Fix: satisfy pyrefly in test_pdf_ops and clarify pdf_ops docstrings

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.mypy-baseline.txt

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ src/documents/bulk_edit.py:0: error: Incompatible types in assignment (expressio
 src/documents/bulk_edit.py:0: error: Invalid index type "str" for "dict[FieldDataType, str]"; expected type "FieldDataType"  [index]
 src/documents/bulk_edit.py:0: error: List comprehension has incompatible type List[tuple[int, Any]]; expected List[int]  [misc]
 src/documents/bulk_edit.py:0: error: List comprehension has incompatible type List[tuple[int, None]]; expected List[int]  [misc]
-src/documents/bulk_edit.py:0: error: Missing named argument "p" for "remove" of "PageList"  [call-arg]
 src/documents/bulk_edit.py:0: error: Missing type arguments for generic type "dict"  [type-arg]
 src/documents/bulk_edit.py:0: error: Missing type arguments for generic type "dict"  [type-arg]
 src/documents/bulk_edit.py:0: error: Need type annotation for "to_create" (hint: "to_create: list[<type>] = ...")  [var-annotated]

.pyrefly-baseline.json

@@ -91,13 +91,6 @@
       "concise_description": "Argument `list[int]` is not assignable to parameter `args` with type `tuple[Any, ...] | None` in function `celery.app.task.Task.apply_async`",
       "severity": "error"
     },
-    {
-      "column": 33,
-      "path": "src/documents/bulk_edit.py",
-      "name": "missing-argument",
-      "concise_description": "Missing argument `p` in function `pikepdf._core.PageList.remove`",
-      "severity": "error"
-    },
     {
       "column": 25,
       "path": "src/documents/caching.py",

src/documents/bulk_edit.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import logging
 import tempfile
 import uuid
+from functools import partial
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import Literal
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ from django.db.models import Max
 from django.db.models import Q
 from django.utils import timezone
 
+from documents import pdf_ops
 from documents.data_models import ConsumableDocument
 from documents.data_models import DocumentMetadataOverrides
 from documents.data_models import DocumentSource
@@ -116,6 +118,11 @@ def _resolve_root_and_source_doc(
     )
 
 
+def _scratch_path(name: str) -> Path:
+    """A path inside a fresh directory under SCRATCH_DIR."""
+    return Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=settings.SCRATCH_DIR)) / name
+
+
 def set_correspondent(
     doc_ids: list[int],
     correspondent: Correspondent,
@@ -474,8 +481,6 @@ def rotate(
         pair = _resolve_root_and_source_doc(doc, source_mode=source_mode)
         docs_by_root_id.setdefault(pair.root_doc.id, pair)
 
-    import pikepdf
-
     for pair in docs_by_root_id.values():
         if pair.source_doc.mime_type != "application/pdf":
             logger.warning(
@@ -488,11 +493,7 @@ def rotate(
                 Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=settings.SCRATCH_DIR))
                 / f"{pair.root_doc.id}_rotated.pdf"
             )
-            with pikepdf.open(pair.source_doc.source_path) as pdf:
+            pdf_ops.rotate_pdf(pair.source_doc.source_path, filepath, degrees)
-                for page in pdf.pages:
-                    page.rotate(degrees, relative=True)
-                pdf.remove_unreferenced_resources()
-                pdf.save(filepath)
 
             # Preserve metadata/permissions via overrides; mark as new version
             overrides = DocumentMetadataOverrides().from_document(pair.root_doc)
@@ -535,48 +536,45 @@ def merge(
     qs = Document.objects.select_related("root_document").filter(id__in=doc_ids)
     docs_by_id = {doc.id: doc for doc in qs}
     affected_docs: list[int] = []
-    import pikepdf
-
-    merged_pdf = pikepdf.new()
-    version: str = merged_pdf.pdf_version
     handoff_asn: int | None = None
-    # use doc_ids to preserve order
+    with pdf_ops.PdfMerger() as merger:
-    for doc_id in doc_ids:
+        # use doc_ids to preserve order
-        doc = docs_by_id.get(doc_id)
+        for doc_id in doc_ids:
-        if doc is None:
+            doc = docs_by_id.get(doc_id)
-            continue
+            if doc is None:
-        pair = _resolve_root_and_source_doc(doc, source_mode=source_mode)
+                continue
-        try:
+            pair = _resolve_root_and_source_doc(doc, source_mode=source_mode)
-            doc_path = (
+            try:
-                pair.source_doc.archive_path
+                # archive_path is None when there is no archive version
-                if archive_fallback
+                archive_path = (
-                and pair.source_doc.mime_type != "application/pdf"
+                    pair.source_doc.archive_path
-                and pair.source_doc.has_archive_version
+                    if archive_fallback
-                else pair.source_doc.source_path
+                    and pair.source_doc.mime_type != "application/pdf"
-            )
+                    else None
-            with pikepdf.open(str(doc_path)) as pdf:
+                )
-                version = max(version, pdf.pdf_version)
+                merger.add(
-                merged_pdf.pages.extend(pdf.pages)
+                    archive_path
-            affected_docs.append(doc.id)
+                    if archive_path is not None
-            if handoff_asn is None and doc.archive_serial_number is not None:
+                    else pair.source_doc.source_path,
-                handoff_asn = doc.archive_serial_number
+                )
-        except Exception as e:
+                affected_docs.append(doc.id)
-            logger.exception(
+                if handoff_asn is None and doc.archive_serial_number is not None:
-                f"Error merging document {doc.id}, it will not be included in the merge: {e}",
+                    handoff_asn = doc.archive_serial_number
-            )
+            except Exception as e:
-    if len(affected_docs) == 0:
+                logger.exception(
-        logger.warning("No documents were merged")
+                    f"Error merging document {doc.id}, it will not be included in the merge: {e}",
-        return "OK"
+                )
+        if len(affected_docs) == 0:
+            logger.warning("No documents were merged")
+            return "OK"
 
