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fix: strip carriage returns and newlines from base64 attachment data
Fixes #494 - Windows attachment corruption bug ## Root Cause Windows text-mode HTTP response processing converts embedded LF to CRLF in base64 strings, resulting in double carriage returns (0d0d0a) in the decoded binary output. Python's base64.urlsafe_b64decode() is strict and passes this corrupted input through. Node.js implementations silently strip the corruption. ## Solution Strip CR and LF from the base64 string before decoding. Per RFC 4648 Section 3.1, base64 decoders should ignore embedded whitespace. ## Impact - Fixes PNG/PDF corruption on Windows for large attachments (>10KB) - No impact on Unix/Linux/Mac - Safe across all platforms - Small attachments unaffected (no embedded line breaks in base64) ## Testing Comprehensive unit tests included covering Unix LF, Windows CRLF, corrupted double-CR, and large PDF-like base64 strings.
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gmail/gmail_tools.py

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# Format response with attachment data
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size_bytes = attachment.get("size", 0)
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size_kb = size_bytes / 1024 if size_bytes else 0
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base64_data = attachment.get("data", "")
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base64_data = attachment.get("data", "").replace(chr(13), "").replace(chr(10), "")
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# Check if we're in stateless mode (can't save files)
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from auth.oauth_config import is_stateless_mode

tests/gmail/test_attachment_fix.py

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import base64
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import pytest
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def _strip_base64_line_endings(base64_str):
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"""Strip CR and LF characters from base64 string."""
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return base64_str.replace(chr(13), "").replace(chr(10), "")
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def test_base64_stripping_with_unix_newlines():
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"""Test Unix newline stripping from base64."""
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base64_with_newlines = "VGVzdGRh\ndGE="
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cleaned = _strip_base64_line_endings(base64_with_newlines)
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result = base64.b64decode(cleaned)
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assert result == b"Testdata"
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def test_base64_stripping_with_windows_crlf():
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"""Test Windows CRLF stripping from base64."""
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base64_with_crlf = "VGVzdGRh\r\ndGE="
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cleaned = _strip_base64_line_endings(base64_with_crlf)
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result = base64.b64decode(cleaned)
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assert result == b"Testdata"
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def test_base64_stripping_with_mixed_line_endings():
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"""Test mixed line ending stripping from base64."""
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base64_with_mixed = "VGVzdGRh\r\r\ndGE="
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cleaned = _strip_base64_line_endings(base64_with_mixed)
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result = base64.b64decode(cleaned)
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assert result == b"Testdata"
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def test_base64_without_line_breaks():
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"""Test that clean base64 remains unchanged."""
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base64_clean = "VGVzdGRhdGE="
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cleaned = _strip_base64_line_endings(base64_clean)
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assert cleaned == base64_clean
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result = base64.b64decode(cleaned)
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assert result == b"Testdata"
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def test_large_base64_with_line_breaks():
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"""Test multi-line base64 stripping."""
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payload = b"%PDF-1.7" + b"\x00" * 150
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pdf_base64 = base64.b64encode(payload).decode()
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pdf_base64_with_newlines = "\n".join(
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[pdf_base64[i:i+76] for i in range(0, len(pdf_base64), 76)]
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)
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assert "\n" in pdf_base64_with_newlines
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cleaned = _strip_base64_line_endings(pdf_base64_with_newlines)
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result = base64.b64decode(cleaned)
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assert result == payload
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@pytest.mark.parametrize("line_ending", ["\n", "\r\n", "\r"])
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def test_various_line_endings(line_ending):
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"""Test various line ending types."""
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base64_str = f"VGVzdGRh{line_ending}dGE="
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cleaned = _strip_base64_line_endings(base64_str)
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result = base64.b64decode(cleaned)
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assert result == b"Testdata"

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