Trenton Holmes ddf8287072 refactor(search): split error classes and build_permission_filter out of _query.py
_query.py mixed three unrelated responsibilities: the SearchQueryError
family (paperless's public error-surface API, re-exported by __init__.py),
the actual query rewrite/parse/emit/blend pipeline, and
build_permission_filter, which has nothing to do with query parsing and
is consumed only by _backend.py.

- New _errors.py: SearchQueryError, InvalidDateQuery, InvalidNumberQuery,
  MultipleSearchQueryErrors, search_query_error_messages. _query.py now
  imports these instead of defining them.
- build_permission_filter moves to _backend.py, next to its one caller
  (TantivyBackend._build_permission_filter).
- __init__.py re-exports the error classes from _errors.py instead of
  _query.py; the package's public API (documents.search import ...) is
  unchanged for every caller going through it (views.py etc.).

_query.py now reads top-to-bottom as rewrite -> parse -> emit -> blend,
matching what parse_user_query's own docstring already claimed the file
was.
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Paperless-ngx

Paperless-ngx is a document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive so you can keep, well, less paper.

Paperless-ngx is the official successor to the original Paperless & Paperless-ng projects and is designed to distribute the responsibility of advancing and supporting the project among a team of people. Consider joining us!

Thanks to the generous folks at DigitalOcean, a demo is available at demo.paperless-ngx.com using login demo / demo. Note: demo content is reset frequently and confidential information should not be uploaded.

This project is supported by:

Features

A full list of features and screenshots are available in the documentation.

Getting started

The easiest way to deploy paperless is docker compose. The files in the /docker/compose directory are configured to pull the image from the GitHub container registry.

If you'd like to jump right in, you can configure a docker compose environment with our install script:

bash -c "$(curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/main/install-paperless-ngx.sh)"

More details and step-by-step guides for alternative installation methods can be found in the documentation.

Migrating from Paperless-ng is easy, just drop in the new docker image! See the documentation on migrating for more details.

Documentation

The documentation for Paperless-ngx is available at https://docs.paperless-ngx.com.

Contributing

If you feel like contributing to the project, please do! Bug fixes, enhancements, visual fixes etc. are always welcome. If you want to implement something big: Please start a discussion about that! The documentation has some basic information on how to get started.

Community Support

People interested in continuing the work on paperless-ngx are encouraged to reach out here on github and in the Matrix Room. If you would like to contribute to the project on an ongoing basis there are multiple teams (frontend, ci/cd, etc) that could use your help so please reach out!

Translation

Paperless-ngx is available in many languages that are coordinated on Crowdin. If you want to help out by translating paperless-ngx into your language, please head over to https://crowdin.com/project/paperless-ngx, and thank you! More details can be found in CONTRIBUTING.md.

Feature Requests

Feature requests can be submitted via GitHub Discussions, you can search for existing ideas, add your own and vote for the ones you care about.

Bugs

For bugs please open an issue or start a discussion if you have questions.

Related Projects

Please see the wiki for a user-maintained list of related projects and software that is compatible with Paperless-ngx.

Important Note

Document scanners are typically used to scan sensitive documents like your social insurance number, tax records, invoices, etc. Paperless-ngx should never be run on an untrusted host because information is stored in clear text without encryption. No guarantees are made regarding security (but we do try!) and you use the app at your own risk. The safest way to run Paperless-ngx is on a local server in your own home with backups in place.

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