-    filepath = (
+        filepath = (
-        Path(
+            Path(
-            tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=settings.SCRATCH_DIR),
+                tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=settings.SCRATCH_DIR),
+            )
+            / f"{'_'.join([str(doc_id) for doc_id in affected_docs])[:100]}_merged.pdf"
         )
-        / f"{'_'.join([str(doc_id) for doc_id in affected_docs])[:100]}_merged.pdf"
+        merger.save(filepath)
-    )
-    merged_pdf.remove_unreferenced_resources()
-    merged_pdf.save(filepath, min_version=version)
-    merged_pdf.close()
 
     if metadata_document_id:
         metadata_document = qs.get(id=metadata_document_id)
@@ -752,64 +750,60 @@ def split(
     )
     doc = Document.objects.select_related("root_document").get(id=doc_ids[0])
     pair = _resolve_root_and_source_doc(doc, source_mode=source_mode)
-    import pikepdf
 
     consume_tasks = []
 
     try:
-        with pikepdf.open(pair.source_doc.source_path) as pdf:
+        outputs = [
-            for idx, split_doc in enumerate(pages):
+            (
-                dst: pikepdf.Pdf = pikepdf.new()
+                [pdf_ops.PageSpec(page) for page in split_doc],
-                for page in split_doc:
+                partial(_scratch_path, f"{doc.id}_{split_doc[0]}-{split_doc[-1]}.pdf"),
-                    dst.pages.append(pdf.pages[page - 1])
+            )
-                filepath: Path = (
+            for split_doc in pages
-                    Path(
+        ]
-                        tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=settings.SCRATCH_DIR),
+        filepaths = pdf_ops.build_pdfs(pair.source_doc.source_path, outputs)
-                    )
-                    / f"{doc.id}_{split_doc[0]}-{split_doc[-1]}.pdf"
-                )
-                dst.remove_unreferenced_resources()
-                dst.save(filepath)
-                dst.close()
 
-                overrides: DocumentMetadataOverrides = (
+        for idx, (split_doc, filepath) in enumerate(
-                    DocumentMetadataOverrides().from_document(doc)
+            zip(pages, filepaths, strict=True),
-                )
+        ):
-                overrides.title = f"{doc.title} (split {idx + 1})"
+            overrides: DocumentMetadataOverrides = (
-                if user is not None:
+                DocumentMetadataOverrides().from_document(doc)
-                    overrides.owner_id = user.id
+            )
-                if not delete_originals:
+            overrides.title = f"{doc.title} (split {idx + 1})"
-                    overrides.skip_asn_if_exists = True
+            if user is not None:
-                logger.info(
+                overrides.owner_id = user.id
-                    f"Adding split document with pages {split_doc} to the task queue.",
+            if not delete_originals:
-                )
+                overrides.skip_asn_if_exists = True
-                consume_tasks.append(
+            logger.info(
-                    consume_file.s(
+                f"Adding split document with pages {split_doc} to the task queue.",
-                        input_doc=ConsumableDocument(
+            )
-                            source=DocumentSource.ConsumeFolder,
+            consume_tasks.append(
-                            original_file=filepath,
+                consume_file.s(
-                        ),
+                    input_doc=ConsumableDocument(
-                        overrides=overrides,
+                        source=DocumentSource.ConsumeFolder,
-                    ).set(headers={"trigger_source": trigger_source}),
+                        original_file=filepath,
-                )
+                    ),
+                    overrides=overrides,
+                ).set(headers={"trigger_source": trigger_source}),
+            )
 
-            if delete_originals:
+        if delete_originals:
-                backup = release_archive_serial_numbers([doc.id])
+            backup = release_archive_serial_numbers([doc.id])
-                logger.info(
+            logger.info(
-                    "Queueing removal of original document after consumption of the split documents",
+                "Queueing removal of original document after consumption of the split documents",
-                )
+            )
-                try:
+            try:
-                    chord(
+                chord(
-                        header=consume_tasks,
+                    header=consume_tasks,
-                        body=delete.si([doc.id]),
+                    body=delete.si([doc.id]),
-                    ).on_error(
+                ).on_error(
-                        restore_archive_serial_numbers_task.s(backup),
+                    restore_archive_serial_numbers_task.s(backup),
-                    ).apply_async()
+                ).apply_async()
-                except Exception:
+            except Exception:
-                    restore_archive_serial_numbers(backup)
+                restore_archive_serial_numbers(backup)
-                    raise
+                raise
-            else:
+        else:
-                group(consume_tasks).delay()
+            group(consume_tasks).delay()
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.exception(f"Error splitting document {doc.id}: {e}")
@@ -830,8 +824,7 @@ def delete_pages(
     )
     doc = Document.objects.select_related("root_document").get(id=doc_ids[0])
     pair = _resolve_root_and_source_doc(doc, source_mode=source_mode)
-    pages = sorted(pages)  # sort pages to avoid index issues
+    pages = sorted(set(pages))
-    import pikepdf
 
