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fix(team): hide users already assigned to the selected team (#6760 )
# Description of Changes # Description of Changes - What was changed - Filtered the "Add Member to Team" user picker so users who are already members of the selected target team are no longer shown. - Applied the same filtering in both team management entry points: - `TeamsSection` - `TeamDetailsSection` - Kept users in other teams visible, so they can still be moved into the selected team. - Why the change was made - The modal was showing users who were already part of the target team, which made the action misleading and allowed redundant selection. - Hiding already-assigned users keeps the UI aligned with the actual action: adding new members to the team before: <img width="442" height="425" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9faf991f-a7d3-4a48-91cd-f47730decde8" /> after: <img width="430" height="382" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f8291172-feb6-4d8d-b536-eebf752b764b" /> --- ## Checklist ### General - [ ] I have read the [Contribution Guidelines](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) - [ ] I have read the [Stirling-PDF Developer Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/DeveloperGuide.md) (if applicable) - [ ] I have read the [How to add new languages to Stirling-PDF](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md) (if applicable) - [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code - [ ] My changes generate no new warnings ### Documentation - [ ] I have updated relevant docs on [Stirling-PDF's doc repo](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-Tools.github.io/blob/main/docs/) (if functionality has heavily changed) - [ ] I have read the section [Add New Translation Tags](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md#add-new-translation-tags) (for new translation tags only) ### Translations (if applicable) - [ ] I ran [`scripts/counter_translation.py`](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/docs/counter_translation.md) ### UI Changes (if applicable) - [ ] Screenshots or videos demonstrating the UI changes are attached (e.g., as comments or direct attachments in the PR) ### Testing (if applicable) - [ ] I have run `task check` to verify linters, typechecks, and tests pass - [ ] I have tested my changes locally. Refer to the [Testing Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/DeveloperGuide.md#7-testing) for more details.
2026-09-03 05:10:16 +03:00 · 2026-06-24 10:49:51 +01:00 · 2026-06-24 08:15:08 +00:00 · 2026-06-23 20:54:12 +01:00 · 2026-06-23 20:34:52 +01:00 · 2026-06-23 20:16:23 +01:00
1772 changed files with 231930 additions and 86919 deletions
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ set -e
 # - To build the project, use:
 #     ./gradlew build
 #
-# - For running pre-commit hooks (if configured), use:
-#     pre-commit run --all-files
+# - To run the lint/format/secret checks, use:
+#     task pre-commit
 #
 # Make sure you are in the project root directory after this script executes.
 # =============================================================================
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ echo ""
 echo "  To build the project: "
 echo -e "\e[34m    gradle build\e[0m"
 echo ""
-echo "  To run pre-commit hooks (if configured):"
-echo -e "\e[34m    pre-commit run --all-files -c .pre-commit-config.yaml\e[0m"
+echo "  To run the lint/format/secret checks:"
+echo -e "\e[34m    task pre-commit\e[0m"
 echo "=================================================================="
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Stirling PDF Inc <contact@stirlingpdf.com>
 pkgname=stirling-pdf-desktop
-pkgver=2.12.0
+pkgver=2.13.2
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Locally hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool (Tauri desktop app, official Stirling PDF Inc build)"
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Stirling PDF Inc <contact@stirlingpdf.com>
 pkgname=stirling-pdf-server-bin
-pkgver=2.12.0
+pkgver=2.13.2
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Locally hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool (server JAR, prebuilt)"
 arch=('any')
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 build: &build
  - build.gradle
  - app/(common|core|proprietary)/build.gradle
+  - Taskfile.yml
+  - .taskfiles/backend.yml

 openapi: &openapi
  - *build
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@ project: &project
  - frontend/**
  - docker/**
  - scripts/RestartHelper.java
+  - Taskfile.yml
+  - .taskfiles/backend.yml
+  - .taskfiles/docker.yml
  - scripts/db-migration/**
  - .github/workflows/db-migration-test.yml

@@ -55,6 +60,9 @@ frontend: &frontend
  - scripts/summarize_type3_signatures.py
  - scripts/type3_to_cff.py
  - scripts/update_type3_library.py
+  - Taskfile.yml
+  - .taskfiles/frontend.yml
+  - .taskfiles/e2e.yml

 # Files that affect the Tauri desktop bundle. Gate the multi-OS Tauri build
 # job on changes to any of these.
@@ -66,6 +74,8 @@ tauri: &tauri
  - frontend/package-lock.json
  - frontend/editor/vite.config.ts
  - .github/workflows/tauri-build.yml
+  - Taskfile.yml
+  - .taskfiles/desktop.yml

 # Files that affect the AI engine (Python tool models, fixers, tests). Gate
 # the engine validation job on changes to engine sources or to the Java
@@ -74,6 +84,8 @@ engine: &engine
  - engine/**
  - app/(common|core|proprietary)/src/main/java/**
  - .github/workflows/ai-engine.yml
+  - Taskfile.yml
+  - .taskfiles/engine.yml

 licenses-frontend: &licenses-frontend
  - ".github/workflows/frontend-backend-licenses-update.yml"
@@ -102,4 +114,4 @@ proprietary: &proprietary
  - configs/settings.yml.template
  - build.gradle
  - app/proprietary/build.gradle
-  - .github/workflows/build-enterprise.yml
+  - .github/workflows/build-enterprise.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Usage:
 """

 # Sample for Windows:
-# python .github/scripts/check_language_toml.py --reference-file frontend/editor/public/locales/en-GB/translation.toml --branch "" --files frontend/editor/public/locales/de-DE/translation.toml frontend/editor/public/locales/fr-FR/translation.toml
+# python .github/scripts/check_language_toml.py --reference-file frontend/editor/public/locales/en-US/translation.toml --branch "" --files frontend/editor/public/locales/de-DE/translation.toml frontend/editor/public/locales/fr-FR/translation.toml

 import argparse
 import glob
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def check_for_differences(reference_file, file_list, branch, actor):
            )
            continue

-        if basename_current_file == basename_reference_file and locale_dir == "en-GB":
+        if basename_current_file == basename_reference_file and locale_dir == "en-US":
            continue

        if (
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ def check_for_differences(reference_file, file_list, branch, actor):
        report.append("## ❌ Overall Check Status: **_Failed_**")
        report.append("")
        report.append(
-            f"@{actor} please check your translation if it conforms to the standard. Follow the format of [en-GB/translation.toml](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/frontend/editor/public/locales/en-GB/translation.toml)"
+            f"@{actor} please check your translation if it conforms to the standard. Follow the format of [en-US/translation.toml](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/frontend/editor/public/locales/en-US/translation.toml)"
        )
    else:
        report.append("## ✅ Overall Check Status: **_Success_**")
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-pre-commit
@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
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-    # via pre-commit
-virtualenv==21.2.4 \
-    --hash=sha256:29d21e941795206138d0f22f4e45ff7050e5da6c6472299fb7103318763861ac \
-    --hash=sha256:b294ef68192638004d72524ce7ef303e9d0cf5a44c95ce2e54a7500a6381cada
-    # via pre-commit
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Build and push V2 image (Depot)
        if: env.USE_DEPOT == 'true' && steps.check-image.outputs.exists == 'false'
-        uses: depot/build-push-action@5f3b3c2e5a00f0093de47f657aeaefcedff27d18 # v1.16.0
+        uses: depot/build-push-action@98e78adca7817480b8185f474a400b451d74e287 # v1.16.0
        with:
          project: ${{ vars.DEPOT_PROJECT_ID }}
          context: .
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ jobs:
                SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "true"
                SECURITY_INITIALLOGIN_USERNAME: "${{ secrets.TEST_LOGIN_USERNAME }}"
                SECURITY_INITIALLOGIN_PASSWORD: "${{ secrets.TEST_LOGIN_PASSWORD }}"
-                SYSTEM_DEFAULTLOCALE: en-GB
+                SYSTEM_DEFAULTLOCALE: en-US
                UI_APPNAME: "Stirling-PDF V2 PR#${{ needs.check-pr.outputs.pr_number }}"
                UI_HOMEDESCRIPTION: "V2 PR#${{ needs.check-pr.outputs.pr_number }} - Embedded Architecture"
                UI_APPNAMENAVBAR: "V2 PR#${{ needs.check-pr.outputs.pr_number }}"
@@ -222,10 +222,10 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1

      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0
      - name: Run Gradle Command
        run: |
          if [ "${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.disable_security }}" == "true" ]; then
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Build and push PR-specific image (Depot)
        if: env.USE_DEPOT == 'true'
-        uses: depot/build-push-action@5f3b3c2e5a00f0093de47f657aeaefcedff27d18 # v1.16.0
+        uses: depot/build-push-action@98e78adca7817480b8185f474a400b451d74e287 # v1.16.0
        with:
          project: ${{ vars.DEPOT_PROJECT_ID }}
          context: .
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Build and push engine image (Depot)
        if: env.USE_DEPOT == 'true' && needs.check-comment.outputs.enable_prototypes == 'true'
-        uses: depot/build-push-action@5f3b3c2e5a00f0093de47f657aeaefcedff27d18 # v1.16.0
+        uses: depot/build-push-action@98e78adca7817480b8185f474a400b451d74e287 # v1.16.0
        with:
          project: ${{ vars.DEPOT_PROJECT_ID }}
          context: ./engine
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ jobs:
              environment:
                DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: "${DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES}"
                SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "${LOGIN_SECURITY}"
-                SYSTEM_DEFAULTLOCALE: en-GB
+                SYSTEM_DEFAULTLOCALE: en-US
                UI_APPNAME: "Stirling-PDF PR#${PR_NUMBER}"
                UI_HOMEDESCRIPTION: "PR#${PR_NUMBER} for Stirling-PDF Latest"
                UI_APPNAMENAVBAR: "PR#${PR_NUMBER}"
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1

      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0

      - name: Regenerate tool models
        run: task engine:tool-models
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1
          cache-disabled: true

      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0
      - name: Check Java formatting (Spotless)
        # Runs once per matrix combination - pick the cheapest leg
        # (core - no proprietary, no saas) so we don't wait for the
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
          cache: "npm"
          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0
      - name: Install Playwright (chromium only)
        run: task e2e:install -- chromium
      - name: Build frontend (needed for playwright's vite preview webServer)
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1
          cache-disabled: true

      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0
      - name: Check licenses for compatibility
        run: task backend:licenses:check
        env:
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1
          cache-disabled: true

      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0
      - name: Generate OpenAPI documentation
        run: task backend:swagger
        env:
@@ -166,16 +166,16 @@ jobs:

            // Determine reference file
            let referenceFilePath;
-            if (changedFiles.includes("frontend/editor/public/locales/en-GB/translation.toml")) {
+            if (changedFiles.includes("frontend/editor/public/locales/en-US/translation.toml")) {
              console.log("Using PR branch reference file.");
              const { data: fileContent } = await github.rest.repos.getContent({
                owner: prRepoOwner,
                repo: prRepoName,
-                path: "frontend/editor/public/locales/en-GB/translation.toml",
+                path: "frontend/editor/public/locales/en-US/translation.toml",
                ref: branch,
              });

-              referenceFilePath = "pr-branch-translation-en-GB.toml";
+              referenceFilePath = "pr-branch-translation-en-US.toml";
              const content = Buffer.from(fileContent.content, "base64").toString("utf-8");
              fs.writeFileSync(referenceFilePath, content);
            } else {
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ jobs:
              const { data: fileContent } = await github.rest.repos.getContent({
                owner: repoOwner,
                repo: repoName,
-                path: "frontend/editor/public/locales/en-GB/translation.toml",
+                path: "frontend/editor/public/locales/en-US/translation.toml",
                ref: "main",
              });

-              referenceFilePath = "main-branch-translation-en-GB.toml";
+              referenceFilePath = "main-branch-translation-en-US.toml";
              const content = Buffer.from(fileContent.content, "base64").toString("utf-8");
              fs.writeFileSync(referenceFilePath, content);
            }
@@ -293,6 +293,6 @@ jobs:
        run: |
          echo "Cleaning up temporary files..."
          rm -rf pr-branch
-          rm -f pr-branch-translation-en-GB.toml main-branch-translation-en-GB.toml changed_files.txt result.txt
+          rm -f pr-branch-translation-en-US.toml main-branch-translation-en-US.toml changed_files.txt result.txt
          echo "Cleanup complete."
        continue-on-error: true # Ensure cleanup runs even if previous steps fail
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1
          cache-disabled: true

      # No `-PnoSpotless` here yet because the upstream cache layer matches the
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Build and push frontend image (Depot)
        if: env.USE_DEPOT == 'true' && steps.check-frontend.outputs.exists == 'false'
-        uses: depot/build-push-action@5f3b3c2e5a00f0093de47f657aeaefcedff27d18 # v1.16.0
+        uses: depot/build-push-action@98e78adca7817480b8185f474a400b451d74e287 # v1.16.0
        with:
          project: ${{ vars.DEPOT_PROJECT_ID }}
          context: .
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Build and push backend image (Depot)
        if: env.USE_DEPOT == 'true' && steps.check-backend.outputs.exists == 'false'
-        uses: depot/build-push-action@5f3b3c2e5a00f0093de47f657aeaefcedff27d18 # v1.16.0
+        uses: depot/build-push-action@98e78adca7817480b8185f474a400b451d74e287 # v1.16.0
        with:
          project: ${{ vars.DEPOT_PROJECT_ID }}
          context: .
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
              environment:
                DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: "true"
                SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "false"
-                SYSTEM_DEFAULTLOCALE: en-GB
+                SYSTEM_DEFAULTLOCALE: en-US
                UI_APPNAME: "Stirling-PDF V2"
                UI_HOMEDESCRIPTION: "V2 Frontend/Backend Split"
                UI_APPNAMENAVBAR: "V2 Deployment"
@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-name: Docker Compose Cucumber tests (saas / PAYG)
-
-# Self-contained CI job for the PAYG shadow-mode cucumber scenarios.
-# Triggers only on PAYG-relevant paths so we don't add CI minutes to every PR
-# that doesn't touch the saas flavour.
-#
-# Companion to `docker-compose-tests.yml` (which runs against the
-# proprietary-flavour stack and skips features/payg via behave.ini's
-# exclude_re). Kept as a separate workflow so the saas matrix can fail and
-# succeed independently without touching the main cucumber harness.
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - "app/saas/**"
-      - "testing/cucumber/features/payg/**"
-      - "testing/cucumber/features/steps/payg_step_definitions.py"
-      - "testing/cucumber/requirements.txt"
-      - "testing/compose/docker-compose-saas.yml"
-      - "testing/compose/payg/**"
-      - "testing/test-payg.sh"
-      - ".github/workflows/docker-compose-tests-saas.yml"
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - "app/saas/**"
-      - "testing/cucumber/features/payg/**"
-      - "testing/cucumber/features/steps/payg_step_definitions.py"
-      - "testing/cucumber/requirements.txt"
-      - "testing/compose/docker-compose-saas.yml"
-      - "testing/compose/payg/**"
-      - "testing/test-payg.sh"
-      - ".github/workflows/docker-compose-tests-saas.yml"
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  pick:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/_runner-pick.yml
-
-  docker-compose-tests-saas:
-    needs: pick
-    runs-on: ${{ needs.pick.outputs.is_fork == 'true' && 'ubuntu-latest' || 'depot-ubuntu-24.04-4' }}
-    permissions:
-      actions: write
-      contents: read
-      checks: write
-    env:
-      DEPOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DEPOT_TOKEN }}
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@ab7a9404c0f3da075243ca237b5fac12c98deaa5 # v2.19.3
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
-
-      - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-
-      - name: Set up JDK 25
-        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
-        with:
-          java-version: "25"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
-      - name: Cache Gradle dependency artifacts
-        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.gradle/wrapper
-            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1
-            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/metadata-2.*
-          key: gradle-deps-saas-${{ runner.os }}-jdk-25-${{ hashFiles('**/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties', '**/*.gradle', '**/*.gradle.kts', 'settings.gradle', 'settings.gradle.kts', 'gradle/libs.versions.toml') }}
-
-      - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
-        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
-          cache-disabled: true
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
-
-      - name: Expose GitHub runtime for Buildx cache
-        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-github-runtime@04d248b84655b509d8c44dc1d6f990c879747487 # v4.0.0
-
-      # No "Install Docker Compose" step: Ubuntu runners ship with `docker compose`
-      # v2 (built into the Docker CLI). test-payg.sh uses the v2 form throughout
-      # (`docker compose …`, no hyphen), so the legacy v1 `docker-compose` binary
-      # isn't needed. Avoids a `curl | sudo install` without checksum verification
-      # (Aikido flagged this when copy-pasted from docker-compose-tests.yml).
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
-          cache: "pip"
-          cache-dependency-path: ./testing/cucumber/requirements.txt
-
-      - name: Pip requirements
-        run: |
-          pip install --require-hashes --only-binary=:all: -r ./testing/cucumber/requirements.txt
-
-      - name: Run PAYG Cucumber Tests
-        env:
-          MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
-          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
-          MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
-        run: |
-          chmod +x ./testing/test-payg.sh
-          ./testing/test-payg.sh
-
-      - name: Dump saas container logs on failure
-        if: failure()
-        run: |
-          docker compose -f testing/compose/docker-compose-saas.yml logs --tail 500 stirling-pdf-saas || true
-          docker compose -f testing/compose/docker-compose-saas.yml logs --tail 200 postgres-saas || true
-
-      - name: Upload PAYG Cucumber Report
-        if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
-        with:
-          name: payg-cucumber-report
-          path: testing/cucumber/report-payg.html
-          retention-days: 7
-          if-no-files-found: warn
-
-      - name: PAYG Cucumber Test Report
-        if: always()
-        uses: dorny/test-reporter@a43b3a5f7366b97d083190328d2c652e1a8b6aa2 # v3.0.0
-        with:
-          name: PAYG Cucumber Tests
-          path: testing/cucumber/junit-payg/*.xml
-          reporter: java-junit
-          fail-on-error: false
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1
          cache-disabled: true

      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
          cache: "npm"
          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0
      - name: Install Playwright (chromium only)
        run: task e2e:install -- chromium
      - name: Build frontend (production bundle for vite preview)
@@ -188,10 +188,30 @@ jobs:
          name: backend-log-live-${{ github.run_id }}
          path: .test-state/playwright/backend.log
          retention-days: 7
-      - name: Upload Playwright report
+      - name: List Playwright output locations (debug)
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          echo "::group::Playwright output dirs"
+          # Playwright anchors its default outputDir + HTML report to the
+          # nearest package.json, which is frontend/ (frontend/editor has
+          # none), so artifacts land under frontend/, not frontend/editor/.
+          ls -la frontend/playwright-report 2>/dev/null \
+            || echo "no playwright-report at frontend/"
+          ls -la frontend/test-results 2>/dev/null \
+            || echo "no test-results at frontend/"
+          find . -name node_modules -prune -o -name 'trace.zip' -print 2>/dev/null || true
+          echo "::endgroup::"
+      - name: Upload Playwright report + traces
        if: always()
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
        with:
          name: playwright-report-live-${{ github.run_id }}
-          path: frontend/editor/playwright-report/
+          # test-results/ holds the per-test trace.zip (with browser console
+          # logs) + screenshots/video; playwright-report/ is the HTML report.
+          # Both live under frontend/ (Playwright anchors them to the nearest
+          # package.json, which is frontend/; frontend/editor has none).
+          path: |
+            frontend/playwright-report/
+            frontend/test-results/
          retention-days: 7
+          if-no-files-found: warn
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
          cache: "npm"
          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0
      - name: Install Playwright (chromium only)
        run: task e2e:install -- chromium
      - name: Build frontend (production bundle for vite preview)
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
        run: npm ci --ignore-scripts --audit=false --fund=false

      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0
      - name: Generate frontend license report (internal PR)
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false
        env:
@@ -349,10 +349,10 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1

      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0
      - name: Check licenses and generate report
        id: license-check
        run: task backend:licenses:generate || echo "LICENSE_CHECK_FAILED=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
          cache: "npm"
          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0
      - name: Quality-check frontend
        id: frontend-check
        run: task frontend:check:all
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1

      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0
      - name: Get version number
        id: versionNumber
        run: |
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1

      - name: Setup Node.js
        if: matrix.variant.build_frontend == true
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json

      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0

      - name: Build JAR
        run: ./gradlew build ${{ matrix.variant.build_frontend && '-PbuildWithFrontend=true' || '' }} -x spotlessApply -x spotlessCheck -x test -x sonarqube
@@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1

      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0

      # Build the universal JRE before desktop:prepare so the jlink:runtime
      # task short-circuits on its `test -d runtime/jre` status check.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json

      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0
      - name: Install all Playwright browsers
        run: task e2e:install

@@ -51,3 +51,15 @@ jobs:
          name: playwright-nightly-${{ github.run_id }}
          path: frontend/editor/playwright-report/
          retention-days: 14
+
+  # Builds all desktop platforms on a schedule so the Rust dependency cache is
+  # written on main, where PR and merge-queue tauri builds can restore it.
+  warm-tauri-cache:
+    name: Warm Tauri Rust cache
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/tauri-build.yml
+    with:
+      platform: all
+    secrets: inherit
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 name: Pre-commit

-# Runs `pre-commit run` for ruff / codespell / gitleaks / EOF / trailing-ws.
-# Called from build.yml on PRs and merge_group; also runnable on demand via
-# workflow_dispatch for manual local-equivalent linting.
+# Runs the repo-wide lint/format/secret checks via `task pre-commit`.
+# Called from build.yml on PRs and merge_group; also runnable on demand via workflow_dispatch.
 on:
  workflow_call:
  workflow_dispatch:
@@ -13,10 +12,6 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
  pre-commit:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      # Prevents sdist builds → no tar extraction
-      PIP_ONLY_BINARY: ":all:"
-      PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK: "1"
    steps:
      - name: Harden Runner
        uses: step-security/harden-runner@ab7a9404c0f3da075243ca237b5fac12c98deaa5 # v2.19.3
@@ -29,23 +24,13 @@ jobs:
          fetch-depth: 0
          persist-credentials: false

-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
        with:
-          python-version: 3.12
-          cache: "pip" # caching pip dependencies
-          cache-dependency-path: ./.github/scripts/requirements_pre_commit.txt
+          enable-cache: true

-      - name: Run Pre-Commit Hooks
-        run: |
-          pip install --require-hashes --only-binary=:all: -r ./.github/scripts/requirements_pre_commit.txt
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0

-      - name: Run Pre-Commit
-        run: |
-          pre-commit run ruff --all-files -c .pre-commit-config.yaml
-          pre-commit run ruff-format --all-files -c .pre-commit-config.yaml
-          pre-commit run codespell --all-files -c .pre-commit-config.yaml
-          pre-commit run gitleaks --all-files -c .pre-commit-config.yaml
-          pre-commit run end-of-file-fixer --all-files -c .pre-commit-config.yaml
-          pre-commit run trailing-whitespace --all-files -c .pre-commit-config.yaml
-          git diff --exit-code
+      - name: Run pre-commit checks
+        run: task pre-commit
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Generate tags for base image
        id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@030e881283bb7a6894de51c315a6bfe6a94e05cf # v6.0.0
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@80c7e94dd9b9319bd5eb7a0e0fe9291e23a2a2e9 # v6.1.0
        with:
          images: |
            ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_ORG_USERNAME }}/stirling-pdf-base
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1

      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
        id: buildx
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0

      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0
      - name: Get version number
        id: versionNumber
        run: echo "versionNumber=$(./gradlew printVersion --quiet | tail -1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Generate tags for latest
        id: meta
        if: env.RUN_MAIN_APP == 'true'
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@030e881283bb7a6894de51c315a6bfe6a94e05cf # v6.0.0
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@80c7e94dd9b9319bd5eb7a0e0fe9291e23a2a2e9 # v6.1.0
        with:
          images: |
            ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}/s-pdf
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ jobs:
          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=stirling-pdf-latest
          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          # No BASE_VERSION pin: inherit the Dockerfile ARG default (single source of truth).
          build-args: |
            VERSION_TAG=${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}
-            BASE_VERSION=1.0.0
          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8
          provenance: true
          sbom: true
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Generate tags for latest-fat
        id: meta-fat
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@030e881283bb7a6894de51c315a6bfe6a94e05cf # v6.0.0
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@80c7e94dd9b9319bd5eb7a0e0fe9291e23a2a2e9 # v6.1.0
        if: env.RUN_MAIN_APP == 'true' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/testMain'
        with:
          images: |
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Generate tags for ultra-lite
        id: meta-lite
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@030e881283bb7a6894de51c315a6bfe6a94e05cf # v6.0.0
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@80c7e94dd9b9319bd5eb7a0e0fe9291e23a2a2e9 # v6.1.0
        if: env.RUN_MAIN_APP == 'true' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/testMain'
        with:
          images: |
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
          egress-policy: audit

      - name: 30 days stale issues
-        uses: actions/stale@b5d41d4e1d5dceea10e7104786b73624c18a190f # v10.2.0
+        uses: actions/stale@eb5cf3af3ac0a1aa4c9c45633dd1ae542a27a899 # v10.3.0
        with:
          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          days-before-stale: 30
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1

      - name: Generate Swagger documentation
        run: ./gradlew :stirling-pdf:generateOpenApiDocs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
          SWAGGERHUB_USER: "Frooodle"

      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0
      - name: Get version number
        id: versionNumber
        run: echo "versionNumber=$(./gradlew printVersion --quiet | tail -1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -58,15 +58,23 @@ jobs:

      - name: Install Python dependencies
        run: |
-          pip install --require-hashes --only-binary=:all: -r ./.github/scripts/requirements_sync_readme.txt -r ./.github/scripts/requirements_pre_commit.txt
+          pip install --require-hashes --only-binary=:all: -r ./.github/scripts/requirements_sync_readme.txt
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
+        with:
+          enable-cache: true
+
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0

      - name: Sync translation TOML files
        run: |
-          python .github/scripts/check_language_toml.py --reference-file "frontend/editor/public/locales/en-GB/translation.toml" --branch main
+          python .github/scripts/check_language_toml.py --reference-file "frontend/editor/public/locales/en-US/translation.toml" --branch main

-      - name: pre-commit run
+      - name: Sort translation TOML files
        run: |
-          pre-commit run toml-sort-fix --all-files
+          task pre-commit:toml-sort FIX=1

      - name: Commit translation files
        run: |
@@ -100,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
            This Pull Request was automatically generated to synchronize updates to translation files and documentation. Below are the details of the changes made:

            #### **1. Synchronization of Translation Files**
-            - Updated translation files (`frontend/editor/public/locales/*/translation.toml`) to reflect changes in the reference file `en-GB/translation.toml`.
+            - Updated translation files (`frontend/editor/public/locales/*/translation.toml`) to reflect changes in the reference file `en-US/translation.toml`.
            - Ensured consistency and synchronization across all supported language files.
            - Highlighted any missing or incomplete translations.
            - **Format**: TOML
@@ -115,6 +115,20 @@ jobs:
          toolchain: stable
          targets: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-15' && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}

+      # Cache the Cargo registry and compiled dependency crates so the build
+      # only recompiles the app crate. Written on main; PRs and the merge queue
+      # restore from it.
+      - name: Cache Rust build
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@c19371144df3bb44fab255c43d04cbc2ab54d1c4 # v2.9.1
+        with:
+          workspaces: frontend/editor/src-tauri
+          # Stable key shared across workflows so the nightly warmer. 
+          # rust-cache still appends OS + rustc + Cargo.lock.
+          shared-key: tauri-${{ matrix.name }}
+          save-if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+          # Save the dependency cache even if a later step fails
+          cache-on-failure: true
+
      - name: Set up x86_64 JDK 25 (macOS universal JRE)
        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15'
        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
@@ -136,10 +150,10 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1

      - name: Setup Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0

      - name: Build universal macOS JRE
        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15'
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1
          cache-disabled: true

      - name: Install Task
-        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@01a4adf9db2d14c1de7a560f09170b6e0df736aa # v2.1.0
      - name: Build application
        run: task backend:build
        env:
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Build ${{ matrix.docker-rev }} (Depot)
        if: env.USE_DEPOT == 'true'
-        uses: depot/build-push-action@5f3b3c2e5a00f0093de47f657aeaefcedff27d18 # v1.16.0
+        uses: depot/build-push-action@98e78adca7817480b8185f474a400b451d74e287 # v1.16.0
        with:
          project: ${{ vars.DEPOT_PROJECT_ID }}
          context: .
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Build docker/unoserver/Dockerfile (Depot)
        if: env.USE_DEPOT == 'true'
-        uses: depot/build-push-action@5f3b3c2e5a00f0093de47f657aeaefcedff27d18 # v1.16.0
+        uses: depot/build-push-action@98e78adca7817480b8185f474a400b451d74e287 # v1.16.0
        with:
          project: ${{ vars.DEPOT_PROJECT_ID }}
          context: .
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Gradle
        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          gradle-version: 9.5.1

      - name: Build with Gradle
        run: ./gradlew build
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Build and push test image (Depot)
        if: env.USE_DEPOT == 'true'
-        uses: depot/build-push-action@5f3b3c2e5a00f0093de47f657aeaefcedff27d18 # v1.16.0
+        uses: depot/build-push-action@98e78adca7817480b8185f474a400b451d74e287 # v1.16.0
        with:
          project: ${{ vars.DEPOT_PROJECT_ID }}
          context: .
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
              environment:
                DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: "true"
                SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "false"
-                SYSTEM_DEFAULTLOCALE: en-GB
+                SYSTEM_DEFAULTLOCALE: en-US
                UI_APPNAME: "Stirling-PDF Test"
                UI_HOMEDESCRIPTION: "Test Deployment"
                UI_APPNAMENAVBAR: "Test"
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ app/core/storage/
 # These are generated by npm build and should not be committed
 app/core/src/main/resources/static/assets/
 app/core/src/main/resources/static/index.html
+# Prerendered per-route SPA pages (OG/social-preview), e.g. compress.html. api-landing.html is source.
+app/core/src/main/resources/static/*.html
+!app/core/src/main/resources/static/api-landing.html
+!app/core/src/main/resources/static/mobile-upload.html
+# Prerendered nested-route pages (e.g. settings/people.html)
+app/core/src/main/resources/static/settings/
 app/core/src/main/resources/static/locales/
 app/core/src/main/resources/static/Login/
 app/core/src/main/resources/static/classic-logo/
@@ -53,6 +59,8 @@ app/core/src/main/resources/static/modern-logo/
 app/core/src/main/resources/static/og_images/
 app/core/src/main/resources/static/samples/
 app/core/src/main/resources/static/manifest-classic.json
+app/core/src/main/resources/static/og-metadata.json
+app/core/src/main/resources/static/sw-folder-retry.js
 app/core/src/main/resources/static/robots.txt
 app/core/src/main/resources/static/pdfium/
 app/core/src/main/resources/static/pdfjs/
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
-# PostHog project-level key — phc_ prefix keys are public/client-side by design
+# PostHog project-level key - phc_ prefix keys are public/client-side by design
 # (PostHog client-side tracking embeds them in the browser bundle). Committed
 # intentionally in #6150 so engine/.env has a working default, with real
 # credentials overridden via engine/.env.local.
 engine/.env:generic-api-key:41
+
+# MCP test fixtures / harness - no real secrets:
+# - test-only API key constant in an integration test
+# - JDBC URL + throwaway Keycloak creds in the local test compose
+# - placeholder / shell-variable Bearer headers in curl-based validation scripts
+app/proprietary/src/test/java/stirling/software/proprietary/mcp/security/McpApiKeyIntegrationTest.java:generic-api-key:40
+testing/compose/docker-compose-keycloak-mcp.yml:generic-api-key:25
+testing/compose/validate-mcp-apikey.sh:curl-auth-header:73
+testing/compose/validate-mcp-test.sh:curl-auth-header:92
+testing/compose/validate-mcp-test.sh:curl-auth-header:116
+
+# Storybook example showing curl with a fake Bearer token placeholder (sk_live_a3f8...).
+frontend/shared/components/CodeBlock.stories.tsx:curl-auth-header:4
+
+# Truncated placeholder API key in portal docs example (sk_live_8f2c...e10) - not a real secret.
+frontend/portal/src/components/docs/GettingStartedSection.tsx:generic-api-key:31
@@ -1,52 +1,14 @@
+# The actual checks live in .taskfiles/pre-commit.yml (with helper scripts under
+# scripts/pre-commit/) and are driven by Task. This hook just delegates to `task
+# pre-commit` so the git pre-commit hook, CI and a manual `task pre-commit` all
+# run the exact same thing. Requires `task` and `uv` on PATH. To auto-fix instead
+# of only checking, run `task pre-commit:fix`.
 repos:
-  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.15.14
+  - repo: local
    hooks:
-      - id: ruff
-        args:
-          - --fix
-          - --line-length=127
-        files: ^((\.github/scripts|scripts|app/core/src/main/resources/static/python)/.+)?[^/]+\.py$
-        exclude: (split_photos.py)
-      - id: ruff-format
-        files: ^((\.github/scripts|scripts|app/core/src/main/resources/static/python)/.+)?[^/]+\.py$
-        exclude: (split_photos.py)
-  - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
-    rev: v2.4.2
-    hooks:
-      - id: codespell
-        args:
-          - --ignore-words-list=thirdParty,tabEl,tabEls,Sie,ist,fulfilment
-          - --skip="./.*,*.csv,*.json,*.ambr"
-          - --quiet-level=2
-        files: \.(html|css|js|py|md)$
-        exclude: (.vscode|.devcontainer|app/core/src/main/resources|app/proprietary/src/main/resources|frontend/editor/public/vendor|Dockerfile|.*/pdfjs.*|.*/thirdParty.*|bootstrap.*|.*\.min\..*|.*diff\.js)
-  - repo: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
-    rev: v8.30.0
-    hooks:
-      - id: gitleaks
-  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v6.0.0
-    hooks:
-      - id: end-of-file-fixer
-        files: ^.*(\.js|\.java|\.py|\.yml)$
-        exclude: ^(.*/pdfjs.*|.*/thirdParty.*|bootstrap.*|.*\.min\..*|.*diff\.js|\.github/workflows/.*$)
-      - id: trailing-whitespace
-        files: ^.*(\.js|\.java|\.py|\.yml)$
-        exclude: ^(.*/pdfjs.*|.*/thirdParty.*|bootstrap.*|.*\.min\..*|.*diff\.js|\.github/workflows/.*$)
-  - repo: https://github.com/pappasam/toml-sort
-    rev: v0.24.4
-    hooks:
-      - id: toml-sort-fix
-        files: frontend/editor/public/locales/.*\.toml$
-        args: ['--in-place', '--all', '--ignore-case']
-  # - repo: https://github.com/thibaudcolas/pre-commit-stylelint
-  #   rev: v16.21.1
-  #   hooks:
-  #     - id: stylelint
-  #       additional_dependencies:
-  #         - stylelint@16.21.1
-  #         - stylelint-config-standard@38.0.0
-  #         - "@stylistic/stylelint-plugin@3.1.3"
-  #       files: \.(css)$
-  #       args: [--fix]
+      - id: task-pre-commit
+        name: task pre-commit
+        entry: task pre-commit
+        language: system
+        pass_filenames: false
+        always_run: true
@@ -18,17 +18,30 @@ version: '3'
 tasks:
  dev:
    desc: "Start backend dev server"
+    cmds:
+      - task: dev:proprietary
+        vars:
+          PORT: '{{.PORT}}'
+          AIENGINE_URL: '{{.AIENGINE_URL}}'
+          AIENGINE_ENABLED: '{{.AIENGINE_ENABLED}}'
+          AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS: '{{.AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS}}'
+          SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: '{{.SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN}}'
+
+  dev:proprietary:
+    desc: "Start backend dev server in proprietary mode"
    ignore_error: true
    vars:
      PORT: '{{.PORT | default "8080"}}'
      AIENGINE_URL: '{{.AIENGINE_URL | default ""}}'
+      AIENGINE_ENABLED: '{{.AIENGINE_ENABLED | default "false"}}'
      AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS: '{{.AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS | default "120"}}'
+      SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: '{{.SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN | default ""}}'
    env:
      SERVER_PORT: '{{.PORT}}'
    cmds:
-      - cmd: '{{if .AIENGINE_URL}}AIENGINE_URL={{.AIENGINE_URL}} AIENGINE_ENABLED=true AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS={{.AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS}} {{end}}cmd /c ".\gradlew.bat :stirling-pdf:bootRun"'
+      - cmd: '{{if .AIENGINE_URL}}AIENGINE_URL={{.AIENGINE_URL}} AIENGINE_ENABLED={{.AIENGINE_ENABLED}} AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS={{.AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS}} {{end}}{{if .SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN}}SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN={{.SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN}} {{end}}cmd /c ".\gradlew.bat :stirling-pdf:bootRun"'
        platforms: [windows]
-      - cmd: '{{if .AIENGINE_URL}}AIENGINE_URL={{.AIENGINE_URL}} AIENGINE_ENABLED=true AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS={{.AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS}} {{end}}./gradlew :stirling-pdf:bootRun'
+      - cmd: '{{if .AIENGINE_URL}}AIENGINE_URL={{.AIENGINE_URL}} AIENGINE_ENABLED={{.AIENGINE_ENABLED}} AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS={{.AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS}} {{end}}{{if .SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN}}SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN={{.SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN}} {{end}}./gradlew :stirling-pdf:bootRun'
        platforms: [linux, darwin]

  dev:bundled:
@@ -50,9 +63,15 @@ tasks:
      PORT: '{{.PORT | default "8080"}}'
      # Override to "" to run the pure `saas` profile against your own SAAS_DB_*.
      PROFILES: '{{.PROFILES | default "dev"}}'
+      AIENGINE_URL: '{{.AIENGINE_URL | default ""}}'
+      AIENGINE_ENABLED: '{{.AIENGINE_ENABLED | default "false"}}'
+      AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS: '{{.AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS | default "120"}}'
    env:
      SERVER_PORT: '{{.PORT}}'
      STIRLING_FLAVOR: saas
+      AIENGINE_URL: '{{.AIENGINE_URL}}'
+      AIENGINE_ENABLED: '{{.AIENGINE_ENABLED}}'
+      AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS: '{{.AIENGINE_TIMEOUTSECONDS}}'
    cmds:
      - cmd: cmd /c ".\gradlew.bat :stirling-pdf:bootRun {{if .PROFILES}}--args=\"--spring.profiles.include={{.PROFILES}}\"{{end}}"
        platforms: [windows]
@@ -127,14 +127,15 @@ tasks:
    cmds:
      - rm -rf runtime/jre
      - mkdir -p runtime
-      - >-
-        jlink
-        --add-modules {{.JLINK_MODULES}}
-        --strip-debug
-        --compress=zip-6
-        --no-header-files
-        --no-man-pages
-        --output runtime/jre
+      - |
+        JLINK_COMPRESS="$(jlink --help 2>&1 | grep -q 'zip-\[0-9\]' && echo zip-6 || echo 2)"
+        jlink \
+          --add-modules {{.JLINK_MODULES}} \
+          --strip-debug \
+          --compress="$JLINK_COMPRESS" \
+          --no-header-files \
+          --no-man-pages \
+          --output runtime/jre
      # jlink emits its files mode 444 (read-only). Tauri's build-script
      # resource copier preserves source permissions when staging
      # `runtime/jre/**/*` into `target/<profile>/runtime/jre/...`, so the
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ tasks:
    cmds:
      - docker build -t stirling-pdf-ultra-lite -f {{.EMBEDDED_DIR}}/Dockerfile.ultra-lite .

