageplugin") version "1.6.1"
+    id "org.sonarqube" version "6.0.1.5171"
 }
 
-
-
 import com.github.jk1.license.render.*
 
 ext {
-    springBootVersion = "3.3.5"
-    pdfboxVersion = "3.0.3"
-    logbackVersion = "1.5.7"
+    springBootVersion = "3.4.3"
+    pdfboxVersion = "3.0.4"
     imageioVersion = "3.12.0"
     lombokVersion = "1.18.36"
-    bouncycastleVersion = "1.78.1"
+    bouncycastleVersion = "1.80"
+    springSecuritySamlVersion = "6.4.3"
+    openSamlVersion = "4.3.2"
 }
 
 group = "stirling.software"
-version = "0.33.1"
+version = "0.43.1"
 
 java {
     // 17 is lowest but we support and recommend 21
@@ -33,15 +34,13 @@ java {
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
-    maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
-    maven { url "https://build.shibboleth.net/nexus/content/repositories/releases/" }
-    maven {
-        url 'https://build.shibboleth.net/maven/releases'
-    }
+    maven { url = "https://build.shibboleth.net/maven/releases" }
+    maven { url = "https://maven.pkg.github.com/jcefmaven/jcefmaven" }
 }
 
 licenseReport {
     renderers = [new JsonReportRenderer()]
+    allowedLicensesFile = new File("$projectDir/allowed-licenses.json")
 }
 
 sourceSets {
@@ -49,18 +48,48 @@ sourceSets {
         java {
             if (System.getenv("DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY") == "false") {
                 exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/**"
-                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/UserController.java"
                 exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/DatabaseController.java"
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/UserController.java"
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/H2SQLCondition.java"
                 exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/controller/web/AccountWebController.java"
                 exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/controller/web/DatabaseWebController.java"
                 exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/model/ApiKeyAuthenticationToken.java"
                 exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/model/AttemptCounter.java"
                 exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/model/Authority.java"
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/model/BackupNotFoundException.java"
                 exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/model/PersistentLogin.java"
                 exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/model/SessionEntity.java"
                 exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/model/User.java"
                 exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/repository/**"
             }
+
+            if (System.getenv("STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI") == "false") {
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/UI/impl/**"
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    test {
+        java {
+            if (System.getenv("DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY") == "false") {
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/**"
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/UserControllerTest.java"
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/DatabaseControllerTest.java"
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/controller/web/AccountWebControllerTest.java"
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/controller/web/DatabaseWebControllerTest.java"
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/model/ApiKeyAuthenticationTokenTest.java"
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/model/AttemptCounterTest.java"
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/model/AuthorityTest.java"
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/model/PersistentLoginTest.java"
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/model/SessionEntityTest.java"
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/model/UserTest.java"
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/repository/**"
+            }
+
+            if (System.getenv("STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI") == "false") {
+                exclude "stirling/software/SPDF/UI/impl/**"
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -71,16 +100,148 @@ openApi {
     outputFileName = "SwaggerDoc.json"
 }
 
+//0.11.5 to 2024.11.5
+def getMacVersion(String version) {
+    def currentYear = java.time.Year.now().getValue()
+    def versionParts = version.split("\\.", 2)
+    return "${currentYear}.${versionParts.length > 1 ? versionParts[1] : versionParts[0]}"
+}
+
+jpackage {
+    input = "build/libs"
+    destination = "${projectDir}/build/jpackage"
+    mainJar = "Stirling-PDF-${project.version}.jar"
+    appName = "Stirling-PDF"
+    appVersion = project.version
+    vendor = "Stirling-Software"
+    appDescription = "Stirling PDF - Your Local PDF Editor"
+    icon = "src/main/resources/static/favicon.ico"
+    verbose = true
+//    mainClass = "org.springframework.boot.loader.launch.JarLauncher"
+
+    // JVM Options
+    javaOptions = [
+        "-DBROWSER_OPEN=true",
+        "-DSTIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI=true",
+        "-Djava.awt.headless=false",
+        "-Dapple.awt.UIElement=true",
+        "--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED",
+        "--add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt.event=ALL-UNNAMED",
+        "--add-opens=java.desktop/sun.awt=ALL-UNNAMED",
+        "--add-opens=java.desktop/sun.awt.X11=ALL-UNNAMED",
+        "--add-opens=java.desktop/sun.awt.windows=ALL-UNNAMED",
+        "--add-opens=java.desktop/sun.lwawt=ALL-UNNAMED",
+        "--add-opens=java.desktop/sun.lwawt.macosx=ALL-UNNAMED",
+    ]
+
+    // Windows-specific configuration
+    windows {
+        launcherAsService = false
+        appVersion = project.version
+
+        winConsole = false
+        winMenu = true  // Creates start menu entry
+        winShortcut = true  // Creates desktop shortcut
+        winShortcutPrompt = true  // Lets user choose whether to create shortcuts
+        winDirChooser = true  // Allows users to choose installation directory
+        winPerUserInstall = false
+        winMenuGroup = "Stirling Software"
+        winUpgradeUuid = "2a43ed0c-b8c2-40cf-89e1-751129b87641" // Unique identifier for updates
+        winHelpUrl = "https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF"
+        winUpdateUrl = "https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/releases"
+        type = "exe"
+        installDir = "C:/Program Files/Stirling-PDF"
+    }
+
+    // macOS-specific configuration
+    mac {
+        appVersion = getMacVersion(project.version.toString())
+        icon = "src/main/resources/static/favicon.icns"
+        type = "dmg"
+        macPackageIdentifier = "com.stirling.software.pdf"
+        macPackageName = "Stirling-PDF"
+        macAppCategory = "public.app-category.productivity"
+        macSign = false // Enable signing
+        macAppStore = false // Not targeting App Store initially
+
+        //installDir = "Applications"
+
+        // Add license and other documentation to DMG
+        /*macDmgContent = [
+            "README.md",
+            "LICENSE",
+            "CHANGELOG.md"
+        ]*/
+
+        // Enable Mac-specific entitlements
+        //macEntitlements = "entitlements.plist" // You'll need to create this file
+    }
+
+    // Linux-specific configuration
+    linux {
+        appVersion = project.version
+        icon = "src/main/resources/static/favicon.png"
+        type = "deb" // Can also use "rpm" for Red Hat-based systems
+
+        // Debian package configuration
+        //linuxPackageName = "stirlingpdf"
+        linuxDebMaintainer = "support@stirlingpdf.com"
+        linuxMenuGroup = "Office;PDF;Productivity"
+        linuxAppCategory = "Office"
+        linuxAppRelease = "1"
+        linuxPackageDeps = true
+
+        installDir = "/opt/Stirling-PDF"
+
+        // RPM-specific settings
+        //linuxRpmLicenseType = "MIT"
+    }
+
+    // Common additional options
+    //jLinkOptions = [
+    //    "--strip-debug",
+    //    "--compress=2",
+    //    "--no-header-files",
+    //    "--no-man-pages"
+    //]
+
+    // Add any additional modules required
+    /*addModules = [
+        "java.base",
+        "java.desktop",
+        "java.logging",
+        "java.sql",
+        "java.xml",
+        "jdk.crypto.ec"
+    ]*/
+
+    // Add copyright and license information
+    copyright = "Copyright © 2024 Stirling Software"
+    licenseFile = "LICENSE"
+}
+
+
 launch4j {
     icon = "${projectDir}/src/main/resources/static/favicon.ico"
 
     outfile="Stirling-PDF.exe"
-    headerType="console"
+
+    if(System.getenv("STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI") == 'true') {
+        headerType = "gui"
+    } else {
+        headerType = "console"
+    }
     jarTask = tasks.bootJar
 
     errTitle="Encountered error, Do you have Java 21?"
     downloadUrl="https://download.oracle.com/java/21/latest/jdk-21_windows-x64_bin.exe"
-    variables=["BROWSER_OPEN=true"]
+
+    if(System.getenv("STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI") == 'true') {
+        variables=["BROWSER_OPEN=true", "STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI=true"]
+    } else {
+        variables=["BROWSER_OPEN=true"]
+    }
+
     jreMinVersion="17"
 
     mutexName="Stirling-PDF"
@@ -97,21 +258,32 @@ spotless {
     java {
         target project.fileTree('src/main/java')
 
-        googleJavaFormat("1.22.0").aosp().reorderImports(false)
+        googleJavaFormat("1.25.2").aosp().reorderImports(false)
 
-        importOrder("java", "javax", "org", "com", "net", "io")
+        importOrder("java", "javax", "org", "com", "net", "io", "jakarta", "lombok", "me", "stirling")
         toggleOffOn()
         trimTrailingWhitespace()
-        indentWithSpaces()
+        leadingTabsToSpaces()
         endWithNewline()
     }
 }
 
+sonar {
+    properties {
+        property "sonar.projectKey", "Stirling-Tools_Stirling-PDF"
+        property "sonar.organization", "stirling-tools"
+
+        property "sonar.exclusions", "**/build-wrapper-dump.json, src/main/java/org/apache/**, src/main/resources/static/pdfjs/**, src/main/resources/static/pdfjs-legacy/**, src/main/resources/static/js/thirdParty/**"
+        property "sonar.coverage.exclusions", "src/main/java/org/apache/**, src/main/resources/static/pdfjs/**, src/main/resources/static/pdfjs-legacy/**, src/main/resources/static/js/thirdParty/**"
+        property "sonar.cpd.exclusions", "src/main/java/org/apache/**, src/main/resources/static/pdfjs/**, src/main/resources/static/pdfjs-legacy/**, src/main/resources/static/js/thirdParty/**"
+    }
+}
+
 //gradleLint {
 //        rules=['unused-dependency']
 //    }
 tasks.wrapper {
-    gradleVersion = "8.7"
+    gradleVersion = "8.12"
 }
 //tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
 //    options.compilerArgs << "-Xlint:deprecation"
@@ -120,45 +292,63 @@ configurations.all {
     exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-tomcat"
 }
 dependencies {
+
+    //tmp for security bumps
+	implementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.5.17'
+    implementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.17'
+
+
+    // Exclude vulnerable BouncyCastle version used in tableau
+    configurations.all {
+        exclude group: 'org.bouncycastle', module: 'bcpkix-jdk15on'
+        exclude group: 'org.bouncycastle', module: 'bcutil-jdk15on'
+        exclude group: 'org.bouncycastle', module: 'bcmail-jdk15on'
+    }
+
+    if (System.getenv("STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI") != "false") {
+        implementation "me.friwi:jcefmaven:132.3.1"
+        implementation "org.openjfx:javafx-controls:21"
+        implementation "org.openjfx:javafx-swing:21"
+    }
+
     //security updates
-    implementation "org.springframework:spring-webmvc:6.1.14"
+    implementation "org.springframework:spring-webmvc:6.2.3"
 
-    implementation("io.github.pixee:java-security-toolkit:1.2.0")
-
-    // implementation "org.yaml:snakeyaml:2.2"
-    implementation 'com.github.Carleslc.Simple-YAML:Simple-Yaml:1.8.4'
+    implementation("io.github.pixee:java-security-toolkit:1.2.1")
 
     // Exclude Tomcat and include Jetty
     implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:$springBootVersion")
     implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jetty:$springBootVersion"
 
     implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf:$springBootVersion"
-    implementation 'com.posthog.java:posthog:1.1.1'
+    implementation 'com.posthog.java:posthog:1.2.0'
     implementation 'com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer:20240325.1'
 
 
     if (System.getenv("DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY") != "false") {
         implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security:$springBootVersion"
-        implementation "org.thymeleaf.extras:thymeleaf-extras-springsecurity5:3.1.2.RELEASE"
+        implementation "org.thymeleaf.extras:thymeleaf-extras-springsecurity5:3.1.3.RELEASE"
         implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa:$springBootVersion"
         implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-oauth2-client:$springBootVersion"
 
-		implementation 'org.springframework.security:spring-security-saml2-service-provider:6.3.4'
-	    implementation 'com.unboundid.product.scim2:scim2-sdk-client:2.3.5'
-        //2.2.x requires rebuild of DB file.. need migration path
-        runtimeOnly "com.h2database:h2:2.1.214"
-        // implementation "com.h2database:h2:2.2.224"
-        constraints {
-            implementation "org.opensaml:opensaml-core"
-            implementation "org.opensaml:opensaml-saml-api"
-            implementation "org.opensaml:opensaml-saml-impl"
-        }
-        implementation "org.springframework.security:spring-security-saml2-service-provider"
+        implementation "org.springframework.session:spring-session-core:3.4.2"
+        implementation "org.springframework:spring-jdbc:6.2.3"
 
+        implementation 'com.unboundid.product.scim2:scim2-sdk-client:2.3.5'
+        // Don't upgrade h2database
+        runtimeOnly "com.h2database:h2:2.3.232"
+        runtimeOnly "org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.5"
+        constraints {
+            implementation "org.opensaml:opensaml-core:$openSamlVersion"
+            implementation "org.opensaml:opensaml-saml-api:$openSamlVersion"
+            implementation "org.opensaml:opensaml-saml-impl:$openSamlVersion"
+        }
+        implementation "org.springframework.security:spring-security-saml2-service-provider:$springSecuritySamlVersion"
+        // implementation 'org.springframework.security:spring-security-core:$springSecuritySamlVersion'
         implementation 'com.coveo:saml-client:5.0.0'
 
-
     }
+    implementation 'org.snakeyaml:snakeyaml-engine:2.9'
 
     testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
 
@@ -186,29 +376,38 @@ dependencies {
     // Image metadata extractor
     implementation "com.drewnoakes:metadata-extractor:2.19.0"
 
-    implementation "commons-io:commons-io:2.17.0"
+    implementation "commons-io:commons-io:2.18.0"
     implementation "org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui:2.2.0"
     //general PDF
 
     // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.opencsv/opencsv
-    implementation ("com.opencsv:opencsv:5.9") {
+    implementation ("com.opencsv:opencsv:5.10") {
         exclude group: "commons-logging", module: "commons-logging"
     }
 
     implementation ("org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox:$pdfboxVersion") {
         exclude group: "commons-logging", module: "commons-logging"
     }
+    implementation "org.apache.pdfbox:preflight:$pdfboxVersion"
+
 
     implementation ("org.apache.pdfbox:xmpbox:$pdfboxVersion") {
         exclude group: "commons-logging", module: "commons-logging"
     }
 
+    // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/technology.tabula/tabula
+    implementation ('technology.tabula:tabula:1.0.5')  {
+        exclude group: "org.slf4j", module: "slf4j-simple"
+        exclude group: "org.bouncycastle", module: "bcprov-jdk15on"
+        exclude group: "com.google.code.gson", module: "gson"
+    }
+
     implementation 'org.apache.pdfbox:jbig2-imageio:3.0.4'
 
     implementation "org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:$bouncycastleVersion"
     implementation "org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on:$bouncycastleVersion"
     implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator:$springBootVersion"
-    implementation "io.micrometer:micrometer-core:1.13.6"
+    implementation "io.micrometer:micrometer-core:1.14.4"
     implementation group: "com.google.zxing", name: "core", version: "3.5.3"
     // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.commonmark/commonmark
     implementation "org.commonmark:commonmark:0.24.0"
@@ -217,6 +416,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "com.bucket4j:bucket4j_jdk17-core:8.14.0"
     implementation "com.fathzer:javaluator:3.0.5"
 
+    implementation 'com.vladsch.flexmark:flexmark-html2md-converter:0.64.8'
+
     developmentOnly("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-devtools:$springBootVersion")
     compileOnly "org.projectlombok:lombok:$lombokVersion"
     annotationProcessor "org.projectlombok:lombok:$lombokVersion"
@@ -240,13 +441,13 @@ task writeVersion {
 }
 
 swaggerhubUpload {
-    //dependsOn generateOpenApiDocs  // Depends on your task generating Swagger docs
-    api "Stirling-PDF"  // The name of your API on SwaggerHub
-    owner "Frooodle"  // Your SwaggerHub username (or organization name)
-    version project.version  // The version of your API
-    inputFile "./SwaggerDoc.json"  // The path to your Swagger docs
-    token  "${System.getenv("SWAGGERHUB_API_KEY")}"  // Your SwaggerHub API key, passed as an environment variable
-    oas "3.0.0"  // The version of the OpenAPI Specification you"re using
+    // dependsOn = generateOpenApiDocs  // Depends on your task generating Swagger docs
+    api = "Stirling-PDF"  // The name of your API on SwaggerHub
+    owner = "Frooodle"  // Your SwaggerHub username (or organization name)
+    version = project.version  // The version of your API
+    inputFile = "./SwaggerDoc.json"  // The path to your Swagger docs
+    token = "${System.getenv("SWAGGERHUB_API_KEY")}"  // Your SwaggerHub API key, passed as an environment variable
+    oas = "3.0.0"  // The version of the OpenAPI Specification you"re using
 }
 
 jar {
@@ -261,7 +462,14 @@ jar {
 tasks.named("test") {
     useJUnitPlatform()
 }
-
 task printVersion {
-    println project.version
+    doLast {
+        println project.version
+    }
+}
+
+task printMacVersion {
+    doLast {
+        println getMacVersion(project.version.toString())
+    }
 }

exampleYmlFiles/docker-compose-latest-fat-security-postgres.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+services:
+  stirling-pdf:
+    container_name: Stirling-PDF-Security-Fat-Postgres
+    image: stirlingtools/stirling-pdf:latest-fat-postgres
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          memory: 4G
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    healthcheck:
+      test: [ "CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:8080/api/v1/info/status | grep -q 'UP'" ]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 16
+    ports:
+      - 8080:8080
+    volumes:
+      - ./stirling/latest/data:/usr/share/tessdata:rw
+      - ./stirling/latest/config:/configs:rw
+      - ./stirling/latest/logs:/logs:rw
+    environment:
+      DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY: "true"
+      SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "false"
+      PUID: 1002
+      PGID: 1002
+      UMASK: "022"
+      SYSTEM_DEFAULTLOCALE: en-US
+      UI_APPNAME: Stirling-PDF
+      UI_HOMEDESCRIPTION: Demo site for Stirling-PDF Latest-fat with Security and PostgreSQL
+      UI_APPNAMENAVBAR: Stirling-PDF Latest-fat-PostgreSQL
+      SYSTEM_MAXFILESIZE: "100"
+      METRICS_ENABLED: "true"
+      SYSTEM_GOOGLEVISIBILITY: "true"
+      SYSTEM_DATASOURCE_ENABLECUSTOMDATABASE: "true"
+      SYSTEM_DATASOURCE_CUSTOMDATABASEURL: "jdbc:postgresql://db:5432/stirling_pdf"
+      SYSTEM_DATASOURCE_USERNAME: "admin"
+      SYSTEM_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD: "stirling"
+    restart: on-failure:5
+
+  db:
+    image: 'postgres:17.2-alpine'
+    restart: on-failure:5
+    container_name: db
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_DB: "stirling_pdf"
+      POSTGRES_USER: "admin"
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "stirling"
+    shm_size: "512mb"
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          memory: 512m
+          cpus: "0.5"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: [ "CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U admin stirling_pdf" ]
+      interval: 1s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 10
+    volumes:
+      - ./stirling/latest/data:/pgdata

exampleYmlFiles/docker-compose-latest-fat-security.yml

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ services:
     ports:
       - 8080:8080
     volumes:
-      - /stirling/latest/data:/usr/share/tessdata:rw
-      - /stirling/latest/config:/configs:rw
-      - /stirling/latest/logs:/logs:rw
+      - ./stirling/latest/data:/usr/share/tessdata:rw
+      - ./stirling/latest/config:/configs:rw
+      - ./stirling/latest/logs:/logs:rw
     environment:
       DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY: "true"
       SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "false"

exampleYmlFiles/docker-compose-latest-security.yml

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "8080:8080"
     volumes:
-      - /stirling/latest/data:/usr/share/tessdata:rw
-      - /stirling/latest/config:/configs:rw
-      - /stirling/latest/logs:/logs:rw
+      - ./stirling/latest/data:/usr/share/tessdata:rw
+      - ./stirling/latest/config:/configs:rw
+      - ./stirling/latest/logs:/logs:rw
     environment:
       DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY: "true"
       SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "true"

exampleYmlFiles/test_cicd.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+services:
+  stirling-pdf:
+    container_name: Stirling-PDF-Security-Fat-with-login
+    image: stirlingtools/stirling-pdf:latest-fat
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          memory: 4G
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f -H 'X-API-KEY: 123456789' http://localhost:8080/api/v1/info/status | grep -q 'UP'"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 16
+    ports:
+      - 8080:8080
+    volumes:
+      - /stirling/latest/data:/usr/share/tessdata:rw
+      - /stirling/latest/config:/configs:rw
+      - /stirling/latest/logs:/logs:rw
+    environment:
+      DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY: "true"
+      SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "true"
+      PUID: 1002
+      PGID: 1002
+      UMASK: "022"
+      SYSTEM_DEFAULTLOCALE: en-US
+      UI_APPNAME: Stirling-PDF
+      UI_HOMEDESCRIPTION: Demo site for Stirling-PDF Latest-fat with Security
+      UI_APPNAMENAVBAR: Stirling-PDF Latest-fat
+      SYSTEM_MAXFILESIZE: "100"
+      METRICS_ENABLED: "true"
+      SYSTEM_GOOGLEVISIBILITY: "true"
+      SECURITY_CUSTOMGLOBALAPIKEY: "123456789"
+    restart: on-failure:5

gradle.properties

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Enables parallel execution of tasks, allowing multiple tasks to run simultaneously
+org.gradle.parallel=true
+
+# Enables build caching to reuse outputs from previous builds for faster execution
+# org.gradle.caching=true
+
+org.gradle.build-scan=true

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.7-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.12-all.zip
+networkTimeout=10000
+validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists

gradlew

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
 
 ##############################################################################
 #
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@
 #       Darwin, MinGW, and NonStop.
 #
 #   (3) This script is generated from the Groovy template
-#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/master/subprojects/plugins/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
+#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
 #       within the Gradle project.
 #
 #       You can find Gradle at https://github.com/gradle/gradle/.
@@ -80,13 +82,11 @@ do
     esac
 done
 
-APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" && pwd -P ) || exit
-
-APP_NAME="Gradle"
+# This is normally unused
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
-
-# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
-DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
+# Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s\n' "$PWD" ) || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
@@ -133,22 +133,29 @@ location of your Java installation."
     fi
 else
     JAVACMD=java
-    which java >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+    if ! command -v java >/dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+        die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
 
 Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
 location of your Java installation."
+    fi
 fi
 
 # Increase the maximum file descriptors if we can.
 if ! "$cygwin" && ! "$darwin" && ! "$nonstop" ; then
     case $MAX_FD in #(
       max*)
+        # In POSIX sh, ulimit -H is undefined. That's why the result is checked to see if it worked.
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2039,SC3045
         MAX_FD=$( ulimit -H -n ) ||
             warn "Could not query maximum file descriptor limit"
     esac
     case $MAX_FD in  #(
       '' | soft) :;; #(
       *)
+        # In POSIX sh, ulimit -n is undefined. That's why the result is checked to see if it worked.
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2039,SC3045
         ulimit -n "$MAX_FD" ||
             warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit to $MAX_FD"
     esac
@@ -193,11 +200,15 @@ if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
     done
 fi
 
-# Collect all arguments for the java command;
-#   * $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, $JAVA_OPTS, and $GRADLE_OPTS can contain fragments of
-#     shell script including quotes and variable substitutions, so put them in
-#     double quotes to make sure that they get re-expanded; and
-#   * put everything else in single quotes, so that it's not re-expanded.
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
+
+# Collect all arguments for the java command:
+#   * DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, and optsEnvironmentVar are not allowed to contain shell fragments,
+#     and any embedded shellness will be escaped.
+#   * For example: A user cannot expect ${Hostname} to be expanded, as it is an environment variable and will be
+#     treated as '${Hostname}' itself on the command line.
 
 set -- \
         "-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME" \

gradlew.bat

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 @rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 @rem limitations under the License.
 @rem
+@rem SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+@rem
 
 @if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
 
 set DIRNAME=%~dp0
 if "%DIRNAME%"=="" set DIRNAME=.
+@rem This is normally unused
 set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
 set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
 
@@ -42,11 +45,11 @@ set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
 %JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
 if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto execute
 
-echo.
-echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
-echo.
-echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
-echo location of your Java installation.
+echo. 1>&2
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH. 1>&2
+echo. 1>&2
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
+echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
 
 goto fail
 
@@ -56,11 +59,11 @@ set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
 
 if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto execute
 
-echo.
-echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
-echo.
-echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
-echo location of your Java installation.
+echo. 1>&2
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME% 1>&2
+echo. 1>&2
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
+echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
 
 goto fail
 

scripts/counter_translation.py

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def write_readme(progress_list: list[tuple[str, int]]) -> None:
                         f"![{value}%](https://geps.dev/progress/{value})",
                     )
 
-    with open("README.md", "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+    with open("README.md", "w", encoding="utf-8", newline="\n") as file:
         file.writelines(content)
 
 
@@ -135,9 +135,10 @@ def compare_files(
         # elif "language.direction" in sort_ignore_translation[language]["missing"]:
         #     sort_ignore_translation[language]["missing"].remove("language.direction")
 
-        with open(default_file_path, encoding="utf-8") as default_file, open(
-            file_path, encoding="utf-8"
-        ) as file:
+        with (
+            open(default_file_path, encoding="utf-8") as default_file,
+            open(file_path, encoding="utf-8") as file,
+        ):
             for _ in range(5):
                 next(default_file)
                 try:
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ def compare_files(
             )
         )
     ignore_translation = convert_to_multiline(sort_ignore_translation)
-    with open(ignore_translation_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+    with open(ignore_translation_file, "w", encoding="utf-8", newline="\n") as file:
         file.write(tomlkit.dumps(ignore_translation))
 
     unique_data = list(set(result_list))

scripts/ignore_translation.toml

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ ignore = [
     'language.direction',
 ]
 
+[az_AZ]
+ignore = [
+    'language.direction',
+]
+
 [bg_BG]
 ignore = [
     'language.direction',
@@ -19,7 +24,6 @@ ignore = [
 [cs_CZ]
 ignore = [
     'language.direction',
-    'pipeline.header',
     'text',
 ]
 
@@ -37,14 +41,20 @@ ignore = [
     'addPageNumbers.selectText.3',
     'alphabet',
     'certSign.name',
+    'fileChooser.dragAndDrop',
     'home.pipeline.title',
     'language.direction',
+    'legal.impressum',
     'licenses.version',
     'pipeline.title',
     'pipelineOptions.pipelineHeader',
     'pro',
+    'redact.zoom',
     'sponsor',
     'text',
+    'validateSignature.cert.bits',
+    'validateSignature.cert.version',
+    'validateSignature.status',
     'watermark.type.1',
 ]
 
@@ -56,7 +66,6 @@ ignore = [
 [es_ES]
 ignore = [
     'adminUserSettings.roles',
-    'color',
     'error',
     'language.direction',
     'no',
@@ -68,6 +77,11 @@ ignore = [
     'language.direction',
 ]
 
+[fa_IR]
+ignore = [
+    'language.direction',
+]
+
 [fr_FR]
 ignore = [
     'AddStampRequest.alphabet',
@@ -196,6 +210,11 @@ ignore = [
     'watermark.type.1',
 ]
 