     try:
         # Produce edited PDF to a temp file and create a new version
@@ -839,13 +832,7 @@ def delete_pages(
             Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=settings.SCRATCH_DIR))
             / f"{pair.root_doc.id}_pages_deleted.pdf"
         )
-        with pikepdf.open(pair.source_doc.source_path) as pdf:
+        pdf_ops.remove_pages(pair.source_doc.source_path, filepath, pages)
-            offset = 1  # pages are 1-indexed
-            for page_num in pages:
-                pdf.pages.remove(pdf.pages[page_num - offset])
-                offset += 1  # remove() changes the index of the pages
-            pdf.remove_unreferenced_resources()
-            pdf.save(filepath)
 
         overrides = DocumentMetadataOverrides().from_document(pair.root_doc)
         if user is not None:
@@ -894,47 +881,28 @@ def edit_pdf(
     )
     doc = Document.objects.select_related("root_document").get(id=doc_ids[0])
     pair = _resolve_root_and_source_doc(doc, source_mode=source_mode)
-    import pikepdf
-
-    pdf_docs: list[pikepdf.Pdf] = []
-
     try:
-        if not operations:
+        output_count = pdf_ops.validate_page_operations(
-            raise ValueError("Output document index is out of bounds")
+            operations,
-
+            single_output=update_document,
-        max_idx = max(op.get("doc", 0) for op in operations)
+        )
-        if update_document and max_idx > 0:
+        page_specs: list[list[pdf_ops.PageSpec]] = [[] for _ in range(output_count)]
-            logger.error(
+        for op in operations:
-                "Update requested but multiple output documents specified",
+            page_specs[op.get("doc", 0)].append(
+                pdf_ops.PageSpec(op["page"], op.get("rotate", 0)),
             )
-            raise ValueError("Multiple output documents specified")
-
-        if any(
-            op.get("doc", 0) < 0 or op.get("doc", 0) >= len(operations)
-            for op in operations
-        ):
-            raise ValueError("Output document index is out of bounds")
-
-        with pikepdf.open(pair.source_doc.source_path) as src:
-            # prepare output documents
-            pdf_docs = [pikepdf.new() for _ in range(max_idx + 1)]
-
-            for op in operations:
-                dst = pdf_docs[op.get("doc", 0)]
-                page = src.pages[op["page"] - 1]
-                dst.pages.append(page)
-                if op.get("rotate"):
-                    dst.pages[-1].rotate(op["rotate"], relative=True)
 
         if update_document:
             # Create a new version from the edited PDF rather than replacing in-place
-            pdf = pdf_docs[0]
+            (filepath,) = pdf_ops.build_pdfs(
-            pdf.remove_unreferenced_resources()
+                pair.source_doc.source_path,
-            filepath: Path = (
+                [
-                Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=settings.SCRATCH_DIR))
+                    (
-                / f"{pair.root_doc.id}_edited.pdf"
+                        page_specs[0],
+                        partial(_scratch_path, f"{pair.root_doc.id}_edited.pdf"),
+                    ),
+                ],
             )
-            pdf.save(filepath)
             overrides = (
                 DocumentMetadataOverrides().from_document(pair.root_doc)
                 if include_metadata
@@ -955,6 +923,19 @@ def edit_pdf(
                 headers={"trigger_source": trigger_source},
             )
         else:
+            version_filepaths = pdf_ops.build_pdfs(
+                pair.source_doc.source_path,
+                [
+                    (
+                        specs,
+                        partial(
+                            _scratch_path,
+                            f"{pair.root_doc.id}_edit_{idx}.pdf",
+                        ),
+                    )
+                    for idx, specs in enumerate(page_specs, start=1)
+                ],
+            )
             consume_tasks = []
             overrides = (
                 DocumentMetadataOverrides().from_document(pair.root_doc)
@@ -966,15 +947,9 @@ def edit_pdf(
                 overrides.actor_id = user.id
             if not delete_original:
                 overrides.skip_asn_if_exists = True
-            if delete_original and len(pdf_docs) == 1:
+            if delete_original and output_count == 1:
                 overrides.asn = pair.root_doc.archive_serial_number
-            for idx, pdf in enumerate(pdf_docs, start=1):
+            for version_filepath in version_filepaths:
-                version_filepath: Path = (
-                    Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=settings.SCRATCH_DIR))
-                    / f"{pair.root_doc.id}_edit_{idx}.pdf"
-                )
-                pdf.remove_unreferenced_resources()
-                pdf.save(version_filepath)
                 consume_tasks.append(
                     consume_file.s(
                         input_doc=ConsumableDocument(
@@ -1024,8 +999,6 @@ def remove_password(
     """
     Remove password protection from PDF documents.
     """
-    import pikepdf
-
     for doc_id in doc_ids:
         doc = Document.objects.select_related("root_document").get(id=doc_id)
         pair = _resolve_root_and_source_doc(doc, source_mode=source_mode)
@@ -1039,76 +1012,69 @@ def remove_password(
                 doc.id,
                 pair.source_doc.source_path,
             )
-            try:
+            if not pdf_ops.needs_decrypt(source_path):
-                with pikepdf.open(source_path) as pdf:
+                logger.info(
-                    if not pdf.is_encrypted:
+                    "Skipping password removal for document %s because the "
-                        logger.info(
+                    "source PDF is not encrypted",
-                            "Skipping password removal for document %s because the "
+                    pair.root_doc.id,
-                            "source PDF is not encrypted",
-                            pair.root_doc.id,
-                        )
-                        continue
-            except pikepdf.PasswordError:
-                # Password-protected PDFs need the supplied password below.
-                pass
-
-            with pikepdf.open(source_path, password=password) as pdf:
-                filepath: Path = (
-                    Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=settings.SCRATCH_DIR))
-                    / f"{pair.root_doc.id}_unprotected.pdf"
                 )
-                pdf.remove_unreferenced_resources()
+                continue
-                pdf.save(filepath)
 