+  build:backend:
+    desc: "Build backend-only Docker image (no embedded frontend)"
+    cmds:
+      - docker build -t stirling-pdf-backend -f docker/backend/Dockerfile .
+
  build:frontend:
    desc: "Build frontend-only Docker image"
    cmds:
@@ -212,3 +212,55 @@ tasks:
    desc: "Stop the SAML keycloak test environment"
    cmds:
      - docker compose -f testing/compose/docker-compose-keycloak-saml.yml down -v
+
+  mcp:up:
+    desc: "Start the MCP keycloak test environment (Stirling as OAuth resource server)"
+    summary: |
+      Brings up Keycloak (OAuth authorization server) + Stirling configured as an
+      MCP resource server, then you can exercise /mcp with real Keycloak tokens.
+      Set LICENSE_KEY=<KEY> to skip the interactive license prompt:
+        task e2e:mcp:up LICENSE_KEY=abc123
+      Pass extra flags via -- :
+        task e2e:mcp:up -- --validate --nobuild
+    ignore_error: true
+    cmds:
+      - bash testing/compose/start-mcp-test.sh {{if .LICENSE_KEY}}--license-key "{{.LICENSE_KEY}}"{{end}} {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+
+  mcp:manual:
+    desc: "Start the MCP keycloak test env in manual mode (prints URLs + a live token for your client)"
+    summary: |
+      Brings the stack up and prints copy-paste URLs/commands plus a freshly minted
+      access token so you can drive your own MCP client (Inspector, curl, ...).
+        task e2e:mcp:manual LICENSE_KEY=<your-license-key>
+      Add --nobuild if the images are already built:
+        task e2e:mcp:manual LICENSE_KEY=<your-license-key> -- --nobuild
+    ignore_error: true
+    cmds:
+      - bash testing/compose/start-mcp-test.sh --manual {{if .LICENSE_KEY}}--license-key "{{.LICENSE_KEY}}"{{end}} {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+
+  mcp:apikey:
+    desc: "Start the MCP test env in API-KEY manual mode (no OAuth/IdP): mints a key + prints client settings"
+    summary: |
+      Brings Stirling up in apikey auth mode and prints copy-paste client settings with a freshly
+      minted X-API-KEY - ideal for clients whose OAuth layer can't reach localhost.
+        task e2e:mcp:apikey LICENSE_KEY=<your-license-key>
+      Add --nobuild if images are already built:
+        task e2e:mcp:apikey LICENSE_KEY=<your-license-key> -- --nobuild
+    ignore_error: true
+    cmds:
+      - bash testing/compose/start-mcp-test.sh --apikey {{if .LICENSE_KEY}}--license-key "{{.LICENSE_KEY}}"{{end}} {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+
+  mcp:validate:
+    desc: "Validate the running MCP keycloak test environment end-to-end (oauth mode + real MCP SDK client)"
+    cmds:
+      - bash testing/compose/validate-mcp-test.sh
+
+  mcp:validate-apikey:
+    desc: "Validate the MCP server in API-KEY auth mode (mints a key + real MCP SDK client), then restore oauth"
+    cmds:
+      - bash testing/compose/validate-mcp-apikey.sh
+
+  mcp:down:
+    desc: "Stop the MCP keycloak test environment"
+    cmds:
+      - docker compose -f testing/compose/docker-compose-keycloak-mcp.yml down -v
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ tasks:
    env:
      PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1"
    cmds:
-      - uv run uvicorn stirling.api.app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port {{.PORT}}
+      - uv run uvicorn stirling.api.app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port {{.PORT}} --workers "${STIRLING_ENGINE_WORKERS:-4}"

  dev:
    desc: "Start engine dev server with hot reload"
@@ -40,6 +40,21 @@ tasks:
    cmds:
      - node editor/scripts/generate-icons.js

+  prepare:og:
+    internal: true
+    run: when_changed
+    desc: "Regenerate OG/social-preview metadata from the tool registry"
+    cmds:
+      - node editor/scripts/generate-og-metadata.mjs
+    sources:
+      - editor/src/core/types/toolId.ts
+      - editor/src/core/utils/urlMapping.ts
+      - editor/src/core/data/useTranslatedToolRegistry.tsx
+      - editor/public/og_images/*.png
+    generates:
+      - editor/src/core/data/ogImageMap.json
+      - editor/public/og-metadata.json
+
  prepare:
    desc: "Set up dev environment"
    run: when_changed
@@ -49,6 +64,7 @@ tasks:
      - task: prepare:env
        vars: { MODE: '{{.MODE}}' }
      - prepare:icons
+      - prepare:og

  # ============================================================
  # Development
@@ -114,9 +130,34 @@ tasks:

  dev:portal:
    desc: "Start developer portal dev server"
+    ignore_error: true
    deps: [install]
+    vars:
+      PORT: '{{.PORT | default "5173"}}'
+      BACKEND_URL: '{{.BACKEND_URL | default "http://localhost:8080"}}'
+      EDITOR_URL: '{{.EDITOR_URL | default ""}}'
+      OPEN: '{{.OPEN | default ""}}'
+      SUBPATH: '{{.SUBPATH | default ""}}'
+      MOCKS: '{{.MOCKS | default ""}}'
+    env:
+      BACKEND_URL: '{{.BACKEND_URL}}'
    cmds:
-      - npx vite portal --port {{.PORT | default "5173"}}{{if .OPEN}} --open{{end}}
+      - '{{if .SUBPATH}}RUN_SUBPATH={{.SUBPATH}} {{end}}{{if .MOCKS}}VITE_PORTAL_MOCKS={{.MOCKS}} {{end}}{{if .EDITOR_URL}}VITE_EDITOR_URL={{.EDITOR_URL}} {{end}}npx vite portal --port {{.PORT}}{{if .OPEN}} --open{{end}}'
+
+  dev:portal:proxy:serve:
+    internal: true
+    vars:
+      PORT: '{{.PORT | default "3000"}}'
+      BACKEND_URL: '{{.BACKEND_URL | default "http://localhost:8080"}}'
+      EDITOR_DEV_URL: '{{.EDITOR_DEV_URL | default ""}}'
+      PORTAL_DEV_URL: '{{.PORTAL_DEV_URL | default ""}}'
+    env:
+      PORT: '{{.PORT}}'
+      BACKEND_URL: '{{.BACKEND_URL}}'
+      EDITOR_DEV_URL: '{{.EDITOR_DEV_URL}}'
+      PORTAL_DEV_URL: '{{.PORTAL_DEV_URL}}'
+    cmds:
+      - npx tsx scripts/dev-origin-proxy.ts

  # ============================================================
  # Build
@@ -137,8 +178,10 @@ tasks:
  build:proprietary:
    desc: "Build for proprietary mode"
    deps: [prepare]
+    vars:
+      PREVIEW: '{{.PREVIEW | default ""}}'
    cmds:
-      - npx vite build editor --mode proprietary
+      - '{{if .PREVIEW}}VITE_BUILD_FOR_PREVIEW=1 {{end}}npx vite build editor --mode proprietary'

  build:saas:
    desc: "Build for SaaS mode"
@@ -165,8 +208,26 @@ tasks:
  build:portal:
    desc: "Build developer portal"
    deps: [install]
+    vars:
+      SUBPATH: '{{.SUBPATH | default ""}}'
    cmds:
-      - npx vite build portal
+      - '{{if .SUBPATH}}RUN_SUBPATH={{.SUBPATH}} {{end}}npx vite build portal'
+
+  preview:portal:proxy:
+    desc: "Build + serve editor + portal behind one origin (prod-like auth testing)"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    vars:
+      PORT: '{{.PORT | default "3000"}}'
+      BACKEND_URL: '{{.BACKEND_URL | default "http://localhost:8080"}}'
+    env:
+      PORT: '{{.PORT}}'
+      BACKEND_URL: '{{.BACKEND_URL}}'
+    cmds:
+      - task: build:proprietary
+        vars: { PREVIEW: '1' }
+      - task: build:portal
+        vars: { SUBPATH: portal }
+      - npx tsx scripts/dev-origin-proxy.ts

  storybook:
    desc: "Start Storybook dev server"
@@ -262,10 +323,17 @@ tasks:
    cmds:
      - npx tsc --noEmit --project editor/src/desktop/tsconfig.json

+  typecheck:cloud:
+    desc: "Typecheck cloud shared layer (standalone)"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - npx tsc --noEmit --project editor/src/cloud/tsconfig.json
+
  typecheck:scripts:
    desc: "Typecheck scripts"
    deps: [prepare]
    cmds:
+      - npx tsc --noEmit --project scripts/tsconfig.json
      - npx tsc --noEmit --project editor/scripts/tsconfig.json

  typecheck:prototypes:
@@ -293,6 +361,7 @@ tasks:
      - task: typecheck:proprietary
      - task: typecheck:saas
      - task: typecheck:desktop
+      - task: typecheck:cloud
      - task: typecheck:scripts
      - task: typecheck:prototypes
      - task: typecheck:portal
@@ -310,9 +379,17 @@ tasks:
      - task: format:check
      - task: test

+  og:check:
+    desc: "Fail if committed OG/social-preview metadata is out of date"
+    cmds:
+      - node editor/scripts/generate-og-metadata.mjs --check
+
  check:all:
    desc: "Full CI quality gate"
    cmds:
+      # Runs first, before prepare regenerates: guards the committed og-metadata.json /
+      # ogImageMap.json that the Cloudflare Pages (plain `vite build`) deploy relies on.
+      - task: og:check
      - task: typecheck:all
      - task: lint
      - task: format:check
@@ -327,19 +404,19 @@ tasks:

  test:
    desc: "Run tests"
-    deps: [install]
+    deps: [prepare]
    cmds:
      - npx vitest run --root editor

  test:watch:
    desc: "Run tests in watch mode"
-    deps: [install]
+    deps: [prepare]
    cmds:
      - npx vitest --watch --root editor

  test:coverage:
    desc: "Run tests with coverage (one-shot; CI-friendly)."
-    deps: [install]
+    deps: [prepare]
    cmds:
      # `vitest run` makes this CI-safe (the bare `vitest` form enters watch
      # mode). Explicit reporter list because v8 + json-summary is what the
@@ -367,3 +444,15 @@ tasks:
    deps: [install]
    cmds:
      - node editor/scripts/generate-licenses.js
+
+  # ============================================================
+  # Clean
+  # ============================================================
+
+  clean:
+    desc: "Clean build artifacts and caches"
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: powershell rm -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue node_modules/.vite, editor/dist, dist, dist-portal
+        platforms: [windows]
+      - cmd: rm -rf node_modules/.vite editor/dist dist dist-portal
+        platforms: [linux, darwin]
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+version: '3'
+
+# Repo-wide lint/format/secret checks - the single source of truth that the git
+# pre-commit hook (.pre-commit-config.yaml) and CI (pre_commit.yml) both call.
+
+vars:
+  # File selections as git pathspecs: git does the include/exclude matching, so
+  # there is no grep/xargs and it behaves identically on every platform.
+  PY_FILES: >-
+    'scripts/*.py'
+    '.github/scripts/*.py'
+    'app/core/src/main/resources/static/python/*.py'
+    ':(exclude)*split_photos.py'
+  SPELL_FILES: >-
+    '*.html'
+    '*.css'
+    '*.js'
+    '*.py'
+    '*.md'
+    ':(exclude).vscode/*'
+    ':(exclude).devcontainer/*'
+    ':(exclude)app/core/src/main/resources/*'
+    ':(exclude)app/proprietary/src/main/resources/*'
+    ':(exclude)frontend/editor/public/vendor/*'
+    ':(exclude)*Dockerfile*'
+    ':(exclude)*pdfjs*'
+    ':(exclude)*thirdParty*'
+    ':(exclude)*bootstrap*'
+    ':(exclude)*.min.*'
+    ':(exclude)*diff.js'
+  WS_FILES: >-
+    '*.js'
+    '*.java'
+    '*.py'
+    '*.yml'
+    ':(exclude)*pdfjs*'
+    ':(exclude)*thirdParty*'
+    ':(exclude)*bootstrap*'
+    ':(exclude)*.min.*'
+    ':(exclude)*diff.js'
+    ':(exclude).github/workflows/*'
+  LOCALE_TOML: 'frontend/editor/public/locales/*/translation.toml'
+
+  # gitleaks is pinned + checksum-verified by scripts/pre-commit/install_gitleaks.py,
+  # which owns the version and caches the binary here.
+  GITLEAKS_BIN: '.task/bin/gitleaks{{if eq OS "windows"}}.exe{{end}}'
+
+tasks:
+  default:
+    desc: "Check formatting, spelling, and secrets across the repo"
+    cmds:
+      - task: ruff
+      - task: ruff-format
+      - task: codespell
+      - task: gitleaks
+      - task: whitespace
+      - task: toml-sort
+
+  fix:
+    desc: "Auto-fix formatting, spelling, and secrets issues across the repo"
+    cmds:
+      # Auto-fixers first, then the report-only tools (codespell, gitleaks) so a
+      # finding there does not stop the fixers from running.
+      - task: ruff
+        vars: { FIX: '1' }
+      - task: ruff-format
+        vars: { FIX: '1' }
+      - task: whitespace
+        vars: { FIX: '1' }
+      - task: toml-sort
+        vars: { FIX: '1' }
+      - task: codespell
+      - task: gitleaks
+
+  install:
+    desc: "Install the pinned pre-commit Python tools (ruff, codespell, toml-sort)"
+    run: once
+    cmds:
+      - uv sync --project scripts/pre-commit --locked
+    sources:
+      - scripts/pre-commit/uv.lock
+      - scripts/pre-commit/pyproject.toml
+    status:
+      - test -d scripts/pre-commit/.venv
+
+  clean:
+    desc: "Remove the cached gitleaks binary and the tool virtualenv"
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: rm -rf scripts/pre-commit/.venv .task/bin/gitleaks
+        platforms: [linux, darwin]
+      - cmd: cmd /c "rmdir /s /q scripts\pre-commit\.venv & del /q .task\bin\gitleaks.exe"
+        platforms: [windows]
+        ignore_error: true
+
+  # Individual checks (hidden from `task --list`, but callable, e.g.
+  # `task pre-commit:toml-sort FIX=1`). Pass FIX=1 to auto-fix where supported.
+  ruff:
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - uv run --project scripts/pre-commit --no-sync ruff check --line-length=127 {{if .FIX}}--fix {{end}}$(git ls-files {{.PY_FILES}})
+
+  ruff-format:
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - uv run --project scripts/pre-commit --no-sync ruff format {{if .FIX}}{{else}}--check {{end}}$(git ls-files {{.PY_FILES}})
+
+  codespell:
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - uv run --project scripts/pre-commit --no-sync codespell --ignore-words-list=thirdParty,tabEl,tabEls,Sie,ist,fulfilment --quiet-level=2 $(git ls-files {{.SPELL_FILES}})
+
+  toml-sort:
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - uv run --project scripts/pre-commit --no-sync toml-sort --all --ignore-case {{if .FIX}}--in-place{{else}}--check{{end}} {{.LOCALE_TOML}}
+
+  whitespace:
+    cmds:
+      - uv run --no-project python scripts/pre-commit/whitespace.py {{if .FIX}}--fix {{end}}{{.WS_FILES}}
+
+  gitleaks:
+    deps: [gitleaks-bin]
+    # Scan staged changes only, matching the old hook: the git-mode fingerprints
+    # in .gitleaksignore (file:rule:line) still apply, and with nothing staged
+    # this is a no-op. Secrets are never auto-fixed, so FIX has no effect.
+    cmds:
+      - "{{.GITLEAKS_BIN}} git --pre-commit --redact --staged --verbose"
+
+  gitleaks-bin:
+    internal: true
+    desc: "Ensure the pinned, checksum-verified gitleaks binary is cached in .task/bin"
+    cmds:
+      - uv run --no-project python scripts/pre-commit/install_gitleaks.py
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ const [ToolName] = (props: BaseToolProps) => {
 ```

 ## 5. Add Translations
-Update translation files. **Important: Only update `en-GB` files** - other languages are handled separately.
+Update translation files. **Important: Only update `en-US` files** - other languages are handled separately.

-**File to update:** `frontend/editor/public/locales/en-GB/translation.toml`
+**File to update:** `frontend/editor/public/locales/en-US/translation.toml`

 **Required Translation Keys**:
 ```toml
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ Update translation files. **Important: Only update `en-GB` files** - other langu
 ```

 **Translation Notes:**
- **Only update `en-GB/translation.toml`** - other locale files are managed separately
+- **Only update `en-US/translation.toml`** - other locale files are managed separately
 - Use descriptive keys that match your component's `t()` calls
 - Include tooltip translations if you created tooltip hooks
 - Add `options.*` keys if your tool has settings with descriptions
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ The project structure is defined in `engine/pyproject.toml`. Any new dependencie
 #### Import Paths - CRITICAL
 **ALWAYS use `@app/*` for imports.** Do not use `@core/*` or `@proprietary/*` unless explicitly wrapping/extending a lower layer implementation.

-For a broader explanation of the frontend layering and override architecture, see [frontend/editor/DeveloperGuide.md](frontend/editor/DeveloperGuide.md).
+For a broader explanation of the frontend layering and override architecture, read @frontend/editor/DeveloperGuide.md

 ```typescript
 // ✅ CORRECT - Use @app/* for all imports
@@ -169,7 +169,31 @@ import { useFileContext } from "@proprietary/contexts/FileContext";
 - Building layer-specific override that wraps a lower layer's component
 - Example: `import { AppProviders as CoreAppProviders } from "@core/components/AppProviders"` when creating proprietary/AppProviders.tsx that extends the core version

-The `@app/*` alias automatically resolves to the correct layer based on build target (core/proprietary/desktop) and handles the fallback cascade.
+The `@app/*` alias automatically resolves to the correct layer based on build target (core/proprietary/saas/desktop/cloud) and handles the fallback cascade — see "Frontend `cloud/` Layer" below for the full per-flavor order.
+
+#### Frontend `cloud/` Layer
+
+`@app/*` resolves through a per-flavor cascade — first existing file wins (shadow/override):
+
+- **core** → core
+- **proprietary** → proprietary → core
+- **saas** → saas → cloud → proprietary → core
+- **desktop** → desktop → cloud → proprietary → core
+- **cloud** → cloud → proprietary → core
+
+What goes where:
+
+- **core** — OSS base.
+- **proprietary** — licensed / offline features.
+- **cloud** — the SHARED hosted/SaaS experience used by BOTH saas + desktop: PAYG, wallet, plan, billing, usage meters, cloud config/team/onboarding.
+- **saas** — web-only: Supabase web auth, AuthCallback, avatar canvas, `window.location`.
+- **desktop** — Tauri-only: keyring authService, tauriHttpClient, native files/windows, backend routing.
+
+`cloud/` MUST NOT import `@supabase/*`, `@tauri-apps/*`, raw `fetch`, `window.location`, `localStorage`, `sessionStorage`, or `import.meta.env.VITE_*` (enforced by ESLint). It reaches platform-specific things only via `@app/*` seams: `services/apiClient`, `auth/session.getAccessToken`, `auth/supabase`, `platform/openExternal`, `services/billing`, `hooks/useSaaSMode` — each provided per-platform in `saas/` and `desktop/`.
+
+Rule of thumb — **move, don't copy**: share via `cloud/`, override by shadowing the same `@app/*` path in a leaf (`saas/` or `desktop/`).
+
+**Cloud feature flags on desktop.** The local `AppConfigContext` reads `/api/v1/config/app-config` from the LOCAL bundled backend, so cloud-only flags (`aiEngineEnabled`, `premiumEnabled`, …) are never seen on desktop. To read the cloud's view, use `useSaasAppConfig()` (`desktop/hooks/useSaasAppConfig.ts`, backed by the general `saasAppConfigService` — SaaS-mode-only, public endpoint, native HTTP, 5-min cache). It returns `null` outside SaaS mode, so cloud features stay off in local/self-hosted and the server keeps the on/off switch (no desktop release needed to flip a flag). Gate a feature behind a per-platform seam — e.g. `useAiEngineEnabled()` (core reads `useAppConfig()`, desktop reads `useSaasAppConfig()`) — rather than hardcoding the flag on.

 #### Component Override Pattern (Stub/Shadow)
 Use this pattern for desktop-specific or proprietary-specific features WITHOUT runtime checks or conditionals.
@@ -426,7 +450,7 @@ The frontend is organized with a clear separation of concerns:

 ## Translation Rules

- **CRITICAL**: Always update translations in `en-GB` only, never `en-US`
+- **CRITICAL**: Always update translations in `en-US` only - all other languages (including `en-GB`) are handled separately
 - Translation files are located in `frontend/editor/public/locales/`

 ## Important Notes
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ This guide focuses on developing for Stirling 2.0, including both the React fron
 - Rust and Cargo (required for Tauri desktop app development)
 - Tauri CLI (install with `cargo install tauri-cli`)

+### Optional System Dependencies
+
+These are not required to run the app but enable specific features. The app detects them at startup and disables the relevant features if they are missing.
+
+| Dependency | Feature | Install |
+|---|---|---|
+| LibreOffice | File-to-PDF conversions | `brew install libreoffice` / `apt install libreoffice` |
+| Tesseract | OCR | `brew install tesseract` / `apt install tesseract-ocr` |
+| WeasyPrint | AI document creation | `brew install weasyprint` / `apt install weasyprint` |
+| qpdf | PDF optimisation | `brew install qpdf` / `apt install qpdf` |
+
 ### Setup Steps

 1. Clone the repository:
@@ -576,7 +587,7 @@ When adding a new feature or modifying existing ones in Stirling-PDF, you'll nee
 Find the existing `messages.properties` files in the `stirling-pdf/src/main/resources` directory. You'll see files like:

 - `messages.properties` (default, usually English)
- `messages_en_GB.properties`
+- `messages_en_US.properties`
 - `messages_fr_FR.properties`
 - `messages_de_DE.properties`
 - etc.
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ if that directory exists, is licensed under the license defined in "frontend/edi
 if that directory exists, is licensed under the license defined in "frontend/editor/src/desktop/LICENSE".
 * All content that resides under the "frontend/editor/src/saas/" directory of this repository,
 if that directory exists, is licensed under the license defined in "frontend/editor/src/saas/LICENSE".
+* All content that resides under the "frontend/editor/src/cloud/" directory of this repository,
+if that directory exists, is licensed under the license defined in "frontend/editor/src/cloud/LICENSE".
 * All content that resides under the "frontend/editor/src/prototypes/" directory of this repository,
 if that directory exists, is licensed under the license defined in "frontend/editor/src/prototypes/LICENSE".
 * All content that resides under the "frontend/portal/" directory of this repository,
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ For full installation options (including desktop and Kubernetes), see our [Docum

 We welcome contributions! Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.

-This project uses [Task](https://taskfile.dev/) as a unified command runner for all build, dev, and test commands. Run `task install` to get started, or see the [Developer Guide](DeveloperGuide.md) for full details.
+This project uses [Task](https://taskfile.dev/) as a unified command runner for all build, dev, and test commands. Run `task dev` to get started running the editor, run `task` to see the most common commands, or see the [Developer Guide](DeveloperGuide.md) for full details.

 For adding translations, see the [Translation Guide](devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md).

@@ -25,8 +25,28 @@ includes:
  e2e:
    taskfile: .taskfiles/e2e.yml
    dir: .
+  pre-commit:
+    taskfile: .taskfiles/pre-commit.yml
+    dir: .

 tasks:
+  # ============================================================
+  # Help (shown when you run `task` with no arguments)
+  # ============================================================
+
+  default:
+    desc: "List the most common commands"
+    silent: true
+    cmds:
+      - |
+        echo "Common commands (run 'task --list' to see all):"
+        echo ""
+        echo "  task dev            Start backend & frontend on free ports"
+        echo "  task backend:dev    Start backend on default port"
+        echo "  task frontend:dev   Start frontend on default port"
+        echo "  task desktop:dev    Start desktop app"
+        echo "  task check          Quality gate (lint, typecheck, test, etc.)"
+
  # ============================================================
  # Setup & Prerequisites
  # ============================================================
@@ -58,26 +78,96 @@ tasks:
          BACKEND_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
          OPEN: "true"

-  dev:saas:
-    desc: "Start SaaS backend + frontend concurrently on free ports"
+  dev:portal:
+    desc: "Start backend + developer portal concurrently on free ports"
    vars:
      PORTS:
        sh: '{{if eq OS "windows"}}{{.FIND_FREE_PORT_PS}} 8080 5173{{else}}{{.FIND_FREE_PORT_SH}} 8080 5173{{end}}'
      BACKEND_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 0}}'
-      FRONTEND_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 1}}'
+      PORTAL_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 1}}'
    deps:
-      - task: backend:dev:saas
+      - task: backend:dev
        vars:
          PORT: '{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
-      - task: frontend:dev:saas
+          SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "true"
+      - task: frontend:dev:portal
        vars:
-          PORT: '{{.FRONTEND_PORT}}'
+          PORT: '{{.PORTAL_PORT}}'
          BACKEND_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
          OPEN: "true"

+  dev:portal:all:
+    desc: "Start backend + developer portal + editor concurrently on free ports"
+    vars:
+      PORTS:
+        sh: '{{if eq OS "windows"}}{{.FIND_FREE_PORT_PS}} 8080 5173 5174{{else}}{{.FIND_FREE_PORT_SH}} 8080 5173 5174{{end}}'
+      BACKEND_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 0}}'
+      PORTAL_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 1}}'
+      EDITOR_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 2}}'
+    deps:
+      - task: backend:dev
+        vars:
+          PORT: '{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
+          SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "true"
+      - task: frontend:dev:portal
+        vars:
+          PORT: '{{.PORTAL_PORT}}'
+          BACKEND_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
+          # Point the portal's "Editor" app switcher at the editor we spawn here.
+          EDITOR_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.EDITOR_PORT}}/'
+          OPEN: "true"
+      - task: frontend:dev
+        vars:
+          PORT: '{{.EDITOR_PORT}}'
+          BACKEND_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
+
+  dev:portal:proxy:
+    desc: "Editor + portal on ONE origin + backend via live dev servers (shared-token login)"
+    vars:
+      PORTS:
+        sh: '{{if eq OS "windows"}}{{.FIND_FREE_PORT_PS}} 8080 3000 5173 5174{{else}}{{.FIND_FREE_PORT_SH}} 8080 3000 5173 5174{{end}}'
+      BACKEND_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 0}}'
+      PROXY_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 1}}'
+      EDITOR_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 2}}'
+      PORTAL_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 3}}'
+    deps:
+      - task: backend:dev
+        vars:
+          PORT: '{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
+          SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "true"
+      - task: frontend:dev:proprietary
+        vars:
+          PORT: '{{.EDITOR_PORT}}'
+          BACKEND_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
+      - task: frontend:dev:portal
+        vars:
+          PORT: '{{.PORTAL_PORT}}'
+          BACKEND_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
+          SUBPATH: portal
+          MOCKS: 'false'
+      - task: frontend:dev:portal:proxy:serve
+        vars:
+          PORT: '{{.PROXY_PORT}}'
+          BACKEND_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
+          EDITOR_DEV_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.EDITOR_PORT}}'
+          PORTAL_DEV_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.PORTAL_PORT}}'
+
+  dev:saas:
+    desc: "Start SaaS backend + frontend concurrently on free ports"
+    cmds:
+      - task: dev:_all
+        vars: { FRONTEND: saas, BACKEND: saas }
+
  dev:all:
    desc: "Start backend + frontend + engine concurrently on free ports"
+    cmds:
+      - task: dev:_all
+
+  dev:_all:
+    internal: true
    vars:
+      FRONTEND: '{{.FRONTEND | default "proprietary"}}'
+      BACKEND: '{{.BACKEND | default "proprietary"}}'
      PORTS:
        sh: '{{if eq OS "windows"}}{{.FIND_FREE_PORT_PS}} 8080 5173 5001{{else}}{{.FIND_FREE_PORT_SH}} 8080 5173 5001{{end}}'
      BACKEND_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 0}}'
@@ -87,11 +177,12 @@ tasks:
      - task: engine:dev
        vars:
          PORT: '{{.ENGINE_PORT}}'
-      - task: backend:dev
+      - task: 'backend:dev:{{.BACKEND}}'
        vars:
          PORT: '{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
          AIENGINE_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.ENGINE_PORT}}'
-      - task: frontend:dev
+          AIENGINE_ENABLED: "true"
+      - task: 'frontend:dev:{{.FRONTEND}}'
        vars:
          PORT: '{{.FRONTEND_PORT}}'
          BACKEND_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
@@ -107,6 +198,23 @@ tasks:
      - task: backend:build
      - task: frontend:build

