FactSet Document Viewer (Local)

A document viewer for viewing PDF documents with parsed content overlays. Runs entirely on your machine with no external dependencies.

Features

• View PDF Documents: Display PDFs with zoom controls and page navigation
• View Parsed Data: See extracted content with bounding boxes overlaid on the PDF
• Multiple Sections: Browse documents in Parsed Documents, My Documents, and Word-Bbox sections
• Auto-Discovery: Documents are automatically discovered from folders

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Quick Start

1. Install Python

Check if Python is installed:

python3 --version

If not installed, download from python.org/downloads (Python 3.10+).

2. Install Dependencies

cd backend
pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the Server

python -m uvicorn app.main:app --port 8001 --reload

4. Open the App

Go to http://localhost:8001 in your browser.

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Adding Documents

Drop files into the appropriate folders:

Section	PDF Location	Parsed JSON Location
PARSED DOCUMENTS	backend/files/parsed_documents/pdfs/	backend/files/parsed_documents/parsed/
MY DOCUMENTS	backend/files/sectioned_documents/pdfs/	backend/files/runs/{doc-id}/
WORD-BBOX	backend/files/matched_documents/pdfs/	backend/files/matched_documents/parsed/

Refresh the browser after adding files.

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Folder Structure

backend/files/
├── parsed_documents/
│   ├── pdfs/           # PDF files
│   └── parsed/         # Matching JSON files
├── sectioned_documents/
│   └── pdfs/           # PDF files
├── matched_documents/
│   ├── pdfs/           # PDF files
│   └── parsed/         # Matching JSON files
└── runs/
    └── {doc-id}/       # JSON files for MY DOCUMENTS section

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Troubleshooting

Problem	Solution
"python not found"	Install Python or use python3
"Port already in use"	Use different port: --port 8002
"No module named fastapi"	Run pip install -r requirements.txt in backend folder
Documents don't appear	Check folder structure, refresh browser

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API Documentation

• Swagger UI: http://localhost:8001/docs
• ReDoc: http://localhost:8001/redoc