-                if update_document:
+            filepath = pdf_ops.decrypt_pdf(
-                    # Create a new version rather than modifying the root/original in place.
+                source_path,
-                    overrides = (
+                partial(_scratch_path, f"{pair.root_doc.id}_unprotected.pdf"),
-                        DocumentMetadataOverrides().from_document(pair.root_doc)
+                password,
-                        if include_metadata
+            )
-                        else DocumentMetadataOverrides()
+
-                    )
+            if update_document:
-                    if user is not None:
+                # Create a new version rather than modifying the root/original in place.
-                        overrides.owner_id = user.id
+                overrides = (
-                        overrides.actor_id = user.id
+                    DocumentMetadataOverrides().from_document(pair.root_doc)
-                    consume_file.apply_async(
+                    if include_metadata
-                        kwargs={
+                    else DocumentMetadataOverrides()
-                            "input_doc": ConsumableDocument(
+                )
-                                source=DocumentSource.ConsumeFolder,
+                if user is not None:
-                                original_file=filepath,
+                    overrides.owner_id = user.id
-                                root_document_id=pair.root_doc.id,
+                    overrides.actor_id = user.id
-                            ),
+                consume_file.apply_async(
-                            "overrides": overrides,
+                    kwargs={
-                        },
+                        "input_doc": ConsumableDocument(
-                        headers={"trigger_source": trigger_source},
+                            source=DocumentSource.ConsumeFolder,
-                    )
+                            original_file=filepath,
+                            root_document_id=pair.root_doc.id,
+                        ),
+                        "overrides": overrides,
+                    },
+                    headers={"trigger_source": trigger_source},
+                )
+            else:
+                consume_tasks = []
+                overrides = (
+                    DocumentMetadataOverrides().from_document(pair.root_doc)
+                    if include_metadata
+                    else DocumentMetadataOverrides()
+                )
+                if user is not None:
+                    overrides.owner_id = user.id
+                    overrides.actor_id = user.id
+
+                consume_tasks.append(
+                    consume_file.s(
+                        input_doc=ConsumableDocument(
+                            source=DocumentSource.ConsumeFolder,
+                            original_file=filepath,
+                        ),
+                        overrides=overrides,
+                    ).set(headers={"trigger_source": trigger_source}),
+                )
+
+                if delete_original:
+                    chord(
+                        header=consume_tasks,
+                        body=delete.si([doc.id]),
+                    ).delay()
                 else:
-                    consume_tasks = []
+                    group(consume_tasks).delay()
-                    overrides = (
-                        DocumentMetadataOverrides().from_document(pair.root_doc)
-                        if include_metadata
-                        else DocumentMetadataOverrides()
-                    )
-                    if user is not None:
-                        overrides.owner_id = user.id
-                        overrides.actor_id = user.id
-
-                    consume_tasks.append(
-                        consume_file.s(
-                            input_doc=ConsumableDocument(
-                                source=DocumentSource.ConsumeFolder,
-                                original_file=filepath,
-                            ),
-                            overrides=overrides,
-                        ).set(headers={"trigger_source": trigger_source}),
-                    )
-
-                    if delete_original:
-                        chord(
-                            header=consume_tasks,
-                            body=delete.si([doc.id]),
-                        ).delay()
-                    else:
-                        group(consume_tasks).delay()
 