+  preview:portal:proxy:
+    desc: "Build + serve editor + portal on ONE origin + backend (prod-like auth test)"
+    vars:
+      PORTS:
+        sh: '{{if eq OS "windows"}}{{.FIND_FREE_PORT_PS}} 8080 3000{{else}}{{.FIND_FREE_PORT_SH}} 8080 3000{{end}}'
+      BACKEND_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 0}}'
+      PROXY_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 1}}'
+    deps:
+      - task: backend:dev
+        vars:
+          PORT: '{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
+          SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "true"
+      - task: frontend:preview:portal:proxy
+        vars:
+          PORT: '{{.PROXY_PORT}}'
+          BACKEND_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
+
  # ============================================================
  # Test
  # ============================================================
@@ -175,4 +283,6 @@ tasks:
    desc: "Clean all build artifacts"
    cmds:
      - task: backend:clean
+      - task: frontend:clean
      - task: engine:clean
+      - task: pre-commit:clean
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-package stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser;
-
-import static stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser.PdfModels.*;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Primary;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-
-import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
-import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
-
-/**
- * Chains table parsers in priority order: Tabula lattice → Tabula stream → {@link
- * LineAlignmentTableParser}. The first parser returning a result above {@link
- * #TABULA_CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD} wins; results from different parsers are never mixed on one page.
- */
-@Service
-@Primary
-@RequiredArgsConstructor
-@Slf4j
-public class CompositeTableParser implements TableParser {
-
-    /** Min Tabula confidence to accept results; below this LineAlignment is tried instead. */
-    static final float TABULA_CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD = 0.5f;
-
-    private final TabulaTableParser tabulaParser;
-    private final LineAlignmentTableParser lineAlignmentParser;
-
-    @Override
-    public List<TableFragment> parse(PDDocument document, RawPage rawPage) throws IOException {
-        // Step 1: Tabula lattice mode (ruled/bordered tables).
-        List<TableFragment> latticeResults = filterConfident(tabulaParser.parse(document, rawPage));
-        if (!latticeResults.isEmpty()) {
-            log.debug(
-                    "Page {}: using Tabula lattice ({} table(s))",
-                    rawPage.pageNumber(),
-                    latticeResults.size());
-            return latticeResults;
-        }
-
-        // Step 2: Tabula stream mode (borderless/whitespace-delimited tables).
-        // parseStream is not on the TableParser interface — this intentionally couples to the
-        // concrete TabulaTableParser since stream mode is a Tabula-specific concept.
-        List<TableFragment> streamResults =
-                filterConfident(tabulaParser.parseStream(document, rawPage));
-        if (!streamResults.isEmpty()) {
-            log.debug(
-                    "Page {}: using Tabula stream ({} table(s))",
-                    rawPage.pageNumber(),
-                    streamResults.size());
-            return streamResults;
-        }
-
-        // Step 3: Geometry-based line-alignment fallback.
-        List<TableFragment> lineResults = lineAlignmentParser.parse(document, rawPage);
-        if (!lineResults.isEmpty()) {
-            log.debug(
-                    "Page {}: using LineAlignment ({} table(s))",
-                    rawPage.pageNumber(),
-                    lineResults.size());
-            return lineResults;
-        }
-
-        return List.of();
-    }
-
-    private List<TableFragment> filterConfident(List<TableFragment> tables) {
-        return tables.stream().filter(t -> t.confidence() >= TABULA_CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD).toList();
-    }
-}
@@ -1,528 +0,0 @@
-package stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser;
-
-import static stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser.PdfModels.*;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Comparator;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.TreeMap;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-
-import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-
-import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
-
-/**
- * Fallback {@link TableParser} for borderless financial tables using text geometry.
- *
- * <p>Identifies "anchor lines" (≥2 numeric tokens), builds a column grid from their right-edge
- * positions, groups vertically proximate anchor lines into table candidates, then scores each group
- * on column consistency and anchor density (confidence ceiling 0.85).
- */
-@Service
-@Slf4j
-public class LineAlignmentTableParser implements TableParser {
-
-    /** Width in points of each column position bucket. */
-    static final float COLUMN_BUCKET_PT = 5f;
-
-    /** Tolerance in buckets when matching a token's right-edge to a confirmed column position. */
-    private static final int COLUMN_MATCH_BUCKETS = 2;
-
-    /** Maximum gap (as a multiple of modal line spacing) before splitting a group. */
-    private static final float MAX_GAP_FACTOR = 2.5f;
-
-    /** Minimum anchor rows (numeric-heavy) to form a valid table. */
-    static final int MIN_TABLE_ROWS = 3;
-
-    /** Minimum confirmed column positions to form a valid table. */
-    static final int MIN_COLUMNS = 2;
-
-    /**
-     * Min fraction of anchor lines a column must appear on to be confirmed (permissive for N/A
-     * rows).
-     */
-    private static final double COLUMN_MIN_FREQUENCY = 0.40;
-
-    /**
-     * Matches financial numeric tokens: integers, decimals, parenthetical negatives, currency,
-     * percent, nil dashes.
-     */
-    private static final Pattern NUMERIC =
-            Pattern.compile("^[\\(\\-\\$£€¥]?\\d[\\d,\\.]*[\\)%]?$|^[-–—]$");
-
-    /**
-     * Lines within this y-distance are merged into one row (restores rows split by LineBuilder's
-     * column-gap logic).
-     */
-    static final float ROW_MERGE_TOLERANCE_PT = 2f;
-
-    // ── public API ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    @Override
-    public List<TableFragment> parse(PDDocument document, RawPage rawPage) throws IOException {
-        List<RawLine> lines = rawPage.lines();
-        if (lines.size() < MIN_TABLE_ROWS) return List.of();
-
-        float modalSpacing = computeModalSpacing(lines);
-        List<TokenizedLine> tokenized =
-                mergeCoincidentLines(lines.stream().map(this::tokenize).toList());
-
-        List<TokenizedLine> anchors = tokenized.stream().filter(TokenizedLine::isAnchor).toList();
-
-        if (anchors.size() < MIN_TABLE_ROWS) return List.of();
-
-        List<Float> columnGrid = buildColumnGrid(anchors);
-        if (columnGrid.size() < MIN_COLUMNS) {
-            log.debug(
-                    "Page {}: LineAlignment — fewer than {} confirmed columns, skipping",
-                    rawPage.pageNumber(),
-                    MIN_COLUMNS);
-            return List.of();
-        }
-
-        List<List<TokenizedLine>> groups = groupRows(tokenized, columnGrid, modalSpacing);
-
-        List<TableFragment> results = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (int i = 0; i < groups.size(); i++) {
-            buildFragment(groups.get(i), columnGrid, rawPage.pageNumber(), i)
-                    .ifPresent(results::add);
-        }
-
-        log.debug(
-                "Page {}: LineAlignment detected {} table(s) ({} anchor lines, {} columns)",
-                rawPage.pageNumber(),
-                results.size(),
-                anchors.size(),
-                columnGrid.size());
-        return results;
-    }
-
-    // ── coincident-line merging ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    /**
-     * Merges tokenised lines sharing the same y-position into one row, rejoining label/value halves
-     * split by LineBuilder.
-     */
-    List<TokenizedLine> mergeCoincidentLines(List<TokenizedLine> tokenized) {
-        if (tokenized.size() < 2) return tokenized;
-
-        List<TokenizedLine> result = new ArrayList<>();
-        int i = 0;
-
-        while (i < tokenized.size()) {
-            float baseY = tokenized.get(i).line().bounds().y();
-            int j = i + 1;
-            while (j < tokenized.size()
-                    && Math.abs(tokenized.get(j).line().bounds().y() - baseY)
-                            <= ROW_MERGE_TOLERANCE_PT) {
-                j++;
-            }
-
-            if (j == i + 1) {
-                result.add(tokenized.get(i));
-            } else {
-                result.add(mergeGroup(tokenized.subList(i, j)));
-            }
-            i = j;
-        }
-
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private TokenizedLine mergeGroup(List<TokenizedLine> group) {
-        List<TextFragment> mergedFragments =
-                group.stream()
-                        .flatMap(tl -> tl.line().fragments().stream())
-                        .sorted(Comparator.comparingDouble(f -> f.bounds().x()))
-                        .toList();
-
-        Bounds mergedBounds =
-                group.stream()
-                        .map(tl -> tl.line().bounds())
-                        .reduce(Bounds::merge)
-                        .orElse(group.get(0).line().bounds());
-
-        RawLine mergedLine =
-                new RawLine(
-                        group.get(0).line().lineId(),
-                        mergedFragments,
-                        mergedBounds,
-                        group.get(0).line().pageNumber());
-
-        return tokenize(mergedLine);
-    }
-
-    // ── tokenisation ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    /**
-     * Splits fragments into word-level tokens; x-positions are estimated linearly within each
-     * fragment.
-     */
-    TokenizedLine tokenize(RawLine line) {
-        List<LineToken> tokens = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (TextFragment frag : line.fragments()) {
-            tokens.addAll(tokensFromFragment(frag));
-        }
-        List<LineToken> numeric = tokens.stream().filter(LineToken::numeric).toList();
-        return new TokenizedLine(line, tokens, numeric);
-    }
-
-    private List<LineToken> tokensFromFragment(TextFragment frag) {
-        String raw = frag.text();
-        if (raw == null || raw.isBlank()) return List.of();
-
-        float fragX = frag.bounds().x();
-        float fragWidth = frag.bounds().width();
-        int rawLen = raw.length();
-
-        List<LineToken> result = new ArrayList<>();
-        int offset = 0;
-        for (String part : raw.split("\\s+")) {
-            if (part.isEmpty()) {
-                offset++;
-                continue;
-            }
-            int idx = raw.indexOf(part, offset);
-            if (idx < 0) idx = offset;
-
-            float tokenX = rawLen > 0 ? fragX + ((float) idx / rawLen) * fragWidth : fragX;
-            float tokenRight =
-                    rawLen > 0
-                            ? fragX + ((float) (idx + part.length()) / rawLen) * fragWidth
-                            : fragX + fragWidth;
-
-            result.add(new LineToken(part, tokenX, tokenRight, NUMERIC.matcher(part).matches()));
-            offset = idx + part.length();
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    // ── column grid ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    /**
-     * Returns confirmed column right-edge positions — those appearing on ≥ {@value
-     * #COLUMN_MIN_FREQUENCY} × N anchor lines.
-     */
-    private List<Float> buildColumnGrid(List<TokenizedLine> anchors) {
-        // bucket → set of line indices that contributed a numeric token to that bucket
-        Map<Integer, List<Integer>> bucketLines = new HashMap<>();
-        for (int i = 0; i < anchors.size(); i++) {
-            for (LineToken t : anchors.get(i).numeric()) {
-                int bucket = bucket(t.right());
-                bucketLines.computeIfAbsent(bucket, k -> new ArrayList<>()).add(i);
-            }
-        }
-
-        int minHits =
-                Math.max(MIN_TABLE_ROWS, (int) Math.ceil(anchors.size() * COLUMN_MIN_FREQUENCY));
-
-        // Confirmed buckets → average right-edge for that bucket
-        TreeMap<Integer, Float> confirmed = new TreeMap<>();
-        for (Map.Entry<Integer, List<Integer>> entry : bucketLines.entrySet()) {
-            // Count distinct lines
-            long distinctLines = entry.getValue().stream().distinct().count();
-            if (distinctLines >= minHits) {
-                double avg =
-                        entry.getValue().stream()
-                                .distinct() // weight each line equally regardless of token count
-                                .mapToDouble(
-                                        lineIdx ->
-                                                avgRightEdgeForBucket(
-                                                        anchors, lineIdx, entry.getKey()))
-                                .average()
-                                .orElse(entry.getKey() * (double) COLUMN_BUCKET_PT);
-                confirmed.put(entry.getKey(), (float) avg);
-            }
-        }
-
-        return new ArrayList<>(confirmed.values()); // already sorted by bucket (left to right)
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the average right-edge position of tokens in {@code line} whose bucket matches {@code
-     * targetBucket}, falling back to the bucket's nominal centre when no tokens match.
-     */
-    private double avgRightEdgeForBucket(
-            List<TokenizedLine> anchors, int lineIdx, int targetBucket) {
-        return anchors.get(lineIdx).numeric().stream()
-                .filter(t -> bucket(t.right()) == targetBucket)
-                .mapToDouble(LineToken::right)
-                .average()
-                .orElse(targetBucket * (double) COLUMN_BUCKET_PT);
-    }
-
-    // ── grouping ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    /**
-     * Groups anchor lines into table candidates, including adjacent label rows; a gap &gt;
-     * MAX_GAP_FACTOR × modal spacing splits groups.
-     */
-    private List<List<TokenizedLine>> groupRows(
-            List<TokenizedLine> all, List<Float> columnGrid, float modalSpacing) {
-        float maxGap = modalSpacing > 0 ? modalSpacing * MAX_GAP_FACTOR : 30f;
-
-        List<List<TokenizedLine>> groups = new ArrayList<>();
-        List<TokenizedLine> current = new ArrayList<>();
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < all.size(); i++) {
-            TokenizedLine tl = all.get(i);
-            boolean fits = tl.isAnchor() && matchesGrid(tl, columnGrid);
-
-            if (current.isEmpty()) {
-                if (fits) current.add(tl);
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            float gap =
-                    tl.line().bounds().y()
-                            - current.get(current.size() - 1).line().bounds().bottom();
-
-            if (gap > maxGap) {
-                groups.add(current);
-                current = new ArrayList<>();
-                if (fits) current.add(tl);
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if (fits) {
-                current.add(tl);
-            } else if (!tl.line().text().isBlank()) {
-                // Include non-anchor lines (labels) only if they have text and are within
-                // proximity.
-                current.add(tl);
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (!current.isEmpty()) groups.add(current);
-
-        return groups.stream().filter(g -> hasEnoughAnchorRows(g, columnGrid)).toList();
-    }
-
-    private boolean hasEnoughAnchorRows(List<TokenizedLine> group, List<Float> columnGrid) {
-        return group.stream().filter(r -> r.isAnchor() && matchesGrid(r, columnGrid)).count()
-                >= MIN_TABLE_ROWS;
-    }
-
-    /** A line "matches" the grid when ≥ 60 % of its numeric tokens land in confirmed columns. */
-    private boolean matchesGrid(TokenizedLine tl, List<Float> columnGrid) {
-        if (tl.numeric().isEmpty()) return false;
-        long matches =
-                tl.numeric().stream()
-                        .filter(t -> nearestColumnIndex(t.right(), columnGrid) >= 0)
-                        .count();
-        return (double) matches / tl.numeric().size() >= 0.60;
-    }
-
-    private boolean hasInconsistentColumnMatch(TokenizedLine tl, List<Float> columnGrid) {
-        if (tl.numeric().isEmpty()) return false;
-        long hits =
-                tl.numeric().stream()
-                        .filter(t -> nearestColumnIndex(t.right(), columnGrid) >= 0)
-                        .count();
-        return (double) hits / tl.numeric().size() < 0.60;
-    }
-
-    // ── fragment assembly ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    private Optional<TableFragment> buildFragment(
-            List<TokenizedLine> group, List<Float> columnGrid, int pageNumber, int tableIndex) {
-
-        long anchorCount =
-                group.stream().filter(r -> r.isAnchor() && matchesGrid(r, columnGrid)).count();
-        if (anchorCount < MIN_TABLE_ROWS) return Optional.empty();
-
-        List<String> warnings = new ArrayList<>();
-        List<List<String>> rawRows = new ArrayList<>();
-        List<TableRow> rows = new ArrayList<>();
-
-        for (int rowIdx = 0; rowIdx < group.size(); rowIdx++) {
-            TokenizedLine tl = group.get(rowIdx);
-            List<String> rawRow = buildRawRow(tl, columnGrid);
-            rawRows.add(Collections.unmodifiableList(rawRow));
-            rows.add(buildTableRow(rowIdx, tl, rawRow, columnGrid));
-        }
-
-        // Column count = 1 label column + confirmed numeric columns
-        int colCount = columnGrid.size() + 1;
-        Bounds bounds = computeGroupBounds(group);
-        float confidence = computeConfidence(group, columnGrid, warnings);
-
-        return Optional.of(
-                new TableFragment(
-                        "tbl-la-p" + pageNumber + "-" + tableIndex,
-                        pageNumber,
-                        bounds,
-                        List.of(),
-                        Collections.unmodifiableList(rows),
-                        Collections.unmodifiableList(rawRows),
-                        colCount,
-                        confidence,
-                        Collections.unmodifiableList(warnings),
-                        null));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Builds a raw row as a list of strings: index 0 = label text, indices 1..N = column values.
-     */
-    private List<String> buildRawRow(TokenizedLine tl, List<Float> columnGrid) {
-        String[] cells = new String[columnGrid.size() + 1];
-        Arrays.fill(cells, "");
-
-        // Separate label tokens (those not landing in any confirmed column) from column tokens.
-        List<String> labelParts = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (LineToken token : tl.all()) {
-            int col = nearestColumnIndex(token.right(), columnGrid);
-            if (col >= 0 && token.numeric()) {
-                int cellIdx = col + 1;
-                cells[cellIdx] =
-                        cells[cellIdx].isEmpty()
-                                ? token.text()
-                                : cells[cellIdx] + " " + token.text();
-            } else {
-                labelParts.add(token.text());
-            }
-        }
-        cells[0] = String.join(" ", labelParts).trim();
-        return Arrays.asList(cells);
-    }
-
-    private TableRow buildTableRow(
-            int rowIdx, TokenizedLine tl, List<String> rawRow, List<Float> columnGrid) {
-        List<TableCell> cells = new ArrayList<>(rawRow.size());
-
-        // Label cell: use the line's full bounds as an approximation.
-        cells.add(TableCell.of(0, rawRow.get(0), tl.line().bounds()));
-
-        for (int col = 0; col < columnGrid.size(); col++) {
-            String text = col + 1 < rawRow.size() ? rawRow.get(col + 1) : "";
-            float right = columnGrid.get(col);
-            float left = col > 0 ? columnGrid.get(col - 1) : right - 50f;
-            Bounds cellBounds =
-                    new Bounds(
-                            left,
-                            tl.line().bounds().y(),
-                            right - left,
-                            tl.line().bounds().height());
-            cells.add(TableCell.of(col + 1, text, cellBounds));
-        }
-        return new TableRow(rowIdx, Collections.unmodifiableList(cells));
-    }
-
-    // ── confidence scoring ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    /**
-     * Heuristic score in [0.0, 0.85] (ceiling keeps results below Tabula lattice which starts at
-     * 1.0). Base 0.70; +0.05/col beyond 2 (max +0.10); +0.05 at ≥5 anchors, +0.05 at ≥8; −0.15 if
-     * &gt;30 % of anchors have inconsistent columns; −0.10 if non-anchors outnumber anchors.
-     */
-    private float computeConfidence(
-            List<TokenizedLine> group, List<Float> columnGrid, List<String> warnings) {
-        float score = 0.70f;
-
-        long anchorCount =
-                group.stream().filter(r -> r.isAnchor() && matchesGrid(r, columnGrid)).count();
-        long totalRows = group.size();
-
-        // More columns
-        int extraCols = Math.min(columnGrid.size() - MIN_COLUMNS, 2);
-        score += extraCols * 0.05f;
-
-        // More anchor rows
-        if (anchorCount >= 5) score += 0.05f;
-        if (anchorCount >= 8) score += 0.05f;
-
-        // Inconsistent column matching
-        long inconsistent =
-                group.stream()
-                        .filter(TokenizedLine::isAnchor)
-                        .filter(tl -> hasInconsistentColumnMatch(tl, columnGrid))
-                        .count();
-        if (inconsistent > anchorCount * 0.30) {
-            score -= 0.15f;
-            warnings.add(
-                    "Column match inconsistent on "
-                            + inconsistent
-                            + "/"
-                            + anchorCount
-                            + " anchor rows");
-        }
-
-        // Label-heavy
-        long nonAnchor = totalRows - anchorCount;
-        if (nonAnchor > anchorCount) {
-            score -= 0.10f;
-            warnings.add(
-                    "Non-anchor rows ("
-                            + nonAnchor
-                            + ") outnumber anchor rows ("
-                            + anchorCount
-                            + ")");
-        }
-
-        return Math.max(0f, Math.min(0.85f, score));
-    }
-
-    // ── utility ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the grid index nearest to {@code rightEdge}, or -1 if none is within {@value
-     * #COLUMN_MATCH_BUCKETS} buckets.
-     */
-    private int nearestColumnIndex(float rightEdge, List<Float> grid) {
-        int nearest = -1;
-        float minDist = COLUMN_MATCH_BUCKETS * COLUMN_BUCKET_PT + 1f;
-        for (int i = 0; i < grid.size(); i++) {
-            float dist = Math.abs(rightEdge - grid.get(i));
-            if (dist < minDist) {
-                minDist = dist;
-                nearest = i;
-            }
-        }
-        return nearest;
-    }
-
-    private Bounds computeGroupBounds(List<TokenizedLine> group) {
-        return group.stream()
-                .map(tl -> tl.line().bounds())
-                .reduce(Bounds::merge)
-                .orElse(new Bounds(0, 0, 0, 0));
-    }
-
-    /** Modal gap between consecutive line edges, used to calibrate the group-split threshold. */
-    private float computeModalSpacing(List<RawLine> lines) {
-        if (lines.size() < 2) return 0f;
-        Map<Float, Long> freq = new HashMap<>();
-        for (int i = 1; i < lines.size(); i++) {
-            float gap = lines.get(i).bounds().y() - lines.get(i - 1).bounds().bottom();
-            if (gap > 0) freq.merge(Math.round(gap / 2f) * 2f, 1L, Long::sum);
-        }
-        return freq.entrySet().stream()
-                .max(Map.Entry.comparingByValue())
-                .map(Map.Entry::getKey)
-                .orElse(0f);
-    }
-
-    private static int bucket(float x) {
-        return Math.round(x / COLUMN_BUCKET_PT);
-    }
-
-    // ── private data types ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    /** A word-level token with an approximate right-edge x-position. */
-    record LineToken(String text, float x, float right, boolean numeric) {}
-
-    /** A {@link RawLine} with tokens pre-computed; an "anchor" has ≥ 2 numeric tokens. */
-    record TokenizedLine(RawLine line, List<LineToken> all, List<LineToken> numeric) {
-        boolean isAnchor() {
-            return numeric.size() >= 2;
-        }
-    }
-}
@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
-package stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser;
-
-import static stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser.PdfModels.*;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Comparator;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-
-import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
-
-/**
- * Groups {@link TextFragment} objects into visual {@link RawLine}s using baseline proximity.
- *
- * <p>Fragments are on the same line when their baselines are within a font-size-derived tolerance.
- * A new line starts whenever the horizontal gap exceeds an adaptive column-gap threshold ({@code
- * max(effectiveWidth * COLUMN_GAP_RATIO, COLUMN_GAP_MIN_PT)}), splitting two-column text.
- */
-@Service
-@Slf4j
-public class LineBuilder {
-
-    /** Baseline tolerance as a fraction of font size; 0.5 keeps mixed-size text on one line. */
-    private static final float BASELINE_TOLERANCE_FACTOR = 0.5f;
-
-    /** Absolute minimum tolerance so tiny font sizes don't collapse multi-line content. */
-    private static final float MIN_BASELINE_TOLERANCE = 2f;
-
-    /**
-     * Column-gap threshold as a fraction of page width; 0.10 clears tab stops but stays below
-     * two-column gutters.
-     */
-    static final float COLUMN_GAP_RATIO = 0.10f;
-
-    /** Floor for the column-gap threshold so narrow pages don't over-split lines. */
-    static final float COLUMN_GAP_MIN_PT = 40f;
-
-    public List<RawLine> build(List<TextFragment> fragments, int pageNumber) {
-        if (fragments.isEmpty()) return List.of();
-
-        float effectiveWidth = inferEffectiveWidth(fragments);
-        float columnGapThreshold = Math.max(effectiveWidth * COLUMN_GAP_RATIO, COLUMN_GAP_MIN_PT);
-        log.debug(
-                "LineBuilder page {}: effectiveWidth={:.1f}pt, columnGapThreshold={:.1f}pt",
-                pageNumber,
-                effectiveWidth,
-                columnGapThreshold);
-
-        // Sort top-to-bottom first, then left-to-right within the same baseline band.
-        List<TextFragment> sorted =
-                fragments.stream()
-                        .sorted(
-                                Comparator.comparingDouble(TextFragment::baseline)
-                                        .thenComparingDouble(f -> f.bounds().x()))
-                        .toList();
-
-        List<List<TextFragment>> groups = groupByBaseline(sorted, columnGapThreshold);
-
-        List<RawLine> lines = new ArrayList<>(groups.size());
-        for (int i = 0; i < groups.size(); i++) {
-            List<TextFragment> group =
-                    groups.get(i).stream()
-                            .sorted(Comparator.comparingDouble(f -> f.bounds().x()))
-                            .toList();
-
-            Bounds lineBounds =
-                    group.stream()
-                            .map(TextFragment::bounds)
-                            .reduce(Bounds::merge)
-                            .orElse(new Bounds(0, 0, 0, 0));
-
-            lines.add(new RawLine("ln-p" + pageNumber + "-" + i, group, lineBounds, pageNumber));
-        }
-        return lines;
-    }
-
-    private List<List<TextFragment>> groupByBaseline(
-            List<TextFragment> sorted, float columnGapThreshold) {
-        List<List<TextFragment>> groups = new ArrayList<>();
-        List<TextFragment> current = new ArrayList<>();
-        float currentBaseline = Float.NaN;
-
-        for (TextFragment fragment : sorted) {
-            if (current.isEmpty()) {
-                current.add(fragment);
-                currentBaseline = fragment.baseline();
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            float maxFontSize =
-                    Math.max(
-                            fragment.fontSize(),
-                            (float)
-                                    current.stream()
-                                            .mapToDouble(TextFragment::fontSize)
-                                            .max()
-                                            .orElse(0));
-            float tolerance =
-                    Math.max(maxFontSize * BASELINE_TOLERANCE_FACTOR, MIN_BASELINE_TOLERANCE);
-
-            boolean sameBaseline = Math.abs(fragment.baseline() - currentBaseline) <= tolerance;
-            boolean columnGap = sameBaseline && hasColumnGap(fragment, current, columnGapThreshold);
-
-            if (sameBaseline && !columnGap) {
-                current.add(fragment);
-                // Anchor to the weighted mean baseline so long lines stay stable.
-                currentBaseline =
-                        (currentBaseline * (current.size() - 1) + fragment.baseline())
-                                / current.size();
-            } else {
-                groups.add(current);
-                current = new ArrayList<>();
-                current.add(fragment);
-                currentBaseline = fragment.baseline();
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (!current.isEmpty()) groups.add(current);
-        return groups;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * True when the gap from the rightmost fragment in {@code group} to {@code next} exceeds {@code
-     * threshold}.
-     */
-    private static boolean hasColumnGap(
-            TextFragment next, List<TextFragment> group, float threshold) {
-        float lastRight = group.get(group.size() - 1).bounds().right();
-        return next.bounds().x() - lastRight > threshold;
-    }
-
-    /** Infers effective page width from the rightmost fragment right-edge plus a 10 % margin. */
-    private static float inferEffectiveWidth(List<TextFragment> fragments) {
-        double maxRight =
-                fragments.stream().mapToDouble(f -> f.bounds().right()).max().orElse(500.0);
-        return (float) maxRight * 1.10f;
-    }
-}
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-package stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser;
-
-import static stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser.PdfModels.*;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
-import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage;
-import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.PDRectangle;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-
-import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
-import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
-
-/**
- * Runs the per-page ingestion pipeline: {@link WordExtractingStripper} → {@link LineBuilder} →
- * {@link TableParser}, producing a {@link PdfModels.ParsedPage} per page. The caller owns the
- * {@link PDDocument} lifecycle.
- */
-@Service
-@RequiredArgsConstructor
-@Slf4j
-public class PdfIngester {
-
-    private final LineBuilder lineBuilder;
-    private final TableParser tableParser;
-
-    public List<ParsedPage> parse(PDDocument document) throws IOException {
-        return parse(document, document.getNumberOfPages());
-    }
-
-    public List<ParsedPage> parse(PDDocument document, int maxPages) throws IOException {
-        int pageCount = Math.min(document.getNumberOfPages(), maxPages);
-        List<ParsedPage> pages = new ArrayList<>(pageCount);
-        long fragmentsMs = 0;
-        long tablesMs = 0;
-        long t0 = System.currentTimeMillis();
-
-        for (int p = 1; p <= pageCount; p++) {
-            long ft = System.currentTimeMillis();
-            List<TextFragment> fragments = extractFragments(document, p);
-            fragmentsMs += System.currentTimeMillis() - ft;
-
-            PDPage page = document.getPage(p - 1);
-            PDRectangle mediaBox = page.getMediaBox();
-            List<RawLine> lines = lineBuilder.build(fragments, p);
-            RawPage rawPage = new RawPage(p, mediaBox.getWidth(), mediaBox.getHeight(), lines);
-
-            long tt = System.currentTimeMillis();
-            List<TableFragment> tables = tableParser.parse(document, rawPage);
-            tablesMs += System.currentTimeMillis() - tt;
-
-            log.debug(
-                    "Page {}: {} fragments → {} lines, {} table(s)",
-                    p,
-                    fragments.size(),
-                    lines.size(),
-                    tables.size());
-            pages.add(new ParsedPage(p, mediaBox.getWidth(), mediaBox.getHeight(), tables, lines));
-        }
-
-        log.info(
-                "[timing] parse pages={} total={}ms fragments={}ms tables={}ms",
-                pageCount,
-                System.currentTimeMillis() - t0,
-                fragmentsMs,
-                tablesMs);
-        return pages;
-    }
-
-    private List<TextFragment> extractFragments(PDDocument document, int pageNumber)
-            throws IOException {
-        WordExtractingStripper stripper = new WordExtractingStripper(pageNumber);
-        stripper.getText(document);
-        return stripper.getFragments();
-    }
-}
@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-package stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser;
-
-import static stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser.PdfModels.*;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage;
-import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDFont;
-import org.apache.pdfbox.text.PDFTextStripper;
-import org.apache.pdfbox.text.TextPosition;
-
-/**
- * Extends {@link PDFTextStripper} to capture per-fragment geometry and font metadata.
- *
- * <p>Overrides {@link #writeString} to split each content-stream string into word-level {@link
- * TextFragment}s with bounding boxes, baseline, font name, and bold flag. Coordinates are in
- * PDFTextStripper space: (0,0) top-left, Y increases downward, {@code getY()} is the baseline.
- */
-class WordExtractingStripper extends PDFTextStripper {
-
-    private final int targetPage;
-    private final List<TextFragment> fragments = new ArrayList<>();
-    private int fragmentIndex = 0;
-
-    WordExtractingStripper(int pageNumber) throws IOException {
-        this.targetPage = pageNumber;
-        setStartPage(pageNumber);
-        setEndPage(pageNumber);
-        setSortByPosition(true);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void startPage(PDPage page) throws IOException {
-        super.startPage(page);
-        fragments.clear();
-        fragmentIndex = 0;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void writeString(String text, List<TextPosition> textPositions) throws IOException {
-        if (text == null || text.isBlank()) return;
-
-        // Fast path: no whitespace → emit one fragment (most financial PDFs have each
-        // number as its own string operation, so this is the common case).
-        if (text.indexOf(' ') < 0) {
-            emitFragment(text, textPositions);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // Per-word splitting requires 1:1 text-char to TextPosition correspondence.
-        // Fall back to one fragment when sizes differ (ligatures, encoding edge cases).
-        if (textPositions.size() != text.length()) {
-            emitFragment(text, textPositions);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // Emit one TextFragment per whitespace-delimited word with accurate per-word bounds.
-        int start = 0;
-        for (int i = 0; i <= text.length(); i++) {
-            if (i == text.length() || text.charAt(i) == ' ') {
-                if (start < i) {
-                    emitFragment(text.substring(start, i), textPositions.subList(start, i));
-                }
-                start = i + 1;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void emitFragment(String text, List<TextPosition> positions) {
-        if (positions.isEmpty()) return;
-
-        float minX = Float.MAX_VALUE;
-        float minY = Float.MAX_VALUE;
-        float maxRight = -Float.MAX_VALUE;
-        float maxBaseline = -Float.MAX_VALUE;
-        TextPosition first = null;
-
-        for (TextPosition tp : positions) {
-            if (tp == null) continue;
-            if (first == null) first = tp;
-
-            float x = tp.getX();
-            // getY() is the baseline; top of character = getY() - getHeight().
-            float top = tp.getY() - tp.getHeight();
-            float right = x + tp.getWidth();
-            float baseline = tp.getY();
-
-            minX = Math.min(minX, x);
-            minY = Math.min(minY, top);
-            maxRight = Math.max(maxRight, right);
-            maxBaseline = Math.max(maxBaseline, baseline);
-        }
-
-        if (first == null) return;
-
-        PDFont font = first.getFont();
-        String fontName = font != null ? font.getName() : "";
-        boolean bold = fontName != null && fontName.toLowerCase().contains("bold");
-        // getHeight() gives the rendered glyph height, which is the most reliable visual size.
-        float fontSize = first.getHeight();
-
-        Bounds bounds = new Bounds(minX, minY, maxRight - minX, maxBaseline - minY);
-        String id = "tf-p" + targetPage + "-" + fragmentIndex++;
-        fragments.add(new TextFragment(id, text, bounds, maxBaseline, fontSize, fontName, bold));
-    }
-
-    List<TextFragment> getFragments() {
-        return Collections.unmodifiableList(fragments);
-    }
-}
@@ -11,23 +11,39 @@ public interface FileStore {
    /** Stored file record. */
    record Stored(String fileId, long size) {}

-    /** Store the given stream and return a generated file id and total bytes written. */
-    Stored store(InputStream in, String originalName) throws IOException;
+    /**
+     * Store the given stream and return a generated file id and total bytes written. {@code owner}
+     * may be null to indicate the file has no associated user (anonymous / desktop / async job with
+     * no propagated security context); a non-null value is persisted alongside the data so {@link
+     * #getOwner(String)} can return it later for authorization checks.
+     */
+    Stored store(InputStream in, String originalName, String owner) throws IOException;
+
+    /** Store with no owner. Equivalent to {@link #store(InputStream, String, String)} with null. */
+    default Stored store(InputStream in, String originalName) throws IOException {
+        return store(in, originalName, null);
+    }

    /**
     * Store the file at {@code source} and return a generated file id and total bytes written.
     *
     * <p>Default implementation opens {@code source} as a stream and delegates to {@link
-     * #store(InputStream, String)}. Local-disk implementations should override to use a direct
-     * file-to-file copy ({@code Files.copy(source, dest)} can use {@code sendfile(2)} on Linux),
-     * which avoids the two-memory-copy hit of streaming a disk-backed upload through the JVM heap.
+     * #store(InputStream, String, String)}. Local-disk implementations should override to use a
+     * direct file-to-file copy ({@code Files.copy(source, dest)} can use {@code sendfile(2)} on
+     * Linux), which avoids the two-memory-copy hit of streaming a disk-backed upload through the
+     * JVM heap.
     */
-    default Stored store(Path source, String originalName) throws IOException {
+    default Stored store(Path source, String originalName, String owner) throws IOException {
        try (InputStream in = Files.newInputStream(source)) {
-            return store(in, originalName);
+            return store(in, originalName, owner);
        }
    }

+    /** Store with no owner. Equivalent to {@link #store(Path, String, String)} with null. */
+    default Stored store(Path source, String originalName) throws IOException {
+        return store(source, originalName, null);
+    }
+
    /** Open the stored file for streaming reads. Caller closes. */
    InputStream retrieve(String fileId) throws IOException;

@@ -42,4 +58,12 @@ public interface FileStore {

    /** Whether the file id exists in the store. */
    boolean exists(String fileId);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the owner identifier recorded at store time, or {@code null} if the file does not
+     * exist or was stored without an owner. Implementations must not throw when the file is missing
+     * or when the owner record is absent; they should return null so callers can treat "no owner"
+     * as a non-authoritative case.
+     */
+    String getOwner(String fileId) throws IOException;
 }
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ package stirling.software.common.cluster.inprocess;
 import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;

 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;

@@ -15,33 +18,47 @@ import stirling.software.common.cluster.FileStore;
@Slf4j
 public class LocalDiskFileStore implements FileStore {

+    private static final String OWNER_SUFFIX = ".owner";
+
+    // File ids are generated as random UUIDs; reject anything else so a tainted id can never reach
+    // Files.* APIs (defence in depth on top of the resolve() prefix check, and silences CodeQL's
+    // path-injection finding on the resolveOwner sidecar lookup).
+    private static final Pattern UUID_PATTERN =
+            Pattern.compile(
+                    "^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$");
+
    private final String baseDirPath;
+    // Fixed-size lock stripes so concurrent store/delete on the same (or colliding) fileId
+    // serialise the data-file + owner-sidecar pair as one critical section. Striped (not
+    // per-id) so the map never has to be cleaned up; collisions across unrelated ids are
+    // harmless contention.
+    private static final int LOCK_STRIPES = 64;
+    private final ReentrantLock[] stripes = new ReentrantLock[LOCK_STRIPES];

    public LocalDiskFileStore(String baseDirPath) {
        this.baseDirPath = baseDirPath;
+        for (int i = 0; i < LOCK_STRIPES; i++) {
+            stripes[i] = new ReentrantLock();
+        }
    }

    @Override
-    public Stored store(InputStream in, String originalName) throws IOException {
+    public Stored store(InputStream in, String originalName, String owner) throws IOException {
        String fileId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
        Path filePath = resolve(fileId);
        Files.createDirectories(filePath.getParent());
+        ReentrantLock lock = acquire(fileId);
        boolean success = false;
        try {
            long size = Files.copy(in, filePath);
+            writeOwner(fileId, owner);
            success = true;
            return new Stored(fileId, size);
        } finally {
            if (!success) {
-                try {
-                    Files.deleteIfExists(filePath);
-                } catch (IOException cleanupEx) {
-                    log.warn(
-                            "Failed to clean up partial file {} after store failure",
-                            filePath,
-                            cleanupEx);
-                }
+                cleanupAfterFailedStore(fileId, filePath);
            }
+            release(fileId, lock);
        }
    }

@@ -52,27 +69,44 @@ public class LocalDiskFileStore implements FileStore {
     * the source size before copying so the post-copy stat is unnecessary.
     */
    @Override
-    public Stored store(Path source, String originalName) throws IOException {
+    public Stored store(Path source, String originalName, String owner) throws IOException {
        String fileId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
        Path filePath = resolve(fileId);
        Files.createDirectories(filePath.getParent());
        long size = Files.size(source);
+        ReentrantLock lock = acquire(fileId);
        boolean success = false;
        try {
            Files.copy(source, filePath);
+            writeOwner(fileId, owner);
            success = true;
            return new Stored(fileId, size);
        } finally {
            if (!success) {
-                try {
-                    Files.deleteIfExists(filePath);
-                } catch (IOException cleanupEx) {
-                    log.warn(
-                            "Failed to clean up partial file {} after store failure",
-                            filePath,
-                            cleanupEx);
-                }
+                cleanupAfterFailedStore(fileId, filePath);
            }
+            release(fileId, lock);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void writeOwner(String fileId, String owner) throws IOException {
+        if (owner == null || owner.isBlank()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        Path ownerPath = resolveOwner(fileId);
+        Files.write(ownerPath, owner.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+    }
+
+    private void cleanupAfterFailedStore(String fileId, Path filePath) {
+        try {
+            Files.deleteIfExists(filePath);
+        } catch (IOException cleanupEx) {
+            log.warn("Failed to clean up partial file {} after store failure", filePath, cleanupEx);
+        }
+        try {
+            Files.deleteIfExists(resolveOwner(fileId));
+        } catch (IOException cleanupEx) {
+            log.warn("Failed to clean up owner sidecar for {} after store failure", fileId);
        }
    }

@@ -101,11 +135,26 @@ public class LocalDiskFileStore implements FileStore {

    @Override
    public boolean delete(String fileId) {
+        ReentrantLock lock = acquire(fileId);
        try {
-            return Files.deleteIfExists(resolve(fileId));
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            log.error("Error deleting file with ID: {}", fileId, e);
-            return false;
+            // Data first, owner second: a concurrent retrieve that observes the transient
+            // (data-gone, owner-still-present) window simply fails with IOException; the inverse
+            // order would briefly look like an unowned file and could grant cross-user access.
+            boolean removed;
+            try {
+                removed = Files.deleteIfExists(resolve(fileId));
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                log.error("Error deleting file with ID: {}", fileId, e);
+                return false;
+            }
+            try {
+                Files.deleteIfExists(resolveOwner(fileId));
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                log.warn("Error deleting owner sidecar for file ID: {}", fileId, e);
+            }
+            return removed;
+        } finally {
+            release(fileId, lock);
        }
    }

@@ -114,8 +163,21 @@ public class LocalDiskFileStore implements FileStore {
        return Files.exists(resolve(fileId));
    }