+[sl_SI]
+ignore = [
+    'language.direction',
+]
+
 [sr_LATN_RS]
 ignore = [
     'language.direction',
@@ -233,6 +252,11 @@ ignore = [
     'showJS.tags',
 ]
 
+[zh_BO]
+ignore = [
+    'language.direction',
+]
+
 [zh_CN]
 ignore = [
     'language.direction',

scripts/init.sh

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ fi
 # Check if TESSERACT_LANGS environment variable is set and is not empty
 if [[ -n "$TESSERACT_LANGS" ]]; then
   # Convert comma-separated values to a space-separated list
-  LANGS=$(echo $TESSERACT_LANGS | tr ',' ' ')
+  SPACE_SEPARATED_LANGS=$(echo $TESSERACT_LANGS | tr ',' ' ')
   pattern='^[a-zA-Z]{2,4}(_[a-zA-Z]{2,4})?$'
   # Install each language pack
-  for LANG in $LANGS; do
+  for LANG in $SPACE_SEPARATED_LANGS; do
      if [[ $LANG =~ $pattern ]]; then
       apk add --no-cache "tesseract-ocr-data-$LANG"
      else

scripts/replace_translation_line.sh

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 translation_key="pdfToPDFA.credit"
-old_value="OCRmyPDF"
-new_value="ghostscript"
+old_value="qpdf"
+new_value="liibreoffice"
 
 for file in ../src/main/resources/messages_*.properties; do
   sed -i "/^$translation_key=/s/$old_value/$new_value/" "$file"

src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/examples/signature/CreateSignatureBase.java

@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ public abstract class CreateSignatureBase implements SignatureInterface {
         this.privateKey = privateKey;
     }
 
-    public final void setCertificateChain(final Certificate[] certificateChain) {
-        this.certificateChain = certificateChain;
-    }
-
     public Certificate[] getCertificateChain() {
         return certificateChain;
     }
 
+    public final void setCertificateChain(final Certificate[] certificateChain) {
+        this.certificateChain = certificateChain;
+    }
+
     public void setTsaUrl(String tsaUrl) {
         this.tsaUrl = tsaUrl;
     }
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ public abstract class CreateSignatureBase implements SignatureInterface {
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean isExternalSigning() {
+        return externalSigning;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set if external signing scenario should be used. If {@code false}, SignatureInterface would
      * be used for signing.
@@ -163,8 +167,4 @@ public abstract class CreateSignatureBase implements SignatureInterface {
     public void setExternalSigning(boolean externalSigning) {
         this.externalSigning = externalSigning;
     }
-
-    public boolean isExternalSigning() {
-        return externalSigning;
-    }
 }

src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/examples/signature/TSAClient.java

@@ -51,15 +51,13 @@ public class TSAClient {
 
     private static final DigestAlgorithmIdentifierFinder ALGORITHM_OID_FINDER =
             new DefaultDigestAlgorithmIdentifierFinder();
-
+    // SecureRandom.getInstanceStrong() would be better, but sometimes blocks on Linux
+    private static final Random RANDOM = new SecureRandom();
     private final URL url;
     private final String username;
     private final String password;
     private final MessageDigest digest;
 
-    // SecureRandom.getInstanceStrong() would be better, but sometimes blocks on Linux
-    private static final Random RANDOM = new SecureRandom();
-
     /**
      * @param url the URL of the TSA service
      * @param username user name of TSA

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/EE/EEAppConfig.java

@@ -1,23 +1,36 @@
 package stirling.software.SPDF.EE;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Lazy;
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
 
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties;
 
 @Configuration
-@Lazy
+@Order(Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE)
 @Slf4j
 public class EEAppConfig {
 
-    @Autowired ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
-    @Autowired private LicenseKeyChecker licenseKeyChecker;
+    private final ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
+
+    private final LicenseKeyChecker licenseKeyChecker;
+
+    public EEAppConfig(
+            ApplicationProperties applicationProperties, LicenseKeyChecker licenseKeyChecker) {
+        this.applicationProperties = applicationProperties;
+        this.licenseKeyChecker = licenseKeyChecker;
+    }
 
     @Bean(name = "runningEE")
     public boolean runningEnterpriseEdition() {
         return licenseKeyChecker.getEnterpriseEnabledResult();
     }
+
+    @Bean(name = "SSOAutoLogin")
+    public boolean ssoAutoLogin() {
+        return applicationProperties.getEnterpriseEdition().isSsoAutoLogin();
+    }
 }

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/EE/KeygenLicenseVerifier.java

@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.posthog.java.shaded.org.json.JSONObject;
 
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.utils.GeneralUtils;
 
 @Service
 @Slf4j
 public class KeygenLicenseVerifier {
+    // todo: place in config files?
     private static final String ACCOUNT_ID = "e5430f69-e834-4ae4-befd-b602aae5f372";
     private static final String BASE_URL = "https://api.keygen.sh/v1/accounts";
     private static final ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ public class KeygenLicenseVerifier {
 
             return false;
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            log.error("Error verifying license: " + e.getMessage());
+            log.error("Error verifying license: {}", e.getMessage());
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -94,10 +96,9 @@ public class KeygenLicenseVerifier {
                         .build();
 
         HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
-        log.info(" validateLicenseResponse body: " + response.body());
+        log.debug("ValidateLicenseResponse body: {}", response.body());
         JsonNode jsonResponse = objectMapper.readTree(response.body());
         if (response.statusCode() == 200) {
-
             JsonNode metaNode = jsonResponse.path("meta");
             boolean isValid = metaNode.path("valid").asBoolean();
 
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ public class KeygenLicenseVerifier {
             log.info(applicationProperties.toString());
 
         } else {
-            log.error("Error validating license. Status code: " + response.statusCode());
+            log.error("Error validating license. Status code: {}", response.statusCode());
         }
         return jsonResponse;
     }

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/EE/LicenseKeyChecker.java

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Scheduled;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.utils.GeneralUtils;
 
@@ -18,28 +19,29 @@ public class LicenseKeyChecker {
 
     private final ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
 
-    private boolean enterpriseEnbaledResult = false;
+    private boolean enterpriseEnabledResult = false;
 
     @Autowired
     public LicenseKeyChecker(
             KeygenLicenseVerifier licenseService, ApplicationProperties applicationProperties) {
         this.licenseService = licenseService;
         this.applicationProperties = applicationProperties;
+        this.checkLicense();
     }
 
-    @Scheduled(fixedRate = 604800000, initialDelay = 1000) // 7 days in milliseconds
+    @Scheduled(initialDelay = 604800000, fixedRate = 604800000) // 7 days in milliseconds
     public void checkLicensePeriodically() {
         checkLicense();
     }
 
     private void checkLicense() {
         if (!applicationProperties.getEnterpriseEdition().isEnabled()) {
-            enterpriseEnbaledResult = false;
+            enterpriseEnabledResult = false;
         } else {
-            enterpriseEnbaledResult =
+            enterpriseEnabledResult =
                     licenseService.verifyLicense(
                             applicationProperties.getEnterpriseEdition().getKey());
-            if (enterpriseEnbaledResult) {
+            if (enterpriseEnabledResult) {
                 log.info("License key is valid.");
             } else {
                 log.info("License key is invalid.");
@@ -49,11 +51,11 @@ public class LicenseKeyChecker {
 
     public void updateLicenseKey(String newKey) throws IOException {
         applicationProperties.getEnterpriseEdition().setKey(newKey);
-        GeneralUtils.saveKeyToConfig("EnterpriseEdition.key", newKey, false);
+        GeneralUtils.saveKeyToSettings("EnterpriseEdition.key", newKey);
         checkLicense();
     }
 
     public boolean getEnterpriseEnabledResult() {
-        return enterpriseEnbaledResult;
+        return enterpriseEnabledResult;
     }
 }

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/LibreOfficeListener.java

@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ import java.net.Socket;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
 import io.github.pixee.security.SystemCommand;
 
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
@@ -16,23 +13,20 @@ import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 @Slf4j
 public class LibreOfficeListener {
 
-    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LibreOfficeListener.class);
     private static final long ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT = 20L * 60 * 1000; // 20 minutes
 
     private static final LibreOfficeListener INSTANCE = new LibreOfficeListener();
     private static final int LISTENER_PORT = 2002;
+    private ExecutorService executorService;
+    private long lastActivityTime;
+    private Process process;
+
+    private LibreOfficeListener() {}
 
     public static LibreOfficeListener getInstance() {
         return INSTANCE;
     }
 
-    private ExecutorService executorService;
-    private long lastActivityTime;
-
-    private Process process;
-
-    private LibreOfficeListener() {}
-
     private boolean isListenerRunning() {
         log.info("waiting for listener to start");
         try (Socket socket = new Socket()) {
@@ -87,7 +81,7 @@ public class LibreOfficeListener {
                 Thread.sleep(1000);
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                 Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
-                logger.error("exception", e);
+                log.error("exception", e);
             } // Check every 1 second
         }
     }

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPDFApplication.java

@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+package stirling.software.SPDF;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
+import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableScheduling;
+
+import io.github.pixee.security.SystemCommand;
+
+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
+import jakarta.annotation.PreDestroy;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+import stirling.software.SPDF.UI.WebBrowser;
+import stirling.software.SPDF.config.ConfigInitializer;
+import stirling.software.SPDF.config.InstallationPathConfig;
+import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties;
+import stirling.software.SPDF.utils.UrlUtils;
+
+@Slf4j
+@EnableScheduling
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class SPDFApplication {
+
+    private static String serverPortStatic;
+    private static String baseUrlStatic;
+
+    private final Environment env;
+    private final ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
+    private final WebBrowser webBrowser;
+
+    @Value("${baseUrl:http://localhost}")
+    private String baseUrl;
+
+    public SPDFApplication(
+            Environment env,
+            ApplicationProperties applicationProperties,
+            @Autowired(required = false) WebBrowser webBrowser) {
+        this.env = env;
+        this.applicationProperties = applicationProperties;
+        this.webBrowser = webBrowser;
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        SpringApplication app = new SpringApplication(SPDFApplication.class);
+
+        Properties props = new Properties();
+
+        if (Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI", "false"))) {
+            System.setProperty("java.awt.headless", "false");
+            app.setHeadless(false);
+            props.put("java.awt.headless", "false");
+            props.put("spring.main.web-application-type", "servlet");
+
+            int desiredPort = 8080;
+            String port = UrlUtils.findAvailablePort(desiredPort);
+            props.put("server.port", port);
+            System.setProperty("server.port", port);
+            log.info("Desktop UI mode: Using port {}", port);
+        }
+
+        app.setAdditionalProfiles(getActiveProfile(args));
+
+        ConfigInitializer initializer = new ConfigInitializer();
+        try {
+            initializer.ensureConfigExists();
+        } catch (IOException | URISyntaxException e) {
+            log.error("Error initialising configuration", e);
+        }
+        Map<String, String> propertyFiles = new HashMap<>();
+
+        // External config files
+        Path settingsPath = Paths.get(InstallationPathConfig.getSettingsPath());
+        log.info("Settings file: {}", settingsPath.toString());
+        if (Files.exists(settingsPath)) {
+            propertyFiles.put(
+                    "spring.config.additional-location", "file:" + settingsPath.toString());
+        } else {
+            log.warn("External configuration file '{}' does not exist.", settingsPath.toString());
+        }
+
+        Path customSettingsPath = Paths.get(InstallationPathConfig.getCustomSettingsPath());
+        log.info("Custom settings file: {}", customSettingsPath.toString());
+        if (Files.exists(customSettingsPath)) {
+            String existingLocation =
+                    propertyFiles.getOrDefault("spring.config.additional-location", "");
+            if (!existingLocation.isEmpty()) {
+                existingLocation += ",";
+            }
+            propertyFiles.put(
+                    "spring.config.additional-location",
+                    existingLocation + "file:" + customSettingsPath.toString());
+        } else {
+            log.warn(
+                    "Custom configuration file '{}' does not exist.",
+                    customSettingsPath.toString());
+        }
+        Properties finalProps = new Properties();
+
+        if (!propertyFiles.isEmpty()) {
+            finalProps.putAll(
+                    Collections.singletonMap(
+                            "spring.config.additional-location",
+                            propertyFiles.get("spring.config.additional-location")));
+        }
+
+        if (!props.isEmpty()) {
+            finalProps.putAll(props);
+        }
+        app.setDefaultProperties(finalProps);
+
+        app.run(args);
+
+        // Ensure directories are created
+        try {
+            Files.createDirectories(Path.of(InstallationPathConfig.getTemplatesPath()));
+            Files.createDirectories(Path.of(InstallationPathConfig.getStaticPath()));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.error("Error creating directories: {}", e.getMessage());
+        }
+
+        printStartupLogs();
+    }
+
+    @PostConstruct
+    public void init() {
+        baseUrlStatic = this.baseUrl;
+        String url = baseUrl + ":" + getStaticPort();
+        if (webBrowser != null
+                && Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI", "false"))) {
+            webBrowser.initWebUI(url);
+        } else {
+            String browserOpenEnv = env.getProperty("BROWSER_OPEN");
+            boolean browserOpen = browserOpenEnv != null && "true".equalsIgnoreCase(browserOpenEnv);
+            if (browserOpen) {
+                try {
+                    String os = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase();
+                    Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
+                    if (os.contains("win")) {
+                        // For Windows
+                        SystemCommand.runCommand(rt, "rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler " + url);
+                    } else if (os.contains("mac")) {
+                        SystemCommand.runCommand(rt, "open " + url);
+                    } else if (os.contains("nix") || os.contains("nux")) {
+                        SystemCommand.runCommand(rt, "xdg-open " + url);
+                    }
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    log.error("Error opening browser: {}", e.getMessage());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        log.info("Running configs {}", applicationProperties.toString());
+    }
+
+    @Value("${server.port:8080}")
+    public void setServerPort(String port) {
+        if ("auto".equalsIgnoreCase(port)) {
+            // Use Spring Boot's automatic port assignment (server.port=0)
+            SPDFApplication.serverPortStatic =
+                    "0"; // This will let Spring Boot assign an available port
+        } else {
+            SPDFApplication.serverPortStatic = port;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void setServerPortStatic(String port) {
+        if ("auto".equalsIgnoreCase(port)) {
+            // Use Spring Boot's automatic port assignment (server.port=0)
+            SPDFApplication.serverPortStatic =
+                    "0"; // This will let Spring Boot assign an available port
+        } else {
+            SPDFApplication.serverPortStatic = port;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @PreDestroy
+    public void cleanup() {
+        if (webBrowser != null) {
+            webBrowser.cleanup();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void printStartupLogs() {
+        log.info("Stirling-PDF Started.");
+        String url = baseUrlStatic + ":" + getStaticPort();
+        log.info("Navigate to {}", url);
+    }
+
+    private static String[] getActiveProfile(String[] args) {
+        if (args == null) {
+            return new String[] {"default"};
+        }
+
+        for (String arg : args) {
+            if (arg.contains("spring.profiles.active")) {
+                return arg.substring(args[0].indexOf('=') + 1).split(", ");
+            }
+        }
+
+        return new String[] {"default"};
+    }
+
+    public static String getStaticBaseUrl() {
+        return baseUrlStatic;
+    }
+
+    public static String getStaticPort() {
+        return serverPortStatic;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java

