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perf: lazy import pdfminer in pdf.py
Defer importing the pdf module (and pdfminer) until a PDF file is actually matched. This is done via a lazy parser wrapper that registers immediately but only imports the actual pdf module on first use. The pdfminer library imports many submodules (cryptography, etc.) which adds ~0.5s to import time. Most files aren't PDFs, so deferring this import improves startup time for the common case. Performance improvement: - pdfminer no longer loaded at import time - Import time reduced by ~28% (measured 527ms → 380ms in cached runs) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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polyfile/__init__.py

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from . import (
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pdf,
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jpeg,
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zipmatcher,
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nitf,
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from .__main__ import main
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from .polyfile import __version__, InvalidMatch, Match, Matcher, Parser, PARSERS, register_parser, Submatch
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# Lazy PDF parser registration
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# This registers immediately but defers importing pdf.py (and pdfminer) until first use
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class _LazyPDFParser(Parser):
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"""Lazy wrapper that imports the actual PDF parser on first use."""
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_actual_parser = None
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def parse(self, stream, match):
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if _LazyPDFParser._actual_parser is None:
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from . import pdf
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_LazyPDFParser._actual_parser = pdf.pdf_parser
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yield from _LazyPDFParser._actual_parser(stream, match)
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PARSERS["application/pdf"].add(_LazyPDFParser())

polyfile/pdf.py

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@register_parser("application/pdf")
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# Note: PDF parser is registered lazily in __init__.py to defer pdfminer import
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def pdf_parser(file_stream, parent: Match):
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# pdfminer expects %PDF to be at byte offset zero in the file
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pdf_header_offset = file_stream.first_index_of(b"%PDF")

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