         except Exception as e:
             logger.exception(

src/documents/pdf_ops.py

@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+"""
+Pure PDF page operations used by documents.bulk_edit.
+
+This module deliberately knows nothing about Django, Celery or the documents
+app: callers resolve documents, choose output paths and queue work. Every
+function that writes a PDF removes unreferenced resources before saving.
+
+pikepdf is always called as ``pikepdf.open(...)`` / ``pikepdf.new()`` (never
+``from pikepdf import open``) so tests can patch those module attributes.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import NamedTuple
+
+import pikepdf
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Callable
+    from collections.abc import Iterable
+    from collections.abc import Mapping
+    from collections.abc import Sequence
+    from pathlib import Path
+    from types import TracebackType
+
+
+class PageSpec(NamedTuple):
+    """One page of an output PDF: a 1-indexed source page, optionally rotated."""
+
+    page: int
+    rotate: int = 0  # relative degrees, 0 leaves the page alone
+
+
+def _require_positive(pages: Iterable[int]) -> None:
+    for page in pages:
+        if page < 1:
+            raise ValueError(f"Page numbers start at 1, got {page}")
+
+
+def rotate_pdf(src: Path, dst: Path, degrees: int) -> None:
+    """
+    Rotate every page relatively on the opened document, not a rebuild, so Info,
+    XMP and outlines are kept. ``src`` is not modified.
+    """
+    with pikepdf.open(src) as pdf:
+        for page in pdf.pages:
+            page.rotate(degrees, relative=True)
+        pdf.remove_unreferenced_resources()
+        pdf.save(dst)
+
+
+def remove_pages(src: Path, dst: Path, pages: Iterable[int]) -> None:
+    """
+    Remove 1-indexed pages from the opened document, not a rebuild, so Info, XMP
+    and outlines are kept. ``src`` is not modified.
+
+    Duplicates are ignored. Pages are removed highest first so earlier removals
+    never shift the index of later ones.
+    """
+    unique = sorted(set(pages))
+    _require_positive(unique)
+    with pikepdf.open(src) as pdf:
+        for page_num in reversed(unique):
+            del pdf.pages[page_num - 1]
+        pdf.remove_unreferenced_resources()
+        pdf.save(dst)
+
+
+def build_pdfs(
+    src: Path,
+    outputs: Sequence[tuple[Sequence[PageSpec], Callable[[], Path]]],
+) -> list[Path]:
+    """
+    Build one new PDF per output from pages of ``src``, opening ``src`` once.
+
+    Each output is ``(page_specs, make_dst)``. ``make_dst`` is called after that
+    output's pages are copied and immediately before it is saved, so a bad page
+    number never leaves a destination behind. Document-level data (Info, XMP,
+    outlines) is not carried over. Returns the written paths in output order.
+    """
+    for specs, _ in outputs:
+        _require_positive(spec.page for spec in specs)
+
+    written: list[Path] = []
+    with pikepdf.open(src) as source:
+        for specs, make_dst in outputs:
+            dst = pikepdf.new()
+            for spec in specs:
+                dst.pages.append(source.pages[spec.page - 1])
+                if spec.rotate:
+                    dst.pages[-1].rotate(spec.rotate, relative=True)
+            dst.remove_unreferenced_resources()
+            path = make_dst()
+            dst.save(path)
+            dst.close()
+            written.append(path)
+    return written
+
+
+def validate_page_operations(
+    operations: Sequence[Mapping[str, int]],
+    *,
+    single_output: bool,
+) -> int:
+    """
+    Validate ``edit_pdf`` style operations and return the output document count.
+
+    Each operation has ``page`` and optionally ``rotate`` and ``doc`` (the output
+    document index, default 0). The bounds rule is kept as it was: a ``doc`` index
+    must be below the number of operations.
+    """
+    if not operations:
+        raise ValueError("Output document index is out of bounds")
+
+    max_idx = max(op.get("doc", 0) for op in operations)
+    if single_output and max_idx > 0:
+        raise ValueError("Multiple output documents specified")
+
+    if any(
+        op.get("doc", 0) < 0 or op.get("doc", 0) >= len(operations) for op in operations
+    ):
+        raise ValueError("Output document index is out of bounds")
+
+    return max_idx + 1
+
+
+def needs_decrypt(src: Path) -> bool:
+    """
+    True if ``src`` is encrypted. A PDF that needs a password to open at all
+    counts as encrypted.
+    """
+    try:
+        with pikepdf.open(src) as pdf:
+            return bool(pdf.is_encrypted)
+    except pikepdf.PasswordError:
+        return True
+
+
+def decrypt_pdf(src: Path, make_dst: Callable[[], Path], password: str) -> Path:
+    """
+    Write an unencrypted copy of ``src`` and return its path.
+
+    ``make_dst`` is only called once the password has been accepted, so a wrong
+    password never leaves a destination behind.
+    """
+    with pikepdf.open(src, password=password) as pdf:
+        pdf.remove_unreferenced_resources()
+        dst = make_dst()
+        pdf.save(dst)
+    return dst
+
+
+class PdfMerger:
+    """
+    Accumulates the pages of several PDFs into one new PDF.
+
+    ``add`` raises if a source cannot be read; deciding whether to skip it is the
+    caller's policy. Use as a context manager so the merged PDF is closed.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self._pdf = pikepdf.new()
+        self._version: str = self._pdf.pdf_version
+
+    def __enter__(self) -> PdfMerger:
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(
+        self,
+        exc_type: type[BaseException] | None,
+        exc: BaseException | None,
+        tb: TracebackType | None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self._pdf.close()
+
+    def add(self, path: Path) -> None:
+        with pikepdf.open(str(path)) as pdf:
+            self._version = max(self._version, pdf.pdf_version)
+            self._pdf.pages.extend(pdf.pages)
+
+    def save(self, dst: Path) -> None:
+        self._pdf.remove_unreferenced_resources()
+        self._pdf.save(dst, min_version=self._version)