@@ -1,165 +0,0 @@
-package stirling.software.SPDF;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.net.ServerSocket;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
-import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
-import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
-import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableScheduling;
-
-import io.github.pixee.security.SystemCommand;
-
-import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
-import stirling.software.SPDF.config.ConfigInitializer;
-import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties;
-
-@SpringBootApplication
-@EnableScheduling
-public class SPdfApplication {
-
-    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SPdfApplication.class);
-
-    @Autowired private Environment env;
-    @Autowired ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
-
-    private static String baseUrlStatic;
-    private static String serverPortStatic;
-
-    @Value("${baseUrl:http://localhost}")
-    private String baseUrl;
-
-    @Value("${server.port:8080}")
-    public void setServerPortStatic(String port) {
-        if ("auto".equalsIgnoreCase(port)) {
-            // Use Spring Boot's automatic port assignment (server.port=0)
-            SPdfApplication.serverPortStatic =
-                    "0"; // This will let Spring Boot assign an available port
-        } else {
-            SPdfApplication.serverPortStatic = port;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Optionally keep this method if you want to provide a manual port-incrementation fallback.
-    private static String findAvailablePort(int startPort) {
-        int port = startPort;
-        while (!isPortAvailable(port)) {
-            port++;
-        }
-        return String.valueOf(port);
-    }
-
-    private static boolean isPortAvailable(int port) {
-        try (ServerSocket socket = new ServerSocket(port)) {
-            return true;
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    @PostConstruct
-    public void init() {
-        baseUrlStatic = this.baseUrl;
-        // Check if the BROWSER_OPEN environment variable is set to true
-        String browserOpenEnv = env.getProperty("BROWSER_OPEN");
-        boolean browserOpen = browserOpenEnv != null && "true".equalsIgnoreCase(browserOpenEnv);
-        if (browserOpen) {
-            try {
-                String url = baseUrl + ":" + getStaticPort();
-
-                String os = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase();
-                Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
-                if (os.contains("win")) {
-                    // For Windows
-                    SystemCommand.runCommand(rt, "rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler " + url);
-                } else if (os.contains("mac")) {
-                    SystemCommand.runCommand(rt, "open " + url);
-                } else if (os.contains("nix") || os.contains("nux")) {
-                    SystemCommand.runCommand(rt, "xdg-open " + url);
-                }
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                logger.error("Error opening browser: {}", e.getMessage());
-            }
-        }
-        logger.info("Running configs {}", applicationProperties.toString());
-    }
-
-    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
-
-        SpringApplication app = new SpringApplication(SPdfApplication.class);
-        app.setAdditionalProfiles("default");
-        app.addInitializers(new ConfigInitializer());
-        Map<String, String> propertyFiles = new HashMap<>();
-
-        // External config files
-        if (Files.exists(Paths.get("configs/settings.yml"))) {
-            propertyFiles.put("spring.config.additional-location", "file:configs/settings.yml");
-        } else {
-            logger.warn("External configuration file 'configs/settings.yml' does not exist.");
-        }
-
-        if (Files.exists(Paths.get("configs/custom_settings.yml"))) {
-            String existingLocation =
-                    propertyFiles.getOrDefault("spring.config.additional-location", "");
-            if (!existingLocation.isEmpty()) {
-                existingLocation += ",";
-            }
-            propertyFiles.put(
-                    "spring.config.additional-location",
-                    existingLocation + "file:configs/custom_settings.yml");
-        } else {
-            logger.warn("Custom configuration file 'configs/custom_settings.yml' does not exist.");
-        }
-
-        if (!propertyFiles.isEmpty()) {
-            app.setDefaultProperties(
-                    Collections.singletonMap(
-                            "spring.config.additional-location",
-                            propertyFiles.get("spring.config.additional-location")));
-        }
-
-        app.run(args);
-
-        // Ensure directories are created
-        try {
-            Files.createDirectories(Path.of("customFiles/static/"));
-            Files.createDirectories(Path.of("customFiles/templates/"));
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.error("Error creating directories: {}", e.getMessage());
-        }
-
-        printStartupLogs();
-    }
-
-    private static void printStartupLogs() {
-        logger.info("Stirling-PDF Started.");
-        String url = baseUrlStatic + ":" + getStaticPort();
-        logger.info("Navigate to {}", url);
-    }
-
-    public static String getStaticBaseUrl() {
-        return baseUrlStatic;
-    }
-
-    public String getNonStaticBaseUrl() {
-        return baseUrlStatic;
-    }
-
-    public static String getStaticPort() {
-        return serverPortStatic;
-    }
-
-    public String getNonStaticPort() {
-        return serverPortStatic;
-    }
-}

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/UI/WebBrowser.java

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+package stirling.software.SPDF.UI;
+
+public interface WebBrowser {
+    void initWebUI(String url);
+
+    void cleanup();
+}

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/UI/impl/DesktopBrowser.java

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+package stirling.software.SPDF.UI.impl;
+
+import java.awt.AWTException;
+import java.awt.BorderLayout;
+import java.awt.Frame;
+import java.awt.Image;
+import java.awt.MenuItem;
+import java.awt.PopupMenu;
+import java.awt.SystemTray;
+import java.awt.TrayIcon;
+import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
+import java.awt.event.WindowStateListener;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+import javax.swing.Timer;
+
+import org.cef.CefApp;
+import org.cef.CefClient;
+import org.cef.CefSettings;
+import org.cef.browser.CefBrowser;
+import org.cef.callback.CefBeforeDownloadCallback;
+import org.cef.callback.CefDownloadItem;
+import org.cef.callback.CefDownloadItemCallback;
+import org.cef.handler.CefDownloadHandlerAdapter;
+import org.cef.handler.CefLoadHandlerAdapter;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import jakarta.annotation.PreDestroy;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+import me.friwi.jcefmaven.CefAppBuilder;
+import me.friwi.jcefmaven.EnumProgress;
+import me.friwi.jcefmaven.MavenCefAppHandlerAdapter;
+import me.friwi.jcefmaven.impl.progress.ConsoleProgressHandler;
+
+import stirling.software.SPDF.UI.WebBrowser;
+import stirling.software.SPDF.config.InstallationPathConfig;
+import stirling.software.SPDF.utils.UIScaling;
+
+@Component
+@Slf4j
+@ConditionalOnProperty(
+        name = "STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI",
+        havingValue = "true",
+        matchIfMissing = false)
+public class DesktopBrowser implements WebBrowser {
+    private static CefApp cefApp;
+    private static CefClient client;
+    private static CefBrowser browser;
+    private static JFrame frame;
+    private static LoadingWindow loadingWindow;
+    private static volatile boolean browserInitialized = false;
+    private static TrayIcon trayIcon;
+    private static SystemTray systemTray;
+
+    public DesktopBrowser() {
+        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(
+                () -> {
+                    loadingWindow = new LoadingWindow(null, "Initializing...");
+                    loadingWindow.setVisible(true);
+                });
+    }
+
+    public void initWebUI(String url) {
+        CompletableFuture.runAsync(
+                () -> {
+                    try {
+                        CefAppBuilder builder = new CefAppBuilder();
+                        configureCefSettings(builder);
+                        builder.setProgressHandler(createProgressHandler());
+                        builder.setInstallDir(
+                                new File(InstallationPathConfig.getClientWebUIPath()));
+                        // Build and initialize CEF
+                        cefApp = builder.build();
+                        client = cefApp.createClient();
+
+                        // Set up download handler
+                        setupDownloadHandler();
+
+                        // Create browser and frame on EDT
+                        SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(
+                                () -> {
+                                    browser = client.createBrowser(url, false, false);
+                                    setupMainFrame();
+                                    setupLoadHandler();
+
+                                    // Show the frame immediately but transparent
+                                    frame.setVisible(true);
+                                });
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        log.error("Error initializing JCEF browser: ", e);
+                        cleanup();
+                    }
+                });
+    }
+
+    private void configureCefSettings(CefAppBuilder builder) {
+        CefSettings settings = builder.getCefSettings();
+        String basePath = InstallationPathConfig.getClientWebUIPath();
+        log.info("basePath " + basePath);
+        settings.cache_path = new File(basePath + "cache").getAbsolutePath();
+        settings.root_cache_path = new File(basePath + "root_cache").getAbsolutePath();
+        //        settings.browser_subprocess_path = new File(basePath +
+        // "subprocess").getAbsolutePath();
+        //        settings.resources_dir_path = new File(basePath + "resources").getAbsolutePath();
+        //        settings.locales_dir_path = new File(basePath + "locales").getAbsolutePath();
+        settings.log_file = new File(basePath, "debug.log").getAbsolutePath();
+
+        settings.persist_session_cookies = true;
+        settings.windowless_rendering_enabled = false;
+        settings.log_severity = CefSettings.LogSeverity.LOGSEVERITY_INFO;
+
+        builder.setAppHandler(
+                new MavenCefAppHandlerAdapter() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void stateHasChanged(org.cef.CefApp.CefAppState state) {
+                        log.info("CEF state changed: " + state);
+                        if (state == CefApp.CefAppState.TERMINATED) {
+                            System.exit(0);
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+    }
+
+    private void setupDownloadHandler() {
+        client.addDownloadHandler(
+                new CefDownloadHandlerAdapter() {
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean onBeforeDownload(
+                            CefBrowser browser,
+                            CefDownloadItem downloadItem,
+                            String suggestedName,
+                            CefBeforeDownloadCallback callback) {
+                        callback.Continue("", true);
+                        return true;
+                    }
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void onDownloadUpdated(
+                            CefBrowser browser,
+                            CefDownloadItem downloadItem,
+                            CefDownloadItemCallback callback) {
+                        if (downloadItem.isComplete()) {
+                            log.info("Download completed: " + downloadItem.getFullPath());
+                        } else if (downloadItem.isCanceled()) {
+                            log.info("Download canceled: " + downloadItem.getFullPath());
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+    }
+
+    private ConsoleProgressHandler createProgressHandler() {
+        return new ConsoleProgressHandler() {
+            @Override
+            public void handleProgress(EnumProgress state, float percent) {
+                Objects.requireNonNull(state, "state cannot be null");
+                SwingUtilities.invokeLater(
+                        () -> {
+                            if (loadingWindow != null) {
+                                switch (state) {
+                                    case LOCATING:
+                                        loadingWindow.setStatus("Locating Files...");
+                                        loadingWindow.setProgress(0);
+                                        break;
+                                    case DOWNLOADING:
+                                        if (percent >= 0) {
+                                            loadingWindow.setStatus(
+                                                    String.format(
+                                                            "Downloading additional files: %.0f%%",
+                                                            percent));
+                                            loadingWindow.setProgress((int) percent);
+                                        }
+                                        break;
+                                    case EXTRACTING:
+                                        loadingWindow.setStatus("Extracting files...");
+                                        loadingWindow.setProgress(60);
+                                        break;
+                                    case INITIALIZING:
+                                        loadingWindow.setStatus("Initializing UI...");
+                                        loadingWindow.setProgress(80);
+                                        break;
+                                    case INITIALIZED:
+                                        loadingWindow.setStatus("Finalising startup...");
+                                        loadingWindow.setProgress(90);
+                                        break;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        });
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private void setupMainFrame() {
+        frame = new JFrame("Stirling-PDF");
+        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
+        frame.setUndecorated(true);
+        frame.setOpacity(0.0f);
+
+        JPanel contentPane = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
+        contentPane.setDoubleBuffered(true);
+        contentPane.add(browser.getUIComponent(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
+        frame.setContentPane(contentPane);
+
+        frame.addWindowListener(
+                new java.awt.event.WindowAdapter() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void windowClosing(java.awt.event.WindowEvent windowEvent) {
+                        cleanup();
+                        System.exit(0);
+                    }
+                });
+
+        frame.setSize(UIScaling.scaleWidth(1280), UIScaling.scaleHeight(800));
+        frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
+
+        loadIcon();
+    }
+
+    private void setupLoadHandler() {
+        final long initStartTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        log.info("Setting up load handler at: {}", initStartTime);
+
+        client.addLoadHandler(
+                new CefLoadHandlerAdapter() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onLoadingStateChange(
+                            CefBrowser browser,
+                            boolean isLoading,
+                            boolean canGoBack,
+                            boolean canGoForward) {
+                        log.debug(
+                                "Loading state change - isLoading: {}, canGoBack: {}, canGoForward: {}, "
+                                        + "browserInitialized: {}, Time elapsed: {}ms",
+                                isLoading,
+                                canGoBack,
+                                canGoForward,
+                                browserInitialized,
+                                System.currentTimeMillis() - initStartTime);
+
+                        if (!isLoading && !browserInitialized) {
+                            log.info(
+                                    "Browser finished loading, preparing to initialize UI components");
+                            browserInitialized = true;
+                            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(
+                                    () -> {
+                                        try {
+                                            if (loadingWindow != null) {
+                                                log.info("Starting UI initialization sequence");
+
+                                                // Close loading window first
+                                                loadingWindow.setVisible(false);
+                                                loadingWindow.dispose();
+                                                loadingWindow = null;
+                                                log.info("Loading window disposed");
+
+                                                // Then setup the main frame
+                                                frame.setVisible(false);
+                                                frame.dispose();
+                                                frame.setOpacity(1.0f);
+                                                frame.setUndecorated(false);
+                                                frame.pack();
+                                                frame.setSize(
+                                                        UIScaling.scaleWidth(1280),
+                                                        UIScaling.scaleHeight(800));
+                                                frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
+                                                log.debug("Frame reconfigured");
+
+                                                // Show the main frame
+                                                frame.setVisible(true);
+                                                frame.requestFocus();
+                                                frame.toFront();
+                                                log.info("Main frame displayed and focused");
+
+                                                // Focus the browser component
+                                                Timer focusTimer =
+                                                        new Timer(
+                                                                100,
+                                                                e -> {
+                                                                    try {
+                                                                        browser.getUIComponent()
+                                                                                .requestFocus();
+                                                                        log.info(
+                                                                                "Browser component focused");
+                                                                    } catch (Exception ex) {
+                                                                        log.error(
+                                                                                "Error focusing browser",
+                                                                                ex);
+                                                                    }
+                                                                });
+                                                focusTimer.setRepeats(false);
+                                                focusTimer.start();
+                                            }
+                                        } catch (Exception e) {
+                                            log.error("Error during UI initialization", e);
+                                            // Attempt cleanup on error
+                                            if (loadingWindow != null) {
+                                                loadingWindow.dispose();
+                                                loadingWindow = null;
+                                            }
+                                            if (frame != null) {
+                                                frame.setVisible(true);
+                                                frame.requestFocus();
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    });
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+    }
+
+    private void setupTrayIcon(Image icon) {
+        if (!SystemTray.isSupported()) {
+            log.warn("System tray is not supported");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            systemTray = SystemTray.getSystemTray();
+
+            // Create popup menu
+            PopupMenu popup = new PopupMenu();
+
+            // Create menu items
+            MenuItem showItem = new MenuItem("Show");
+            showItem.addActionListener(
+                    e -> {
+                        frame.setVisible(true);
+                        frame.setState(Frame.NORMAL);
+                    });
+
+            MenuItem exitItem = new MenuItem("Exit");
+            exitItem.addActionListener(
+                    e -> {
+                        cleanup();
+                        System.exit(0);
+                    });
+
+            // Add menu items to popup menu
+            popup.add(showItem);
+            popup.addSeparator();
+            popup.add(exitItem);
+
+            // Create tray icon
+            trayIcon = new TrayIcon(icon, "Stirling-PDF", popup);
+            trayIcon.setImageAutoSize(true);
+
+            // Add double-click behavior
+            trayIcon.addActionListener(
+                    e -> {
+                        frame.setVisible(true);
+                        frame.setState(Frame.NORMAL);
+                    });
+
+            // Add tray icon to system tray
+            systemTray.add(trayIcon);
+
+            // Modify frame behavior to minimize to tray
+            frame.addWindowStateListener(
+                    new WindowStateListener() {
+                        public void windowStateChanged(WindowEvent e) {
+                            if (e.getNewState() == Frame.ICONIFIED) {
+                                frame.setVisible(false);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    });
+
+        } catch (AWTException e) {
+            log.error("Error setting up system tray icon", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void loadIcon() {
+        try {
+            Image icon = null;
+            String[] iconPaths = {"/static/favicon.ico"};
+
+            for (String path : iconPaths) {
+                if (icon != null) break;
+                try {
+                    try (InputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream(path)) {
+                        if (is != null) {
+                            icon = ImageIO.read(is);
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    log.debug("Could not load icon from " + path, e);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (icon != null) {
+                frame.setIconImage(icon);
+                setupTrayIcon(icon);
+            } else {
+                log.warn("Could not load icon from any source");
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error("Error loading icon", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @PreDestroy
+    public void cleanup() {
+        if (browser != null) browser.close(true);
+        if (client != null) client.dispose();
+        if (cefApp != null) cefApp.dispose();
+        if (loadingWindow != null) loadingWindow.dispose();
+    }
+}