+    @Override
+    public String getOwner(String fileId) throws IOException {
+        Path ownerPath = resolveOwner(fileId);
+        if (!Files.exists(ownerPath)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        byte[] bytes = Files.readAllBytes(ownerPath);
+        if (bytes.length == 0) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return new String(bytes, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+    }
+
    public Path resolve(String fileId) {
-        if (fileId.contains("..") || fileId.contains("/") || fileId.contains("\\")) {
+        if (fileId == null || !UUID_PATTERN.matcher(fileId).matches()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid file ID");
        }
        Path basePath = Path.of(baseDirPath).normalize().toAbsolutePath();
@@ -125,4 +187,19 @@ public class LocalDiskFileStore implements FileStore {
        }
        return resolvedPath;
    }
+
+    private Path resolveOwner(String fileId) {
+        Path data = resolve(fileId);
+        return data.resolveSibling(data.getFileName().toString() + OWNER_SUFFIX);
+    }
+
+    private ReentrantLock acquire(String fileId) {
+        ReentrantLock lock = stripes[(fileId.hashCode() & Integer.MAX_VALUE) % LOCK_STRIPES];
+        lock.lock();
+        return lock;
+    }
+
+    private void release(String fileId, ReentrantLock lock) {
+        lock.unlock();
+    }
 }
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package stirling.software.common.configuration;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Properties;
@@ -122,17 +121,17 @@ public class AppConfig {

    @Bean(name = "RunningInDocker")
    public boolean runningInDocker() {
-        return Files.exists(Paths.get("/.dockerenv"));
+        return Files.exists(Path.of("/.dockerenv"));
    }

    @Bean(name = "configDirMounted")
    public boolean isRunningInDockerWithConfig() {
-        Path dockerEnv = Paths.get("/.dockerenv");
+        Path dockerEnv = Path.of("/.dockerenv");
        // default to true if not docker
        if (!Files.exists(dockerEnv)) {
            return true;
        }
-        Path mountInfo = Paths.get("/proc/1/mountinfo");
+        Path mountInfo = Path.of("/proc/1/mountinfo");
        // this should always exist, if not some unknown usecase
        if (!Files.exists(mountInfo)) {
            return true;
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
 import java.util.List;

@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ public class ConfigInitializer {

    public void ensureConfigExists() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
        // 1) If settings file doesn't exist, create from template
-        Path destPath = Paths.get(InstallationPathConfig.getSettingsPath());
+        Path destPath = Path.of(InstallationPathConfig.getSettingsPath());

        boolean settingsFileExists = Files.exists(destPath);

@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ public class ConfigInitializer {
            if (settingsFileExists) {
                // move settings.yml to settings.yml.{timestamp}.bak
                Path backupPath =
-                        Paths.get(
+                        Path.of(
                                InstallationPathConfig.getSettingsPath()
                                        + "."
                                        + System.currentTimeMillis()
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ public class ConfigInitializer {
        }

        // 3) Ensure custom settings file exists
-        Path customSettingsPath = Paths.get(InstallationPathConfig.getCustomSettingsPath());
+        Path customSettingsPath = Path.of(InstallationPathConfig.getCustomSettingsPath());
        if (Files.notExists(customSettingsPath)) {
            Files.createFile(customSettingsPath);
            log.info("Created custom_settings file: {}", customSettingsPath);
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package stirling.software.common.configuration;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.InvalidPathException;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@ public class RuntimePathConfig {

            try {
                // Normalize to absolute path
-                Path path = Paths.get(pathStr.trim()).toAbsolutePath().normalize();
+                Path path = Path.of(pathStr.trim()).toAbsolutePath().normalize();
                String normalizedPath = path.toString();

                // Check for duplicates
@@ -224,9 +223,9 @@ public class RuntimePathConfig {

    private void detectOverlappingPaths(List<String> paths) {
        for (int i = 0; i < paths.size(); i++) {
-            Path path1 = Paths.get(paths.get(i));
+            Path path1 = Path.of(paths.get(i));
            for (int j = i + 1; j < paths.size(); j++) {
-                Path path2 = Paths.get(paths.get(j));
+                Path path2 = Path.of(paths.get(j));

                // Check if one path is a parent of the other
                if (path1.startsWith(path2)) {
@@ -246,10 +245,10 @@ public class RuntimePathConfig {

    private void validatePipelinePaths() {
        try {
-            Path finishedPath = Paths.get(pipelineFinishedFoldersPath).toAbsolutePath().normalize();
+            Path finishedPath = Path.of(pipelineFinishedFoldersPath).toAbsolutePath().normalize();

            for (String watchedPathStr : pipelineWatchedFoldersPaths) {
-                Path watchedPath = Paths.get(watchedPathStr).toAbsolutePath().normalize();
+                Path watchedPath = Path.of(watchedPathStr).toAbsolutePath().normalize();

                // Check if watched folder is same as finished folder
                if (watchedPath.equals(finishedPath)) {
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ public class ApplicationProperties {
    private ProcessExecutor processExecutor = new ProcessExecutor();
    private PdfEditor pdfEditor = new PdfEditor();
    private AiEngine aiEngine = new AiEngine();
+    private Mcp mcp = new Mcp();
    private InternalApi internalApi = new InternalApi();
    private Cluster cluster = new Cluster();
+    private Policies policies = new Policies();

    @Bean
    public PropertySource<?> dynamicYamlPropertySource(ConfigurableEnvironment environment)
@@ -202,6 +204,45 @@ public class ApplicationProperties {
        }
    }

+    @Data
+    public static class Policies {
+        /**
+         * Absolute directories that policy folder input sources and output sinks may read from or
+         * write to. Empty (the default) disables folder access entirely, so a policy can never be
+         * pointed at an arbitrary server path. Stirling's own config directory is always
+         * off-limits, and folder access is always disabled in SaaS mode regardless of this list.
+         */
+        private List<String> allowedFolderRoots = new java.util.ArrayList<>();
+
+        /** How often (seconds) the schedule trigger checks for policies whose schedule is due. */
+        private long scheduleSweepSeconds = 60;
+
+        /**
+         * How often (seconds) the folder-watch trigger reconciles its watch registrations and
+         * re-runs every folder-watch policy as a safety net for filesystem events that were missed
+         * (NFS, bind mounts, inotify-queue overflow).
+         */
+        private long watchReconcileSeconds = 300;
+
+        /**
+         * How long (milliseconds) the folder-watch trigger keeps draining filesystem events after
+         * the first, so a burst from a single file copy coalesces into one run instead of many.
+         */
+        private long watchQuietPeriodMs = 500;
+
+        /**
+         * SSE emitter timeout (milliseconds) for streamed runs; generous for long multi-step runs.
+         */
+        private long streamTimeoutMs = 1800000;
+
+        /**
+         * How long (minutes) a finished run's in-memory state is retained before eviction,
+         * mirroring the job-result expiry so rich run state does not outlive the process. Active
+         * and paused runs are kept regardless of age.
+         */
+        private int runExpiryMinutes = 30;
+    }
+
    @Data
    public static class PdfEditor {
        private Cache cache = new Cache();
@@ -256,6 +297,103 @@ public class ApplicationProperties {
        private int longRunningTimeoutSeconds = 600;
    }

+    /**
+     * Model Context Protocol (MCP) server configuration. All keys live under the top-level {@code
+     * mcp.*} prefix. {@link #enabled} defaults to {@code false}: when off, no MCP beans are wired,
+     * no /mcp endpoint exists, and no protected-resource metadata is published.
+     */
+    @Data
+    public static class Mcp {
+
+        /** Master switch. When {@code false} (default), no MCP beans are wired. */
+        private boolean enabled = false;
+
+        /**
+         * When {@code true} (default), invocations require an OAuth scope: {@code mcp.tools.read}
+         * for read-style operations and {@code mcp.tools.write} for write/destructive ones. When
+         * {@code false}, scope checks are skipped (use only if your IdP issues a single coarse
+         * scope).
+         */
+        private boolean scopesEnabled = true;
+
+        /** How often to refresh the AI capabilities manifest from the engine. */
+        private int engineCapabilityRefreshMinutes = 5;
+
+        /**
+         * Tool allow-list (operation ids, e.g. {@code compress-pdf}). When non-empty, ONLY these
+         * operations are exposed over MCP; everything else is hidden, undescribable, and
+         * uninvocable - on top of the global endpoint enable/disable config. Empty = allow all.
+         */
+        private List<String> allowedOperations = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        /**
+         * Tool deny-list (operation ids). Any operation listed here is removed from MCP even if it
+         * would otherwise be allowed. Applied after {@link #allowedOperations}.
+         */
+        private List<String> blockedOperations = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        /** Max MCP request body size in bytes; inline file uploads ride in the JSON-RPC body. */
+        private long maxRequestBytes = 10L * 1024 * 1024;
+
+        /** Results up to this size return inline as base64; larger ones return a fileId only. */
+        private long maxInlineResponseBytes = 10L * 1024 * 1024;
+
+        private Auth auth = new Auth();
+
+        @Data
+        public static class Auth {
+            /**
+             * Authentication mode for the MCP endpoint. {@code oauth} (default) runs a full OAuth2
+             * resource server (JWT, RFC 8707 audience, RFC 9728 metadata). {@code apikey} accepts a
+             * Stirling per-user API key via the {@code X-API-KEY} header (or {@code Authorization:
+             * Bearer <key>}) and binds the request to that user - the low-friction self-host path,
+             * no external IdP required.
+             */
+            private String mode = "oauth";
+
+            /** OAuth2 issuer URI, e.g. {@code http://localhost:9000}. Required when MCP is on. */
+            private String issuerUri = "";
+
+            /**
+             * JWKS URI. When blank, derived from the issuer's {@code
+             * /.well-known/openid-configuration} document.
+             */
+            private String jwksUri = "";
+
+            /**
+             * RFC 8707 resource identifier of THIS MCP server, e.g. {@code
+             * http://localhost:8080/mcp}. Tokens that do not list this id in their {@code aud}
+             * claim are rejected with HTTP 401.
+             */
+            private String resourceId = "";
+
+            /**
+             * Additional JWT audiences accepted at the MCP endpoint, on top of {@link #resourceId}.
+             * Empty (default) keeps strict RFC 8707 binding. Some IdPs cannot mint
+             * resource-specific audiences - e.g. Supabase's OAuth server always issues {@code
+             * aud=authenticated} - so operators list the audience their IdP actually emits here
+             * (env: {@code MCP_AUTH_ACCEPTEDAUDIENCES}, comma-separated).
+             */
+            private List<String> acceptedAudiences = new ArrayList<>();
+
+            /**
+             * JWT claim whose value is matched against a provisioned Stirling username. Defaults to
+             * {@code sub}; set to {@code email} or {@code preferred_username} to match how your IdP
+             * maps users to Stirling accounts.
+             */
+            private String usernameClaim = "sub";
+
+            /**
+             * When {@code true} (default), a validated token is accepted only if its {@link
+             * #usernameClaim} value resolves to an existing, enabled Stirling user account. Tokens
+             * whose subject has no Stirling account (or a disabled one) are rejected with HTTP 403.
+             * Set to {@code false} only if you intentionally want any IdP-valid token to use MCP
+             * without a local account.
+             */
+            private boolean requireExistingAccount = true;
+        }
+    }
+
    /**
     * Cluster backplane configuration. All keys live under the top-level {@code cluster.*} prefix
     * (e.g. env var {@code CLUSTER_ENABLED}). The master switch is {@link #enabled} and defaults to
@@ -867,6 +1005,10 @@ public class ApplicationProperties {
        @Data
        public static class Signing {
            private boolean enabled = false;
+
+            // Signing user-picker scope: 'org' (default) = whole instance, anything else =
+            // caller's team only (fail-closed). The saas profile pins 'team'.
+            private String userListScope = "org";
        }
    }

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package stirling.software.common.model;

 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ public class FileInfo {

    // Converts the file path string to a Path object.
    public Path getFilePathAsPath() {
-        return Paths.get(filePath);
+        return Path.of(filePath);
    }

    // Formats the file size into a human-readable string.
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+package stirling.software.common.pdf;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import stirling.software.jpdfium.text.PageText;
+import stirling.software.jpdfium.text.TextChar;
+import stirling.software.jpdfium.text.TextLine;
+import stirling.software.jpdfium.text.TextWord;
+
+final class HeadingDetector {
+
+    private HeadingDetector() {}
+
+    /** A heading is at most this many words; longer lines are treated as body text. */
+    private static final int MAX_HEADING_WORDS = 12;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the Markdown heading prefix for a line. The decision combines several signals, never
+     * text matching, so a plain line that merely shares text with a heading is never promoted:
+     *
+     * <ul>
+     *   <li><b>Size</b> — dominant glyph font size vs. the document body median (primary signal).
+     *       Some PDFs encode visual size in the text matrix, so every glyph reports ~1.0; for those
+     *       the line height is used as the proxy instead.
+     *   <li><b>Brevity</b> — headings are short labels; a line over {@value #MAX_HEADING_WORDS}
+     *       words is body text regardless of size.
+     *   <li><b>Not a sentence</b> — a line ending in {@code . ! ?} reads as prose, not a heading.
+     * </ul>
+     *
+     * <p>Boldness is deliberately <em>not</em> a heading signal — a bold-but-not-larger line is
+     * emphasis, not a heading (see {@link #isBoldLabel}); promoting it to {@code #}/{@code ##} is
+     * the main source of false-positive headings.
+     *
+     * <ul>
+     *   <li>size &gt; baseline * 1.4 → {@code "# "}
+     *   <li>size &gt; baseline * 1.2 → {@code "## "}
+     *   <li>otherwise → {@code ""}
+     * </ul>
+     */
+    static String headingPrefix(TextLine line, float medianBodySize, float medianBodyHeight) {
+        String text = line.text().strip();
+        if (text.isEmpty() || wordCount(text) > MAX_HEADING_WORDS || endsLikeSentence(text)) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        float dominant = dominantFontSize(line);
+        float value;
+        float baseline;
+        if (dominant > 2f && medianBodySize > 2f) {
+            value = dominant;
+            baseline = medianBodySize;
+        } else {
+            value = line.height();
+            baseline = medianBodyHeight;
+        }
+        if (baseline <= 0f) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        float ratio = value / baseline;
+        if (ratio > 1.4f) {
+            return "# ";
+        }
+        if (ratio > 1.2f) {
+            return "## ";
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * True when a line should be emphasised as bold (rendered {@code **like this**}) rather than
+     * promoted to a heading: it is bold, short, and not a full sentence. Used for bold labels that
+     * are not large enough to be headings.
+     */
+    static boolean isBoldLabel(TextLine line) {
+        String text = line.text().strip();
+        if (text.isEmpty() || wordCount(text) > MAX_HEADING_WORDS || endsLikeSentence(text)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return isBold(line);
+    }
+
+    private static int wordCount(String text) {
+        return text.split("\\s+").length;
+    }
+
+    private static boolean endsLikeSentence(String text) {
+        char last = text.charAt(text.length() - 1);
+        return last == '.' || last == '!' || last == '?';
+    }
+
+    /** True when the line's dominant font is bold, inferred from PostScript font names. */
+    private static boolean isBold(TextLine line) {
+        Map<String, Integer> counts = new HashMap<>();
+        for (TextWord word : line.words()) {
+            for (TextChar ch : word.chars()) {
+                if (ch.isWhitespace() || ch.isNewline()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                String name = ch.fontName();
+                if (name != null && !name.isBlank()) {
+                    counts.merge(name, 1, Integer::sum);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        String dominantFont = "";
+        int max = -1;
+        for (Map.Entry<String, Integer> e : counts.entrySet()) {
+            if (e.getValue() > max) {
+                max = e.getValue();
+                dominantFont = e.getKey();
+            }
+        }
+        String lower = dominantFont.toLowerCase(java.util.Locale.ROOT);
+        return lower.contains("bold")
+                || lower.contains("black")
+                || lower.contains("heavy")
+                || lower.contains("semibold");
+    }
+
+    /** Computes the median glyph font size across all pages. */
+    static float medianFontSize(List<PageText> allPages) {
+        List<Float> sizes = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (PageText page : allPages) {
+            for (TextChar ch : page.chars()) {
+                if (!ch.isWhitespace() && !ch.isNewline() && ch.fontSize() > 0f) {
+                    sizes.add(ch.fontSize());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return median(sizes, 12f);
+    }
+
+    /** Computes the median TextLine height across all pages. Used when font size is degenerate. */
+    static float medianLineHeight(List<PageText> allPages) {
+        List<Float> heights = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (PageText page : allPages) {
+            for (TextLine line : page.lines()) {
+                if (line.height() > 0f && !line.text().isBlank()) {
+                    heights.add(line.height());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return median(heights, 12f);
+    }
+
+    private static float median(List<Float> values, float fallback) {
+        if (values.isEmpty()) {
+            return fallback;
+        }
+        Collections.sort(values);
+        int mid = values.size() / 2;
+        if (values.size() % 2 == 0) {
+            return (values.get(mid - 1) + values.get(mid)) / 2f;
+        }
+        return values.get(mid);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the font size that appears most often (by character count) in the given line. Ties
+     * are broken in favour of the larger size.
+     */
+    private static float dominantFontSize(TextLine line) {
+        Map<Float, Integer> counts = new HashMap<>();
+        for (TextWord word : line.words()) {
+            for (TextChar ch : word.chars()) {
+                if (!ch.isWhitespace() && !ch.isNewline() && ch.fontSize() > 0f) {
+                    counts.merge(ch.fontSize(), 1, Integer::sum);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (counts.isEmpty()) {
+            return 0f;
+        }
+        float dominant = 0f;
+        int maxCount = -1;
+        for (Map.Entry<Float, Integer> entry : counts.entrySet()) {
+            int count = entry.getValue();
+            float size = entry.getKey();
+            if (count > maxCount || (count == maxCount && size > dominant)) {
+                maxCount = count;
+                dominant = size;
+            }
+        }
+        return dominant;
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package stirling.software.common.pdf;
+
+import stirling.software.jpdfium.text.Table;
+
+final class TableRenderer {
+    private TableRenderer() {}
+
+    /** Renders a Table as a GitHub-Flavoured Markdown table string. */
+    static String render(Table table) {
+        if (table.rowCount() == 0) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        String[][] grid = table.asGrid();
+
+        if (table.rowCount() < 2) {
+            // No separator row possible — return plain lines
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+            for (int c = 0; c < grid[0].length; c++) {
+                if (c > 0) sb.append('\n');
+                sb.append(escape(grid[0][c].trim()));
+            }
+            return sb.toString();
+        }
+
+        int cols = grid[0].length;
+
+        // Compute column widths: max(3, max content length across all rows)
+        int[] widths = new int[cols];
+        for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
+            widths[c] = 3;
+        }
+        for (String[] row : grid) {
+            for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
+                String cell = c < row.length ? row[c].trim() : "";
+                widths[c] = Math.max(widths[c], escape(cell).length());
+            }
+        }
+
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        // Header row
+        sb.append(buildRow(grid[0], widths, cols));
+        sb.append('\n');
+
+        // Separator row
+        sb.append('|');
+        for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
+            sb.append('-').append("-".repeat(widths[c])).append('-').append('|');
+        }
+        sb.append('\n');
+
+        // Data rows
+        for (int r = 1; r < grid.length; r++) {
+            sb.append(buildRow(grid[r], widths, cols));
+            if (r < grid.length - 1) {
+                sb.append('\n');
+            }
+        }
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    private static String buildRow(String[] row, int[] widths, int cols) {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        sb.append('|');
+        for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
+            String cell = c < row.length ? escape(row[c].trim()) : "";
+            sb.append(' ').append(padRight(cell, widths[c])).append(' ').append('|');
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    private static String escape(String cell) {
+        return cell.replace("|", "\\|");
+    }
+
+    private static String padRight(String s, int width) {
+        if (s.length() >= width) return s;
+        return s + " ".repeat(width - s.length());
+    }
+}
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.PipedInputStream;
 import java.io.PipedOutputStream;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;

@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;

 import stirling.software.common.cluster.FileStore;
+import stirling.software.common.util.JobContext;

 /**
 * Service for storing and retrieving files with unique file IDs. Used by the AutoJobPostMapping
@@ -32,8 +34,10 @@ public class FileStorage {

    private final FileOrUploadService fileOrUploadService;
    private final FileStore fileStore;
+    private final Optional<JobOwnershipService> jobOwnershipService;

    public String storeFile(MultipartFile file) throws IOException {
+        String owner = resolveOwner();
        // Fast path: when Spring buffered the multipart to disk (typical for large uploads), the
        // backing Resource exposes a real File. Hand the Path to the FileStore so it can do a
        // file-to-file copy (Linux sendfile, no copy through Java heap) rather than streaming
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ public class FileStorage {
        if (res != null && res.isFile()) {
            try {
                FileStore.Stored stored =
-                        fileStore.store(res.getFile().toPath(), file.getOriginalFilename());
+                        fileStore.store(res.getFile().toPath(), file.getOriginalFilename(), owner);
                log.debug("Stored file with ID: {} (fast path)", stored.fileId());
                return stored.fileId();
            } catch (IOException ex) {
@@ -57,40 +61,45 @@ public class FileStorage {
            }
        }
        try (InputStream in = file.getInputStream()) {
-            FileStore.Stored stored = fileStore.store(in, file.getOriginalFilename());
+            FileStore.Stored stored = fileStore.store(in, file.getOriginalFilename(), owner);
            log.debug("Stored file with ID: {}", stored.fileId());
            return stored.fileId();
        }
    }

    public String storeBytes(byte[] bytes, String originalName) throws IOException {
-        FileStore.Stored stored = fileStore.store(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes), originalName);
+        FileStore.Stored stored =
+                fileStore.store(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes), originalName, resolveOwner());
        log.debug("Stored byte array with ID: {}", stored.fileId());
        return stored.fileId();
    }

    public MultipartFile retrieveFile(String fileId) throws IOException {
+        enforceOwnership(fileId);
        byte[] fileData = fileStore.retrieveBytes(fileId);
        return fileOrUploadService.toMockMultipartFile(fileId, fileData);
    }

    public byte[] retrieveBytes(String fileId) throws IOException {
+        enforceOwnership(fileId);
        return fileStore.retrieveBytes(fileId);
    }

    public InputStream retrieveInputStream(String fileId) throws IOException {
+        enforceOwnership(fileId);
        return fileStore.retrieve(fileId);
    }

    public StoredFile storeInputStream(InputStream inputStream, String originalName)
            throws IOException {
-        FileStore.Stored stored = fileStore.store(inputStream, originalName);
+        FileStore.Stored stored = fileStore.store(inputStream, originalName, resolveOwner());
        log.debug("Stored input stream with ID: {}", stored.fileId());
        return new StoredFile(stored.fileId(), stored.size());
    }

    public String storeFromStreamingBody(StreamingResponseBody body, String originalName)
            throws IOException {
+        String owner = resolveOwner();
        // Hold Throwable not IOException: an unchecked failure (NPE, IllegalState, OOM, etc.)
        // from the body writer would otherwise close the pipe with EOF and the consumer would
        // return a truncated file with no error surfaced to the caller.
@@ -115,7 +124,7 @@ public class FileStorage {
                                        }
                                    }
                                });
-                FileStore.Stored stored = fileStore.store(in, originalName);
+                FileStore.Stored stored = fileStore.store(in, originalName, owner);
                Throwable writerErr = bodyError.get();
                if (writerErr != null) {
                    // Body failed mid-write: the FileStore persisted a truncated entry.
@@ -159,21 +168,62 @@ public class FileStorage {

    public String storeFromResource(Resource resource, String originalName) throws IOException {
        try (InputStream in = resource.getInputStream()) {
-            FileStore.Stored stored = fileStore.store(in, originalName);
+            FileStore.Stored stored = fileStore.store(in, originalName, resolveOwner());
            log.debug("Stored Resource with ID: {}", stored.fileId());
            return stored.fileId();
        }
    }

    public boolean deleteFile(String fileId) {
+        enforceOwnership(fileId);
        return fileStore.delete(fileId);
    }

    public boolean fileExists(String fileId) {
+        enforceOwnership(fileId);
        return fileStore.exists(fileId);
    }

    public long getFileSize(String fileId) throws IOException {
+        enforceOwnership(fileId);
        return fileStore.size(fileId);
    }
+
+    private String resolveOwner() {
+        String propagated = JobContext.getOwner();
+        if (propagated != null) {
+            return propagated;
+        }
+        return jobOwnershipService.flatMap(JobOwnershipService::getCurrentUserId).orElse(null);
+    }
+
+    private void enforceOwnership(String fileId) {
+        if (jobOwnershipService.isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        Optional<String> currentUser = jobOwnershipService.get().getCurrentUserId();
+        if (currentUser.isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        String owner;
+        try {
+            owner = fileStore.getOwner(fileId);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.warn("Failed to read owner for file {}: {}", fileId, e.getMessage());
+            throw new SecurityException(
+                    "Access denied: could not verify ownership of the requested file");
+        }
+        if (owner == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!owner.equals(currentUser.get())) {
+            log.warn(
+                    "Access denied: user {} attempted to access file {} owned by {}",
+                    currentUser.get(),
+                    fileId,
+                    owner);
+            throw new SecurityException(
+                    "Access denied: you do not have permission to access this file");
+        }
+    }
 }
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ public class InternalApiClient {
                    "^/api/v1/(general|misc|security|convert|filter)(/[A-Za-z0-9_-]+)+$"
                            + "|^/api/v1/ai/tools(/[A-Za-z0-9_-]+)+$");

+    /**
+     * Marker propagated on every internal sub-step dispatch so the saas PAYG interceptor classifies
+     * the call as {@code BillingCategory.AUTOMATION}. By construction every {@link
+     * InternalApiClient#post} caller is an automation surface (pipeline executor, AI workflow,
+     * policy runner) running a child tool inside a parent automation flow — see the saas {@code
+     * PaygChargeInterceptor.determineCategory} precedence chain, where this header dominates any
+     * per-tool {@code @RequiresFeature} annotation.
+     */
+    public static final String AUTOMATION_HEADER = "X-Stirling-Automation";
+
    private final ServletContext servletContext;
    private final UserServiceInterface userService;
    private final TempFileManager tempFileManager;
@@ -96,7 +106,23 @@ public class InternalApiClient {
        if (apiKey != null && !apiKey.isEmpty()) {
            headers.add("X-API-KEY", apiKey);
        }
+        // Tag the sub-step as automation so PAYG bills it under AUTOMATION regardless of which
+        // tool-level @RequiresFeature annotation the dispatched controller carries (e.g. an AI-OCR
+        // step inside a policy run must bill as AUTOMATION, not AI). Set unconditionally because
+        // every caller of this dispatcher is an automation surface by design.
+        headers.add(AUTOMATION_HEADER, "true");

+        // A no-file ai/tools call (e.g. create-pdf-from-html-agent) sends only string params, so
+        // without this RestTemplate would use urlencoded instead of the multipart the controller
+        // expects. File-bearing calls get the right multipart content-type from RestTemplate.
+        boolean isAiTool = endpointPath.startsWith("/api/v1/ai/tools/");
+        boolean hasFilePart =
+                body.values().stream()
+                        .flatMap(java.util.List::stream)
+                        .anyMatch(v -> v instanceof Resource);
+        if (isAiTool && !hasFilePart) {
+            headers.setContentType(MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA);
+        }
        HttpEntity<MultiValueMap<String, Object>> entity = new HttpEntity<>(body, headers);
        RequestCallback requestCallback = restTemplate.httpEntityCallback(entity, Resource.class);

@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ public class JobExecutorService {

        String jobId = scopedJobKey;

+        final String jobOwner =
+                jobOwnershipService != null
+                        ? jobOwnershipService.getCurrentUserId().orElse(null)
+                        : null;
+
        long timeoutToUse = customTimeoutMs > 0 ? customTimeoutMs : effectiveTimeoutMs;

        log.debug(
@@ -119,6 +124,7 @@ public class JobExecutorService {
                        try {
                            stirling.software.common.util.JobContext.setJobId(
                                    capturedJobIdForQueue);
+                            stirling.software.common.util.JobContext.setOwner(jobOwner);
                            Object result = work.get();
                            processJobResult(capturedJobIdForQueue, result);
                            return result;
@@ -153,6 +159,7 @@ public class JobExecutorService {
                                    timeoutToUse);

                            stirling.software.common.util.JobContext.setJobId(capturedJobId);
+                            stirling.software.common.util.JobContext.setOwner(jobOwner);
                            Object result = executeWithTimeout(() -> work.get(), timeoutToUse);
                            processJobResult(capturedJobId, result);
                        } catch (TimeoutException te) {
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package stirling.software.common.service;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ public class MobileScannerService {
    public MobileScannerService() throws IOException {
        // Create temp directory for mobile scanner uploads
        this.tempDirectory =
-                Paths.get(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "stirling-mobile-scanner");
+                Path.of(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "stirling-mobile-scanner");
        Files.createDirectories(tempDirectory);
        log.info("Mobile scanner temp directory: {}", tempDirectory);
    }
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import java.lang.management.OperatingSystemMXBean;
 import java.lang.management.RuntimeMXBean;
 import java.lang.management.ThreadMXBean;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class PostHogService {
    }

    private boolean isRunningInDocker() {
-        return Files.exists(Paths.get("/.dockerenv"));
+        return Files.exists(Path.of("/.dockerenv"));
    }

    private Map<String, Object> getDockerMetrics() {
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public class GeneralUtils {
        String pattern = locationPattern;
        if (pattern.startsWith("file:")) {
            String rawPath = pattern.substring(5).replace("\\*", "").replace("/*", "");
-            Path normalizePath = Paths.get(rawPath).normalize();
+            Path normalizePath = Path.of(rawPath).normalize();
            pattern = "file:" + normalizePath.toString().replace("\\", "/") + "/*";
        }
        return ResourcePatternUtils.getResourcePatternResolver(resourceLoader)
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ public class GeneralUtils {
    }

    public boolean createDir(String path) {
-        Path folder = Paths.get(path);
+        Path folder = Path.of(path);
        if (!Files.exists(folder)) {
            try {
                Files.createDirectories(folder);
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ public class GeneralUtils {

    public void saveKeyToSettings(String key, Object newValue) throws IOException {
        String[] keyArray = key.split("\\.");
-        Path settingsPath = Paths.get(InstallationPathConfig.getSettingsPath());
+        Path settingsPath = Path.of(InstallationPathConfig.getSettingsPath());
        YamlHelper settingsYaml = new YamlHelper(settingsPath);
        settingsYaml.updateValue(Arrays.asList(keyArray), newValue);
        settingsYaml.saveOverride(settingsPath);
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ public class GeneralUtils {
            return;
        }

-        Path settingsPath = Paths.get(InstallationPathConfig.getSettingsPath());
+        Path settingsPath = Path.of(InstallationPathConfig.getSettingsPath());
        YamlHelper settingsYaml = new YamlHelper(settingsPath);

        // Apply all updates to the same YamlHelper instance
@@ -974,11 +974,11 @@ public class GeneralUtils {
     */
    public void extractPipeline() throws IOException {
        Path pipelineDir =
-                Paths.get(InstallationPathConfig.getPipelinePath(), DEFAULT_WEBUI_CONFIGS_DIR);
+                Path.of(InstallationPathConfig.getPipelinePath(), DEFAULT_WEBUI_CONFIGS_DIR);
        Files.createDirectories(pipelineDir);

        for (String name : DEFAULT_VALID_PIPELINE) {
-            if (!Paths.get(name).getFileName().toString().equals(name)) {
+            if (!Path.of(name).getFileName().toString().equals(name)) {
                log.error("Invalid pipeline file name: {}", name);
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid pipeline file name: " + name);
            }
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ public class GeneralUtils {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "scriptName must not contain path traversal characters");
        }
-        if (!Paths.get(scriptName).getFileName().toString().equals(scriptName)) {
+        if (!Path.of(scriptName).getFileName().toString().equals(scriptName)) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "scriptName must not contain path traversal characters");
        }
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ public class GeneralUtils {
                    "scriptName must be either 'png_to_webp.py' or 'split_photos.py'");
        }

-        Path scriptsDir = Paths.get(InstallationPathConfig.getScriptsPath(), PYTHON_SCRIPTS_DIR);
+        Path scriptsDir = Path.of(InstallationPathConfig.getScriptsPath(), PYTHON_SCRIPTS_DIR);
        Files.createDirectories(scriptsDir);

        Path target = scriptsDir.resolve(scriptName);
@@ -1185,23 +1185,181 @@ public class GeneralUtils {
    }

    public String getLocalNetworkIp() {
+        String routed = detectLocalIpViaDefaultRoute();
+        if (routed != null) {
+            return routed;
+        }
        try {
-            Enumeration<NetworkInterface> interfaces = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces();
-            if (interfaces == null) return null;
-            while (interfaces.hasMoreElements()) {
-                NetworkInterface iface = interfaces.nextElement();
-                if (!iface.isUp() || iface.isLoopback() || iface.isVirtual()) continue;
-                Enumeration<InetAddress> addresses = iface.getInetAddresses();
-                while (addresses.hasMoreElements()) {
-                    InetAddress addr = addresses.nextElement();
-                    if (addr instanceof Inet4Address && addr.isSiteLocalAddress()) {
-                        return addr.getHostAddress();
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            return selectBestSiteLocalIp(collectInterfaceInfo());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            log.warn("Failed to detect local network IP", e);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private String detectLocalIpViaDefaultRoute() {
+        try (DatagramSocket socket = new DatagramSocket()) {
+            socket.connect(InetAddress.getByName("8.8.8.8"), 53);
+            InetAddress local = socket.getLocalAddress();
+            if (local instanceof Inet4Address
+                    && !local.isAnyLocalAddress()
+                    && !local.isLoopbackAddress()
+                    && !local.isLinkLocalAddress()) {
+                return local.getHostAddress();
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.debug("Default-route IP detection failed; will scan interfaces", e);
        }
        return null;
    }
+
+    private List<NetworkInterfaceInfo> collectInterfaceInfo() throws SocketException {
+        List<NetworkInterfaceInfo> infos = new ArrayList<>();
+        Enumeration<NetworkInterface> interfaces = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces();
+        if (interfaces == null) {
+            return infos;
+        }
+        while (interfaces.hasMoreElements()) {
+            NetworkInterface iface = interfaces.nextElement();
+
+            List<String> siteLocalIpv4s = new ArrayList<>();
+            Enumeration<InetAddress> addresses = iface.getInetAddresses();
+            while (addresses.hasMoreElements()) {
+                InetAddress addr = addresses.nextElement();
+                if (addr instanceof Inet4Address && addr.isSiteLocalAddress()) {
+                    siteLocalIpv4s.add(addr.getHostAddress());
+                }
+            }
+            if (siteLocalIpv4s.isEmpty()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            try {
+                byte[] mac = iface.getHardwareAddress();
+                infos.add(
+                        new NetworkInterfaceInfo(
+                                iface.getName(),
+                                iface.getDisplayName(),
+                                iface.getIndex(),
+                                iface.isUp(),
+                                iface.isLoopback(),
+                                iface.isPointToPoint(),
+                                iface.isVirtual(),
+                                mac != null && mac.length > 0,
+                                siteLocalIpv4s));
+            } catch (SocketException e) {
+                log.debug("Skipping interface {} while scanning for local IP", iface.getName(), e);
+            }
+        }
+        return infos;
+    }
+
+    static String selectBestSiteLocalIp(List<NetworkInterfaceInfo> interfaces) {
+        return interfaces.stream()
+                .filter(i -> i.up() && !i.loopback() && !i.pointToPoint() && !i.virtual())
+                .filter(i -> !isLikelyVirtualInterface(i.name(), i.displayName()))
+                .flatMap(
+                        i ->
+                                i.siteLocalIpv4s().stream()
+                                        .map(
+                                                ip ->
+                                                        new ScoredAddress(
+                                                                ip,
+                                                                scoreInterface(i, ip),
+                                                                i.index())))
+                .max(
+                        Comparator.comparingInt(ScoredAddress::score)
+                                .thenComparing(
+                                        Comparator.comparingInt(ScoredAddress::interfaceIndex)
+                                                .reversed()))
+                .map(ScoredAddress::ip)
+                .orElse(null);
+    }
+
+    private static int scoreInterface(NetworkInterfaceInfo iface, String ip) {
+        int score = 0;
+        if (isLikelyPhysicalInterface(iface.name(), iface.displayName())) {
+            score += 100;
+        }
+        if (iface.hasHardwareAddress()) {
+            score += 20;
+        }
+        if (ip.startsWith("192.168.")) {
+            score += 30;
+        } else if (ip.startsWith("10.")) {
+            score += 20;
+        } else {
+            score += 5;
+        }
+        return score;
+    }
+
+    static boolean isLikelyVirtualInterface(String name, String displayName) {
+        String n = name == null ? "" : name.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
+        String d = displayName == null ? "" : displayName.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
+        String[] namePrefixes = {
+            "tun", "tap", "utun", "veth", "virbr", "vmnet", "docker", "br-", "wg", "ppp", "awdl",
+            "llw"
+        };
+        for (String prefix : namePrefixes) {
+            if (n.startsWith(prefix)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        String[] displayMarkers = {
+            "vmware",
+            "virtualbox",
+            "virtual box",
+            "vbox",
+            "hyper-v",
+            "hyperv",
+            "vethernet",
+            "windows subsystem for linux",
+            "wsl",
+            "docker",
+            "tap-windows",
+            "tunnel",
+            "vpn",
+            "zerotier",
+            "tailscale",
+            "bluetooth",
+            "teredo",
+            "isatap",
+            "loopback",
+            "pseudo",
+            "virtual"
+        };
+        for (String marker : displayMarkers) {
+            if (d.contains(marker)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isLikelyPhysicalInterface(String name, String displayName) {
+        String n = name == null ? "" : name.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
+        String d = displayName == null ? "" : displayName.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
+        return n.startsWith("eth")
+                || n.startsWith("en")
+                || n.startsWith("wl")
+                || n.startsWith("em")
+                || d.contains("ethernet")
+                || d.contains("wi-fi")
+                || d.contains("wifi")
+                || d.contains("wireless");
+    }
+
+    record NetworkInterfaceInfo(
+            String name,
+            String displayName,
+            int index,
+            boolean up,
+            boolean loopback,
+            boolean pointToPoint,
+            boolean virtual,
+            boolean hasHardwareAddress,
+            List<String> siteLocalIpv4s) {}
+
+    private record ScoredAddress(String ip, int score, int interfaceIndex) {}
 }
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;