src/documents/serialisers.py

@@ -2137,6 +2137,8 @@ class BulkEditSerializer(
             raise serializers.ValidationError("pages must be a list")
         if not all(isinstance(i, int) for i in parameters["pages"]):
             raise serializers.ValidationError("pages must be a list of integers")
+        if any(i < 1 for i in parameters["pages"]):
+            raise serializers.ValidationError("pages must be positive integers")
 
     def _validate_parameters_merge(self, parameters) -> None:
         if "delete_originals" in parameters:

src/documents/tests/test_api_bulk_edit.py

@@ -1843,6 +1843,36 @@ class TestBulkEditAPI(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         m.assert_called_once()
         self.assertEqual(m.call_args.kwargs["pages"], [[1], [2, 3, 4], [5]])
 
+    @mock.patch("documents.serialisers.bulk_edit.delete_pages")
+    def test_bulk_edit_delete_pages_rejects_pages_below_one(self, m) -> None:
+        """
+        GIVEN:
+            - A legacy delete_pages bulk edit
+        WHEN:
+            - API to bulk edit is called with a page number below 1
+        THEN:
+            - API returns HTTP 400
+            - delete_pages is not called
+        """
+        self.setup_mock(m, "delete_pages")
+
+        for pages in ([0], [-1], [1, 0]):
+            with self.subTest(pages=pages):
+                response = self.client.post(
+                    "/api/documents/bulk_edit/",
+                    json.dumps(
+                        {
+                            "documents": [self.doc2.id],
+                            "method": "delete_pages",
+                            "parameters": {"pages": pages},
+                        },
+                    ),
+                    content_type="application/json",
+                )
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+                self.assertIn(b"pages must be positive integers", response.content)
+        m.assert_not_called()
+
     @mock.patch("documents.views.bulk_edit.rotate")
     def test_rotate_insufficient_permissions(self, m) -> None:
         self.doc1.owner = User.objects.get(username="temp_admin")