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/UI/impl/LoadingWindow.java

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+package stirling.software.SPDF.UI.impl;
+
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+import javax.swing.*;
+
+import io.github.pixee.security.BoundedLineReader;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+import stirling.software.SPDF.utils.UIScaling;
+
+@Slf4j
+public class LoadingWindow extends JDialog {
+    private final JProgressBar progressBar;
+    private final JLabel statusLabel;
+    private final JPanel mainPanel;
+    private final JLabel brandLabel;
+    private long startTime;
+
+    private Timer stuckTimer;
+    private long stuckThreshold = 4000;
+    private long timeAt90Percent = -1;
+    private volatile Process explorerProcess;
+    private static final boolean IS_WINDOWS =
+            System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase().contains("win");
+
+    public LoadingWindow(Frame parent, String initialUrl) {
+        super(parent, "Initializing Stirling-PDF", true);
+        startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        log.info("Creating LoadingWindow - initialization started at: {}", startTime);
+
+        // Initialize components
+        mainPanel = new JPanel();
+        mainPanel.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
+        mainPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(20, 30, 20, 30));
+        mainPanel.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
+        GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
+
+        // Configure GridBagConstraints
+        gbc.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
+        gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
+        gbc.insets = new Insets(5, 5, 5, 5);
+        gbc.weightx = 1.0;
+        gbc.weighty = 0.0;
+
+        // Add icon
+        try {
+            try (InputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/static/favicon.ico")) {
+                if (is != null) {
+                    Image img = ImageIO.read(is);
+                    if (img != null) {
+                        Image scaledImg = UIScaling.scaleIcon(img, 48, 48);
+                        JLabel iconLabel = new JLabel(new ImageIcon(scaledImg));
+                        iconLabel.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.CENTER);
+                        gbc.gridy = 0;
+                        mainPanel.add(iconLabel, gbc);
+                        log.info("Icon loaded and scaled successfully");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error("Failed to load icon", e);
+        }
+
+        // URL Label with explicit size
+        brandLabel = new JLabel(initialUrl);
+        brandLabel.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.CENTER);
+        brandLabel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 25));
+        brandLabel.setText("Stirling-PDF");
+        gbc.gridy = 1;
+        mainPanel.add(brandLabel, gbc);
+
+        // Status label with explicit size
+        statusLabel = new JLabel("Initializing...");
+        statusLabel.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.CENTER);
+        statusLabel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 25));
+        gbc.gridy = 2;
+        mainPanel.add(statusLabel, gbc);
+
+        // Progress bar with explicit size
+        progressBar = new JProgressBar(0, 100);
+        progressBar.setStringPainted(true);
+        progressBar.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 25));
+        gbc.gridy = 3;
+        mainPanel.add(progressBar, gbc);
+
+        // Set dialog properties
+        setContentPane(mainPanel);
+        setDefaultCloseOperation(JDialog.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
+        setResizable(false);
+        setUndecorated(false);
+
+        // Set size and position
+        setSize(UIScaling.scaleWidth(400), UIScaling.scaleHeight(200));
+
+        setLocationRelativeTo(parent);
+        setAlwaysOnTop(true);
+        setProgress(0);
+        setStatus("Starting...");
+
+        log.info(
+                "LoadingWindow initialization completed in {}ms",
+                System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime);
+    }
+
+    private void checkAndRefreshExplorer() {
+        if (!IS_WINDOWS) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (timeAt90Percent == -1) {
+            timeAt90Percent = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            stuckTimer =
+                    new Timer(
+                            1000,
+                            e -> {
+                                long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+                                if (currentTime - timeAt90Percent > stuckThreshold) {
+                                    try {
+                                        log.debug(
+                                                "Attempting Windows explorer refresh due to 90% stuck state");
+                                        String currentDir = System.getProperty("user.dir");
+
+                                        // Store current explorer PIDs before we start new one
+                                        Set<String> existingPids = new HashSet<>();
+                                        ProcessBuilder listExplorer =
+                                                new ProcessBuilder(
+                                                        "cmd",
+                                                        "/c",
+                                                        "wmic",
+                                                        "process",
+                                                        "where",
+                                                        "name='explorer.exe'",
+                                                        "get",
+                                                        "ProcessId",
+                                                        "/format:csv");
+                                        Process process = listExplorer.start();
+                                        BufferedReader reader =
+                                                new BufferedReader(
+                                                        new InputStreamReader(
+                                                                process.getInputStream()));
+                                        String line;
+                                        while ((line =
+                                                        BoundedLineReader.readLine(
+                                                                reader, 5_000_000))
+                                                != null) {
+                                            if (line.matches(".*\\d+.*")) { // Contains numbers
+                                                String[] parts = line.trim().split(",");
+                                                if (parts.length >= 2) {
+                                                    existingPids.add(
+                                                            parts[parts.length - 1].trim());
+                                                }
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                        process.waitFor(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+
+                                        // Start new explorer
+                                        ProcessBuilder pb =
+                                                new ProcessBuilder(
+                                                        "cmd",
+                                                        "/c",
+                                                        "start",
+                                                        "/min",
+                                                        "/b",
+                                                        "explorer.exe",
+                                                        currentDir);
+                                        pb.redirectErrorStream(true);
+                                        explorerProcess = pb.start();
+
+                                        // Schedule cleanup
+                                        Timer cleanupTimer =
+                                                new Timer(
+                                                        2000,
+                                                        cleanup -> {
+                                                            try {
+                                                                // Find new explorer processes
+                                                                ProcessBuilder findNewExplorer =
+                                                                        new ProcessBuilder(
+                                                                                "cmd",
+                                                                                "/c",
+                                                                                "wmic",
+                                                                                "process",
+                                                                                "where",
+                                                                                "name='explorer.exe'",
+                                                                                "get",
+                                                                                "ProcessId",
+                                                                                "/format:csv");
+                                                                Process newProcess =
+                                                                        findNewExplorer.start();
+                                                                BufferedReader newReader =
+                                                                        new BufferedReader(
+                                                                                new InputStreamReader(
+                                                                                        newProcess
+                                                                                                .getInputStream()));
+                                                                String newLine;
+                                                                while ((newLine =
+                                                                                BoundedLineReader
+                                                                                        .readLine(
+                                                                                                newReader,
+                                                                                                5_000_000))
+                                                                        != null) {
+                                                                    if (newLine.matches(
+                                                                            ".*\\d+.*")) {
+                                                                        String[] parts =
+                                                                                newLine.trim()
+                                                                                        .split(",");
+                                                                        if (parts.length >= 2) {
+                                                                            String pid =
+                                                                                    parts[
+                                                                                            parts.length
+                                                                                                    - 1]
+                                                                                            .trim();
+                                                                            if (!existingPids
+                                                                                    .contains(
+                                                                                            pid)) {
+                                                                                log.debug(
+                                                                                        "Found new explorer.exe with PID: "
+                                                                                                + pid);
+                                                                                ProcessBuilder
+                                                                                        killProcess =
+                                                                                                new ProcessBuilder(
+                                                                                                        "taskkill",
+                                                                                                        "/PID",
+                                                                                                        pid,
+                                                                                                        "/F");
+                                                                                killProcess
+                                                                                        .redirectErrorStream(
+                                                                                                true);
+                                                                                Process killResult =
+                                                                                        killProcess
+                                                                                                .start();
+                                                                                killResult.waitFor(
+                                                                                        2,
+                                                                                        TimeUnit
+                                                                                                .SECONDS);
+                                                                                log.debug(
+                                                                                        "Explorer process terminated: "
+                                                                                                + pid);
+                                                                            }
+                                                                        }
+                                                                    }
+                                                                }
+                                                                newProcess.waitFor(
+                                                                        2, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+                                                            } catch (Exception ex) {
+                                                                log.error(
+                                                                        "Error cleaning up Windows explorer process",
+                                                                        ex);
+                                                            }
+                                                        });
+                                        cleanupTimer.setRepeats(false);
+                                        cleanupTimer.start();
+                                        stuckTimer.stop();
+                                    } catch (Exception ex) {
+                                        log.error("Error refreshing Windows explorer", ex);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            });
+            stuckTimer.setRepeats(true);
+            stuckTimer.start();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void setProgress(final int progress) {
+        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(
+                () -> {
+                    try {
+                        int validProgress = Math.min(Math.max(progress, 0), 100);
+                        log.info(
+                                "Setting progress to {}% at {}ms since start",
+                                validProgress, System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime);
+
+                        // Log additional details when near 90%
+                        if (validProgress >= 85 && validProgress <= 95) {
+                            log.info(
+                                    "Near 90% progress - Current status: {}, Window visible: {}, "
+                                            + "Progress bar responding: {}, Memory usage: {}MB",
+                                    statusLabel.getText(),
+                                    isVisible(),
+                                    progressBar.isEnabled(),
+                                    Runtime.getRuntime().totalMemory() / (1024 * 1024));
+
+                            // Add thread state logging
+                            Thread currentThread = Thread.currentThread();
+                            log.info(
+                                    "Current thread state - Name: {}, State: {}, Priority: {}",
+                                    currentThread.getName(),
+                                    currentThread.getState(),
+                                    currentThread.getPriority());
+
+                            if (validProgress >= 90 && validProgress < 95) {
+                                checkAndRefreshExplorer();
+                            } else {
+                                // Reset the timer if we move past 95%
+                                if (validProgress >= 95) {
+                                    if (stuckTimer != null) {
+                                        stuckTimer.stop();
+                                    }
+                                    timeAt90Percent = -1;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        progressBar.setValue(validProgress);
+                        progressBar.setString(validProgress + "%");
+                        mainPanel.revalidate();
+                        mainPanel.repaint();
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        log.error("Error updating progress to " + progress, e);
+                    }
+                });
+    }
+
+    public void setStatus(final String status) {
+        log.info(
+                "Status update at {}ms - Setting status to: {}",
+                System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime,
+                status);
+
+        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(
+                () -> {
+                    try {
+                        String validStatus = status != null ? status : "";
+                        statusLabel.setText(validStatus);
+
+                        // Log UI state when status changes
+                        log.info(
+                                "UI State - Window visible: {}, Progress: {}%, Status: {}",
+                                isVisible(), progressBar.getValue(), validStatus);
+
+                        mainPanel.revalidate();
+                        mainPanel.repaint();
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        log.error("Error updating status to: " + status, e);
+                    }
+                });
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void dispose() {
+        log.info("LoadingWindow disposing after {}ms", System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime);
+        super.dispose();
+    }
+}