 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;

@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ public class JarPathUtil {
    public static Path currentJar() {
        try {
            Path jar =
-                    Paths.get(
+                    Path.of(
                                    JarPathUtil.class
                                            .getProtectionDomain()
                                            .getCodeSource()
@@ -61,14 +60,14 @@ public class JarPathUtil {
        }

        // Location 2: ./build/libs/ (development build)
-        possibleLocations[1] = Paths.get("build", "libs", "restart-helper.jar").toAbsolutePath();
+        possibleLocations[1] = Path.of("build", "libs", "restart-helper.jar").toAbsolutePath();

        // Location 3: app/common/build/libs/ (multi-module build)
        possibleLocations[2] =
-                Paths.get("app", "common", "build", "libs", "restart-helper.jar").toAbsolutePath();
+                Path.of("app", "common", "build", "libs", "restart-helper.jar").toAbsolutePath();

        // Location 4: Current working directory
-        possibleLocations[3] = Paths.get("restart-helper.jar").toAbsolutePath();
+        possibleLocations[3] = Path.of("restart-helper.jar").toAbsolutePath();

        // Check each location
        for (Path location : possibleLocations) {
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package stirling.software.common.util;

-/** Thread-local context for passing job ID across async boundaries */
+/** Thread-local context for passing job ID and owner across async boundaries */
 public class JobContext {
    private static final ThreadLocal<String> CURRENT_JOB_ID = new ThreadLocal<>();
+    private static final ThreadLocal<String> CURRENT_OWNER = new ThreadLocal<>();

    public static void setJobId(String jobId) {
        CURRENT_JOB_ID.set(jobId);
@@ -12,7 +13,16 @@ public class JobContext {
        return CURRENT_JOB_ID.get();
    }

+    public static void setOwner(String owner) {
+        CURRENT_OWNER.set(owner);
+    }
+
+    public static String getOwner() {
+        return CURRENT_OWNER.get();
+    }
+
    public static void clear() {
        CURRENT_JOB_ID.remove();
+        CURRENT_OWNER.remove();
    }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,481 @@
+package stirling.software.SPDF.config;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import stirling.software.SPDF.config.EndpointConfiguration.DisableReason;
+import stirling.software.SPDF.config.EndpointConfiguration.EndpointAvailability;
+import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link EndpointConfiguration}. The class wires up its endpoint/group registry in
+ * {@code init()} during construction and then applies environment overrides. We build it with a
+ * real {@link ApplicationProperties} (whose System/Endpoints sub-objects are non-null by default)
+ * so the constructor runs cleanly without any mocking.
+ */
+class EndpointConfigurationGapTest {
+
+    private ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
+
+    /**
+     * Construct an EndpointConfiguration with the given pro flag and current applicationProperties.
+     */
+    private EndpointConfiguration build(boolean runningProOrHigher) {
+        return new EndpointConfiguration(applicationProperties, runningProOrHigher);
+    }
+
+    /** Default config: not pro, no removals, url-to-pdf disabled (default System flag is false). */
+    private EndpointConfiguration buildDefault() {
+        return build(false);
+    }
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        applicationProperties = new ApplicationProperties();
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("endpointKeyForUri (static)")
+    class EndpointKeyForUriTests {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns null for null uri")
+        void nullUri() {
+            assertNull(EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri(null));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns null when uri does not contain /api/v1")
+        void notApiPath() {
+            assertNull(EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri("/foo/bar/baz"));
+            assertNull(EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri("https://example.com/home"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns null when uri has too few path segments")
+        void tooFewSegments() {
+            // "/api/v1/general" splits to ["", "api", "v1", "general"] -> length 4, not > 4
+            assertNull(EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri("/api/v1/general"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("extracts plain endpoint key from a standard /api/v1/<group>/<endpoint> uri")
+        void plainEndpoint() {
+            assertEquals(
+                    "remove-pages",
+                    EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri("/api/v1/general/remove-pages"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("builds a <from>-to-<to> key for convert endpoints")
+        void convertEndpoint() {
+            assertEquals(
+                    "pdf-to-img",
+                    EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri("/api/v1/convert/pdf/img"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("convert path without a target segment falls back to the segment after group")
+        void convertWithoutTarget() {
+            // "/api/v1/convert/pdf" -> length 5, the convert branch needs length > 5
+            assertEquals("pdf", EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri("/api/v1/convert/pdf"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("enable / disable endpoint")
+    class EnableDisableEndpointTests {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a freshly registered endpoint is enabled by default")
+        void enabledByDefault() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            assertTrue(config.isEndpointEnabled("merge-pdfs"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("disableEndpoint marks the endpoint disabled")
+        void disableEndpoint() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.disableEndpoint("merge-pdfs");
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabled("merge-pdfs"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("enableEndpoint re-enables a previously disabled endpoint")
+        void reEnableEndpoint() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.disableEndpoint("merge-pdfs");
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabled("merge-pdfs"));
+            config.enableEndpoint("merge-pdfs");
+            assertTrue(config.isEndpointEnabled("merge-pdfs"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("leading slash is normalized away on disable")
+        void leadingSlashNormalizedOnDisable() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.disableEndpoint("/merge-pdfs");
+            // both forms resolve to the same key
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabled("merge-pdfs"));
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabled("/merge-pdfs"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("isEndpointEnabled tolerates a leading slash on the query")
+        void leadingSlashOnQuery() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            assertTrue(config.isEndpointEnabled("/merge-pdfs"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("disabling clears with enable, removing the disable reason")
+        void enableClearsReason() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.disableEndpoint("split-pages", DisableReason.DEPENDENCY);
+            assertEquals(
+                    DisableReason.DEPENDENCY,
+                    config.getEndpointAvailability("split-pages").getReason());
+            config.enableEndpoint("split-pages");
+            EndpointAvailability availability = config.getEndpointAvailability("split-pages");
+            assertTrue(availability.isEnabled());
+            assertNull(availability.getReason());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("isEndpointEnabledForUri")
+    class IsEndpointEnabledForUriTests {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("translates a /api/v1 uri to a key and reports its status")
+        void translatesUri() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            assertTrue(config.isEndpointEnabledForUri("/api/v1/general/merge-pdfs"));
+            config.disableEndpoint("merge-pdfs");
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabledForUri("/api/v1/general/merge-pdfs"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("falls back to treating a non-api uri as a raw key")
+        void fallsBackToRawKey() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.disableEndpoint("merge-pdfs");
+            // non-api path: key resolution returns null, so the uri itself is used as the key
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabledForUri("merge-pdfs"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("group enable / disable")
+    class GroupTests {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a functional group with all endpoints enabled reports enabled")
+        void functionalGroupEnabled() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            assertTrue(config.isGroupEnabled("PageOps"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("disabling a functional group cascades to all its endpoints")
+        void disableFunctionalGroupCascades() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.disableGroup("PageOps");
+            assertFalse(config.isGroupEnabled("PageOps"));
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabled("remove-pages"));
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabled("split-pages"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("re-enabling a functional group re-enables its endpoints")
+        void enableFunctionalGroupRestores() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.disableGroup("PageOps");
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabled("remove-pages"));
+            config.enableGroup("PageOps");
+            assertTrue(config.isEndpointEnabled("remove-pages"));
+            assertTrue(config.isGroupEnabled("PageOps"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a functional group with one disabled endpoint is not enabled")
+        void functionalGroupWithDisabledEndpoint() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.disableEndpoint("remove-pages");
+            assertFalse(config.isGroupEnabled("PageOps"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("disabledGroups reflects disabled groups and getDisabledGroups returns a copy")
+        void getDisabledGroupsReturnsCopy() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.disableGroup("PageOps");
+            Set<String> disabled = config.getDisabledGroups();
+            assertTrue(disabled.contains("PageOps"));
+            // mutating the returned set must not affect internal state
+            disabled.clear();
+            assertTrue(config.getDisabledGroups().contains("PageOps"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("an unknown group with no endpoints is not enabled")
+        void unknownGroupNotEnabled() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            assertFalse(config.isGroupEnabled("NoSuchGroupXyz"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("tool group semantics")
+    class ToolGroupTests {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a tool group is enabled until explicitly disabled")
+        void toolGroupEnabledUntilDisabled() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            assertTrue(config.isGroupEnabled("qpdf"));
+            config.disableGroup("qpdf");
+            assertFalse(config.isGroupEnabled("qpdf"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("disabling a tool group does NOT cascade to its endpoints directly")
+        void toolGroupNoCascade() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            // repair has alternatives (qpdf, Ghostscript); disabling only qpdf keeps it enabled
+            config.disableGroup("qpdf");
+            assertTrue(config.isEndpointEnabled("repair"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("endpoint with alternatives is disabled only when all tool groups are gone")
+        void allAlternativesDisabled() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.disableGroup("qpdf");
+            config.disableGroup("Ghostscript");
+            // repair's only alternatives are qpdf and Ghostscript
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabled("repair"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("endpoint with a still-enabled alternative stays enabled")
+        void oneAlternativeRemains() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            // compress-pdf alternatives: qpdf, Ghostscript, Java
+            config.disableGroup("qpdf");
+            config.disableGroup("Ghostscript");
+            assertTrue(config.isEndpointEnabled("compress-pdf"));
+            config.disableGroup("Java");
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabled("compress-pdf"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("single-dependency endpoint (no alternatives) disabled when its tool group is")
+        void singleDependencyDisabled() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            // pdf-to-epub depends on Calibre, no alternatives registered
+            assertTrue(config.isEndpointEnabled("pdf-to-epub"));
+            config.disableGroup("Calibre");
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabled("pdf-to-epub"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("addEndpointToGroup / addEndpointAlternative")
+    class RegistrationTests {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("addEndpointToGroup makes the endpoint part of the group")
+        void addEndpointToGroup() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.addEndpointToGroup("CustomGroup", "custom-endpoint");
+            Set<String> endpoints = config.getEndpointsForGroup("CustomGroup");
+            assertTrue(endpoints.contains("custom-endpoint"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("disabling a custom functional group disables its added endpoint")
+        void customFunctionalGroupCascades() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.addEndpointToGroup("CustomGroup", "custom-endpoint");
+            assertTrue(config.isEndpointEnabled("custom-endpoint"));
+            config.disableGroup("CustomGroup");
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabled("custom-endpoint"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("getEndpointsForGroup returns an empty set for unknown groups")
+        void unknownGroupEmptySet() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            Set<String> endpoints = config.getEndpointsForGroup("NoSuchGroupXyz");
+            assertNotNull(endpoints);
+            assertTrue(endpoints.isEmpty());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("getEndpointAvailability / determineDisableReason")
+    class AvailabilityTests {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("an enabled endpoint has a null disable reason")
+        void enabledHasNullReason() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            EndpointAvailability availability = config.getEndpointAvailability("merge-pdfs");
+            assertTrue(availability.isEnabled());
+            assertNull(availability.getReason());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("explicit disable preserves the supplied reason")
+        void explicitDisableReason() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.disableEndpoint("merge-pdfs", DisableReason.DEPENDENCY);
+            EndpointAvailability availability = config.getEndpointAvailability("merge-pdfs");
+            assertFalse(availability.isEnabled());
+            assertEquals(DisableReason.DEPENDENCY, availability.getReason());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("default disableEndpoint reason is CONFIG")
+        void defaultDisableReasonIsConfig() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.disableEndpoint("merge-pdfs");
+            assertEquals(
+                    DisableReason.CONFIG, config.getEndpointAvailability("merge-pdfs").getReason());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("endpoint disabled via functional group reports the group's reason")
+        void functionalGroupReason() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.disableGroup("PageOps", DisableReason.DEPENDENCY);
+            EndpointAvailability availability = config.getEndpointAvailability("crop");
+            assertFalse(availability.isEnabled());
+            // crop is disabled both via group cascade and group membership; reason is DEPENDENCY
+            assertEquals(DisableReason.DEPENDENCY, availability.getReason());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("getAllEndpoints")
+    class GetAllEndpointsTests {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("aggregates endpoints across all groups")
+        void aggregatesAcrossGroups() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            Set<String> all = config.getAllEndpoints();
+            assertTrue(all.contains("merge-pdfs"));
+            assertTrue(all.contains("compress-pdf"));
+            assertTrue(all.contains("ocr-pdf"));
+            assertFalse(all.isEmpty());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("custom endpoints registered after init appear in getAllEndpoints")
+        void includesCustomEndpoints() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.addEndpointToGroup("CustomGroup", "brand-new-endpoint");
+            assertTrue(config.getAllEndpoints().contains("brand-new-endpoint"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("environment / constructor driven configuration")
+    class EnvironmentConfigTests {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("url-to-pdf is disabled when enableUrlToPDF is false (default)")
+        void urlToPdfDisabledByDefault() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabled("url-to-pdf"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("url-to-pdf stays enabled when enableUrlToPDF is true")
+        void urlToPdfEnabledWhenFlagSet() {
+            applicationProperties.getSystem().setEnableUrlToPDF(true);
+            EndpointConfiguration config = build(false);
+            assertTrue(config.isEndpointEnabled("url-to-pdf"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("endpoints.toRemove disables the listed endpoints at construction")
+        void endpointsToRemove() {
+            applicationProperties
+                    .getEndpoints()
+                    .setToRemove(List.of(" merge-pdfs ", "split-pages"));
+            EndpointConfiguration config = build(false);
+            // values are trimmed before disabling
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabled("merge-pdfs"));
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabled("split-pages"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("endpoints.groupsToRemove disables the listed groups at construction")
+        void groupsToRemove() {
+            applicationProperties.getEndpoints().setGroupsToRemove(List.of(" PageOps "));
+            EndpointConfiguration config = build(false);
+            assertTrue(config.getDisabledGroups().contains("PageOps"));
+            assertFalse(config.isEndpointEnabled("remove-pages"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("non-pro build disables the enterprise group")
+        void nonProDisablesEnterprise() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = build(false);
+            assertTrue(config.getDisabledGroups().contains("enterprise"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("pro build does not disable the enterprise group")
+        void proDoesNotDisableEnterprise() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = build(true);
+            assertFalse(config.getDisabledGroups().contains("enterprise"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("getEndpointStatuses (Lombok getter) and logging summary")
+    class MiscTests {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("getEndpointStatuses reflects explicit disable state")
+        void endpointStatusesReflectDisable() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.disableEndpoint("merge-pdfs");
+            assertEquals(Boolean.FALSE, config.getEndpointStatuses().get("merge-pdfs"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("logDisabledEndpointsSummary runs without throwing")
+        void logSummaryDoesNotThrow() {
+            EndpointConfiguration config = buildDefault();
+            config.disableGroup("PageOps");
+            config.disableGroup("qpdf");
+            // purely a smoke test of the logging branch coverage
+            config.logDisabledEndpointsSummary();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("logDisabledEndpointsSummary runs when nothing is disabled")
+        void logSummaryNothingDisabled() {
+            applicationProperties.getSystem().setEnableUrlToPDF(true);
+            EndpointConfiguration config = build(true);
+            config.logDisabledEndpointsSummary();
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -1,153 +0,0 @@
-package stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser;
-
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-import static stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser.PdfModels.*;
-
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-
-/**
- * Unit tests for {@link LineAlignmentTableParser}, focused on the coincident-line merge logic and
- * column-grid construction.
- */
-class LineAlignmentTableParserTest {
-
-    private final LineAlignmentTableParser parser = new LineAlignmentTableParser();
-
-    // ── mergeCoincidentLines ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    @Test
-    void mergeCoincidentLines_singleLine_unchanged() {
-        var lines = List.of(tokenized(rawLine(10f, 100f, "Revenue")));
-        assertThat(parser.mergeCoincidentLines(lines)).hasSize(1);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void mergeCoincidentLines_distinctYLines_unchanged() {
-        // Two lines at different y positions — must NOT be merged.
-        var lines =
-                List.of(
-                        tokenized(rawLine(10f, 100f, "Revenue")),
-                        tokenized(rawLine(10f, 115f, "Cost")));
-        assertThat(parser.mergeCoincidentLines(lines)).hasSize(2);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void mergeCoincidentLines_sameY_merged() {
-        // Simulates a financial-table row split by LineBuilder at the column gap:
-        //   label fragment at x=72  → "Revenue"
-        //   value fragment at x=350 → "1,234"
-        // Both have y=100. After merge they should form one TokenizedLine.
-        var label = rawLine(72f, 100f, "Revenue");
-        var value = rawLine(350f, 100f, "1,234");
-
-        var merged = parser.mergeCoincidentLines(List.of(tokenized(label), tokenized(value)));
-
-        assertThat(merged).hasSize(1);
-        // The merged line should contain tokens from both halves.
-        var tokens = merged.get(0).all();
-        assertThat(tokens.stream().map(t -> t.text()).toList())
-                .containsExactlyInAnyOrder("Revenue", "1,234");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void mergeCoincidentLines_sameY_mergedLineHasCorrectBounds() {
-        var label = rawLine(72f, 100f, "Revenue"); // 7 chars × 6pt = 42pt wide → right = 114
-        var value = rawLine(350f, 100f, "1,234"); // 5 chars × 6pt = 30pt wide → right = 380
-
-        var merged = parser.mergeCoincidentLines(List.of(tokenized(label), tokenized(value)));
-
-        var bounds = merged.get(0).line().bounds();
-        assertThat(bounds.x()).isEqualTo(72f);
-        assertThat(bounds.right()).isEqualTo(380f);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void mergeCoincidentLines_withinTolerance_merged() {
-        // Lines 1.5pt apart (within ROW_MERGE_TOLERANCE_PT = 2pt) should merge.
-        var a = rawLine(10f, 100.0f, "Alpha");
-        var b = rawLine(200f, 101.5f, "99");
-
-        var merged = parser.mergeCoincidentLines(List.of(tokenized(a), tokenized(b)));
-        assertThat(merged).hasSize(1);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void mergeCoincidentLines_beyondTolerance_notMerged() {
-        // Lines 3pt apart (beyond ROW_MERGE_TOLERANCE_PT = 2pt) should NOT merge.
-        var a = rawLine(10f, 100.0f, "Alpha");
-        var b = rawLine(200f, 103.0f, "99");
-
-        var merged = parser.mergeCoincidentLines(List.of(tokenized(a), tokenized(b)));
-        assertThat(merged).hasSize(2);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void mergeCoincidentLines_threeCoincident_allMerged() {
-        // Three fragments at the same y (e.g. wide financial table with two value columns).
-        var a = rawLine(72f, 100f, "Revenue");
-        var b = rawLine(300f, 100f, "1,234");
-        var c = rawLine(400f, 100f, "5,678");
-
-        var merged = parser.mergeCoincidentLines(List.of(tokenized(a), tokenized(b), tokenized(c)));
-        assertThat(merged).hasSize(1);
-        assertThat(merged.get(0).all()).hasSize(3);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void mergeCoincidentLines_coincidentPairFollowedByDistinctLine_twoGroups() {
-        var a = rawLine(72f, 100f, "Revenue");
-        var b = rawLine(350f, 100f, "1,234"); // same y as a → merges with a
-        var c = rawLine(10f, 115f, "Expenses"); // different y → stays separate
-
-        var merged = parser.mergeCoincidentLines(List.of(tokenized(a), tokenized(b), tokenized(c)));
-        assertThat(merged).hasSize(2);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void mergeCoincidentLines_numericAnchorStatus_correctAfterMerge() {
-        // After merging, the combined line should be an anchor (≥2 numeric tokens).
-        // "Revenue" alone → not an anchor. "1,234  567" alone → anchor.
-        // Merged → anchor with at least 2 numerics.
-        var label = rawLine(72f, 100f, "Revenue");
-        var values = rawLineMultiWord(350f, 100f, "1,234", 30f, "567", 30f);
-
-        var merged = parser.mergeCoincidentLines(List.of(tokenized(label), tokenized(values)));
-
-        assertThat(merged).hasSize(1);
-        assertThat(merged.get(0).isAnchor()).isTrue();
-    }
-
-    // ── helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    /** Creates a RawLine with a single TextFragment of the given text at the given position. */
-    private static RawLine rawLine(float x, float y, String text) {
-        float width = text.length() * 6f; // ~6pt per char — rough but consistent
-        float height = 12f;
-        Bounds bounds = new Bounds(x, y, width, height);
-        TextFragment fragment =
-                new TextFragment("tf-test", text, bounds, y + height, 11f, "Helvetica", false);
-        return new RawLine("ln-test", List.of(fragment), bounds, 1);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a RawLine with two TextFragments representing two words separated by a small gap.
-     * Used to simulate a values-only line with multiple numeric tokens.
-     */
-    private static RawLine rawLineMultiWord(
-            float x, float y, String word1, float w1, String word2, float w2) {
-        float height = 12f;
-        Bounds b1 = new Bounds(x, y, w1, height);
-        Bounds b2 = new Bounds(x + w1 + 5f, y, w2, height);
-        TextFragment f1 = new TextFragment("tf-1", word1, b1, y + height, 11f, "Helvetica", false);
-        TextFragment f2 = new TextFragment("tf-2", word2, b2, y + height, 11f, "Helvetica", false);
-        Bounds lineBounds = new Bounds(x, y, x + w1 + 5f + w2 - x, height);
-        return new RawLine("ln-test", List.of(f1, f2), lineBounds, 1);
-    }
-
-    /** Tokenises a RawLine via the parser's own tokenise logic (package-private access). */
-    private LineAlignmentTableParser.TokenizedLine tokenized(RawLine line) {
-        return parser.tokenize(line);
-    }
-}
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+package stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.within;
+
+import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.pdfbox.Loader;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSName;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.PDRectangle;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.image.LosslessFactory;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.image.PDImageXObject;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser.PageImageLocator.ImageBox;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link PageImageLocator}. PDFs are built in memory with PDFBox so each test is
+ * deterministic and needs no fixtures or native libraries. The locator transforms the image unit
+ * square through the CTM, so an image drawn at {@code (x, y)} with size {@code (w, h)} must yield
+ * the box {@code (x, y, x+w, y+h)}.
+ */
+class PageImageLocatorTest {
+
+    /** A tiny opaque raster; pixel content is irrelevant, only its placement matters. */
+    private static PDImageXObject tinyImage(PDDocument doc) throws Exception {
+        BufferedImage img = new BufferedImage(4, 4, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
+        return LosslessFactory.createFromImage(doc, img);
+    }
+
+    /** Builds a one-page PDF that draws one image at the given placement. */
+    private static byte[] pdfWithImageAt(float x, float y, float w, float h) throws Exception {
+        try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+            PDPage page = new PDPage(PDRectangle.A4);
+            doc.addPage(page);
+            PDImageXObject image = tinyImage(doc);
+            try (PDPageContentStream cs = new PDPageContentStream(doc, page)) {
+                cs.drawImage(image, x, y, w, h);
+            }
+            return save(doc);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] save(PDDocument doc) throws Exception {
+        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        doc.save(baos);
+        return baos.toByteArray();
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("drawImage bounding boxes")
+    class DrawImageBoxes {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a single image yields one box with the page index and CTM-derived bounds")
+        void singleImageBox() throws Exception {
+            byte[] pdf = pdfWithImageAt(100f, 200f, 50f, 80f);
+            try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                PageImageLocator locator = new PageImageLocator(doc.getPage(0), 0);
+                locator.processPage(doc.getPage(0));
+
+                List<ImageBox> boxes = locator.getImageBoxes();
+                assertThat(boxes).hasSize(1);
+                ImageBox box = boxes.get(0);
+                assertThat(box.pageIndex()).isZero();
+                assertThat(box.x1()).isCloseTo(100f, within(0.5f));
+                assertThat(box.y1()).isCloseTo(200f, within(0.5f));
+                assertThat(box.x2()).isCloseTo(150f, within(0.5f));
+                assertThat(box.y2()).isCloseTo(280f, within(0.5f));
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("the supplied page index is stored on every box")
+        void pageIndexStored() throws Exception {
+            byte[] pdf = pdfWithImageAt(10f, 10f, 20f, 20f);
+            try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                PageImageLocator locator = new PageImageLocator(doc.getPage(0), 7);
+                locator.processPage(doc.getPage(0));
+                assertThat(locator.getImageBoxes().get(0).pageIndex()).isEqualTo(7);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("two images on one page yield two boxes")
+        void twoImages() throws Exception {
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                PDPage page = new PDPage(PDRectangle.A4);
+                doc.addPage(page);
+                PDImageXObject image = tinyImage(doc);
+                try (PDPageContentStream cs = new PDPageContentStream(doc, page)) {
+                    cs.drawImage(image, 50f, 50f, 30f, 30f);
+                    cs.drawImage(image, 200f, 400f, 60f, 40f);
+                }
+                byte[] pdf = save(doc);
+                try (PDDocument reopened = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                    PageImageLocator locator = new PageImageLocator(reopened.getPage(0), 0);
+                    locator.processPage(reopened.getPage(0));
+                    assertThat(locator.getImageBoxes()).hasSize(2);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a page with no images yields no boxes")
+        void noImages() throws Exception {
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                doc.addPage(new PDPage(PDRectangle.A4));
+                byte[] pdf = save(doc);
+                try (PDDocument reopened = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                    PageImageLocator locator = new PageImageLocator(reopened.getPage(0), 0);
+                    locator.processPage(reopened.getPage(0));
+                    assertThat(locator.getImageBoxes()).isEmpty();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("getImageBoxes is empty before any page is processed")
+        void emptyBeforeProcessing() throws Exception {
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                doc.addPage(new PDPage(PDRectangle.A4));
+                PageImageLocator locator = new PageImageLocator(doc.getPage(0), 0);
+                assertThat(locator.getImageBoxes()).isEmpty();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("path operation no-ops")
+    class PathNoOps {
+
+        private PageImageLocator newLocator() {
+            PDPage page = new PDPage(PDRectangle.A4);
+            return new PageImageLocator(page, 0);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("moveTo updates the current point")
+        void moveToUpdatesPoint() {
+            PageImageLocator locator = newLocator();
+            locator.moveTo(12f, 34f);
+            Point2D current = locator.getCurrentPoint();
+            assertThat(current.getX()).isEqualTo(12d);
+            assertThat(current.getY()).isEqualTo(34d);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("lineTo updates the current point")
+        void lineToUpdatesPoint() {
+            PageImageLocator locator = newLocator();
+            locator.lineTo(5f, 6f);
+            assertThat(locator.getCurrentPoint().getX()).isEqualTo(5d);
+            assertThat(locator.getCurrentPoint().getY()).isEqualTo(6d);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("curveTo updates the current point to the final control point")
+        void curveToUpdatesPoint() {
+            PageImageLocator locator = newLocator();
+            locator.curveTo(1f, 1f, 2f, 2f, 9f, 8f);
+            assertThat(locator.getCurrentPoint().getX()).isEqualTo(9d);
+            assertThat(locator.getCurrentPoint().getY()).isEqualTo(8d);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("rectangle, clip, path and shading operations are no-ops that do not throw")
+        void otherOpsDoNotThrow() {
+            PageImageLocator locator = newLocator();
+            Point2D p = new Point2D.Float(0f, 0f);
+            // None of these record anything or alter state; they must simply not throw.
+            locator.appendRectangle(p, p, p, p);
+            locator.clip(0);
+            locator.closePath();
+            locator.endPath();
+            locator.strokePath();
+            locator.fillPath(0);
+            locator.fillAndStrokePath(0);
+            locator.shadingFill(COSName.getPDFName("Sh0"));
+            assertThat(locator.getImageBoxes()).isEmpty();
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+package stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertSame;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser.PdfModels.RawPage;
+import static stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser.PdfModels.TableCell;
+import static stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser.PdfModels.TableFragment;
+import static stirling.software.SPDF.pdf.parser.PdfModels.TableRow;
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.pdfbox.Loader;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.PDRectangle;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDType1Font;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.Standard14Fonts;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link TabulaTableParser}. Tables are built in-memory with PDFBox so the tests are
+ * deterministic and need no fixtures, network, or external processes.
+ */
+class TabulaTableParserGapTest {
+
+    private final TabulaTableParser parser = new TabulaTableParser();
+
+    // ── error / empty branches ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("Empty and error branches")
+    class EmptyAndErrorBranches {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("page number 0 is out of Tabula's 1-based range -> empty list, no throw")
+        void pageNumberZeroReturnsEmpty() throws Exception {
+            byte[] pdf = pdfWithText(new String[] {"hello"});
+            try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                List<TableFragment> result = parser.parse(doc, 0);
+                assertNotNull(result);
+                assertTrue(result.isEmpty());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("page number beyond the document -> empty list, exception swallowed")
+        void pageNumberOutOfRangeReturnsEmpty() throws Exception {
+            byte[] pdf = pdfWithText(new String[] {"hello"});
+            try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                List<TableFragment> result = parser.parse(doc, 99);
+                assertNotNull(result);
+                assertTrue(result.isEmpty());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("negative page number -> empty list")
+        void negativePageNumberReturnsEmpty() throws Exception {
+            byte[] pdf = pdfWithText(new String[] {"hello"});
+            try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                assertTrue(parser.parse(doc, -5).isEmpty());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("lattice mode on a page with no ruled lines -> no tables")
+        void latticeWithNoRulingsReturnsEmpty() throws Exception {
+            byte[] pdf = pdfWithText(new String[] {"just some prose", "no table here"});
+            try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                List<TableFragment> result = parser.parse(doc, new RawPage(1, 0f, 0f, List.of()));
+                assertNotNull(result);
+                assertTrue(
+                        result.isEmpty(), "borderless text must not be detected in lattice mode");
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blank page in lattice mode -> empty list")
+        void blankPageLatticeReturnsEmpty() throws Exception {
+            byte[] pdf = blankPdf();
+            try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                assertTrue(parser.parse(doc, new RawPage(1, 0f, 0f, List.of())).isEmpty());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── stream mode (BasicExtractionAlgorithm) ───────────────────────────────
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("Stream mode")
+    class StreamMode {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("page with text yields at least one well-formed fragment")
+        void streamOnTextProducesFragment() throws Exception {
+            byte[] pdf =
+                    pdfWithText(new String[] {"Name Age City", "Alice 30 Paris", "Bob 25 Rome"});
+            try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                List<TableFragment> fragments =
+                        parser.parseStream(doc, new RawPage(1, 0f, 0f, List.of()));
+                assertNotNull(fragments);
+                assertFalse(fragments.isEmpty(), "stream mode always builds a table from text");
+                assertFragmentWellFormed(fragments.get(0), 1, 0);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("fragment ids encode page and index")
+        void streamFragmentIdFormat() throws Exception {
+            byte[] pdf = pdfWithText(new String[] {"col1 col2", "a b"});
+            try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                List<TableFragment> fragments =
+                        parser.parseStream(doc, new RawPage(1, 0f, 0f, List.of()));
+                assertFalse(fragments.isEmpty());
+                assertEquals("tbl-p1-0", fragments.get(0).tableId());
+                assertEquals(1, fragments.get(0).pageNumber());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("rawRows and the parsed rows stay in lockstep")
+        void streamRowsMatchRawRows() throws Exception {
+            byte[] pdf = pdfWithText(new String[] {"x y", "1 2", "3 4"});
+            try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                List<TableFragment> fragments =
+                        parser.parseStream(doc, new RawPage(1, 0f, 0f, List.of()));
+                assertFalse(fragments.isEmpty());
+                TableFragment f = fragments.get(0);
+                assertEquals(f.rawRows().size(), f.rows().size());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── lattice mode with a real bordered grid ───────────────────────────────
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("Lattice mode")
+    class LatticeMode {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("bordered grid is detected and produces well-formed fragments")
+        void latticeDetectsBorderedTable() throws Exception {
+            byte[] pdf = pdfWithGrid();
+            try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                List<TableFragment> fragments =
+                        parser.parse(doc, new RawPage(1, 0f, 0f, List.of()));
+                assertNotNull(fragments);
+                assertFalse(
+                        fragments.isEmpty(), "a clean ruled grid must be detected in lattice mode");
+                TableFragment f = fragments.get(0);
+                assertFragmentWellFormed(f, 1, 0);
+                assertTrue(f.columnCount() >= 1, "a detected grid must have at least one column");
+                assertFalse(f.rawRows().isEmpty(), "a detected grid must have rows");
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("convenience overload with page number routes to lattice mode")
+        void parseByPageNumberDetectsGrid() throws Exception {
+            byte[] pdf = pdfWithGrid();
+            try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                List<TableFragment> fragments = parser.parse(doc, 1);
+                assertNotNull(fragments);
+                assertFalse(fragments.isEmpty());
+                assertEquals(1, fragments.get(0).pageNumber());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("cell text is normalised (trimmed, newlines collapsed)")
+        void latticeCellTextIsNormalised() throws Exception {
+            byte[] pdf = pdfWithGrid();
+            try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                List<TableFragment> fragments =
+                        parser.parse(doc, new RawPage(1, 0f, 0f, List.of()));
+                assertFalse(fragments.isEmpty());
+                for (List<String> row : fragments.get(0).rawRows()) {
+                    for (String cell : row) {
+                        assertNotNull(cell);
+                        assertFalse(cell.contains("\n"), "newlines must be collapsed");
+                        assertFalse(cell.contains("\r"), "carriage returns must be collapsed");
+                        assertEquals(cell.trim(), cell, "cell text must be trimmed");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── contract invariants ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("Contract invariants")
+    class ContractInvariants {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("parse never returns null")
+        void parseNeverReturnsNull() throws Exception {
+            byte[] pdf = pdfWithText(new String[] {"abc"});
+            try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                assertNotNull(parser.parse(doc, new RawPage(1, 0f, 0f, List.of())));
+                assertNotNull(parser.parse(doc, 1));
+                assertNotNull(parser.parseStream(doc, new RawPage(1, 0f, 0f, List.of())));
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("the document is not closed by the parser")
+        void documentRemainsOpenAfterParse() throws Exception {
+            byte[] pdf = pdfWithText(new String[] {"keep me open"});
+            try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+                parser.parse(doc, new RawPage(1, 0f, 0f, List.of()));
+                parser.parseStream(doc, new RawPage(1, 0f, 0f, List.of()));
+                // ObjectExtractor.close() would close the underlying COSDocument; the parser must
+                // not.
+                assertFalse(
+                        doc.getDocument().isClosed(),
+                        "parser must not close the caller's document");
+                assertEquals(1, doc.getNumberOfPages());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    /** Asserts every field of a fragment satisfies the documented contract. */
+    private static void assertFragmentWellFormed(
+            TableFragment f, int expectedPage, int expectedIndex) {
+        assertNotNull(f);
+        assertEquals(expectedPage, f.pageNumber());
+        assertEquals("tbl-p" + expectedPage + "-" + expectedIndex, f.tableId());
+        assertNotNull(f.bounds());
+        assertNotNull(f.headers());
+        assertTrue(f.headers().isEmpty(), "headers are deferred to v2 and must be empty");
+        assertNotNull(f.rows());
+        assertNotNull(f.rawRows());
+        assertNotNull(f.warnings());
+        assertSame(null, f.continuedFromPage(), "continuedFromPage is deferred to v2");
+        assertTrue(f.columnCount() >= 0);
+        assertTrue(f.confidence() >= 0f && f.confidence() <= 1f, "confidence must be within [0,1]");
+        assertEquals(f.rawRows().size(), f.rows().size());
+
+        for (TableRow row : f.rows()) {
+            assertNotNull(row.cells());
+            for (TableCell cell : row.cells()) {
+                assertNotNull(cell.text());
+                assertNotNull(cell.bounds());
+                assertEquals(1, cell.colSpan(), "colSpan is always 1 in v1");
+                assertEquals(1, cell.rowSpan(), "rowSpan is always 1 in v1");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] pdfWithText(String[] lines) throws Exception {
+        try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+            PDPage page = new PDPage(PDRectangle.A4);
+            doc.addPage(page);
+            try (PDPageContentStream cs = new PDPageContentStream(doc, page)) {
+                cs.setFont(new PDType1Font(Standard14Fonts.FontName.HELVETICA), 12);
+                cs.setNonStrokingColor(Color.BLACK);
+                float y = 720f;
+                for (String line : lines) {
+                    cs.beginText();
+                    cs.newLineAtOffset(72f, y);
+                    cs.showText(line);
+                    cs.endText();
+                    y -= 20f;
+                }
+            }
+            return save(doc);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] blankPdf() throws Exception {
+        try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+            doc.addPage(new PDPage(PDRectangle.A4));
+            return save(doc);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builds a small 3-row x 3-column ruled grid with text in each cell. The ruled lines make the
+     * table detectable by lattice mode.
+     */
+    private static byte[] pdfWithGrid() throws Exception {
+        try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+            PDPage page = new PDPage(PDRectangle.A4);
+            doc.addPage(page);
+
+            float left = 100f;
+            float right = 400f;
+            float top = 700f;
+            float bottom = 550f;
+            int cols = 3;
+            int rows = 3;
+            float colStep = (right - left) / cols;
+            float rowStep = (top - bottom) / rows;
+
+            try (PDPageContentStream cs = new PDPageContentStream(doc, page)) {
+                cs.setStrokingColor(Color.BLACK);
+                cs.setLineWidth(1f);
+
+                // vertical lines
+                for (int c = 0; c <= cols; c++) {
+                    float x = left + c * colStep;
+                    cs.moveTo(x, bottom);
+                    cs.lineTo(x, top);
+                }
+                // horizontal lines
+                for (int r = 0; r <= rows; r++) {
+                    float yLine = bottom + r * rowStep;
+                    cs.moveTo(left, yLine);
+                    cs.lineTo(right, yLine);
+                }
+                cs.stroke();
+
+                // cell text
+                cs.setFont(new PDType1Font(Standard14Fonts.FontName.HELVETICA), 10);
+                cs.setNonStrokingColor(Color.BLACK);
+                for (int r = 0; r < rows; r++) {
+                    for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
+                        cs.beginText();
+                        cs.newLineAtOffset(left + c * colStep + 5f, top - (r + 1) * rowStep + 6f);
+                        cs.showText("R" + r + "C" + c);
+                        cs.endText();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return save(doc);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] save(PDDocument doc) throws Exception {
+        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        doc.save(baos);
+        return baos.toByteArray();
+    }
+}
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ package stirling.software.common.cluster.inprocess;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertArrayEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;