src/documents/tests/test_pdf_ops.py

@@ -0,0 +1,386 @@
+"""
+Tests for documents.pdf_ops.
+
+These use real PDFs from the sample directories. No database, Celery or mocks.
+Pages are compared by a hash of their content stream, so page identity and order
+are easy to assert.
+"""
+
+import ast
+import hashlib
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pikepdf
+import pytest
+
+from documents import pdf_ops
+from documents.pdf_ops import PageSpec
+
+SRC_ROOT = Path(__file__).parents[2]
+SAMPLES = Path(__file__).parent / "samples"
+THREE_PAGES = SAMPLES / "documents" / "originals" / "0000002.pdf"
+TWELVE_PAGES = SAMPLES / "barcodes" / "split-by-asn-2.pdf"
+ENCRYPTED = SAMPLES / "password-is-test.pdf"
+SIGNED = SRC_ROOT / "paperless" / "tests" / "samples" / "tesseract" / "signed.pdf"
+
+
+def _page_fingerprint(page: pikepdf.Page) -> str:
+    contents = page.obj.get("/Contents")
+    assert contents is not None, "sample page has no /Contents"
+    streams = list(contents) if isinstance(contents, pikepdf.Array) else [contents]
+    return hashlib.sha1(b"".join(s.read_bytes() for s in streams)).hexdigest()
+
+
+def fingerprints(path: Path) -> list[str]:
+    with pikepdf.open(path) as pdf:
+        return [_page_fingerprint(page) for page in pdf.pages]
+
+
+def rotations(path: Path) -> list[int]:
+    with pikepdf.open(path) as pdf:
+        return [int(page.obj.get("/Rotate", 0)) for page in pdf.pages]
+
+
+def docinfo_keys(path: Path) -> set[str]:
+    with pikepdf.open(path) as pdf:
+        return set(pdf.docinfo.keys())
+
+
+def constant(path: Path) -> Callable[[], Path]:
+    return lambda: path
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def source_fingerprints() -> list[str]:
+    fps = fingerprints(THREE_PAGES)
+    assert len(set(fps)) == 3, "sample must have three distinct pages"
+    return fps
+
+
+class TestRotatePdf:
+    def test_rotation_is_relative_and_applies_to_every_page(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        once = tmp_path / "once.pdf"
+        twice = tmp_path / "twice.pdf"
+
+        pdf_ops.rotate_pdf(THREE_PAGES, once, 90)
+        pdf_ops.rotate_pdf(once, twice, 90)
+
+        assert rotations(once) == [90, 90, 90]
+        assert rotations(twice) == [180, 180, 180]
+        assert fingerprints(twice) == fingerprints(THREE_PAGES)
+
+    def test_keeps_document_info(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        dst = tmp_path / "out.pdf"
+
+        pdf_ops.rotate_pdf(THREE_PAGES, dst, 90)
+
+        assert "/Creator" in docinfo_keys(dst)
+
+
+class TestRemovePages:
+    def test_removes_selected_pages(
+        self,
+        tmp_path: Path,
+        source_fingerprints: list[str],
+    ):
+        dst = tmp_path / "out.pdf"
+
+        pdf_ops.remove_pages(THREE_PAGES, dst, [2])
+
+        assert fingerprints(dst) == [source_fingerprints[0], source_fingerprints[2]]
+
+    def test_duplicate_page_numbers_remove_the_page_once(
+        self,
+        tmp_path: Path,
+        source_fingerprints: list[str],
+    ):
+        dst = tmp_path / "out.pdf"
+
+        pdf_ops.remove_pages(THREE_PAGES, dst, [2, 2])
+
+        assert fingerprints(dst) == [source_fingerprints[0], source_fingerprints[2]]
+
+    def test_unordered_pages(self, tmp_path: Path, source_fingerprints: list[str]):
+        dst = tmp_path / "out.pdf"
+
+        pdf_ops.remove_pages(THREE_PAGES, dst, [3, 1])
+
+        assert fingerprints(dst) == [source_fingerprints[1]]
+
+    def test_empty_list_keeps_every_page(
+        self,
+        tmp_path: Path,
+        source_fingerprints: list[str],
+    ):
+        dst = tmp_path / "out.pdf"
+
+        pdf_ops.remove_pages(THREE_PAGES, dst, [])
+
+        assert fingerprints(dst) == source_fingerprints
+
+    def test_removing_every_page_writes_an_empty_pdf(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        dst = tmp_path / "out.pdf"
+
+        pdf_ops.remove_pages(THREE_PAGES, dst, [1, 2, 3])
+
+        assert fingerprints(dst) == []
+
+    def test_keeps_document_info(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        dst = tmp_path / "out.pdf"
+
+        pdf_ops.remove_pages(THREE_PAGES, dst, [1])
+
+        assert "/Creator" in docinfo_keys(dst)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("bad_page", [0, -1])
+    def test_rejects_pages_below_one(self, tmp_path: Path, bad_page: int):
+        dst = tmp_path / "out.pdf"
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="start at 1"):
+            pdf_ops.remove_pages(THREE_PAGES, dst, [1, bad_page])
+
+        assert not dst.exists()
+
+    def test_page_past_the_end_raises_and_writes_nothing(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        dst = tmp_path / "out.pdf"
+
+        with pytest.raises(IndexError):
+            pdf_ops.remove_pages(THREE_PAGES, dst, [99])
+
+        assert not dst.exists()
+
+
+class TestBuildPdfs:
+    def test_selects_and_orders_pages(
+        self,
+        tmp_path: Path,
+        source_fingerprints: list[str],
+    ):
+        dst = tmp_path / "out.pdf"
+
+        written = pdf_ops.build_pdfs(
+            THREE_PAGES,
+            [([PageSpec(3), PageSpec(1)], constant(dst))],
+        )
+
+        assert written == [dst]
+        assert fingerprints(dst) == [source_fingerprints[2], source_fingerprints[0]]
+
+    def test_rotates_only_the_requested_pages(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        dst = tmp_path / "out.pdf"
+
+        pdf_ops.build_pdfs(
+            THREE_PAGES,
+            [([PageSpec(1), PageSpec(2, 90), PageSpec(3, 180)], constant(dst))],
+        )
+
+        assert rotations(dst) == [0, 90, 180]
+
+    def test_writes_one_file_per_output_in_order(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        first = tmp_path / "first.pdf"
+        second = tmp_path / "second.pdf"
+        source = fingerprints(TWELVE_PAGES)
+
+        written = pdf_ops.build_pdfs(
+            TWELVE_PAGES,
+            [
+                ([PageSpec(p) for p in (1, 2, 3)], constant(first)),
+                ([PageSpec(p) for p in range(4, 13)], constant(second)),
+            ],
+        )
+
+        assert written == [first, second]
+        assert fingerprints(first) == source[:3]
+        assert fingerprints(second) == source[3:]
+