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/AppConfig.java

@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -21,21 +19,23 @@ import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
 import org.thymeleaf.spring6.SpringTemplateEngine;
 
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties;
 
 @Configuration
 @Lazy
+@Slf4j
 public class AppConfig {
 
-    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AppConfig.class);
+    private final ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
 
-    @Autowired ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
+    public AppConfig(ApplicationProperties applicationProperties) {
+        this.applicationProperties = applicationProperties;
+    }
 
     @Bean
-    @ConditionalOnProperty(
-            name = "system.customHTMLFiles",
-            havingValue = "true",
-            matchIfMissing = false)
+    @ConditionalOnProperty(name = "system.customHTMLFiles", havingValue = "true")
     public SpringTemplateEngine templateEngine(ResourceLoader resourceLoader) {
         SpringTemplateEngine templateEngine = new SpringTemplateEngine();
         templateEngine.addTemplateResolver(new FileFallbackTemplateResolver(resourceLoader));
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class AppConfig {
             props.load(resource.getInputStream());
             return props.getProperty("version");
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            logger.error("exception", e);
+            log.error("exception", e);
         }
         return "0.0.0";
     }
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ public class AppConfig {
                 : "null";
     }
 
+    @Bean(name = "languages")
+    public List<String> languages() {
+        return applicationProperties.getUi().getLanguages();
+    }
+
     @Bean(name = "navBarText")
     public String navBarText() {
         String defaultNavBar =
@@ -91,9 +96,9 @@ public class AppConfig {
 
     @Bean(name = "rateLimit")
     public boolean rateLimit() {
-        String appName = System.getProperty("rateLimit");
-        if (appName == null) appName = System.getenv("rateLimit");
-        return (appName != null) ? Boolean.valueOf(appName) : false;
+        String rateLimit = System.getProperty("rateLimit");
+        if (rateLimit == null) rateLimit = System.getenv("rateLimit");
+        return (rateLimit != null) ? Boolean.valueOf(rateLimit) : false;
     }
 
     @Bean(name = "RunningInDocker")
@@ -101,31 +106,31 @@ public class AppConfig {
         return Files.exists(Paths.get("/.dockerenv"));
     }
 
-    @Bean(name = "bookAndHtmlFormatsInstalled")
-    public boolean bookAndHtmlFormatsInstalled() {
-        String installOps = System.getProperty("INSTALL_BOOK_AND_ADVANCED_HTML_OPS");
-        if (installOps == null) {
-            installOps = System.getenv("INSTALL_BOOK_AND_ADVANCED_HTML_OPS");
+    @Bean(name = "configDirMounted")
+    public boolean isRunningInDockerWithConfig() {
+        Path dockerEnv = Paths.get("/.dockerenv");
+        // default to true if not docker
+        if (!Files.exists(dockerEnv)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        Path mountInfo = Paths.get("/proc/1/mountinfo");
+        // this should always exist, if not some unknown usecase
+        if (!Files.exists(mountInfo)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        try {
+            return Files.lines(mountInfo).anyMatch(line -> line.contains(" /configs "));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            return false;
         }
-        return "true".equalsIgnoreCase(installOps);
     }
 
     @ConditionalOnMissingClass("stirling.software.SPDF.config.security.SecurityConfiguration")
-    @Bean(name = "activSecurity")
-    public boolean missingActivSecurity() {
+    @Bean(name = "activeSecurity")
+    public boolean missingActiveSecurity() {
         return false;
     }
 
-    @Bean(name = "watchedFoldersDir")
-    public String watchedFoldersDir() {
-        return "./pipeline/watchedFolders/";
-    }
-
-    @Bean(name = "finishedFoldersDir")
-    public String finishedFoldersDir() {
-        return "./pipeline/finishedFolders/";
-    }
-
     @Bean(name = "directoryFilter")
     public Predicate<Path> processOnlyFiles() {
         return path -> {
@@ -165,16 +170,14 @@ public class AppConfig {
     @Bean(name = "analyticsPrompt")
     @Scope("request")
     public boolean analyticsPrompt() {
-        return applicationProperties.getSystem().getEnableAnalytics() == null
-                || "undefined".equals(applicationProperties.getSystem().getEnableAnalytics());
+        return applicationProperties.getSystem().getEnableAnalytics() == null;
     }
 
     @Bean(name = "analyticsEnabled")
     @Scope("request")
     public boolean analyticsEnabled() {
         if (applicationProperties.getEnterpriseEdition().isEnabled()) return true;
-        return applicationProperties.getSystem().getEnableAnalytics() != null
-                && Boolean.parseBoolean(applicationProperties.getSystem().getEnableAnalytics());
+        return applicationProperties.getSystem().isAnalyticsEnabled();
     }
 
     @Bean(name = "StirlingPDFLabel")

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/AppUpdateService.java

@@ -2,19 +2,25 @@ package stirling.software.SPDF.config;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
 import stirling.software.SPDF.config.interfaces.ShowAdminInterface;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties;
 
-@Service
+@Configuration
 class AppUpdateService {
 
-    @Autowired private ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
+    private final ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
 
-    @Autowired(required = false)
-    ShowAdminInterface showAdmin;
+    private final ShowAdminInterface showAdmin;
+
+    public AppUpdateService(
+            ApplicationProperties applicationProperties,
+            @Autowired(required = false) ShowAdminInterface showAdmin) {
+        this.applicationProperties = applicationProperties;
+        this.showAdmin = showAdmin;
+    }
 
     @Bean(name = "shouldShow")
     @Scope("request")

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/CleanUrlInterceptor.java

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class CleanUrlInterceptor implements HandlerInterceptor {
                     "endpoints",
                     "logout",
                     "error",
-                    "erroroauth",
+                    "errorOAuth",
                     "file",
                     "messageType",
                     "infoMessage");

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/ConfigInitializer.java

@@ -9,147 +9,71 @@ import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
 
-import org.simpleyaml.configuration.comments.CommentType;
-import org.simpleyaml.configuration.file.YamlFile;
-import org.simpleyaml.configuration.implementation.SimpleYamlImplementation;
-import org.simpleyaml.configuration.implementation.snakeyaml.lib.DumperOptions;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextInitializer;
-import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
-public class ConfigInitializer
-        implements ApplicationContextInitializer<ConfigurableApplicationContext> {
-
-    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ConfigInitializer.class);
-
-    @Override
-    public void initialize(ConfigurableApplicationContext applicationContext) {
-        try {
-            ensureConfigExists();
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to initialize application configuration", e);
-        }
-    }
+/**
+ * A naive, line-based approach to merging "settings.yml" with "settings.yml.template" while
+ * preserving exact whitespace, blank lines, and inline comments -- but we only rewrite the file if
+ * the merged content actually differs.
+ */
+@Slf4j
+public class ConfigInitializer {
 
     public void ensureConfigExists() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
-        // Define the path to the external config directory
-        Path destPath = Paths.get("configs", "settings.yml");
-
-        // Check if the file already exists
+        // 1) If settings file doesn't exist, create from template
+        Path destPath = Paths.get(InstallationPathConfig.getSettingsPath());
         if (Files.notExists(destPath)) {
-            // Ensure the destination directory exists
             Files.createDirectories(destPath.getParent());
-
-            // Copy the resource from classpath to the external directory
             try (InputStream in =
                     getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("settings.yml.template")) {
-                if (in != null) {
-                    Files.copy(in, destPath);
-                } else {
+                if (in == null) {
                     throw new FileNotFoundException(
                             "Resource file not found: settings.yml.template");
                 }
+                Files.copy(in, destPath);
             }
+            log.info("Created settings file from template");
         } else {
-
-            // Define the path to the config settings file
-            Path settingsPath = Paths.get("configs", "settings.yml");
-            // Load the template resource
-            URL settingsTemplateResource =
-                    getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("settings.yml.template");
-            if (settingsTemplateResource == null) {
+            // 2) Merge existing file with the template
+            URL templateResource = getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("settings.yml.template");
+            if (templateResource == null) {
                 throw new IOException("Resource not found: settings.yml.template");
             }
 
-            // Create a temporary file to copy the resource content
+            // Copy template to a temp location so we can read lines
             Path tempTemplatePath = Files.createTempFile("settings.yml", ".template");
-
-            try (InputStream in = settingsTemplateResource.openStream()) {
+            try (InputStream in = templateResource.openStream()) {
                 Files.copy(in, tempTemplatePath, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
             }
 
-            final YamlFile settingsTemplateFile = new YamlFile(tempTemplatePath.toFile());
-            DumperOptions yamlOptionsSettingsTemplateFile =
-                    ((SimpleYamlImplementation) settingsTemplateFile.getImplementation())
-                            .getDumperOptions();
-            yamlOptionsSettingsTemplateFile.setSplitLines(false);
-            settingsTemplateFile.loadWithComments();
-
-            final YamlFile settingsFile = new YamlFile(settingsPath.toFile());
-            DumperOptions yamlOptionsSettingsFile =
-                    ((SimpleYamlImplementation) settingsFile.getImplementation())
-                            .getDumperOptions();
-            yamlOptionsSettingsFile.setSplitLines(false);
-            settingsFile.loadWithComments();
-
-            // Load headers and comments
-            String header = settingsTemplateFile.getHeader();
-
-            // Create a new file for temporary settings
-            final YamlFile tempSettingFile = new YamlFile(settingsPath.toFile());
-            DumperOptions yamlOptionsTempSettingFile =
-                    ((SimpleYamlImplementation) tempSettingFile.getImplementation())
-                            .getDumperOptions();
-            yamlOptionsTempSettingFile.setSplitLines(false);
-            tempSettingFile.createNewFile(true);
-            tempSettingFile.setHeader(header);
-
-            // Get all keys from the template
-            List<String> keys =
-                    Arrays.asList(settingsTemplateFile.getKeys(true).toArray(new String[0]));
-
-            for (String key : keys) {
-                if (!key.contains(".")) {
-                    // Add blank lines and comments to specific sections
-                    tempSettingFile
-                            .path(key)
-                            .comment(settingsTemplateFile.getComment(key))
-                            .blankLine();
-                    continue;
-                }
-                // Copy settings from the template to the settings.yml file
-                changeConfigItemFromCommentToKeyValue(
-                        settingsTemplateFile, settingsFile, tempSettingFile, key);
+            // Copy setting.yaml to a temp location so we can read lines
+            Path settingTempPath = Files.createTempFile("settings", ".yaml");
+            try (InputStream in = Files.newInputStream(destPath)) {
+                Files.copy(in, settingTempPath, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
             }
 
-            // Save the settings.yml file
-            tempSettingFile.save();
+            YamlHelper settingsTemplateFile = new YamlHelper(tempTemplatePath);
+            YamlHelper settingsFile = new YamlHelper(settingTempPath);
+
+            boolean changesMade =
+                    settingsTemplateFile.updateValuesFromYaml(settingsFile, settingsTemplateFile);
+            if (changesMade) {
+                settingsTemplateFile.save(destPath);
+                log.info("Settings file updated based on template changes.");
+            } else {
+                log.info("No changes detected; settings file left as-is.");
+            }
+
+            Files.deleteIfExists(tempTemplatePath);
+            Files.deleteIfExists(settingTempPath);
         }
 
-        // Create custom settings file if it doesn't exist
-        Path customSettingsPath = Paths.get("configs", "custom_settings.yml");
-        if (!Files.exists(customSettingsPath)) {
+        // 3) Ensure custom settings file exists
+        Path customSettingsPath = Paths.get(InstallationPathConfig.getCustomSettingsPath());
+        if (Files.notExists(customSettingsPath)) {
             Files.createFile(customSettingsPath);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void changeConfigItemFromCommentToKeyValue(
-            final YamlFile settingsTemplateFile,
-            final YamlFile settingsFile,
-            final YamlFile tempSettingFile,
-            String path) {
-        if (settingsFile.get(path) == null && settingsTemplateFile.get(path) != null) {
-            // If the key is only in the template, add it to the temporary settings with comments
-            tempSettingFile
-                    .path(path)
-                    .set(settingsTemplateFile.get(path))
-                    .comment(settingsTemplateFile.getComment(path, CommentType.BLOCK))
-                    .commentSide(settingsTemplateFile.getComment(path, CommentType.SIDE));
-        } else if (settingsFile.get(path) != null && settingsTemplateFile.get(path) != null) {
-            // If the key is in both, update the temporary settings with the main settings' value
-            // and comments
-            tempSettingFile
-                    .path(path)
-                    .set(settingsFile.get(path))
-                    .comment(settingsTemplateFile.getComment(path, CommentType.BLOCK))
-                    .commentSide(settingsTemplateFile.getComment(path, CommentType.SIDE));
-        } else {
-            // Log if the key is not found in both YAML files
-            logger.info("Key not found in both YAML files: " + path);
+            log.info("Created custom_settings file: {}", customSettingsPath.toString());
         }
     }
 }