 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;

 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -39,4 +41,46 @@ class LocalDiskFileStoreTest {
        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> store.resolve("a/b"));
        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> store.resolve("a\\b"));
    }
+
+    @Test
+    void ownerSidecarCannotBeReadAsFileId(@TempDir Path dir) throws IOException {
+        LocalDiskFileStore store = new LocalDiskFileStore(dir.toString());
+        FileStore.Stored stored =
+                store.store(new ByteArrayInputStream("hi".getBytes()), "f.bin", "alice");
+        String sidecarId = stored.fileId() + ".owner";
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> store.resolve(sidecarId));
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> store.retrieveBytes(sidecarId));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void ownerIsPersistedAndReturnedByGetOwner(@TempDir Path dir) throws IOException {
+        LocalDiskFileStore store = new LocalDiskFileStore(dir.toString());
+        FileStore.Stored stored =
+                store.store(new ByteArrayInputStream("hi".getBytes()), "f.bin", "alice");
+        assertEquals("alice", store.getOwner(stored.fileId()));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getOwnerReturnsNullWhenNoOwnerWasRecorded(@TempDir Path dir) throws IOException {
+        LocalDiskFileStore store = new LocalDiskFileStore(dir.toString());
+        FileStore.Stored stored =
+                store.store(new ByteArrayInputStream("hi".getBytes()), "f.bin", null);
+        assertNull(store.getOwner(stored.fileId()));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getOwnerReturnsNullForUnknownFileId(@TempDir Path dir) throws IOException {
+        LocalDiskFileStore store = new LocalDiskFileStore(dir.toString());
+        assertNull(store.getOwner("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void deleteRemovesOwnerSidecar(@TempDir Path dir) throws IOException {
+        LocalDiskFileStore store = new LocalDiskFileStore(dir.toString());
+        FileStore.Stored stored =
+                store.store(new ByteArrayInputStream("hi".getBytes()), "f.bin", "alice");
+        assertTrue(store.delete(stored.fileId()));
+        assertFalse(Files.exists(dir.resolve(stored.fileId() + ".owner")));
+        assertNull(store.getOwner(stored.fileId()));
+    }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+package stirling.software.common.configuration;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.mock.env.MockEnvironment;
+import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
+
+import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties;
+
+class AppConfigTest {
+
+    private ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
+    private MockEnvironment env;
+    private AppConfig appConfig;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        applicationProperties = new ApplicationProperties();
+        env = new MockEnvironment();
+        appConfig = new AppConfig(env, applicationProperties);
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(appConfig, "contextPath", "/");
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(appConfig, "serverPort", "8080");
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(appConfig, "v2Enabled", true);
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("Value-backed getters and simple beans")
+    class SimpleBeans {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("getter fields reflect injected @Value values")
+        void valueGetters() {
+            assertThat(appConfig.getContextPath()).isEqualTo("/");
+            assertThat(appConfig.getServerPort()).isEqualTo("8080");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("v2Enabled bean mirrors the field")
+        void v2EnabledBean() {
+            assertThat(appConfig.v2Enabled()).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("constant beans return fixed values")
+        void constants() {
+            assertThat(appConfig.appName()).isEqualTo("Stirling PDF");
+            assertThat(appConfig.homeText()).isEqualTo("null");
+            assertThat(appConfig.contextPath("/ctx")).isEqualTo("/ctx");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("appVersion resolves from version.properties on classpath")
+        void appVersion() {
+            assertThat(appConfig.appVersion()).isNotBlank();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("StirlingPDFLabel embeds version")
+        void stirlingLabel() {
+            assertThat(appConfig.stirlingPDFLabel()).startsWith("Stirling-PDF v");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("Beans backed by ApplicationProperties")
+    class PropertyBackedBeans {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("loginEnabled reflects security flag")
+        void loginEnabled() {
+            applicationProperties.getSecurity().setEnableLogin(true);
+            assertThat(appConfig.loginEnabled()).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("backendUrl falls back to localhost when unset")
+        void backendUrlFallback() {
+            assertThat(appConfig.getBackendUrl()).isEqualTo("http://localhost");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("backendUrl returns configured value when present")
+        void backendUrlConfigured() {
+            applicationProperties.getSystem().setBackendUrl("https://api.example.com");
+            assertThat(appConfig.getBackendUrl()).isEqualTo("https://api.example.com");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("languages bean returns configured languages list")
+        void languages() {
+            applicationProperties.getUi().setLanguages(List.of("en", "de"));
+            assertThat(appConfig.languages()).containsExactly("en", "de");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("navBarText falls back to Stirling PDF when unset")
+        void navBarTextFallback() {
+            assertThat(appConfig.navBarText()).isEqualTo("Stirling PDF");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("navBarText returns configured value")
+        void navBarTextConfigured() {
+            applicationProperties.getUi().setAppNameNavbar("My PDF");
+            assertThat(appConfig.navBarText()).isEqualTo("My PDF");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("enableAlphaFunctionality reflects system flag")
+        void alphaFunctionality() {
+            applicationProperties.getSystem().setEnableAlphaFunctionality(true);
+            assertThat(appConfig.enableAlphaFunctionality()).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("legal text beans return configured values")
+        void legalBeans() {
+            var legal = applicationProperties.getLegal();
+            legal.setTermsAndConditions("terms");
+            legal.setPrivacyPolicy("privacy");
+            legal.setCookiePolicy("cookie");
+            legal.setImpressum("impressum");
+            legal.setAccessibilityStatement("a11y");
+            assertThat(appConfig.termsAndConditions()).isEqualTo("terms");
+            assertThat(appConfig.privacyPolicy()).isEqualTo("privacy");
+            assertThat(appConfig.cookiePolicy()).isEqualTo("cookie");
+            assertThat(appConfig.impressum()).isEqualTo("impressum");
+            assertThat(appConfig.accessibilityStatement()).isEqualTo("a11y");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("analyticsPrompt true when enableAnalytics null")
+        void analyticsPrompt() {
+            applicationProperties.getSystem().setEnableAnalytics(null);
+            assertThat(appConfig.analyticsPrompt()).isTrue();
+            applicationProperties.getSystem().setEnableAnalytics(Boolean.TRUE);
+            assertThat(appConfig.analyticsPrompt()).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("analyticsEnabled true when premium enabled regardless of system flag")
+        void analyticsEnabledViaPremium() {
+            applicationProperties.getPremium().setEnabled(true);
+            assertThat(appConfig.analyticsEnabled()).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("analyticsEnabled reflects system flag when premium disabled")
+        void analyticsEnabledViaSystem() {
+            applicationProperties.getPremium().setEnabled(false);
+            applicationProperties.getSystem().setEnableAnalytics(Boolean.TRUE);
+            assertThat(appConfig.analyticsEnabled()).isTrue();
+            applicationProperties.getSystem().setEnableAnalytics(Boolean.FALSE);
+            assertThat(appConfig.analyticsEnabled()).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("scarf and posthog beans reflect derived flags")
+        void scarfAndPosthog() {
+            applicationProperties.getSystem().setEnableAnalytics(Boolean.TRUE);
+            applicationProperties.getSystem().setEnableScarf(Boolean.TRUE);
+            applicationProperties.getSystem().setEnablePosthog(Boolean.TRUE);
+            assertThat(appConfig.scarfEnabled()).isTrue();
+            assertThat(appConfig.posthogEnabled()).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("uuid bean returns generated UUID")
+        void uuidBean() {
+            applicationProperties.getAutomaticallyGenerated().setUUID("abc-123");
+            assertThat(appConfig.uuid()).isEqualTo("abc-123");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("typed config beans return live nested instances")
+        void typedConfigBeans() {
+            assertThat(appConfig.security()).isSameAs(applicationProperties.getSecurity());
+            assertThat(appConfig.oAuth2())
+                    .isSameAs(applicationProperties.getSecurity().getOauth2());
+            assertThat(appConfig.premium()).isSameAs(applicationProperties.getPremium());
+            assertThat(appConfig.system()).isSameAs(applicationProperties.getSystem());
+            assertThat(appConfig.datasource())
+                    .isSameAs(applicationProperties.getSystem().getDatasource());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("Profile-default and environment beans")
+    class ProfileAndEnvBeans {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("default-profile license beans return community defaults")
+        void licenseDefaults() {
+            assertThat(appConfig.runningProOrHigher()).isFalse();
+            assertThat(appConfig.runningEnterprise()).isFalse();
+            assertThat(appConfig.licenseType()).isEqualTo("NORMAL");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("activeSecurity reflects classpath presence of SecurityConfiguration")
+        void activeSecurity() {
+            // Just exercise the branch; result depends on classpath, assert it does not throw.
+            boolean present = appConfig.missingActiveSecurity();
+            assertThat(present).isIn(true, false);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("rateLimit parses system property")
+        void rateLimitProperty() {
+            String prev = System.getProperty("rateLimit");
+            try {
+                System.setProperty("rateLimit", "true");
+                assertThat(appConfig.rateLimit()).isTrue();
+            } finally {
+                if (prev == null) {
+                    System.clearProperty("rateLimit");
+                } else {
+                    System.setProperty("rateLimit", prev);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("runningInDocker false outside container")
+        void runningInDocker() {
+            // CI/test host is not a container with /.dockerenv.
+            assertThat(appConfig.runningInDocker()).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("configDirMounted defaults to true when not in docker")
+        void configDirMounted() {
+            assertThat(appConfig.isRunningInDockerWithConfig()).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("directoryFilter accepts files and rejects processing dirs")
+        void directoryFilter(@org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir Path tempDir) throws Exception {
+            Predicate<Path> filter = appConfig.processOnlyFiles();
+            Path file = Files.createFile(tempDir.resolve("a.txt"));
+            Path normalDir = Files.createDirectory(tempDir.resolve("normal"));
+            Path processingDir = Files.createDirectory(tempDir.resolve("processing"));
+            assertThat(filter.test(file)).isTrue();
+            assertThat(filter.test(normalDir)).isTrue();
+            assertThat(filter.test(processingDir)).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("machineType returns Server-jar in plain test environment")
+        void machineTypeServerJar() {
+            assertThat(appConfig.determineMachineType()).isEqualTo("Server-jar");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("machineType returns a Client-* variant when BROWSER_OPEN set")
+        void machineTypeClient() {
+            env.setProperty("BROWSER_OPEN", "true");
+            assertThat(appConfig.determineMachineType()).startsWith("Client-");
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+package stirling.software.common.configuration;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mockStatic;
+
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
+import org.mockito.MockedStatic;
+import org.snakeyaml.engine.v2.api.LoadSettings;
+
+import stirling.software.common.util.YamlHelper;
+
+class ConfigInitializerMoreTest {
+
+    private static final LoadSettings LOAD_SETTINGS =
+            LoadSettings.builder()
+                    .setUseMarks(true)
+                    .setMaxAliasesForCollections(Integer.MAX_VALUE)
+                    .setAllowRecursiveKeys(true)
+                    .setParseComments(true)
+                    .build();
+
+    // Template after the enterpriseEdition -> premium rename.
+    private static final String PREMIUM_TEMPLATE =
+            """
+            premium:
+              enabled: false
+              key: 0000
+              proFeatures:
+                ssoAutoLogin: false
+                customMetadata:
+                  autoUpdateMetadata: false
+                  author: username
+                  creator: Stirling-PDF
+                  producer: Stirling-PDF
+            """;
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("migrateEnterpriseEditionToPremium")
+    class EnterpriseMigration {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("carries legacy enterpriseEdition values forward into premium block")
+        void migratesLegacyEnterpriseValues() throws Exception {
+            String legacy =
+                    """
+                    enterpriseEdition:
+                      enabled: true
+                      key: ABC-123
+                      SSOAutoLogin: true
+                      CustomMetadata:
+                        autoUpdateMetadata: true
+                        author: alice
+                        creator: bob
+                        producer: carol
+                    """;
+            YamlHelper template = new YamlHelper(LOAD_SETTINGS, PREMIUM_TEMPLATE);
+            YamlHelper existing = new YamlHelper(LOAD_SETTINGS, legacy);
+
+            invokeMigrate(existing, template);
+
+            assertThat(template.getValueByExactKeyPath("premium", "enabled")).isEqualTo("true");
+            assertThat(template.getValueByExactKeyPath("premium", "key")).isEqualTo("ABC-123");
+            assertThat(template.getValueByExactKeyPath("premium", "proFeatures", "ssoAutoLogin"))
+                    .isEqualTo("true");
+            assertThat(
+                            template.getValueByExactKeyPath(
+                                    "premium",
+                                    "proFeatures",
+                                    "customMetadata",
+                                    "autoUpdateMetadata"))
+                    .isEqualTo("true");
+            assertThat(
+                            template.getValueByExactKeyPath(
+                                    "premium", "proFeatures", "customMetadata", "author"))
+                    .isEqualTo("alice");
+            assertThat(
+                            template.getValueByExactKeyPath(
+                                    "premium", "proFeatures", "customMetadata", "creator"))
+                    .isEqualTo("bob");
+            assertThat(
+                            template.getValueByExactKeyPath(
+                                    "premium", "proFeatures", "customMetadata", "producer"))
+                    .isEqualTo("carol");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("no legacy enterpriseEdition block leaves template defaults intact")
+        void noLegacyKeysIsNoOp() throws Exception {
+            String noEnterprise =
+                    """
+                    security:
+                      enableLogin: false
+                    """;
+            YamlHelper template = new YamlHelper(LOAD_SETTINGS, PREMIUM_TEMPLATE);
+            YamlHelper existing = new YamlHelper(LOAD_SETTINGS, noEnterprise);
+
+            invokeMigrate(existing, template);
+
+            assertThat(template.getValueByExactKeyPath("premium", "enabled")).isEqualTo("false");
+            assertThat(
+                            template.getValueByExactKeyPath(
+                                    "premium", "proFeatures", "customMetadata", "author"))
+                    .isEqualTo("username");
+        }
+
+        private void invokeMigrate(YamlHelper yaml, YamlHelper template) throws Exception {
+            var method =
+                    ConfigInitializer.class.getDeclaredMethod(
+                            "migrateEnterpriseEditionToPremium",
+                            YamlHelper.class,
+                            YamlHelper.class);
+            method.setAccessible(true);
+            method.invoke(new ConfigInitializer(), yaml, template);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("ensureConfigExists - create branch (template absent on common classpath)")
+    class EnsureConfigCreateBranch {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("no settings file -> attempts create, fails fast when template missing")
+        void createWithoutTemplateThrows(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws Exception {
+            Path settings = tempDir.resolve("configs").resolve("settings.yml");
+            Path custom = tempDir.resolve("configs").resolve("custom_settings.yml");
+
+            try (MockedStatic<InstallationPathConfig> mocked =
+                    mockStatic(InstallationPathConfig.class)) {
+                mocked.when(InstallationPathConfig::getSettingsPath)
+                        .thenReturn(settings.toString());
+                mocked.when(InstallationPathConfig::getCustomSettingsPath)
+                        .thenReturn(custom.toString());
+
+                // settings.yml.template is packaged in the core module, not common, so the
+                // create branch must surface a FileNotFoundException here.
+                assertThatThrownBy(() -> new ConfigInitializer().ensureConfigExists())
+                        .isInstanceOf(FileNotFoundException.class);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("short existing settings file is backed up before recreate attempt")
+        void shortFileIsBackedUp(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws Exception {
+            Path configDir = Files.createDirectories(tempDir.resolve("configs"));
+            Path settings = configDir.resolve("settings.yml");
+            Path custom = configDir.resolve("custom_settings.yml");
+            // Fewer than MIN_SETTINGS_FILE_LINES (31) lines triggers the recreate path.
+            Files.writeString(settings, "a: 1\nb: 2\n");
+
+            try (MockedStatic<InstallationPathConfig> mocked =
+                    mockStatic(InstallationPathConfig.class)) {
+                mocked.when(InstallationPathConfig::getSettingsPath)
+                        .thenReturn(settings.toString());
+                mocked.when(InstallationPathConfig::getCustomSettingsPath)
+                        .thenReturn(custom.toString());
+
+                assertThatThrownBy(() -> new ConfigInitializer().ensureConfigExists())
+                        .isInstanceOf(FileNotFoundException.class);
+            }
+
+            // Original was moved to a timestamped .bak before the failed recreate.
+            try (Stream<Path> files = Files.list(configDir)) {
+                assertThat(files.anyMatch(p -> p.getFileName().toString().contains(".bak")))
+                        .isTrue();
+            }
+            assertThat(Files.exists(settings)).isFalse();
+        }
+    }
+}
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+package stirling.software.common.configuration;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertSame;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties;
+import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties.CustomPaths.Operations;
+import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties.CustomPaths.Pipeline;
+import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties.ProcessExecutor.UnoServerEndpoint;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link RuntimePathConfig}. All of the resolution logic lives in the constructor,
+ * so each test builds a real {@link ApplicationProperties} (a plain @Data POJO with sensible
+ * defaults), constructs the config, and asserts on the exposed getters.
+ */
+class RuntimePathConfigTest {
+
+    /** The base path the production code derives from {@link InstallationPathConfig#getPath()}. */
+    private static final String BASE_PATH = InstallationPathConfig.getPath();
+
+    private static ApplicationProperties newProperties() {
+        return new ApplicationProperties();
+    }
+
+    private static RuntimePathConfig build(ApplicationProperties properties) {
+        return new RuntimePathConfig(properties);
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("Pipeline directory resolution")
+    class PipelinePaths {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Defaults to <basePath>/pipeline and derived sub-folders")
+        void defaultPipelinePaths() {
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(newProperties());
+
+            String expectedPipeline = Path.of(BASE_PATH, "pipeline").toString();
+            assertEquals(expectedPipeline, config.getPipelinePath());
+            // Watched folders are resolved to an absolute, normalized path by the production code.
+            assertEquals(
+                    Path.of(expectedPipeline, "watchedFolders")
+                            .toAbsolutePath()
+                            .normalize()
+                            .toString(),
+                    config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPath());
+            assertEquals(
+                    Path.of(expectedPipeline, "finishedFolders").toString(),
+                    config.getPipelineFinishedFoldersPath());
+            assertEquals(
+                    Path.of(expectedPipeline, "defaultWebUIConfigs").toString(),
+                    config.getPipelineDefaultWebUiConfigs());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Custom pipelineDir overrides the default pipeline path")
+        void customPipelineDir() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            Pipeline pipeline = properties.getSystem().getCustomPaths().getPipeline();
+            pipeline.setPipelineDir("/custom/pipeline");
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            assertEquals("/custom/pipeline", config.getPipelinePath());
+            // Sub-folders are derived from the (already-resolved) custom pipeline path.
+            assertEquals(
+                    Path.of("/custom/pipeline", "finishedFolders").toString(),
+                    config.getPipelineFinishedFoldersPath());
+            assertEquals(
+                    Path.of("/custom/pipeline", "defaultWebUIConfigs").toString(),
+                    config.getPipelineDefaultWebUiConfigs());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Blank pipelineDir falls back to the default")
+        void blankPipelineDirFallsBackToDefault() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            properties.getSystem().getCustomPaths().getPipeline().setPipelineDir("   ");
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            assertEquals(Path.of(BASE_PATH, "pipeline").toString(), config.getPipelinePath());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Custom finished and webUI configs dirs override defaults")
+        void customFinishedAndWebUiDirs() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            Pipeline pipeline = properties.getSystem().getCustomPaths().getPipeline();
+            pipeline.setFinishedFoldersDir("/custom/finished");
+            pipeline.setWebUIConfigsDir("/custom/webui");
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            assertEquals("/custom/finished", config.getPipelineFinishedFoldersPath());
+            assertEquals("/custom/webui", config.getPipelineDefaultWebUiConfigs());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("Watched folder resolution")
+    class WatchedFolders {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Default watched folder is <pipeline>/watchedFolders and list has one entry")
+        void defaultWatchedFolder() {
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(newProperties());
+
+            // Watched folders are resolved to an absolute, normalized path by the production code.
+            String expected =
+                    Path.of(Path.of(BASE_PATH, "pipeline").toString(), "watchedFolders")
+                            .toAbsolutePath()
+                            .normalize()
+                            .toString();
+            assertEquals(expected, config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPath());
+            assertEquals(1, config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPaths().size());
+            assertEquals(expected, config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPaths().get(0));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Legacy single watchedFoldersDir is used when no list is provided")
+        void legacyWatchedFolder() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            properties
+                    .getSystem()
+                    .getCustomPaths()
+                    .getPipeline()
+                    .setWatchedFoldersDir("relativeWatched");
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            // Legacy paths are normalized to absolute.
+            String expected = Path.of("relativeWatched").toAbsolutePath().normalize().toString();
+            assertEquals(1, config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPaths().size());
+            assertEquals(expected, config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPath());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("New list config takes precedence over the legacy single dir")
+        void listTakesPrecedenceOverLegacy() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            Pipeline pipeline = properties.getSystem().getCustomPaths().getPipeline();
+            pipeline.setWatchedFoldersDir("legacyDir");
+            pipeline.setWatchedFoldersDirs(new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("listDirA", "listDirB")));
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            List<String> paths = config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPaths();
+            assertEquals(2, paths.size());
+            assertEquals(Path.of("listDirA").toAbsolutePath().normalize().toString(), paths.get(0));
+            assertEquals(Path.of("listDirB").toAbsolutePath().normalize().toString(), paths.get(1));
+            // The legacy value must NOT appear when the list is present.
+            assertFalse(
+                    paths.contains(Path.of("legacyDir").toAbsolutePath().normalize().toString()));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Duplicate paths in the list are de-duplicated after normalization")
+        void duplicatePathsAreDeduplicated() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            properties
+                    .getSystem()
+                    .getCustomPaths()
+                    .getPipeline()
+                    .setWatchedFoldersDirs(
+                            new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("dupDir", "dupDir", "otherDir")));
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            List<String> paths = config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPaths();
+            assertEquals(2, paths.size());
+            assertEquals(Path.of("dupDir").toAbsolutePath().normalize().toString(), paths.get(0));
+            assertEquals(Path.of("otherDir").toAbsolutePath().normalize().toString(), paths.get(1));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Blank and whitespace-only list entries are sanitized out")
+        void blankListEntriesAreFiltered() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            properties
+                    .getSystem()
+                    .getCustomPaths()
+                    .getPipeline()
+                    .setWatchedFoldersDirs(
+                            new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("  ", "", "validDir", "   ")));
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            List<String> paths = config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPaths();
+            assertEquals(1, paths.size());
+            assertEquals(Path.of("validDir").toAbsolutePath().normalize().toString(), paths.get(0));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("List entries are trimmed before resolution")
+        void listEntriesAreTrimmed() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            properties
+                    .getSystem()
+                    .getCustomPaths()
+                    .getPipeline()
+                    .setWatchedFoldersDirs(new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("  spacedDir  ")));
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            assertEquals(
+                    Path.of("spacedDir").toAbsolutePath().normalize().toString(),
+                    config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPath());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("An all-blank list falls back to the legacy dir, then default")
+        void allBlankListFallsBackToDefault() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            properties
+                    .getSystem()
+                    .getCustomPaths()
+                    .getPipeline()
+                    .setWatchedFoldersDirs(new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("", "   ")));
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            // sanitizePathList strips everything -> empty -> falls through to default watched
+            // folder.
+            // The default is also resolved to an absolute, normalized path by the production code.
+            String expectedDefault =
+                    Path.of(Path.of(BASE_PATH, "pipeline").toString(), "watchedFolders")
+                            .toAbsolutePath()
+                            .normalize()
+                            .toString();
+            assertEquals(1, config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPaths().size());
+            assertEquals(expectedDefault, config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPath());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("First watched folder path is always exposed via the singular getter")
+        void singularGetterReturnsFirstEntry() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            properties
+                    .getSystem()
+                    .getCustomPaths()
+                    .getPipeline()
+                    .setWatchedFoldersDirs(new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("firstDir", "secondDir")));
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            assertEquals(
+                    config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPaths().get(0),
+                    config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPath());
+            assertEquals(
+                    Path.of("firstDir").toAbsolutePath().normalize().toString(),
+                    config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPath());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("Operation tool path resolution")
+    class OperationPaths {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Defaults to bare command names when not running in Docker")
+        void defaultOperationPaths() {
+            // The test host has no /.dockerenv, so the non-docker defaults apply.
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(newProperties());
+
+            assertEquals("weasyprint", config.getWeasyPrintPath());
+            assertEquals("unoconvert", config.getUnoConvertPath());
+            assertEquals("ebook-convert", config.getCalibrePath());
+            assertEquals("ocrmypdf", config.getOcrMyPdfPath());
+            assertEquals("soffice", config.getSOfficePath());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Custom operation paths override the defaults")
+        void customOperationPaths() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            Operations operations = properties.getSystem().getCustomPaths().getOperations();
+            operations.setWeasyprint("/opt/custom/weasyprint");
+            operations.setUnoconvert("/opt/custom/unoconvert");
+            operations.setCalibre("/opt/custom/ebook-convert");
+            operations.setOcrmypdf("/opt/custom/ocrmypdf");
+            operations.setSoffice("/opt/custom/soffice");
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            assertEquals("/opt/custom/weasyprint", config.getWeasyPrintPath());
+            assertEquals("/opt/custom/unoconvert", config.getUnoConvertPath());
+            assertEquals("/opt/custom/ebook-convert", config.getCalibrePath());
+            assertEquals("/opt/custom/ocrmypdf", config.getOcrMyPdfPath());
+            assertEquals("/opt/custom/soffice", config.getSOfficePath());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Blank custom operation path falls back to the default")
+        void blankOperationPathFallsBack() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            properties.getSystem().getCustomPaths().getOperations().setWeasyprint("   ");
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            assertEquals("weasyprint", config.getWeasyPrintPath());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("A single custom path leaves the other operation paths at defaults")
+        void partialOperationOverride() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            properties
+                    .getSystem()
+                    .getCustomPaths()
+                    .getOperations()
+                    .setSoffice("/usr/local/soffice");
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            assertEquals("/usr/local/soffice", config.getSOfficePath());
+            assertEquals("weasyprint", config.getWeasyPrintPath());
+            assertEquals("unoconvert", config.getUnoConvertPath());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("Tesseract data path resolution")
+    class TessdataPath {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Explicit tessdataDir config wins over env var and default")
+        void configuredTessdataDirWins() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            properties.getSystem().setTessdataDir("/my/tessdata");
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            // Config setting has the highest priority regardless of TESSDATA_PREFIX env state.
+            assertEquals("/my/tessdata", config.getTessDataPath());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("tessDataPath is never null even with no config")
+        void tessDataPathNeverNull() {
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(newProperties());
+
+            // With no config setting, the value comes from TESSDATA_PREFIX or the hard default,
+            // either of which is non-null.
+            assertNotNull(config.getTessDataPath());
+            assertFalse(config.getTessDataPath().isEmpty());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("UNO server endpoint resolution")
+    class UnoServerEndpoints {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Auto mode builds one endpoint when session limit is unset (defaults to 1)")
+        void autoSingleEndpointByDefault() {
+            // Default ApplicationProperties: autoUnoServer = true, libreOfficeSessionLimit = 0 ->
+            // 1.
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(newProperties());
+
+            List<UnoServerEndpoint> endpoints = config.getUnoServerEndpoints();
+            assertEquals(1, endpoints.size());
+            assertEquals("127.0.0.1", endpoints.get(0).getHost());
+            assertEquals(2003, endpoints.get(0).getPort());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Auto mode builds N endpoints on consecutive even ports")
+        void autoMultipleEndpoints() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            properties.getProcessExecutor().getSessionLimit().setLibreOfficeSessionLimit(3);
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            List<UnoServerEndpoint> endpoints = config.getUnoServerEndpoints();
+            assertEquals(3, endpoints.size());
+            assertEquals(2003, endpoints.get(0).getPort());
+            assertEquals(2005, endpoints.get(1).getPort());
+            assertEquals(2007, endpoints.get(2).getPort());
+            for (UnoServerEndpoint endpoint : endpoints) {
+                assertEquals("127.0.0.1", endpoint.getHost());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Manual mode returns the configured (valid) endpoints")
+        void manualEndpointsAreUsed() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            ApplicationProperties.ProcessExecutor processExecutor = properties.getProcessExecutor();
+            processExecutor.setAutoUnoServer(false);
+
+            UnoServerEndpoint endpoint = new UnoServerEndpoint();
+            endpoint.setHost("10.0.0.5");
+            endpoint.setPort(4000);
+            processExecutor.setUnoServerEndpoints(new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(endpoint)));
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            List<UnoServerEndpoint> endpoints = config.getUnoServerEndpoints();
+            assertEquals(1, endpoints.size());
+            assertEquals("10.0.0.5", endpoints.get(0).getHost());
+            assertEquals(4000, endpoints.get(0).getPort());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Manual mode filters out endpoints with blank host or non-positive port")
+        void manualEndpointsAreSanitized() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            ApplicationProperties.ProcessExecutor processExecutor = properties.getProcessExecutor();
+            processExecutor.setAutoUnoServer(false);
+
+            UnoServerEndpoint valid = new UnoServerEndpoint();
+            valid.setHost("192.168.1.10");
+            valid.setPort(5000);
+
+            UnoServerEndpoint blankHost = new UnoServerEndpoint();
+            blankHost.setHost("   ");
+            blankHost.setPort(5001);
+
+            UnoServerEndpoint badPort = new UnoServerEndpoint();
+            badPort.setHost("192.168.1.11");
+            badPort.setPort(0);
+
+            processExecutor.setUnoServerEndpoints(
+                    new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(valid, blankHost, badPort)));
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            List<UnoServerEndpoint> endpoints = config.getUnoServerEndpoints();
+            assertEquals(1, endpoints.size());
+            assertEquals("192.168.1.10", endpoints.get(0).getHost());
+            assertEquals(5000, endpoints.get(0).getPort());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Manual mode with no usable endpoints falls back to a single default endpoint")
+        void manualModeNoEndpointsFallsBackToDefault() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            ApplicationProperties.ProcessExecutor processExecutor = properties.getProcessExecutor();
+            processExecutor.setAutoUnoServer(false);
+            processExecutor.setUnoServerEndpoints(new ArrayList<>());
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            List<UnoServerEndpoint> endpoints = config.getUnoServerEndpoints();
+            assertEquals(1, endpoints.size());
+            assertEquals("127.0.0.1", endpoints.get(0).getHost());
+            assertEquals(2003, endpoints.get(0).getPort());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Null processExecutor defaults to a single UNO endpoint")
+        void nullProcessExecutorDefaultsToSingleEndpoint() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+            properties.setProcessExecutor(null);
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            List<UnoServerEndpoint> endpoints = config.getUnoServerEndpoints();
+            assertEquals(1, endpoints.size());
+            assertEquals("127.0.0.1", endpoints.get(0).getHost());
+            assertEquals(2003, endpoints.get(0).getPort());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("General contract")
+    class GeneralContract {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("getProperties returns the same instance passed to the constructor")
+        void propertiesAccessorReturnsSameInstance() {
+            ApplicationProperties properties = newProperties();
+
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(properties);
+
+            assertSame(properties, config.getProperties());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("basePath matches InstallationPathConfig.getPath()")
+        void basePathMatchesInstallationPath() {
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(newProperties());
+
+            assertEquals(BASE_PATH, config.getBasePath());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("All resolved path getters are non-null")
+        void allPathsNonNull() {
+            RuntimePathConfig config = build(newProperties());
+
+            assertNotNull(config.getPipelinePath());
+            assertNotNull(config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPath());
+            assertNotNull(config.getPipelineWatchedFoldersPaths());
+            assertNotNull(config.getPipelineFinishedFoldersPath());
+            assertNotNull(config.getPipelineDefaultWebUiConfigs());
+            assertNotNull(config.getWeasyPrintPath());
+            assertNotNull(config.getUnoConvertPath());
+            assertNotNull(config.getCalibrePath());
+            assertNotNull(config.getOcrMyPdfPath());
+            assertNotNull(config.getSOfficePath());
+            assertNotNull(config.getTessDataPath());
+            assertNotNull(config.getUnoServerEndpoints());
+            assertTrue(config.getUnoServerEndpoints().size() >= 1);
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package stirling.software.common.model;

 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;

-import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -31,18 +31,33 @@ class ApplicationPropertiesLogicTest {
        assertTrue(sys.isAnalyticsEnabled());
    }

+    @Test
+    void storageSigning_userListScope_defaultsToOrg_andIsSettable() {
+        // Self-host backward-compat: scope must default to "org" (saas profile pins "team").
+        ApplicationProperties.Storage.Signing signing = new ApplicationProperties.Storage.Signing();
+
+        assertFalse(signing.isEnabled());
+        assertEquals("org", signing.getUserListScope());
+
+        signing.setUserListScope("team");
+        assertEquals("team", signing.getUserListScope());
+
+        // Reachable from the full tree as storage.signing.userListScope.
+        assertEquals(
+                "org", new ApplicationProperties().getStorage().getSigning().getUserListScope());
+    }
+
    @Test
    void tempFileManagement_defaults_and_overrides() {
-        Function<String, String> normalize = s -> Paths.get(s).normalize().toString();
+        Function<String, String> normalize = s -> Path.of(s).normalize().toString();
        ApplicationProperties.TempFileManagement tfm =
                new ApplicationProperties.TempFileManagement();

        String expectedBase =
-                Paths.get(java.lang.System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "stirling-pdf")
-                        .toString();
+                Path.of(java.lang.System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "stirling-pdf").toString();
        assertEquals(expectedBase, tfm.getBaseTmpDir());