+    def test_empty_page_list_writes_a_zero_page_file(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        dst = tmp_path / "out.pdf"
+
+        pdf_ops.build_pdfs(THREE_PAGES, [([], constant(dst))])
+
+        assert fingerprints(dst) == []
+
+    def test_does_not_carry_over_document_info(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        dst = tmp_path / "out.pdf"
+        assert "/Creator" in docinfo_keys(THREE_PAGES)
+
+        pdf_ops.build_pdfs(THREE_PAGES, [([PageSpec(1)], constant(dst))])
+
+        assert "/Creator" not in docinfo_keys(dst)
+
+    def test_destination_is_not_requested_when_a_page_is_out_of_range(
+        self,
+        tmp_path: Path,
+    ):
+        requested: list[Path] = []
+
+        def make_dst() -> Path:
+            requested.append(tmp_path / "out.pdf")
+            return requested[-1]
+
+        with pytest.raises(IndexError):
+            pdf_ops.build_pdfs(THREE_PAGES, [([PageSpec(99)], make_dst)])
+
+        assert requested == []
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("bad_page", [0, -1])
+    def test_rejects_pages_below_one_before_opening_anything(
+        self,
+        tmp_path: Path,
+        bad_page: int,
+    ):
+        requested: list[Path] = []
+
+        def make_dst() -> Path:
+            requested.append(tmp_path / "out.pdf")
+            return requested[-1]
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="start at 1"):
+            pdf_ops.build_pdfs(
+                THREE_PAGES,
+                [([PageSpec(1)], make_dst), ([PageSpec(bad_page)], make_dst)],
+            )
+
+        assert requested == []
+
+
+class TestValidatePageOperations:
+    def test_returns_the_output_count(self):
+        operations = [{"page": 1}, {"page": 2}, {"page": 3}]
+
+        assert pdf_ops.validate_page_operations(operations, single_output=True) == 1
+
+    def test_gap_in_output_indices_counts_up_to_the_highest(self):
+        operations = [
+            {"page": 1, "doc": 0},
+            {"page": 2, "doc": 2},
+            {"page": 3, "doc": 0},
+        ]
+
+        count = pdf_ops.validate_page_operations(operations, single_output=False)
+
+        assert count == 3
+
+    def test_empty_operations_are_rejected(self):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="index is out of bounds"):
+            pdf_ops.validate_page_operations([], single_output=False)
+
+    def test_multiple_outputs_rejected_when_single_output_required(self):
+        operations = [{"page": 1, "doc": 0}, {"page": 2, "doc": 1}]
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Multiple output documents"):
+            pdf_ops.validate_page_operations(operations, single_output=True)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("doc", [-1, 2, 2**32])
+    def test_output_index_out_of_bounds(self, doc: int):
+        operations = [{"page": 1, "doc": 0}, {"page": 2, "doc": doc}]
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="index is out of bounds"):
+            pdf_ops.validate_page_operations(operations, single_output=False)
+
+
+class TestDecrypt:
+    def test_needs_decrypt(self):
+        assert pdf_ops.needs_decrypt(ENCRYPTED) is True
+        assert pdf_ops.needs_decrypt(THREE_PAGES) is False
+
+    def test_pdf_that_opens_without_a_password_but_is_flagged_encrypted(self):
+        assert pdf_ops.needs_decrypt(SIGNED) is True
+
+    def test_decrypt_writes_an_unencrypted_copy(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        dst = tmp_path / "out.pdf"
+
+        result = pdf_ops.decrypt_pdf(ENCRYPTED, constant(dst), "test")
+
+        assert result == dst
+        assert pdf_ops.needs_decrypt(dst) is False
+
+    def test_wrong_password_raises_and_never_requests_a_destination(
+        self,
+        tmp_path: Path,
+    ):
+        requested: list[Path] = []
+
+        def make_dst() -> Path:
+            requested.append(tmp_path / "out.pdf")
+            return requested[-1]
+
+        with pytest.raises(pikepdf.PasswordError):
+            pdf_ops.decrypt_pdf(ENCRYPTED, make_dst, "wrong")
+
+        assert requested == []
+
+
+class TestPdfMerger:
+    def test_pages_are_appended_in_the_order_added(
+        self,
+        tmp_path: Path,
+        source_fingerprints: list[str],
+    ):
+        reordered = tmp_path / "reordered.pdf"
+        merged = tmp_path / "merged.pdf"
+        pdf_ops.build_pdfs(
+            THREE_PAGES,
+            [([PageSpec(3), PageSpec(1)], constant(reordered))],
+        )
+
+        with pdf_ops.PdfMerger() as merger:
+            merger.add(reordered)
+            merger.add(THREE_PAGES)
+            merger.save(merged)
+
+        assert fingerprints(merged) == [
+            source_fingerprints[2],
+            source_fingerprints[0],
+            *source_fingerprints,
+        ]
+
+    def test_output_version_is_at_least_the_highest_source_version(
+        self,
+        tmp_path: Path,
+    ):
+        merged = tmp_path / "merged.pdf"
+        with pikepdf.open(TWELVE_PAGES) as pdf:
+            source_versions = [pdf.pdf_version]
+        with pikepdf.open(THREE_PAGES) as pdf:
+            source_versions.append(pdf.pdf_version)
+
+        with pdf_ops.PdfMerger() as merger:
+            merger.add(TWELVE_PAGES)
+            merger.add(THREE_PAGES)
+            merger.save(merged)
+
+        with pikepdf.open(merged) as pdf:
+            assert pdf.pdf_version >= max(source_versions)
+
+    def test_unreadable_source_raises_so_the_caller_can_skip_it(
+        self,
+        tmp_path: Path,
+    ):
+        garbage = tmp_path / "garbage.pdf"
+        garbage.write_bytes(b"not a pdf")
+
+        with pdf_ops.PdfMerger() as merger:
+            with pytest.raises(pikepdf.PdfError):
+                merger.add(garbage)
+
+
+def test_pdf_ops_imports_only_the_standard_library_and_pikepdf():
+    tree = ast.parse(Path(pdf_ops.__file__).read_text())
+    imported: set[str] = set()
+    for node in ast.walk(tree):
+        if isinstance(node, ast.Import):
+            imported.update(alias.name.split(".")[0] for alias in node.names)
+        elif isinstance(node, ast.ImportFrom) and node.level == 0 and node.module:
+            imported.add(node.module.split(".")[0])
+
+    coupled = imported & {
+        "django",
+        "celery",
+        "documents",
+        "paperless",
+        "paperless_mail",
+        "paperless_ai",
+    }
+    assert not coupled