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/EndpointConfiguration.java

@@ -7,32 +7,25 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.DependsOn;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties;
 
 @Service
-@DependsOn({"bookAndHtmlFormatsInstalled"})
+@Slf4j
 public class EndpointConfiguration {
-    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(EndpointConfiguration.class);
+
+    private static final String REMOVE_BLANKS = "remove-blanks";
+    private final ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
     private Map<String, Boolean> endpointStatuses = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
     private Map<String, Set<String>> endpointGroups = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
-    private final ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
-
-    private boolean bookAndHtmlFormatsInstalled;
-
     @Autowired
-    public EndpointConfiguration(
-            ApplicationProperties applicationProperties,
-            @Qualifier("bookAndHtmlFormatsInstalled") boolean bookAndHtmlFormatsInstalled) {
+    public EndpointConfiguration(ApplicationProperties applicationProperties) {
         this.applicationProperties = applicationProperties;
-        this.bookAndHtmlFormatsInstalled = bookAndHtmlFormatsInstalled;
         init();
         processEnvironmentConfigs();
     }
@@ -43,7 +36,7 @@ public class EndpointConfiguration {
 
     public void disableEndpoint(String endpoint) {
         if (!endpointStatuses.containsKey(endpoint) || endpointStatuses.get(endpoint) != false) {
-            logger.debug("Disabling {}", endpoint);
+            log.debug("Disabling {}", endpoint);
             endpointStatuses.put(endpoint, false);
         }
     }
@@ -87,7 +80,7 @@ public class EndpointConfiguration {
                         .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
         if (!disabledList.isEmpty()) {
-            logger.info(
+            log.info(
                     "Total disabled endpoints: {}. Disabled endpoints: {}",
                     disabledList.size(),
                     String.join(", ", disabledList));
@@ -126,6 +119,7 @@ public class EndpointConfiguration {
         addEndpointToGroup("Convert", "url-to-pdf");
         addEndpointToGroup("Convert", "markdown-to-pdf");
         addEndpointToGroup("Convert", "pdf-to-csv");
+        addEndpointToGroup("Convert", "pdf-to-markdown");
 
         // Adding endpoints to "Security" group
         addEndpointToGroup("Security", "add-password");
@@ -136,6 +130,7 @@ public class EndpointConfiguration {
         addEndpointToGroup("Security", "remove-cert-sign");
         addEndpointToGroup("Security", "sanitize-pdf");
         addEndpointToGroup("Security", "auto-redact");
+        addEndpointToGroup("Security", "redact");
 
         // Adding endpoints to "Other" group
         addEndpointToGroup("Other", "ocr-pdf");
@@ -181,14 +176,13 @@ public class EndpointConfiguration {
         addEndpointToGroup("Python", "extract-image-scans");
         addEndpointToGroup("Python", "html-to-pdf");
         addEndpointToGroup("Python", "url-to-pdf");
-        addEndpointToGroup("Python", "pdf-to-img");
         addEndpointToGroup("Python", "file-to-pdf");
 
         // openCV
         addEndpointToGroup("OpenCV", "extract-image-scans");
 
         // LibreOffice
-        addEndpointToGroup("LibreOffice", "repair");
+        addEndpointToGroup("qpdf", "repair");
         addEndpointToGroup("LibreOffice", "file-to-pdf");
         addEndpointToGroup("LibreOffice", "pdf-to-word");
         addEndpointToGroup("LibreOffice", "pdf-to-presentation");
@@ -196,13 +190,14 @@ public class EndpointConfiguration {
         addEndpointToGroup("LibreOffice", "pdf-to-html");
         addEndpointToGroup("LibreOffice", "pdf-to-xml");
 
-        // Unoconv
-        addEndpointToGroup("Unoconv", "file-to-pdf");
+        // Unoconvert
+        addEndpointToGroup("Unoconvert", "file-to-pdf");
 
-        // OCRmyPDF
-        addEndpointToGroup("OCRmyPDF", "compress-pdf");
-        addEndpointToGroup("OCRmyPDF", "pdf-to-pdfa");
-        addEndpointToGroup("OCRmyPDF", "ocr-pdf");
+        // qpdf
+        addEndpointToGroup("qpdf", "compress-pdf");
+        addEndpointToGroup("qpdf", "pdf-to-pdfa");
+
+        addEndpointToGroup("tesseract", "ocr-pdf");
 
         // Java
         addEndpointToGroup("Java", "merge-pdfs");
@@ -234,6 +229,7 @@ public class EndpointConfiguration {
         addEndpointToGroup("Java", "markdown-to-pdf");
         addEndpointToGroup("Java", "show-javascript");
         addEndpointToGroup("Java", "auto-redact");
+        addEndpointToGroup("Java", "redact");
         addEndpointToGroup("Java", "pdf-to-csv");
         addEndpointToGroup("Java", "split-by-size-or-count");
         addEndpointToGroup("Java", "overlay-pdf");
@@ -241,6 +237,7 @@ public class EndpointConfiguration {
         addEndpointToGroup("Java", REMOVE_BLANKS);
         addEndpointToGroup("Java", "pdf-to-text");
         addEndpointToGroup("Java", "remove-image-pdf");
+        addEndpointToGroup("Java", "pdf-to-markdown");
 
         // Javascript
         addEndpointToGroup("Javascript", "pdf-organizer");
@@ -248,34 +245,36 @@ public class EndpointConfiguration {
         addEndpointToGroup("Javascript", "compare");
         addEndpointToGroup("Javascript", "adjust-contrast");
 
-        // Ghostscript dependent endpoints
-        addEndpointToGroup("Ghostscript", "compress-pdf");
-        addEndpointToGroup("Ghostscript", "pdf-to-pdfa");
-        addEndpointToGroup("Ghostscript", "repair");
+        // qpdf dependent endpoints
+        addEndpointToGroup("qpdf", "compress-pdf");
+        addEndpointToGroup("qpdf", "pdf-to-pdfa");
+        addEndpointToGroup("qpdf", "repair");
 
         // Weasyprint dependent endpoints
         addEndpointToGroup("Weasyprint", "html-to-pdf");
         addEndpointToGroup("Weasyprint", "url-to-pdf");
+        addEndpointToGroup("Weasyprint", "markdown-to-pdf");
 
         // Pdftohtml dependent endpoints
         addEndpointToGroup("Pdftohtml", "pdf-to-html");
+        addEndpointToGroup("Pdftohtml", "pdf-to-markdown");
     }
 
     private void processEnvironmentConfigs() {
-        List<String> endpointsToRemove = applicationProperties.getEndpoints().getToRemove();
-        List<String> groupsToRemove = applicationProperties.getEndpoints().getGroupsToRemove();
-        if (!bookAndHtmlFormatsInstalled) {
-            groupsToRemove.add("Calibre");
-        }
-        if (endpointsToRemove != null) {
-            for (String endpoint : endpointsToRemove) {
-                disableEndpoint(endpoint.trim());
-            }
-        }
+        if (applicationProperties != null && applicationProperties.getEndpoints() != null) {
+            List<String> endpointsToRemove = applicationProperties.getEndpoints().getToRemove();
+            List<String> groupsToRemove = applicationProperties.getEndpoints().getGroupsToRemove();
 
-        if (groupsToRemove != null) {
-            for (String group : groupsToRemove) {
-                disableGroup(group.trim());
+            if (endpointsToRemove != null) {
+                for (String endpoint : endpointsToRemove) {
+                    disableEndpoint(endpoint.trim());
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (groupsToRemove != null) {
+                for (String group : groupsToRemove) {
+                    disableGroup(group.trim());
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -283,6 +282,4 @@ public class EndpointConfiguration {
     public Set<String> getEndpointsForGroup(String group) {
         return endpointGroups.getOrDefault(group, new HashSet<>());
     }
-
-    private static final String REMOVE_BLANKS = "remove-blanks";
 }

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/EndpointInterceptor.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package stirling.software.SPDF.config;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerInterceptor;
 
@@ -10,7 +9,11 @@ import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 @Component
 public class EndpointInterceptor implements HandlerInterceptor {
 
-    @Autowired private EndpointConfiguration endpointConfiguration;
+    private final EndpointConfiguration endpointConfiguration;
+
+    public EndpointInterceptor(EndpointConfiguration endpointConfiguration) {
+        this.endpointConfiguration = endpointConfiguration;
+    }
 
     @Override
     public boolean preHandle(

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/ExternalAppDepConfig.java

@@ -6,16 +6,41 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 
 import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
+
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
 @Configuration
 @Slf4j
 public class ExternalAppDepConfig {
-    @Autowired private EndpointConfiguration endpointConfiguration;
+
+    private final EndpointConfiguration endpointConfiguration;
+
+    private final String weasyprintPath;
+    private final String unoconvPath;
+    private final Map<String, List<String>> commandToGroupMapping;
+
+    public ExternalAppDepConfig(
+            EndpointConfiguration endpointConfiguration, RuntimePathConfig runtimePathConfig) {
+        this.endpointConfiguration = endpointConfiguration;
+        weasyprintPath = runtimePathConfig.getWeasyPrintPath();
+        unoconvPath = runtimePathConfig.getUnoConvertPath();
+
+        commandToGroupMapping =
+                new HashMap<>() {
+
+                    {
+                        put("soffice", List.of("LibreOffice"));
+                        put(weasyprintPath, List.of("Weasyprint"));
+                        put("pdftohtml", List.of("Pdftohtml"));
+                        put(unoconvPath, List.of("Unoconvert"));
+                        put("qpdf", List.of("qpdf"));
+                        put("tesseract", List.of("tesseract"));
+                    }
+                };
+    }
 
     private boolean isCommandAvailable(String command) {
         try {
@@ -34,18 +59,6 @@ public class ExternalAppDepConfig {
         }
     }
 
-    private final Map<String, List<String>> commandToGroupMapping =
-            new HashMap<>() {
-                {
-                    put("gs", List.of("Ghostscript"));
-                    put("soffice", List.of("LibreOffice"));
-                    put("ocrmypdf", List.of("OCRmyPDF"));
-                    put("weasyprint", List.of("Weasyprint"));
-                    put("pdftohtml", List.of("Pdftohtml"));
-                    put("unoconv", List.of("Unoconv"));
-                }
-            };
-
     private List<String> getAffectedFeatures(String group) {
         return endpointConfiguration.getEndpointsForGroup(group).stream()
                 .map(endpoint -> formatEndpointAsFeature(endpoint))
@@ -55,7 +68,6 @@ public class ExternalAppDepConfig {
     private String formatEndpointAsFeature(String endpoint) {
         // First replace common terms
         String feature = endpoint.replace("-", " ").replace("pdf", "PDF").replace("img", "image");
-
         // Split into words and capitalize each word
         return Arrays.stream(feature.split("\\s+"))
                 .map(word -> capitalizeWord(word))
@@ -76,7 +88,6 @@ public class ExternalAppDepConfig {
         boolean isAvailable = isCommandAvailable(command);
         if (!isAvailable) {
             List<String> affectedGroups = commandToGroupMapping.get(command);
-
             if (affectedGroups != null) {
                 for (String group : affectedGroups) {
                     List<String> affectedFeatures = getAffectedFeatures(group);
@@ -95,21 +106,18 @@ public class ExternalAppDepConfig {
 
     @PostConstruct
     public void checkDependencies() {
-
         // Check core dependencies
-        checkDependencyAndDisableGroup("gs");
+        checkDependencyAndDisableGroup("tesseract");
         checkDependencyAndDisableGroup("soffice");
-        checkDependencyAndDisableGroup("ocrmypdf");
-        checkDependencyAndDisableGroup("weasyprint");
+        checkDependencyAndDisableGroup("qpdf");
+        checkDependencyAndDisableGroup(weasyprintPath);
         checkDependencyAndDisableGroup("pdftohtml");
-        checkDependencyAndDisableGroup("unoconv");
-
+        checkDependencyAndDisableGroup(unoconvPath);
         // Special handling for Python/OpenCV dependencies
         boolean pythonAvailable = isCommandAvailable("python3") || isCommandAvailable("python");
         if (!pythonAvailable) {
             List<String> pythonFeatures = getAffectedFeatures("Python");
             List<String> openCVFeatures = getAffectedFeatures("OpenCV");
-
             endpointConfiguration.disableGroup("Python");
             endpointConfiguration.disableGroup("OpenCV");
             log.warn(

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/FileFallbackTemplateResolver.java

@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ public class FileFallbackTemplateResolver extends AbstractConfigurableTemplateRe
             String characterEncoding,
             Map<String, Object> templateResolutionAttributes) {
         Resource resource =
-                resourceLoader.getResource("file:./customFiles/templates/" + resourceName);
+                resourceLoader.getResource(
+                        "file:" + InstallationPathConfig.getTemplatesPath() + resourceName);
         try {
             if (resource.exists() && resource.isReadable()) {
                 return new FileTemplateResource(resource.getFile().getPath(), characterEncoding);

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/InitialSetup.java

@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 package stirling.software.SPDF.config;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import io.micrometer.common.util.StringUtils;
 
 import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
+
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.utils.GeneralUtils;
 
@@ -20,44 +24,80 @@ import stirling.software.SPDF.utils.GeneralUtils;
 @Order(Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE + 1)
 public class InitialSetup {
 
-    @Autowired private ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
+    private final ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
+
+    public InitialSetup(ApplicationProperties applicationProperties) {
+        this.applicationProperties = applicationProperties;
+    }
 
     @PostConstruct
+    public void init() throws IOException {
+        initUUIDKey();
+        initSecretKey();
+        initEnableCSRFSecurity();
+        initLegalUrls();
+        initSetAppVersion();
+    }
+
     public void initUUIDKey() throws IOException {
         String uuid = applicationProperties.getAutomaticallyGenerated().getUUID();
         if (!GeneralUtils.isValidUUID(uuid)) {
-            uuid = UUID.randomUUID().toString(); // Generating a random UUID as the secret key
-            GeneralUtils.saveKeyToConfig("AutomaticallyGenerated.UUID", uuid);
+            // Generating a random UUID as the secret key
+            uuid = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+            GeneralUtils.saveKeyToSettings("AutomaticallyGenerated.UUID", uuid);
             applicationProperties.getAutomaticallyGenerated().setUUID(uuid);
         }
     }
 