-        String expectedLibre = Paths.get(expectedBase, "libreoffice").toString();
+        String expectedLibre = Path.of(expectedBase, "libreoffice").toString();
        assertEquals(expectedLibre, tfm.getLibreofficeDir());

        tfm.setBaseTmpDir("/custom/base");
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+package stirling.software.common.pdf;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
+
+import stirling.software.jpdfium.PdfDocument;
+import stirling.software.jpdfium.text.PageText;
+import stirling.software.jpdfium.text.Table;
+import stirling.software.jpdfium.text.TextChar;
+import stirling.software.jpdfium.text.TextLine;
+import stirling.software.jpdfium.text.TextWord;
+
+/**
+ * Gap-filling tests for {@link PdfMarkdownConverter} not covered by {@link
+ * PdfMarkdownConverterTest}: the visible-for-testing column-range detector across a range of
+ * geometries, the package-private extraction helpers, and the full conversion of the wrapped-cell
+ * fixture (only run under a disabled accuracy test in the sibling suite).
+ */
+class PdfMarkdownConverterMoreTest {
+
+    @TempDir Path tmp;
+
+    // ---- helpers ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /** A word occupying [x, x+width] on baseline y; chars are synthetic so text length is real. */
+    private static TextWord word(String text, float x, float width) {
+        List<TextChar> chars = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < text.length(); i++) {
+            chars.add(
+                    new TextChar(
+                            i,
+                            text.charAt(i),
+                            x,
+                            0f,
+                            width / Math.max(1, text.length()),
+                            10f,
+                            "Helvetica",
+                            10f));
+        }
+        return new TextWord(chars, x, 0f, width, 10f);
+    }
+
+    /** A single-line row built from the given words, spanning their full x-range. */
+    private static TextLine row(float y, TextWord... words) {
+        float minX = Float.MAX_VALUE;
+        float maxX = -Float.MAX_VALUE;
+        for (TextWord w : words) {
+            minX = Math.min(minX, w.x());
+            maxX = Math.max(maxX, w.x() + w.width());
+        }
+        return new TextLine(List.of(words), minX, y, maxX - minX, 10f);
+    }
+
+    /** Copies a classpath fixture into the temp dir and returns its path. */
+    private Path fixture(String name) throws IOException {
+        Path dest = tmp.resolve(name);
+        try (InputStream in = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/pdf-ingestion-fixtures/" + name)) {
+            assertThat(in).as("fixture on classpath: " + name).isNotNull();
+            Files.copy(in, dest);
+        }
+        return dest;
+    }
+
+    // ---- findColumnRangesFromLines -----------------------------------------
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("findColumnRangesFromLines")
+    class ColumnRanges {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("two well-separated bands are detected as two columns")
+        void twoColumns() {
+            List<TextLine> rows = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (int r = 0; r < 4; r++) {
+                float y = 400f - r * 12f;
+                rows.add(row(y, word("left", 50f, 40f), word("right", 190f, 40f)));
+            }
+            List<float[]> cols = PdfMarkdownConverter.findColumnRangesFromLines(rows);
+            assertThat(cols).hasSize(2);
+            // First band starts near 50, second near 190.
+            assertThat(cols.get(0)[0]).isLessThan(cols.get(1)[0]);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("two bands within a narrow gutter merge into one column")
+        void narrowGutterMerges() {
+            List<TextLine> rows = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (int r = 0; r < 4; r++) {
+                float y = 400f - r * 12f;
+                // Gap of ~10pt is far below the merge threshold for 40pt-wide words.
+                rows.add(row(y, word("aa", 50f, 40f), word("bb", 100f, 40f)));
+            }
+            List<float[]> cols = PdfMarkdownConverter.findColumnRangesFromLines(rows);
+            assertThat(cols).hasSize(1);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a single occupied band yields one column (trailing-band flush)")
+        void singleColumn() {
+            List<TextLine> rows = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (int r = 0; r < 3; r++) {
+                rows.add(row(400f - r * 12f, word("word", 50f, 60f)));
+            }
+            List<float[]> cols = PdfMarkdownConverter.findColumnRangesFromLines(rows);
+            assertThat(cols).hasSize(1);
+            assertThat(cols.get(0)[0]).isCloseTo(50f, org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.within(2f));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("rows with no words produce no columns")
+        void noWordsNoColumns() {
+            List<TextLine> rows = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (int r = 0; r < 3; r++) {
+                rows.add(new TextLine(List.of(), 0f, 400f - r * 12f, 0f, 10f));
+            }
+            assertThat(PdfMarkdownConverter.findColumnRangesFromLines(rows)).isEmpty();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("an empty row list produces no columns")
+        void emptyInput() {
+            assertThat(PdfMarkdownConverter.findColumnRangesFromLines(List.of())).isEmpty();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a sparsely-covered band below the support threshold is dropped")
+        void sparseBandDropped() {
+            // Five rows fill the left band; only one fills a far-right band, which is below the
+            // 35%-of-rows support floor and so is not reported as a column.
+            List<TextLine> rows = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (int r = 0; r < 5; r++) {
+                rows.add(row(400f - r * 12f, word("left", 50f, 40f)));
+            }
+            rows.add(row(320f, word("left", 50f, 40f), word("rareoutlier", 400f, 60f)));
+            List<float[]> cols = PdfMarkdownConverter.findColumnRangesFromLines(rows);
+            assertThat(cols).hasSize(1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ---- package-private extraction helpers ---------------------------------
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("extraction helpers")
+    class ExtractionHelpers {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("extractAllPageText returns one PageText per page")
+        void extractAllPageText() throws IOException {
+            Path pdf = fixture("bordered-table-test_widget.pdf");
+            try (PdfDocument doc = PdfDocument.open(pdf)) {
+                List<PageText> pages = new PdfMarkdownConverter().extractAllPageText(doc);
+                assertThat(pages).isNotNull();
+                assertThat(pages).hasSize(doc.pageCount());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("extractTables returns a non-null list for the first page")
+        void extractTables() throws IOException {
+            Path pdf = fixture("bordered-table-test_widget.pdf");
+            try (PdfDocument doc = PdfDocument.open(pdf)) {
+                List<Table> tables = new PdfMarkdownConverter().extractTables(doc, 0);
+                assertThat(tables).isNotNull();
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("renderTables maps each extracted table to a markdown string")
+        void renderTables() throws IOException {
+            Path pdf = fixture("bordered-table-test_widget.pdf");
+            PdfMarkdownConverter converter = new PdfMarkdownConverter();
+            try (PdfDocument doc = PdfDocument.open(pdf)) {
+                List<Table> tables = converter.extractTables(doc, 0);
+                List<String> rendered = converter.renderTables(tables);
+                assertThat(rendered).isNotNull();
+                assertThat(rendered).hasSameSizeAs(tables);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("renderTables on an empty table list returns an empty list")
+        void renderTablesEmpty() {
+            assertThat(new PdfMarkdownConverter().renderTables(List.of())).isEmpty();
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ---- full conversion of additional fixtures -----------------------------
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("convert full pipeline")
+    class ConvertPipeline {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("wrapped-cell expense report converts without throwing and yields content")
+        void wrappedCellFixture() throws IOException {
+            Path pdf = fixture("wrapped-cell-test_expense-report.pdf");
+            String md;
+            try (PdfDocument doc = PdfDocument.open(pdf)) {
+                md = new PdfMarkdownConverter().convert(doc);
+            }
+            assertThat(md).isNotNull();
+            assertThat(md).isNotBlank();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("converting a fixture twice is deterministic")
+        void deterministic() throws IOException {
+            Path pdf = fixture("multi-column-test_lorem.pdf");
+            String first;
+            String second;
+            try (PdfDocument doc = PdfDocument.open(pdf)) {
+                first = new PdfMarkdownConverter().convert(doc);
+            }
+            try (PdfDocument doc = PdfDocument.open(pdf)) {
+                second = new PdfMarkdownConverter().convert(doc);
+            }
+            assertThat(first).isEqualTo(second);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("the many-tables stress fixture converts without throwing")
+        void manyTablesFixture() throws IOException {
+            Path pdf = fixture("many-tables-test_stress.pdf");
+            assertDoesNotThrow(
+                    () -> {
+                        try (PdfDocument doc = PdfDocument.open(pdf)) {
+                            return new PdfMarkdownConverter().convert(doc);
+                        }
+                    });
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+package stirling.software.common.pdf;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource;
+
+import stirling.software.jpdfium.PdfDocument;
+import stirling.software.jpdfium.text.TextLine;
+import stirling.software.jpdfium.text.TextWord;
+
+/**
+ * Accuracy and robustness tests for {@link PdfMarkdownConverter}, comparing conversion output
+ * against hand-authored golden Markdown for a set of owned/synthetic fixtures.
+ *
+ * <p>The {@link #gatedFixtures()} set is enforced in CI: those fixtures currently convert within
+ * the accuracy threshold and guard against regressions. Fixtures still being iterated on live in
+ * {@link #wipFixtures()} under a {@link Disabled} test so the goldens stay in the tree without
+ * breaking the build. Enable the WIP test locally to see per-fixture scores while working on the
+ * converter.
+ */
+class PdfMarkdownConverterTest {
+
+    /** Accuracy threshold: output must share at least this fraction of content with the golden. */
+    private static final double THRESHOLD = 0.95;
+
+    @TempDir Path tmp;
+
+    /** Fixtures that meet the accuracy threshold today and therefore gate CI. */
+    static Stream<Arguments> gatedFixtures() {
+        return Stream.of(
+                Arguments.of("multi-column-test_lorem.pdf", "multi-column-test_lorem.md"),
+                Arguments.of("bordered-table-test_widget.pdf", "bordered-table-test_widget.md"),
+                Arguments.of("many-tables-test_stress.pdf", "many-tables-test_stress.md"));
+    }
+
+    /** Fixtures still below the threshold; tracked here, enable locally to iterate. */
+    static Stream<Arguments> wipFixtures() {
+        return Stream.of(
+                Arguments.of(
+                        "wrapped-cell-test_expense-report.pdf",
+                        "wrapped-cell-test_expense-report.md"));
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest(name = "{0}")
+    @MethodSource("gatedFixtures")
+    void convertMatchesGoldenMarkdown(String pdfName, String mdName) throws IOException {
+        assertConversionMatchesGolden(pdfName, mdName);
+    }
+
+    @Disabled("WIP fixtures below the accuracy threshold; enable locally to iterate")
+    @ParameterizedTest(name = "{0}")
+    @MethodSource("wipFixtures")
+    void convertMatchesGoldenMarkdownWip(String pdfName, String mdName) throws IOException {
+        assertConversionMatchesGolden(pdfName, mdName);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Degenerate/extreme geometry must not crash the converter. A crafted or malformed PDF can
+     * position text anywhere via a text matrix, so a row's words can span from near the origin to a
+     * coordinate beyond {@link Integer#MAX_VALUE}. The old column-detection code sized an {@code
+     * int[]} straight from {@code (int) Math.ceil(maxX) - lo}, which either allocated a multi-GB
+     * array (OutOfMemoryError) or overflowed to a negative length (NegativeArraySizeException) —
+     * taking down the request thread. Detection must instead bail out and return no columns.
+     */
+    @Test
+    void columnDetectionSurvivesDegenerateGeometry() {
+        // x ≈ 2.5e9 is past Integer.MAX_VALUE; combined with a near-origin word it yields an
+        // implausible span that the pre-fix code turned into a fatal array allocation.
+        List<TextLine> rows = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int r = 0; r < 4; r++) {
+            float y = 400f - r * 12f;
+            TextWord near = new TextWord(List.of(), 50f, y, 30f, 10f);
+            TextWord far = new TextWord(List.of(), 2_500_000_000f, y, 30f, 10f);
+            rows.add(new TextLine(List.of(near, far), 50f, y, 2_499_999_980f, 10f));
+        }
+
+        List<float[]> columns =
+                assertDoesNotThrow(() -> PdfMarkdownConverter.findColumnRangesFromLines(rows));
+        assertTrue(
+                columns.isEmpty(),
+                "implausible page span should disable column detection, not allocate from it");
+    }
+
+    private void assertConversionMatchesGolden(String pdfName, String mdName) throws IOException {
+        Path pdfPath = tmp.resolve(pdfName);
+        try (InputStream in =
+                getClass().getResourceAsStream("/pdf-ingestion-fixtures/" + pdfName)) {
+            if (in == null) {
+                fail("Fixture not found on classpath: /pdf-ingestion-fixtures/" + pdfName);
+            }
+            Files.copy(in, pdfPath);
+        }
+
+        String actual;
+        try (PdfDocument doc = PdfDocument.open(pdfPath)) {
+            actual = new PdfMarkdownConverter().convert(doc);
+        }
+
+        String expected;
+        try (InputStream in = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/pdf-ingestion-fixtures/" + mdName)) {
+            if (in == null) {
+                fail("Golden file not found on classpath: /pdf-ingestion-fixtures/" + mdName);
+            }
+            expected = new String(in.readAllBytes(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+        }
+
+        // Image placeholders are not scored: their body text is a TODO ("ideally, add the info
+        // available about the image...") rather than real content, so comparing it would penalise
+        // output for matching a placeholder we intend to replace. Drop those lines from both sides.
+        expected = stripImagePlaceholders(expected);
+        actual = stripImagePlaceholders(actual);
+
+        double similarity = similarity(expected, actual);
+        if (similarity < THRESHOLD) {
+            fail(
+                    String.format(
+                            "Markdown output differs from golden file '%s' by %.1f%% (threshold %.0f%%):%n%s",
+                            mdName,
+                            (1.0 - similarity) * 100,
+                            (1.0 - THRESHOLD) * 100,
+                            unifiedDiff(expected, actual)));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Substring identifying an image-placeholder line, which is excluded from scoring. */
+    private static final String IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER_MARKER = "Image intentionally redacted";
+
+    /**
+     * Removes non-content lines from the comparison: image placeholders (TODO text we intend to
+     * replace) and GFM table separator rows (the {@code |---|---|} divider, whose exact dash count
+     * is cosmetic — any run of three or more dashes is valid Markdown).
+     */
+    private static String stripImagePlaceholders(String md) {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        for (String line : md.split("\n", -1)) {
+            if (line.contains(IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER_MARKER)
+                    || line.strip().startsWith("<image redacted")
+                    || isTableSeparatorRow(line)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (sb.length() > 0) {
+                sb.append('\n');
+            }
+            sb.append(line);
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    /** True for a GFM table separator row, e.g. {@code |---|:--:|---|} (only |, -, :, space). */
+    private static boolean isTableSeparatorRow(String line) {
+        String t = line.strip();
+        if (!t.contains("-")) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return t.chars().allMatch(c -> c == '|' || c == '-' || c == ':' || c == ' ');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Character-level similarity: proportion of expected characters that appear in the LCS. O(n*m)
+     * but golden files are small enough that this is fine.
+     */
+    private static double similarity(String expected, String actual) {
+        if (expected.isEmpty() && actual.isEmpty()) return 1.0;
+        if (expected.isEmpty() || actual.isEmpty()) return 0.0;
+        // Strip all whitespace for a content-focused comparison
+        String e = expected.replaceAll("\\s+", " ").strip();
+        String a = actual.replaceAll("\\s+", " ").strip();
+        int lcs = lcsLength(e, a);
+        return (double) lcs / Math.max(e.length(), a.length());
+    }
+
+    private static int lcsLength(String a, String b) {
+        // Use two-row DP to keep memory reasonable
+        int m = a.length(), n = b.length();
+        int[] prev = new int[n + 1];
+        int[] curr = new int[n + 1];
+        for (int i = 1; i <= m; i++) {
+            for (int j = 1; j <= n; j++) {
+                if (a.charAt(i - 1) == b.charAt(j - 1)) {
+                    curr[j] = prev[j - 1] + 1;
+                } else {
+                    curr[j] = Math.max(curr[j - 1], prev[j]);
+                }
+            }
+            int[] tmp = prev;
+            prev = curr;
+            curr = tmp;
+            java.util.Arrays.fill(curr, 0);
+        }
+        return prev[n];
+    }
+
+    private static String unifiedDiff(String expected, String actual) {
+        String[] expectedLines = expected.split("\n", -1);
+        String[] actualLines = actual.split("\n", -1);
+
+        List<String> diff = new ArrayList<>();
+        diff.add("--- expected");
+        diff.add("+++ actual");
+
+        int maxLines = Math.max(expectedLines.length, actualLines.length);
+        int context = 3;
+        boolean inHunk = false;
+        int hunkStart = -1;
+        List<String> hunkLines = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < maxLines; i++) {
+            String exp = i < expectedLines.length ? expectedLines[i] : null;
+            String act = i < actualLines.length ? actualLines[i] : null;
+
+            boolean changed = exp == null || act == null || !exp.equals(act);
+            if (changed) {
+                if (!inHunk) {
+                    inHunk = true;
+                    hunkStart = Math.max(0, i - context);
+                    // add context lines before change
+                    for (int c = hunkStart; c < i; c++) {
+                        hunkLines.add(" " + (c < expectedLines.length ? expectedLines[c] : ""));
+                    }
+                }
+                if (exp != null) hunkLines.add("-" + exp);
+                if (act != null) hunkLines.add("+" + act);
+            } else {
+                if (inHunk) {
+                    hunkLines.add(" " + exp);
+                    // check if we're far enough past the last change to close the hunk
+                    boolean moreChanges = false;
+                    for (int j = i + 1; j < Math.min(i + context, maxLines); j++) {
+                        String e2 = j < expectedLines.length ? expectedLines[j] : null;
+                        String a2 = j < actualLines.length ? actualLines[j] : null;
+                        if (e2 == null || a2 == null || !e2.equals(a2)) {
+                            moreChanges = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (!moreChanges && (i - hunkStart) >= context) {
+                        diff.add("@@ -" + (hunkStart + 1) + " @@");
+                        diff.addAll(hunkLines);
+                        hunkLines.clear();
+                        inHunk = false;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (inHunk && !hunkLines.isEmpty()) {
+            diff.add("@@ -" + (hunkStart + 1) + " @@");
+            diff.addAll(hunkLines);
+        }
+
+        return String.join("\n", diff);
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package stirling.software.common.pdf;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import stirling.software.jpdfium.text.Table;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link TableRenderer}. Tables are built directly from the {@link Table} record so
+ * the renderer can be exercised without any PDF parsing, fixtures, or native calls.
+ */
+class TableRendererTest {
+
+    /** Builds a Table from raw rows; geometry is irrelevant to rendering so it is set to zero. */
+    private static Table table(List<List<String>> rows) {
+        return new Table(rows, 0f, 0f, 0f, 0f);
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("Degenerate tables")
+    class Degenerate {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("zero rows renders the empty string")
+        void zeroRows() {
+            assertThat(TableRenderer.render(table(List.of()))).isEmpty();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("single row with one column has no separator and is a plain line")
+        void singleRowOneColumn() {
+            String md = TableRenderer.render(table(List.of(List.of("only"))));
+            assertThat(md).isEqualTo("only");
+            assertThat(md).doesNotContain("|");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("single row with several columns becomes newline-separated plain lines")
+        void singleRowManyColumns() {
+            String md = TableRenderer.render(table(List.of(List.of("a", "b", "c"))));
+            // No separator row is possible with a single row, so cells are emitted as lines.
+            assertThat(md).isEqualTo("a\nb\nc");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("single-row cell content is trimmed and escaped")
+        void singleRowTrimsAndEscapes() {
+            String md = TableRenderer.render(table(List.of(List.of("  a|b  "))));
+            assertThat(md).isEqualTo("a\\|b");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("GFM rendering")
+    class GfmRendering {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("two rows produce a header, a separator and a data row")
+        void headerSeparatorData() {
+            String md =
+                    TableRenderer.render(
+                            table(List.of(List.of("Name", "Age"), List.of("Alice", "30"))));
+            String[] lines = md.split("\n");
+            assertThat(lines).hasSize(3);
+            assertThat(lines[0]).startsWith("|").contains("Name").contains("Age");
+            // Separator row is made only of pipes and dashes.
+            assertThat(lines[1].chars().allMatch(c -> c == '|' || c == '-')).isTrue();
+            assertThat(lines[2]).contains("Alice").contains("30");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("column widths grow to fit the widest cell in each column")
+        void columnWidthsFitContent() {
+            String md =
+                    TableRenderer.render(
+                            table(
+                                    List.of(
+                                            List.of("h", "header2"),
+                                            List.of("averylongvalue", "x"))));
+            String[] lines = md.split("\n");
+            // Every rendered row (header, separator, data) is the same total width.
+            int width = lines[0].length();
+            for (String line : lines) {
+                assertThat(line.length()).isEqualTo(width);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("minimum column width of three dashes is honoured for tiny cells")
+        void minimumWidthThree() {
+            String md = TableRenderer.render(table(List.of(List.of("a", "b"), List.of("c", "d"))));
+            String separator = md.split("\n")[1];
+            // Each column is padded to a minimum of 3, fenced by a dash either side: |-----|-----|.
+            assertThat(separator).isEqualTo("|-----|-----|");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("pipe characters in cells are escaped in every rendered row")
+        void escapesPipes() {
+            String md =
+                    TableRenderer.render(table(List.of(List.of("a|b", "c"), List.of("d", "e|f"))));
+            // Two literal pipes escaped; the structural pipes are not.
+            assertThat(md).contains("a\\|b").contains("e\\|f");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("cells are trimmed before measuring and rendering")
+        void trimsCells() {
+            String md =
+                    TableRenderer.render(
+                            table(List.of(List.of("  Name  ", " Age "), List.of("Al", "30"))));
+            assertThat(md).contains("| Name").contains("Age ");
+            assertThat(md).doesNotContain("  Name  ");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("three rows emit two data rows after the separator")
+        void multipleDataRows() {
+            String md =
+                    TableRenderer.render(
+                            table(
+                                    List.of(
+                                            List.of("c1", "c2"),
+                                            List.of("a", "b"),
+                                            List.of("x", "y"))));
+            String[] lines = md.split("\n");
+            assertThat(lines).hasSize(4);
+            assertThat(lines[2]).contains("a").contains("b");
+            assertThat(lines[3]).contains("x").contains("y");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a short trailing row is padded out to the column count from asGrid")
+        void shortRowPaddedByGrid() {
+            // colCount comes from the first row; a shorter later row is padded with empty cells by
+            // Table.asGrid, so rendering must not throw and the grid stays rectangular.
+            String md =
+                    TableRenderer.render(table(List.of(List.of("a", "b", "c"), List.of("only"))));
+            String[] lines = md.split("\n");
+            assertThat(lines).hasSize(3);
+            int width = lines[0].length();
+            for (String line : lines) {
+                assertThat(line.length()).isEqualTo(width);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+
+import org.apache.pdfbox.io.MemoryUsageSetting;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.io.RandomAccessStreamCache.StreamCacheCreateFunction;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.encryption.AccessPermission;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.encryption.StandardProtectionPolicy;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockMultipartFile;
+
+class CustomPDFDocumentFactoryMoreTest {
+
+    private CustomPDFDocumentFactory factory;
+    private byte[] basePdfBytes;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() throws IOException {
+        factory = new CustomPDFDocumentFactory(mock(PdfMetadataService.class));
+        try (InputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/example.pdf")) {
+            basePdfBytes = is.readAllBytes();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("null-argument guards")
+    class NullGuards {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("each load overload rejects null with IllegalArgumentException")
+        void nullArguments() {
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> factory.load((File) null))
+                    .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class);
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> factory.load((Path) null))
+                    .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class);
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> factory.load((byte[]) null))
+                    .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class);
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> factory.load((InputStream) null))
+                    .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class);
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> factory.load((InputStream) null, "pw"))
+                    .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("cache strategy selection (public overload)")
+    class CacheStrategy {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("getStreamCacheFunction returns a non-null function for each size band")
+        void cacheFunctionPerBand() {
+            StreamCacheCreateFunction small = factory.getStreamCacheFunction(1024);
+            StreamCacheCreateFunction mixed = factory.getStreamCacheFunction(20L * 1024 * 1024);
+            StreamCacheCreateFunction large = factory.getStreamCacheFunction(60L * 1024 * 1024);
+            assertThat(small).isNotNull();
+            assertThat(mixed).isNotNull();
+            assertThat(large).isNotNull();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("create and round-trip helpers")
+    class CreateAndRoundTrip {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("createNewDocument(MemoryUsageSetting) sets default metadata")
+        void createWithMemorySetting() throws IOException {
+            PdfMetadataService svc = mock(PdfMetadataService.class);
+            CustomPDFDocumentFactory f = new CustomPDFDocumentFactory(svc);
+            try (PDDocument doc = f.createNewDocument(MemoryUsageSetting.setupMainMemoryOnly())) {
+                assertThat(doc).isNotNull();
+                verify(svc).setDefaultMetadata(doc);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("loadToBytes(byte[]) round-trips a loadable PDF")
+        void loadToBytesFromArray() throws IOException {
+            byte[] out = factory.loadToBytes(basePdfBytes);
+            try (PDDocument doc = org.apache.pdfbox.Loader.loadPDF(out)) {
+                assertThat(doc.getNumberOfPages()).isPositive();
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("createNewDocumentBasedOnOldDocument(byte[]) produces a fresh document")
+        void newDocFromOldBytes() throws IOException {
+            try (PDDocument doc = factory.createNewDocumentBasedOnOldDocument(basePdfBytes)) {
+                assertThat(doc).isNotNull();
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("createNewDocumentBasedOnOldDocument(File) produces a fresh document")
+        void newDocFromOldFile(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws IOException {
+            File f = Files.write(tempDir.resolve("old.pdf"), basePdfBytes).toFile();
+            try (PDDocument doc = factory.createNewDocumentBasedOnOldDocument(f)) {
+                assertThat(doc).isNotNull();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("read-only and password handling")
+    class ReadOnlyAndPassword {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("read-only load from file skips post-processing")
+        void readOnlyFromFile(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws IOException {
+            PdfMetadataService svc = mock(PdfMetadataService.class);
+            CustomPDFDocumentFactory f = new CustomPDFDocumentFactory(svc);
+            File file = Files.write(tempDir.resolve("ro.pdf"), basePdfBytes).toFile();
+            try (PDDocument doc = f.load(file, true)) {
+                assertThat(doc).isNotNull();
+                org.mockito.Mockito.verify(svc, org.mockito.Mockito.never())
+                        .setDefaultMetadata(org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("encrypted PDF is decrypted on the default (non-read-only) load path")
+        void encryptedPdfDecrypted() throws IOException {
+            byte[] encrypted = buildEncryptedPdf("ownerpw", "userpw");
+            // load(InputStream, password) drives removePassword + setAllSecurityToBeRemoved so the
+            // returned document can be re-saved with no password set.
+            byte[] decryptedSaved;
+            try (PDDocument doc =
+                    factory.load(new ByteArrayInputStream(encrypted), "userpw", false)) {
+                assertThat(doc.getNumberOfPages()).isPositive();
+                decryptedSaved = factory.saveToBytes(doc);
+            }
+            // Re-loading with no password proves security was stripped.
+            try (PDDocument reloaded = org.apache.pdfbox.Loader.loadPDF(decryptedSaved)) {
+                assertThat(reloaded.isEncrypted()).isFalse();
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("MultipartFile with positive small size uses byte[] path")
+        void smallMultipartLoadsViaBytes() throws IOException {
+            MockMultipartFile multipart =
+                    new MockMultipartFile(
+                            "file", "s.pdf", MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE, basePdfBytes);
+            try (PDDocument doc = factory.load(multipart)) {
+                assertThat(doc.getNumberOfPages()).isPositive();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] buildEncryptedPdf(String ownerPw, String userPw) throws IOException {
+        try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+            doc.addPage(new PDPage());
+            AccessPermission ap = new AccessPermission();
+            StandardProtectionPolicy spp = new StandardProtectionPolicy(ownerPw, userPw, ap);
+            spp.setEncryptionKeyLength(128);
+            doc.protect(spp);
+            ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+            doc.save(out);
+            return out.toByteArray();
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;

 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.Optional;

 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ class FileStorageDelegationTest {
        FileStorage fs =
                new FileStorage(
                        mock(FileOrUploadService.class),
-                        new LocalDiskFileStore(tempDir.toString()));
+                        new LocalDiskFileStore(tempDir.toString()),
+                        Optional.empty());
        byte[] payload = "round-trip".getBytes();
        String id = fs.storeBytes(payload, "x.bin");
        assertArrayEquals(payload, fs.retrieveBytes(id));
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
+import org.springframework.core.io.FileSystemResource;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockMultipartFile;
+import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.StreamingResponseBody;
+
+import stirling.software.common.cluster.inprocess.LocalDiskFileStore;
+import stirling.software.common.service.FileStorage.StoredFile;
+
+class FileStorageMoreTest {
+
+    @TempDir Path storageDir;
+
+    private FileStorage fileStorage;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        fileStorage =
+                new FileStorage(
+                        mock(FileOrUploadService.class),
+                        new LocalDiskFileStore(storageDir.toString()),
+                        Optional.empty());
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("storeInputStream / getFileSize / retrieveInputStream")
+    class StreamAndSize {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("storeInputStream returns id and exact byte size")
+        void storeInputStreamReturnsSize() throws IOException {
+            byte[] payload = "twelve bytes".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            StoredFile stored =
+                    fileStorage.storeInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(payload), "in.bin");
+            assertThat(stored.fileId()).isNotBlank();
+            assertThat(stored.size()).isEqualTo(payload.length);
+            assertThat(fileStorage.getFileSize(stored.fileId())).isEqualTo(payload.length);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("retrieveInputStream yields the stored content")
+        void retrieveInputStreamContent() throws IOException {
+            byte[] payload = "stream-me".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            String id = fileStorage.storeBytes(payload, "s.bin");
+            try (InputStream in = fileStorage.retrieveInputStream(id)) {
+                assertThat(in.readAllBytes()).isEqualTo(payload);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("storeFile fast path")
+    class FastPath {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("file-backed MultipartFile is stored via the Resource fast path")
+        void fileBackedResourceStored(@TempDir Path src) throws IOException {
+            byte[] payload = "file-backed-content".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            Path onDisk = Files.write(src.resolve("upload.pdf"), payload);
+
+            // A MultipartFile whose getResource() reports isFile()=true exercises the
+            // file-to-file copy branch in storeFile.
+            MultipartFile multipart =
+                    new MockMultipartFile(
+                            "file", "upload.pdf", MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE, payload) {
+                        @Override
+                        public org.springframework.core.io.Resource getResource() {
+                            return new FileSystemResource(onDisk);
+                        }
+                    };
+
+            String id = fileStorage.storeFile(multipart);
+            assertThat(id).isNotBlank();
+            assertThat(fileStorage.retrieveBytes(id)).isEqualTo(payload);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("in-memory MultipartFile falls back to the stream copy path")
+        void inMemoryFallback() throws IOException {
+            byte[] payload = "memory-content".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            MultipartFile multipart =
+                    new MockMultipartFile(
+                            "file", "m.pdf", MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE, payload);
+            String id = fileStorage.storeFile(multipart);
+            assertThat(fileStorage.retrieveBytes(id)).isEqualTo(payload);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("storeFromStreamingBody")
+    class StreamingBody {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("happy path streams body to storage")
+        void happyPath() throws IOException {
+            byte[] payload = "streamed-body-bytes".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            StreamingResponseBody body = out -> out.write(payload);
+            String id = fileStorage.storeFromStreamingBody(body, "body.bin");
+            assertThat(fileStorage.retrieveBytes(id)).isEqualTo(payload);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("writer IOException propagates and leaves no lingering file")
+        void writerErrorPropagatesAndCleansUp() throws IOException {
+            long before = countFiles();
+            StreamingResponseBody body =
+                    out -> {
+                        out.write("partial".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+                        throw new IOException("boom mid-write");
+                    };
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> fileStorage.storeFromStreamingBody(body, "bad.bin"))
+                    .isInstanceOf(IOException.class);
+            assertThat(countFiles()).isEqualTo(before);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("unchecked writer failure is wrapped as IOException")
+        void uncheckedWriterErrorWrapped() {
+            StreamingResponseBody body =
+                    out -> {
+                        throw new IllegalStateException("unchecked boom");
+                    };
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> fileStorage.storeFromStreamingBody(body, "bad2.bin"))
+                    .isInstanceOf(IOException.class);
+        }
+
+        private long countFiles() throws IOException {
+            try (var s = Files.list(storageDir)) {
+                return s.count();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertArrayEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
+
+import stirling.software.common.cluster.inprocess.LocalDiskFileStore;
+import stirling.software.common.util.JobContext;
+
+class FileStorageOwnershipTest {
+
+    private FileStorage newStorageWithoutSecurity(Path tempDir) {
+        return new FileStorage(
+                mock(FileOrUploadService.class),
+                new LocalDiskFileStore(tempDir.toString()),
+                Optional.empty());
+    }
+
+    private FileStorage newStorageWithCurrentUser(Path tempDir, AtomicReference<String> userRef) {
+        JobOwnershipService svc = mock(JobOwnershipService.class);
+        when(svc.getCurrentUserId()).thenAnswer(invocation -> Optional.ofNullable(userRef.get()));
+        return new FileStorage(
+                mock(FileOrUploadService.class),
+                new LocalDiskFileStore(tempDir.toString()),
+                Optional.of(svc));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void desktopMode_noOwnershipService_storesAndRetrievesWithoutChecks(@TempDir Path tempDir)
+            throws IOException {
+        FileStorage fs = newStorageWithoutSecurity(tempDir);
+        byte[] payload = "desktop".getBytes();
+        String id = fs.storeBytes(payload, "x.bin");
+        assertArrayEquals(payload, fs.retrieveBytes(id));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void sameUserStoresAndRetrieves_allowed(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws IOException {
+        AtomicReference<String> user = new AtomicReference<>("alice");
+        FileStorage fs = newStorageWithCurrentUser(tempDir, user);
+        byte[] payload = "alice's file".getBytes();
+        String id = fs.storeBytes(payload, "x.bin");
+        assertArrayEquals(payload, fs.retrieveBytes(id));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void differentUserRetrieves_throwsSecurityException(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws IOException {
+        AtomicReference<String> user = new AtomicReference<>("alice");
+        FileStorage fs = newStorageWithCurrentUser(tempDir, user);
+        String id = fs.storeBytes("alice's file".getBytes(), "x.bin");
+        user.set("bob");
+        assertThrows(SecurityException.class, () -> fs.retrieveBytes(id));
+        assertThrows(SecurityException.class, () -> fs.retrieveInputStream(id));
+        assertThrows(SecurityException.class, () -> fs.getFileSize(id));
+        assertThrows(SecurityException.class, () -> fs.fileExists(id));
+        assertThrows(SecurityException.class, () -> fs.deleteFile(id));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void anonymousRetrieveOfOwnedFile_allowed_noCurrentUserMeansNoCompare(@TempDir Path tempDir)
+            throws IOException {
+        AtomicReference<String> user = new AtomicReference<>("alice");
+        FileStorage fs = newStorageWithCurrentUser(tempDir, user);
+        byte[] payload = "alice's file".getBytes();
+        String id = fs.storeBytes(payload, "x.bin");
+        user.set(null);
+        assertArrayEquals(payload, fs.retrieveBytes(id));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void authedRetrieveOfAnonymousFile_allowed_noOwnerOnFile(@TempDir Path tempDir)
+            throws IOException {
+        AtomicReference<String> user = new AtomicReference<>(null);
+        FileStorage fs = newStorageWithCurrentUser(tempDir, user);
+        byte[] payload = "no-owner".getBytes();
+        String id = fs.storeBytes(payload, "x.bin");
+        user.set("alice");
+        assertArrayEquals(payload, fs.retrieveBytes(id));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void propagatedOwner_scopesAsyncWriteWithNoLiveUser(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws IOException {
+        AtomicReference<String> user = new AtomicReference<>(null);
+        FileStorage fs = newStorageWithCurrentUser(tempDir, user);
+        byte[] payload = "alice's async result".getBytes();
+        String id;
+        try {
+            JobContext.setOwner("alice");
+            id = fs.storeBytes(payload, "x.bin");
+        } finally {
+            JobContext.clear();
+        }
+        user.set("alice");
+        assertArrayEquals(payload, fs.retrieveBytes(id));
+        user.set("bob");
+        assertThrows(SecurityException.class, () -> fs.retrieveBytes(id));
+    }
+}
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;

 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
@@ -37,7 +39,10 @@ class FileStorageTest {
    void setUp() throws IOException {
        MockitoAnnotations.openMocks(this);
        fileStorage =
-                new FileStorage(fileOrUploadService, new LocalDiskFileStore(tempDir.toString()));
+                new FileStorage(
+                        fileOrUploadService,
+                        new LocalDiskFileStore(tempDir.toString()),
+                        Optional.empty());