-    @PostConstruct
     public void initSecretKey() throws IOException {
         String secretKey = applicationProperties.getAutomaticallyGenerated().getKey();
         if (!GeneralUtils.isValidUUID(secretKey)) {
-            secretKey = UUID.randomUUID().toString(); // Generating a random UUID as the secret key
-            GeneralUtils.saveKeyToConfig("AutomaticallyGenerated.key", secretKey);
+            // Generating a random UUID as the secret key
+            secretKey = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+            GeneralUtils.saveKeyToSettings("AutomaticallyGenerated.key", secretKey);
             applicationProperties.getAutomaticallyGenerated().setKey(secretKey);
         }
     }
 
-    @PostConstruct
+    public void initEnableCSRFSecurity() throws IOException {
+        if (GeneralUtils.isVersionHigher(
+                "0.36.0", applicationProperties.getAutomaticallyGenerated().getAppVersion())) {
+            Boolean csrf = applicationProperties.getSecurity().getCsrfDisabled();
+            if (!csrf) {
+                GeneralUtils.saveKeyToSettings("security.csrfDisabled", false);
+                GeneralUtils.saveKeyToSettings("system.enableAnalytics", true);
+                applicationProperties.getSecurity().setCsrfDisabled(false);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public void initLegalUrls() throws IOException {
         // Initialize Terms and Conditions
         String termsUrl = applicationProperties.getLegal().getTermsAndConditions();
         if (StringUtils.isEmpty(termsUrl)) {
             String defaultTermsUrl = "https://www.stirlingpdf.com/terms-and-conditions";
-            GeneralUtils.saveKeyToConfig("legal.termsAndConditions", defaultTermsUrl);
+            GeneralUtils.saveKeyToSettings("legal.termsAndConditions", defaultTermsUrl);
             applicationProperties.getLegal().setTermsAndConditions(defaultTermsUrl);
         }
-
         // Initialize Privacy Policy
         String privacyUrl = applicationProperties.getLegal().getPrivacyPolicy();
         if (StringUtils.isEmpty(privacyUrl)) {
             String defaultPrivacyUrl = "https://www.stirlingpdf.com/privacy-policy";
-            GeneralUtils.saveKeyToConfig("legal.privacyPolicy", defaultPrivacyUrl);
+            GeneralUtils.saveKeyToSettings("legal.privacyPolicy", defaultPrivacyUrl);
             applicationProperties.getLegal().setPrivacyPolicy(defaultPrivacyUrl);
         }
     }
+
+    public void initSetAppVersion() throws IOException {
+        String appVersion = "0.0.0";
+        Resource resource = new ClassPathResource("version.properties");
+        Properties props = new Properties();
+        try {
+            props.load(resource.getInputStream());
+            appVersion = props.getProperty("version");
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+        }
+        GeneralUtils.saveKeyToSettings("AutomaticallyGenerated.appVersion", appVersion);
+        applicationProperties.getAutomaticallyGenerated().setAppVersion(appVersion);
+    }
 }

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/InstallationPathConfig.java

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package stirling.software.SPDF.config;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+@Slf4j
+public class InstallationPathConfig {
+    private static final String BASE_PATH;
+
+    // Root paths
+    private static final String LOG_PATH;
+    private static final String CONFIG_PATH;
+    private static final String CUSTOM_FILES_PATH;
+    private static final String CLIENT_WEBUI_PATH;
+
+    // Config paths
+    private static final String SETTINGS_PATH;
+    private static final String CUSTOM_SETTINGS_PATH;
+
+    // Custom file paths
+    private static final String STATIC_PATH;
+    private static final String TEMPLATES_PATH;
+    private static final String SIGNATURES_PATH;
+
+    static {
+        BASE_PATH = initializeBasePath();
+
+        // Initialize root paths
+        LOG_PATH = BASE_PATH + "logs" + File.separator;
+        CONFIG_PATH = BASE_PATH + "configs" + File.separator;
+        CUSTOM_FILES_PATH = BASE_PATH + "customFiles" + File.separator;
+        CLIENT_WEBUI_PATH = BASE_PATH + "clientWebUI" + File.separator;
+
+        // Initialize config paths
+        SETTINGS_PATH = CONFIG_PATH + "settings.yml";
+        CUSTOM_SETTINGS_PATH = CONFIG_PATH + "custom_settings.yml";
+
+        // Initialize custom file paths
+        STATIC_PATH = CUSTOM_FILES_PATH + "static" + File.separator;
+        TEMPLATES_PATH = CUSTOM_FILES_PATH + "templates" + File.separator;
+        SIGNATURES_PATH = CUSTOM_FILES_PATH + "signatures" + File.separator;
+    }
+
+    private static String initializeBasePath() {
+        if (Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI", "false"))) {
+            String os = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase();
+            if (os.contains("win")) {
+                return Paths.get(
+                                        System.getenv("APPDATA"), // parent path
+                                        "Stirling-PDF")
+                                .toString()
+                        + File.separator;
+            } else if (os.contains("mac")) {
+                return Paths.get(
+                                        System.getProperty("user.home"),
+                                        "Library",
+                                        "Application Support",
+                                        "Stirling-PDF")
+                                .toString()
+                        + File.separator;
+            } else {
+                return Paths.get(
+                                        System.getProperty("user.home"), // parent path
+                                        ".config",
+                                        "Stirling-PDF")
+                                .toString()
+                        + File.separator;
+            }
+        }
+        return "." + File.separator;
+    }
+
+    public static String getPath() {
+        return BASE_PATH;
+    }
+
+    public static String getLogPath() {
+        return LOG_PATH;
+    }
+
+    public static String getConfigPath() {
+        return CONFIG_PATH;
+    }
+
+    public static String getCustomFilesPath() {
+        return CUSTOM_FILES_PATH;
+    }
+
+    public static String getClientWebUIPath() {
+        return CLIENT_WEBUI_PATH;
+    }
+
+    public static String getSettingsPath() {
+        return SETTINGS_PATH;
+    }
+
+    public static String getCustomSettingsPath() {
+        return CUSTOM_SETTINGS_PATH;
+    }
+
+    public static String getStaticPath() {
+        return STATIC_PATH;
+    }
+
+    public static String getTemplatesPath() {
+        return TEMPLATES_PATH;
+    }
+
+    public static String getSignaturesPath() {
+        return SIGNATURES_PATH;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/LocaleConfiguration.java

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package stirling.software.SPDF.config;
 
 import java.util.Locale;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.LocaleResolver;
@@ -16,7 +15,11 @@ import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties;
 @Configuration
 public class LocaleConfiguration implements WebMvcConfigurer {
 
-    @Autowired ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
+    private final ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
+
+    public LocaleConfiguration(ApplicationProperties applicationProperties) {
+        this.applicationProperties = applicationProperties;
+    }
 
     @Override
     public void addInterceptors(InterceptorRegistry registry) {
@@ -34,21 +37,17 @@ public class LocaleConfiguration implements WebMvcConfigurer {
     @Bean
     public LocaleResolver localeResolver() {
         SessionLocaleResolver slr = new SessionLocaleResolver();
-
         String appLocaleEnv = applicationProperties.getSystem().getDefaultLocale();
-        Locale defaultLocale =
-                Locale.UK; // Fallback to UK locale if environment variable is not set
-
+        Locale defaultLocale = // Fallback to UK locale if environment variable is not set
+                Locale.UK;
         if (appLocaleEnv != null && !appLocaleEnv.isEmpty()) {
             Locale tempLocale = Locale.forLanguageTag(appLocaleEnv);
             String tempLanguageTag = tempLocale.toLanguageTag();
-
             if (appLocaleEnv.equalsIgnoreCase(tempLanguageTag)) {
                 defaultLocale = tempLocale;
             } else {
                 tempLocale = Locale.forLanguageTag(appLocaleEnv.replace("_", "-"));
                 tempLanguageTag = tempLocale.toLanguageTag();
-
                 if (appLocaleEnv.equalsIgnoreCase(tempLanguageTag)) {
                     defaultLocale = tempLocale;
                 } else {
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ public class LocaleConfiguration implements WebMvcConfigurer {
                 }
             }
         }
-
         slr.setDefaultLocale(defaultLocale);
         return slr;
     }

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/LogbackPropertyLoader.java

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package stirling.software.SPDF.config;
+
+import ch.qos.logback.core.PropertyDefinerBase;
+
+public class LogbackPropertyLoader extends PropertyDefinerBase {
+    @Override
+    public String getPropertyValue() {
+        return InstallationPathConfig.getLogPath();
+    }
+}

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/MetricsFilter.java

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpSession;
+
 import stirling.software.SPDF.utils.RequestUriUtils;
 
 @Component

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/OpenApiConfig.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package stirling.software.SPDF.config;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 
@@ -15,15 +14,19 @@ import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties;
 @Configuration
 public class OpenApiConfig {
 
-    @Autowired ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
+    private final ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
+
+    public OpenApiConfig(ApplicationProperties applicationProperties) {
+        this.applicationProperties = applicationProperties;
+    }
 
     @Bean
     public OpenAPI customOpenAPI() {
         String version = getClass().getPackage().getImplementationVersion();
         if (version == null) {
-            version = "1.0.0"; // default version if all else fails
+            // default version if all else fails
+            version = "1.0.0";
         }
-
         SecurityScheme apiKeyScheme =
                 new SecurityScheme()
                         .type(SecurityScheme.Type.APIKEY)

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/PostHogConfig.java

@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ import com.posthog.java.PostHog;
 
 import jakarta.annotation.PreDestroy;
 
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
 @Configuration
+@Slf4j
 public class PostHogConfig {
 
     @Value("${posthog.api.key}")
@@ -21,7 +24,11 @@ public class PostHogConfig {
 
     @Bean
     public PostHog postHogClient() {
-        postHogClient = new PostHog.Builder(posthogApiKey).host(posthogHost).build();
+        postHogClient =
+                new PostHog.Builder(posthogApiKey)
+                        .host(posthogHost)
+                        .logger(new PostHogLoggerImpl())
+                        .build();
         return postHogClient;
     }
 

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/PostHogLoggerImpl.java

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package stirling.software.SPDF.config;
+
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import com.posthog.java.PostHogLogger;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+@Slf4j
+@Component
+public class PostHogLoggerImpl implements PostHogLogger {
+
+    @Override
+    public void debug(String message) {
+        log.debug(message);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void info(String message) {
+        log.info(message);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void warn(String message) {
+        log.warn(message);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void error(String message) {
+        log.error(message);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void error(String message, Throwable throwable) {
+        if (message.contains("Error sending events to PostHog")) {
+            log.warn(
+                    "Error sending metrics, Likely caused by no internet connection. Non Blocking");
+        } else {
+            log.error(message, throwable);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/RuntimePathConfig.java

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package stirling.software.SPDF.config;
+
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties;
+import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties.CustomPaths.Operations;
+import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties.CustomPaths.Pipeline;
+
+@Slf4j
+@Configuration
+@Getter
+public class RuntimePathConfig {
+    private final ApplicationProperties properties;
+    private final String basePath;
+    private final String weasyPrintPath;
+    private final String unoConvertPath;
+
+    // Pipeline paths
+    private final String pipelineWatchedFoldersPath;
+    private final String pipelineFinishedFoldersPath;
+    private final String pipelineDefaultWebUiConfigs;
+    private final String pipelinePath;
+
+    public RuntimePathConfig(ApplicationProperties properties) {
+        this.properties = properties;
+        this.basePath = InstallationPathConfig.getPath();
+
+        this.pipelinePath = Path.of(basePath, "pipeline").toString();
+        String defaultWatchedFolders = Path.of(this.pipelinePath, "watchedFolders").toString();
+        String defaultFinishedFolders = Path.of(this.pipelinePath, "finishedFolders").toString();
+        String defaultWebUIConfigs = Path.of(this.pipelinePath, "defaultWebUIConfigs").toString();
+
+        Pipeline pipeline = properties.getSystem().getCustomPaths().getPipeline();
+
+        this.pipelineWatchedFoldersPath =
+                resolvePath(
+                        defaultWatchedFolders,
+                        pipeline != null ? pipeline.getWatchedFoldersDir() : null);
+        this.pipelineFinishedFoldersPath =
+                resolvePath(
+                        defaultFinishedFolders,
+                        pipeline != null ? pipeline.getFinishedFoldersDir() : null);
+        this.pipelineDefaultWebUiConfigs =
+                resolvePath(
+                        defaultWebUIConfigs,
+                        pipeline != null ? pipeline.getWebUIConfigsDir() : null);
+
+        boolean isDocker = isRunningInDocker();
+
+        // Initialize Operation paths
+        String defaultWeasyPrintPath = isDocker ? "/opt/venv/bin/weasyprint" : "weasyprint";
+        String defaultUnoConvertPath = isDocker ? "/opt/venv/bin/unoconvert" : "unoconvert";
+
+        Operations operations = properties.getSystem().getCustomPaths().getOperations();
+        this.weasyPrintPath =
+                resolvePath(
+                        defaultWeasyPrintPath,
+                        operations != null ? operations.getWeasyprint() : null);
+        this.unoConvertPath =
+                resolvePath(
+                        defaultUnoConvertPath,
+                        operations != null ? operations.getUnoconvert() : null);
+    }
+
+    private String resolvePath(String defaultPath, String customPath) {
+        return StringUtils.isNotBlank(customPath) ? customPath : defaultPath;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isRunningInDocker() {
+        return Files.exists(Path.of("/.dockerenv"));
+    }
+}