        // Create a mock MultipartFile
        mockFile = mock(MultipartFile.class);
@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ class FileStorageTest {
    void testRetrieveFile() throws IOException {
        // Arrange
        byte[] fileContent = "Test PDF content".getBytes();
-        String fileId = "test-file-1";
+        String fileId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
        Path filePath = tempDir.resolve(fileId);
        Files.write(filePath, fileContent);

@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ class FileStorageTest {
    void testRetrieveBytes() throws IOException {
        // Arrange
        byte[] fileContent = "Test PDF content".getBytes();
-        String fileId = "test-file-2";
+        String fileId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
        Path filePath = tempDir.resolve(fileId);
        Files.write(filePath, fileContent);

@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ class FileStorageTest {
    @Test
    void testRetrieveFile_FileNotFound() {
        // Arrange
-        String nonExistentFileId = "non-existent-file";
+        String nonExistentFileId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();

        // Act & Assert
        assertThrows(IOException.class, () -> fileStorage.retrieveFile(nonExistentFileId));
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@ class FileStorageTest {
    @Test
    void testRetrieveBytes_FileNotFound() {
        // Arrange
-        String nonExistentFileId = "non-existent-file";
+        String nonExistentFileId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();

        // Act & Assert
        assertThrows(IOException.class, () -> fileStorage.retrieveBytes(nonExistentFileId));
@@ -132,7 +137,7 @@ class FileStorageTest {
    void testDeleteFile() throws IOException {
        // Arrange
        byte[] fileContent = "Test PDF content".getBytes();
-        String fileId = "test-file-3";
+        String fileId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
        Path filePath = tempDir.resolve(fileId);
        Files.write(filePath, fileContent);

@@ -147,7 +152,7 @@ class FileStorageTest {
    @Test
    void testDeleteFile_FileNotFound() {
        // Arrange
-        String nonExistentFileId = "non-existent-file";
+        String nonExistentFileId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();

        // Act
        boolean result = fileStorage.deleteFile(nonExistentFileId);
@@ -160,7 +165,7 @@ class FileStorageTest {
    void testFileExists() throws IOException {
        // Arrange
        byte[] fileContent = "Test PDF content".getBytes();
-        String fileId = "test-file-4";
+        String fileId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
        Path filePath = tempDir.resolve(fileId);
        Files.write(filePath, fileContent);

@@ -174,7 +179,7 @@ class FileStorageTest {
    @Test
    void testFileExists_FileNotFound() {
        // Arrange
-        String nonExistentFileId = "non-existent-file";
+        String nonExistentFileId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();

        // Act
        boolean result = fileStorage.fileExists(nonExistentFileId);
@@ -59,6 +59,53 @@ class InternalApiClientTest {
                servletContext, userService, tempFileManager, environment, applicationProperties);
    }

+    @Test
+    void postTagsRequestAsAutomation() throws Exception {
+        // Every InternalApiClient.post() caller is a parent automation flow dispatching a child
+        // tool (pipeline executor, AI workflow, policy runner). Tagging the sub-step here means
+        // the saas PaygChargeInterceptor classifies it as BillingCategory.AUTOMATION regardless of
+        // the dispatched controller's @RequiresFeature — so an AI-OCR step inside a policy run
+        // bills as AUTOMATION, not AI. The header value is the literal string "true" because the
+        // interceptor compares case-insensitively-trimmed against that token.
+        MultiValueMap<String, Object> body = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
+        body.add("fileInput", namedResource("input.pdf", "data"));
+
+        Path tempPath = Files.createTempFile("internal-api-automation-test", ".tmp");
+        TempFile tempFile = mock(TempFile.class);
+        when(tempFile.getPath()).thenReturn(tempPath);
+        when(tempFile.getFile()).thenReturn(tempPath.toFile());
+        when(tempFileManager.createManagedTempFile("internal-api")).thenReturn(tempFile);
+
+        HttpHeaders[] captured = {null};
+
+        try (var ignored =
+                mockConstruction(
+                        RestTemplate.class,
+                        (rt, ctx) -> {
+                            when(rt.httpEntityCallback(any(), eq(Resource.class)))
+                                    .thenAnswer(
+                                            inv -> {
+                                                HttpEntity<?> entity = inv.getArgument(0);
+                                                captured[0] = entity.getHeaders();
+                                                return (RequestCallback) req -> {};
+                                            });
+                            when(rt.execute(anyString(), eq(HttpMethod.POST), any(), any()))
+                                    .thenAnswer(inv -> fakeOkResponse(inv.getArgument(3)));
+                        })) {
+
+            InternalApiClient mockedClient = newClient();
+            mockedClient.post("/api/v1/general/merge-pdfs", body);
+
+            assertNotNull(captured[0]);
+            assertEquals(
+                    "true",
+                    captured[0].getFirst(InternalApiClient.AUTOMATION_HEADER),
+                    "Sub-step dispatch must carry the automation marker header");
+        } finally {
+            Files.deleteIfExists(tempPath);
+        }
+    }
+
    @Test
    void postDoesNotForceContentType() throws Exception {
        MultiValueMap<String, Object> body = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
@@ -0,0 +1,492 @@
+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyLong;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.lenient;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.timeout;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+import org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockMultipartFile;
+import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
+import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.StreamingResponseBody;
+
+import stirling.software.common.model.job.JobResponse;
+import stirling.software.common.util.ExceptionUtils;
+
+/** Additional coverage for JobExecutorService branches not exercised by JobExecutorServiceTest. */
+@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
+class JobExecutorServiceMoreTest {
+
+    private JobExecutorService service;
+
+    @Mock private TaskManager taskManager;
+    @Mock private FileStorage fileStorage;
+    @Mock private ResourceMonitor resourceMonitor;
+    @Mock private JobQueue jobQueue;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        // request is null on purpose to exercise the request==null guard.
+        service =
+                new JobExecutorService(
+                        taskManager, fileStorage, null, resourceMonitor, jobQueue, 30000L, "30m");
+    }
+
+    /** Concrete validation exception so we can drive the BaseValidationException rethrow branch. */
+    private static class TestValidationException extends ExceptionUtils.BaseValidationException {
+        TestValidationException(String message) {
+            super(message, "E999");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Concrete app exception so we can drive the BaseAppException rethrow branch. */
+    private static class TestAppException extends ExceptionUtils.BaseAppException {
+        TestAppException(String message) {
+            super(message, null, "E998");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Bean exposing getFileId/getOriginalFilename/getContentType for the reflection branch. */
+    public static class FileIdBean {
+        private final String fileId;
+        private final String originalFilename;
+        private final String contentType;
+
+        FileIdBean(String fileId, String originalFilename, String contentType) {
+            this.fileId = fileId;
+            this.originalFilename = originalFilename;
+            this.contentType = contentType;
+        }
+
+        public String getFileId() {
+            return fileId;
+        }
+
+        public String getOriginalFilename() {
+            return originalFilename;
+        }
+
+        public String getContentType() {
+            return contentType;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return "FileIdBean{fileId=" + fileId + "}";
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("synchronous error mapping")
+    class SyncErrors {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("IllegalArgumentException is rethrown, not wrapped in a 500 body")
+        void illegalArgumentRethrown() {
+            Supplier<Object> work =
+                    () -> {
+                        throw new IllegalArgumentException("bad input");
+                    };
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> service.runJobGeneric(false, work))
+                    .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
+                    .hasMessage("bad input");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a cause of BaseValidationException is rethrown")
+        void validationCauseRethrown() {
+            Supplier<Object> work =
+                    () -> {
+                        throw new RuntimeException(new TestValidationException("invalid"));
+                    };
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> service.runJobGeneric(false, work))
+                    .isInstanceOf(RuntimeException.class)
+                    .hasCauseInstanceOf(ExceptionUtils.BaseValidationException.class);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a cause of BaseAppException is rethrown")
+        void appCauseRethrown() {
+            Supplier<Object> work =
+                    () -> {
+                        throw new RuntimeException(new TestAppException("app error"));
+                    };
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> service.runJobGeneric(false, work))
+                    .isInstanceOf(RuntimeException.class)
+                    .hasCauseInstanceOf(ExceptionUtils.BaseAppException.class);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("synchronous result handling")
+    class SyncResults {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("byte[] result becomes a PDF attachment response")
+        void byteArrayBecomesAttachment() {
+            byte[] payload = "pdf-bytes".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            ResponseEntity<?> response = service.runJobGeneric(false, () -> payload);
+
+            assertThat(response.getStatusCode()).isEqualTo(HttpStatus.OK);
+            assertThat(response.getBody()).isEqualTo(payload);
+            assertThat(response.getHeaders().getContentType()).isEqualTo(MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF);
+            assertThat(response.getHeaders().getFirst(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_DISPOSITION))
+                    .contains("result.pdf");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("MultipartFile result is streamed back with its own content type")
+        void multipartBecomesResponse() {
+            MultipartFile file =
+                    new MockMultipartFile(
+                            "f", "orig.txt", MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN_VALUE, "hi".getBytes());
+            ResponseEntity<?> response = service.runJobGeneric(false, () -> file);
+
+            assertThat(response.getStatusCode()).isEqualTo(HttpStatus.OK);
+            assertThat(response.getHeaders().getContentType()).isEqualTo(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN);
+            assertThat(response.getHeaders().getFirst(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_DISPOSITION))
+                    .contains("orig.txt");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a ResponseEntity result is returned verbatim")
+        void responseEntityReturnedVerbatim() {
+            ResponseEntity<String> inner = ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.ACCEPTED).body("ok");
+            ResponseEntity<?> response = service.runJobGeneric(false, () -> inner);
+            assertThat(response).isSameAs(inner);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("asynchronous error handling")
+    class AsyncErrors {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a thrown exception is recorded via TaskManager.setError")
+        void asyncErrorRecorded() {
+            Supplier<Object> work =
+                    () -> {
+                        throw new RuntimeException("async boom");
+                    };
+            ResponseEntity<?> response = service.runJobGeneric(true, work);
+            assertThat(response.getBody()).isInstanceOf(JobResponse.class);
+            verify(taskManager, timeout(5000)).setError(anyString(), eq("async boom"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a job that exceeds its timeout is recorded as timed out")
+        void asyncTimeoutRecorded() {
+            Supplier<Object> work =
+                    () -> {
+                        long start = System.nanoTime();
+                        while (System.nanoTime() - start < 200_000_000L) {
+                            // busy wait beyond the 1ms timeout
+                        }
+                        return "late";
+                    };
+            // 1ms custom timeout, async, non-queueable.
+            ResponseEntity<?> response = service.runJobGeneric(true, work, 1L, false, 10);
+            assertThat(response.getBody()).isInstanceOf(JobResponse.class);
+            verify(taskManager, timeout(5000)).setError(anyString(), eq("Job timed out"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("processJobResult branches (via async execution)")
+    class ProcessJobResult {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("raw byte[] result is stored and recorded as a file")
+        void rawBytesStored() throws Exception {
+            byte[] payload = "raw".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            when(fileStorage.storeBytes(any(byte[].class), eq("result.pdf")))
+                    .thenReturn("bytes-id");
+
+            service.runJobGeneric(true, () -> payload);
+
+            verify(fileStorage, timeout(5000)).storeBytes(any(byte[].class), eq("result.pdf"));
+            verify(taskManager, timeout(5000))
+                    .setFileResult(
+                            anyString(),
+                            eq("bytes-id"),
+                            eq("result.pdf"),
+                            eq(MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE));
+            verify(taskManager, timeout(5000)).setComplete(anyString());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("ResponseEntity<byte[]> is stored with the filename from headers")
+        void responseEntityBytesStored() throws Exception {
+            byte[] payload = "rebytes".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
+            headers.setContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF);
+            headers.setContentDisposition(
+                    ContentDisposition.formData().name("a").filename("out.pdf").build());
+            Supplier<Object> work = () -> new ResponseEntity<>(payload, headers, HttpStatus.OK);
+            when(fileStorage.storeBytes(any(byte[].class), eq("out.pdf"))).thenReturn("re-id");
+
+            service.runJobGeneric(true, work);
+
+            verify(taskManager, timeout(5000))
+                    .setFileResult(
+                            anyString(),
+                            eq("re-id"),
+                            eq("out.pdf"),
+                            eq(MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("ResponseEntity<StreamingResponseBody> is stored via storeFromStreamingBody")
+        void responseEntityStreamingStored() throws Exception {
+            StreamingResponseBody body = out -> out.write("stream".getBytes());
+            HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
+            headers.setContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM);
+            Supplier<Object> work = () -> new ResponseEntity<>(body, headers, HttpStatus.OK);
+            when(fileStorage.storeFromStreamingBody(any(StreamingResponseBody.class), anyString()))
+                    .thenReturn("stream-id");
+
+            service.runJobGeneric(true, work);
+
+            verify(fileStorage, timeout(5000))
+                    .storeFromStreamingBody(any(StreamingResponseBody.class), eq("result.pdf"));
+            verify(taskManager, timeout(5000))
+                    .setFileResult(anyString(), eq("stream-id"), eq("result.pdf"), anyString());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("ResponseEntity body exposing getFileId is recorded via reflection")
+        void responseEntityFileIdBean() {
+            FileIdBean bean = new FileIdBean("bean-file", "bean.pdf", "text/custom");
+            Supplier<Object> work = () -> ResponseEntity.ok(bean);
+
+            service.runJobGeneric(true, work);
+
+            verify(taskManager, timeout(5000))
+                    .setFileResult(anyString(), eq("bean-file"), eq("bean.pdf"), eq("text/custom"));
+            verify(taskManager, timeout(5000)).setComplete(anyString());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("plain ResponseEntity body without fileId is stored as a generic result")
+        void responseEntityPlainBody() {
+            Supplier<Object> work = () -> ResponseEntity.ok("plain-string");
+
+            service.runJobGeneric(true, work);
+
+            verify(taskManager, timeout(5000)).setResult(anyString(), eq("plain-string"));
+            verify(taskManager, timeout(5000)).setComplete(anyString());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("MultipartFile result is stored via storeFile")
+        void multipartStored() throws Exception {
+            MultipartFile file =
+                    new MockMultipartFile(
+                            "f", "m.pdf", MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE, "m".getBytes());
+            when(fileStorage.storeFile(any(MultipartFile.class))).thenReturn("mp-id");
+
+            service.runJobGeneric(true, () -> file);
+
+            verify(taskManager, timeout(5000))
+                    .setFileResult(
+                            anyString(),
+                            eq("mp-id"),
+                            eq("m.pdf"),
+                            eq(MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("plain object result exposing getFileId is recorded via reflection")
+        void plainObjectFileIdBean() {
+            FileIdBean bean = new FileIdBean("plain-bean", "p.pdf", "app/p");
+
+            service.runJobGeneric(true, () -> bean);
+
+            verify(taskManager, timeout(5000))
+                    .setFileResult(anyString(), eq("plain-bean"), eq("p.pdf"), eq("app/p"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a generic non-file object is stored via setResult")
+        void genericObjectStored() {
+            service.runJobGeneric(true, () -> "just-text");
+            verify(taskManager, timeout(5000)).setResult(anyString(), eq("just-text"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a storage failure is recorded as an error on the task")
+        void storageFailureRecordsError() throws Exception {
+            byte[] payload = "x".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            when(fileStorage.storeBytes(any(byte[].class), anyString()))
+                    .thenThrow(new java.io.IOException("disk full"));
+
+            service.runJobGeneric(true, () -> payload);
+
+            verify(taskManager, timeout(5000))
+                    .setError(anyString(), org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.contains("disk full"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("queued execution")
+    class QueuedExecution {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("queued wrapped work stores its result through processJobResult on success")
+        void queuedWorkSuccess() {
+            when(resourceMonitor.shouldQueueJob(80)).thenReturn(true);
+            // Capture the wrapped supplier so we can run it as the queue would.
+            ArgumentCaptor<Supplier<Object>> workCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Supplier.class);
+            when(jobQueue.queueJob(anyString(), eq(80), workCaptor.capture(), anyLong()))
+                    .thenReturn(new CompletableFuture<>());
+
+            ResponseEntity<?> response =
+                    service.runJobGeneric(true, () -> "queued-ok", 5000, true, 80);
+            assertThat(response.getBody()).isInstanceOf(JobResponse.class);
+
+            // Execute the wrapped work and assert it routed the result to TaskManager.
+            Object result = workCaptor.getValue().get();
+            assertThat(result).isEqualTo("queued-ok");
+            verify(taskManager).setResult(anyString(), eq("queued-ok"));
+            verify(taskManager).setComplete(anyString());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("queued wrapped work records and rethrows on failure")
+        void queuedWorkFailure() {
+            when(resourceMonitor.shouldQueueJob(80)).thenReturn(true);
+            ArgumentCaptor<Supplier<Object>> workCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Supplier.class);
+            when(jobQueue.queueJob(anyString(), eq(80), workCaptor.capture(), anyLong()))
+                    .thenReturn(new CompletableFuture<>());
+
+            Supplier<Object> failing =
+                    () -> {
+                        throw new RuntimeException("queued-boom");
+                    };
+            service.runJobGeneric(true, failing, 5000, true, 80);
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> workCaptor.getValue().get())
+                    .isInstanceOf(RuntimeException.class)
+                    .hasMessageContaining("queued-boom");
+            verify(taskManager).setError(anyString(), eq("queued-boom"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a job is not queued when it is synchronous even if queueable")
+        void syncJobNeverQueued() {
+            // queueable=true but async=false -> shouldQueue is false, runs inline.
+            ResponseEntity<?> response = service.runJobGeneric(false, () -> "inline", 0, true, 90);
+            assertThat(response.getBody()).isEqualTo("inline");
+            verify(jobQueue, org.mockito.Mockito.never())
+                    .queueJob(anyString(), anyInt(), any(), anyLong());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("job ownership scoping")
+    class JobOwnership {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("scoped job key and owner come from JobOwnershipService when present")
+        void scopedKeyUsed() {
+            JobOwnershipService ownership = org.mockito.Mockito.mock(JobOwnershipService.class);
+            when(ownership.createScopedJobKey(anyString())).thenReturn("user1:scoped");
+            lenient().when(ownership.getCurrentUserId()).thenReturn(Optional.of("user1"));
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(service, "jobOwnershipService", ownership);
+
+            ResponseEntity<?> response = service.runJobGeneric(true, () -> "owned");
+            JobResponse<?> jobResponse = (JobResponse<?>) response.getBody();
+            assertThat(jobResponse.getJobId()).isEqualTo("user1:scoped");
+            verify(taskManager).createTask("user1:scoped");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("session timeout parsing")
+    class SessionTimeoutParsing {
+
+        private long parse(String value) {
+            JobExecutorService s =
+                    new JobExecutorService(
+                            taskManager,
+                            fileStorage,
+                            null,
+                            resourceMonitor,
+                            jobQueue,
+                            999_999_999L,
+                            value);
+            return (long) ReflectionTestUtils.getField(s, "effectiveTimeoutMs");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("seconds, hours and days units are parsed")
+        void parsesUnits() {
+            assertThat(parse("45s")).isEqualTo(45_000L);
+            assertThat(parse("2h")).isEqualTo(2L * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+            assertThat(parse("1d")).isEqualTo(24L * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("an unrecognised unit defaults to minutes")
+        void unknownUnitDefaultsToMinutes() {
+            assertThat(parse("5x")).isEqualTo(5L * 60 * 1000);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("null/empty and unparseable values fall back to 30 minutes")
+        void fallbackToThirtyMinutes() {
+            long thirtyMin = 30L * 60 * 1000;
+            assertThat(parse("")).isEqualTo(thirtyMin);
+            assertThat(parse("garbage")).isEqualTo(thirtyMin);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("sync timeout")
+    class SyncTimeout {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a synchronous job that exceeds its timeout returns a 500 with a timeout body")
+        void syncTimeoutReturns500() {
+            Supplier<Object> work =
+                    () -> {
+                        long start = System.nanoTime();
+                        while (System.nanoTime() - start < 200_000_000L) {
+                            // busy wait beyond 1ms timeout
+                        }
+                        return "late";
+                    };
+            ResponseEntity<?> response = service.runJobGeneric(false, work, 1L);
+            assertThat(response.getStatusCode()).isEqualTo(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            Map<String, String> body = (Map<String, String>) response.getBody();
+            assertThat(body.get("error")).contains("timed out");
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,410 @@
+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.lenient;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
+
+import stirling.software.common.service.ResourceMonitor.ResourceStatus;
+
+/** Additional coverage for JobQueue branches not exercised by JobQueueTest. */
+@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
+class JobQueueMoreTest {
+
+    private JobQueue jobQueue;
+
+    @Mock private ResourceMonitor resourceMonitor;
+
+    private final AtomicReference<ResourceStatus> statusRef =
+            new AtomicReference<>(ResourceStatus.OK);
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        lenient()
+                .when(resourceMonitor.calculateDynamicQueueCapacity(anyInt(), anyInt()))
+                .thenReturn(10);
+        lenient().when(resourceMonitor.getCurrentStatus()).thenReturn(statusRef);
+        jobQueue = new JobQueue(resourceMonitor);
+    }
+
+    private void invokeProcessQueue() {
+        ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(jobQueue, "processQueue");
+    }
+
+    // Bounded wait: block up to 5s for the queued job's future to settle on the executor.
+    private static void awaitDone(CompletableFuture<?> future) {
+        try {
+            future.handle((r, e) -> null).get(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new AssertionError("future did not complete within 5s", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("SmartLifecycle")
+    class Lifecycle {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("start/stop toggles running and start is idempotent")
+        void startStopToggle() {
+            assertThat(jobQueue.isRunning()).isFalse();
+
+            jobQueue.start();
+            assertThat(jobQueue.isRunning()).isTrue();
+
+            // Second start is a no-op (already running).
+            jobQueue.start();
+            assertThat(jobQueue.isRunning()).isTrue();
+
+            jobQueue.stop();
+            assertThat(jobQueue.isRunning()).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("phase and auto-startup expose lifecycle ordering")
+        void phaseAndAutoStartup() {
+            assertThat(jobQueue.getPhase()).isEqualTo(10);
+            assertThat(jobQueue.isAutoStartup()).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("stop completes any still-pending futures exceptionally")
+        void stopCompletesPendingFutures() {
+            CompletableFuture<ResponseEntity<?>> future =
+                    jobQueue.queueJob("pending", 50, () -> "x", 1000);
+            assertThat(future.isDone()).isFalse();
+
+            // Drive shutdown without starting the scheduler so no processor races us to the job.
+            jobQueue.stop();
+
+            assertThat(future).isCompletedExceptionally();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("queueJob capacity")
+    class QueueCapacity {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("rejects a job when the queue is full")
+        void rejectsWhenFull() {
+            // Capacity-1 queue whose timed offer rejects instantly (no 5s block) when full.
+            BlockingQueue<Object> instaReject =
+                    new LinkedBlockingQueue<>(1) {
+                        @Override
+                        public boolean offer(Object e, long timeout, TimeUnit unit) {
+                            return super.offer(e);
+                        }
+                    };
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(jobQueue, "jobQueue", instaReject);
+            jobQueue.queueJob("first", 50, () -> "a", 1000);
+
+            CompletableFuture<ResponseEntity<?>> rejected =
+                    jobQueue.queueJob("second", 50, () -> "b", 1000);
+
+            assertThat(rejected).isCompletedExceptionally();
+            assertThat(jobQueue.getRejectedJobs()).isEqualTo(1);
+            assertThat(jobQueue.isJobQueued("second")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("getQueueCapacity reflects remaining capacity plus current size")
+        void getQueueCapacityReports() {
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(jobQueue, "jobQueue", new LinkedBlockingQueue<>(5));
+            jobQueue.queueJob("c1", 50, () -> "a", 1000);
+            assertThat(jobQueue.getQueueCapacity()).isEqualTo(5);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("job position")
+    class JobPosition {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns 0 for the first queued job and -1 for an unknown job")
+        void positionAndUnknown() {
+            jobQueue.queueJob("p1", 50, () -> "a", 1000);
+            jobQueue.queueJob("p2", 50, () -> "b", 1000);
+
+            assertThat(jobQueue.getJobPosition("p1")).isEqualTo(0);
+            assertThat(jobQueue.getJobPosition("p2")).isEqualTo(1);
+            assertThat(jobQueue.getJobPosition("missing")).isEqualTo(-1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("cancelJob")
+    class CancelJob {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns false when the job id is unknown")
+        void cancelUnknownReturnsFalse() {
+            assertThat(jobQueue.cancelJob("nope")).isFalse();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("processQueue")
+    class ProcessQueue {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("does nothing when shutting down")
+        void noopWhenShuttingDown() {
+            jobQueue.queueJob("s1", 50, () -> "a", 1000);
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(jobQueue, "shuttingDown", true);
+
+            invokeProcessQueue();
+
+            // Still queued: the shutdown guard returned before polling.
+            assertThat(jobQueue.isJobQueued("s1")).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("delays execution while the system is under critical load")
+        void delaysUnderCriticalLoad() {
+            statusRef.set(ResourceStatus.CRITICAL);
+            jobQueue.queueJob("crit", 50, () -> "a", 1000);
+
+            invokeProcessQueue();
+
+            // Critical load: job remains queued, nothing executed.
+            assertThat(jobQueue.isJobQueued("crit")).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("executes a queued job and completes its future when resources are OK")
+        void executesWhenOk() {
+            statusRef.set(ResourceStatus.OK);
+            CompletableFuture<ResponseEntity<?>> future =
+                    jobQueue.queueJob("ok", 50, () -> "done", 5000);
+
+            invokeProcessQueue();
+
+            awaitDone(future);
+            assertThat(jobQueue.isJobQueued("ok")).isFalse();
+            assertThat(future).isCompleted();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a job past the max wait time still executes and adds a timeout note")
+        void overdueJobExecutesAndNotes() {
+            statusRef.set(ResourceStatus.OK);
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(jobQueue, "maxWaitTimeMs", 1L);
+            CompletableFuture<ResponseEntity<?>> future =
+                    jobQueue.queueJob("overdue", 50, () -> "late-done", 5000);
+
+            // Backdate the queuedAt so wait-time exceeds maxWaitTimeMs.
+            backdateQueuedAt("overdue");
+
+            invokeProcessQueue();
+
+            awaitDone(future);
+            assertThat(future).isCompleted();
+        }
+
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        private void backdateQueuedAt(String jobId) {
+            var jobMap =
+                    (java.util.Map<String, Object>)
+                            ReflectionTestUtils.getField(jobQueue, "jobMap");
+            Object job = jobMap.get(jobId);
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(job, "queuedAt", Instant.now().minusSeconds(60));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("executeJob")
+    class ExecuteJob {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a cancelled job is skipped by executeJob without running its work")
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        void cancelledJobSkipped() throws Exception {
+            java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean ran =
+                    new java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean(false);
+            CompletableFuture<ResponseEntity<?>> future =
+                    jobQueue.queueJob(
+                            "cancelled",
+                            50,
+                            () -> {
+                                ran.set(true);
+                                return "should-not-run";
+                            },
+                            1000);
+
+            // Grab the real QueuedJob instance, mark it cancelled, then drive executeJob directly.
+            var jobMap =
+                    (java.util.Map<String, Object>)
+                            ReflectionTestUtils.getField(jobQueue, "jobMap");
+            Object job = jobMap.get("cancelled");
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(job, "cancelled", true);
+
+            var executeJob = JobQueue.class.getDeclaredMethod("executeJob", job.getClass());
+            executeJob.setAccessible(true);
+            executeJob.invoke(jobQueue, job);
+
+            // The early return means the work supplier never ran.
+            assertThat(ran.get()).isFalse();
+            assertThat(future.isDone()).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a non-ResponseEntity result is wrapped in ResponseEntity.ok")
+        void nonResponseEntityWrapped() {
+            statusRef.set(ResourceStatus.OK);
+            CompletableFuture<ResponseEntity<?>> future =
+                    jobQueue.queueJob("wrap", 50, () -> "plain", 5000);
+
+            invokeProcessQueue();
+
+            awaitDone(future);
+            ResponseEntity<?> response = future.join();
+            assertThat(response.getBody()).isEqualTo("plain");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a ResponseEntity result is forwarded as-is")
+        void responseEntityForwarded() {
+            statusRef.set(ResourceStatus.OK);
+            ResponseEntity<String> inner = ResponseEntity.ok("inner");
+            CompletableFuture<ResponseEntity<?>> future =
+                    jobQueue.queueJob("forward", 50, () -> inner, 5000);
+
+            invokeProcessQueue();
+
+            awaitDone(future);
+            assertThat(future.join()).isSameAs(inner);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a failing job completes its future exceptionally")
+        void failingJobCompletesExceptionally() {
+            statusRef.set(ResourceStatus.OK);
+            Supplier<Object> failing =
+                    () -> {
+                        throw new RuntimeException("exec-boom");
+                    };
+            CompletableFuture<ResponseEntity<?>> future =
+                    jobQueue.queueJob("fail", 50, failing, 5000);
+
+            invokeProcessQueue();
+
+            awaitDone(future);
+            assertThat(future).isCompletedExceptionally();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("executeWithTimeout")
+    class ExecuteWithTimeout {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("with no timeout it joins and returns the value")
+        void noTimeoutJoins() {
+            Object result =
+                    ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(
+                            jobQueue, "executeWithTimeout", (Supplier<Object>) () -> "joined", 0L);
+            assertThat(result).isEqualTo("joined");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("an execution failure is unwrapped to its cause")
+        void executionFailureUnwrapped() {
+            Supplier<Object> failing =
+                    () -> {
+                        throw new IllegalStateException("inner-cause");
+                    };
+            Throwable thrown =
+                    org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows(
+                            Throwable.class,
+                            () ->
+                                    ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(
+                                            jobQueue, "executeWithTimeout", failing, 1000L));
+            assertThat(messageChain(thrown)).contains("inner-cause");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a slow job exceeds the timeout and throws TimeoutException")
+        void slowJobTimesOut() {
+            Supplier<Object> slow =
+                    () -> {
+                        long start = System.nanoTime();
+                        while (System.nanoTime() - start < 200_000_000L) {
+                            // busy wait beyond 1ms
+                        }
+                        return "late";
+                    };
+            Throwable thrown =
+                    org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows(
+                            Throwable.class,
+                            () ->
+                                    ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(
+                                            jobQueue, "executeWithTimeout", slow, 1L));
+            assertThat(messageChain(thrown)).contains("timed out");
+        }
+
+        // Spring's ReflectionTestUtils wraps checked exceptions, so inspect the whole cause chain.
+        private String messageChain(Throwable t) {
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+            for (Throwable c = t; c != null; c = c.getCause()) {
+                if (c.getMessage() != null) {
+                    sb.append(c.getMessage()).append('|');
+                }
+            }
+            return sb.toString();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("updateQueueCapacity")
+    class UpdateQueueCapacity {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("resizes the queue and preserves queued jobs when capacity changes")
+        void resizesQueue() {
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(jobQueue, "jobQueue", new LinkedBlockingQueue<>(10));
+            jobQueue.queueJob("keep", 50, () -> "a", 1000);
+
+            // Force a new, smaller capacity on the next recalculation.
+            when(resourceMonitor.calculateDynamicQueueCapacity(anyInt(), anyInt())).thenReturn(4);
+
+            ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(jobQueue, "updateQueueCapacity");
+
+            assertThat(jobQueue.getQueueCapacity()).isEqualTo(4);
+            // The previously queued job survived the drain into the new queue.
+            assertThat(jobQueue.getCurrentQueueSize()).isEqualTo(1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("getQueueStats")
+    class QueueStats {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("includes the current resource status name")
+        void includesResourceStatus() {
+            statusRef.set(ResourceStatus.WARNING);
+            var stats = jobQueue.getQueueStats();
+            assertThat(stats.get("resourceStatus")).isEqualTo("WARNING");
+            assertThat(stats).containsKeys("queuedJobs", "queueCapacity", "rejectedJobs");
+        }
+    }
+}
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+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockMultipartFile;
+import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
+import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
+
+import stirling.software.common.service.MobileScannerService.FileMetadata;
+import stirling.software.common.service.MobileScannerService.SessionInfo;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link MobileScannerService}. The service stores uploaded files in a temp
+ * directory. To keep tests isolated and deterministic, the {@code tempDirectory} field is
+ * redirected to a JUnit {@link TempDir} via reflection after construction.
+ */
+class MobileScannerServiceTest {
+
+    @TempDir Path tempDir;
+
+    private MobileScannerService service;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() throws IOException {
+        service = new MobileScannerService();
+        // Redirect the service's temp directory to the isolated test temp dir.
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(service, "tempDirectory", tempDir);
+    }
+
+    private MultipartFile file(String name, String content) {
+        return new MockMultipartFile(
+                "file", name, "text/plain", content.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+    }
+
+    private MultipartFile emptyFile(String name) {
+        return new MockMultipartFile("file", name, "text/plain", new byte[0]);
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("createSession")
+    class CreateSession {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("creates a session and returns coherent SessionInfo")
+        void createsSession() {
+            SessionInfo info = service.createSession("abc-123");
+
+            assertNotNull(info);
+            assertEquals("abc-123", info.getSessionId());
+            assertTrue(info.getCreatedAt() > 0);
+            assertEquals(10 * 60 * 1000L, info.getTimeoutMs());
+            assertEquals(info.getCreatedAt() + info.getTimeoutMs(), info.getExpiresAt());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("session is retrievable via validateSession after creation")
+        void createdSessionIsValid() {
+            service.createSession("sess1");
+            assertNotNull(service.validateSession("sess1"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("rejects null session ID")
+        void rejectsNull() {
+            assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> service.createSession(null));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("rejects blank session ID")
+        void rejectsBlank() {
+            assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> service.createSession("   "));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("rejects session ID with invalid characters")
+        void rejectsInvalidChars() {
+            assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> service.createSession("bad/id"));
+            assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> service.createSession("bad id"));
+            assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> service.createSession("bad_id"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("accepts alphanumeric and hyphen session IDs")
+        void acceptsValidChars() {
+            assertNotNull(service.createSession("ABC-def-123"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("validateSession")
+    class ValidateSession {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns null for unknown session")
+        void unknownReturnsNull() {
+            assertNull(service.validateSession("does-not-exist"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns SessionInfo for an existing session")
+        void existingReturnsInfo() {
+            service.createSession("s1");
+            SessionInfo info = service.validateSession("s1");
+
+            assertNotNull(info);
+            assertEquals("s1", info.getSessionId());
+            assertEquals(10 * 60 * 1000L, info.getTimeoutMs());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("expires and removes a session whose last access is in the past")
+        void expiredSessionRemoved() {
+            service.createSession("expired");
+
+            // Force the underlying session's last access far into the past.
+            forceLastAccess("expired", System.currentTimeMillis() - (20 * 60 * 1000L));
+
+            assertNull(service.validateSession("expired"));
+            // After expiry the session should be gone entirely.
+            assertNull(service.validateSession("expired"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("uploadFiles")
+    class UploadFiles {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("stores files and records metadata")
+        void storesFiles() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("up1");
+            service.uploadFiles("up1", List.of(file("scan.txt", "hello")));
+
+            List<FileMetadata> metas = service.getSessionFiles("up1");
+            assertEquals(1, metas.size());
+            FileMetadata meta = metas.get(0);
+            assertEquals("scan.txt", meta.getFilename());
+            assertEquals(5, meta.getSize());
+            assertEquals("text/plain", meta.getContentType());
+
+            // File physically exists on disk.
+            Path stored = tempDir.resolve("up1").resolve("scan.txt");
+            assertTrue(Files.exists(stored));
+            assertEquals("hello", Files.readString(stored));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("auto-creates a session when uploading to an unregistered session ID")
+        void autoCreatesSession() throws IOException {
+            service.uploadFiles("new-session", List.of(file("a.txt", "data")));
+
+            List<FileMetadata> metas = service.getSessionFiles("new-session");
+            assertEquals(1, metas.size());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("skips empty files")
+        void skipsEmptyFiles() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("up2");
+            service.uploadFiles("up2", List.of(emptyFile("empty.txt"), file("real.txt", "x")));
+
+            List<FileMetadata> metas = service.getSessionFiles("up2");
+            assertEquals(1, metas.size());
+            assertEquals("real.txt", metas.get(0).getFilename());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("sanitizes dangerous filename characters")
+        void sanitizesFilename() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("up3");
+            service.uploadFiles("up3", List.of(file("we ird@na#me.txt", "x")));
+
+            List<FileMetadata> metas = service.getSessionFiles("up3");
+            assertEquals(1, metas.size());
+            String stored = metas.get(0).getFilename();
+            // Disallowed chars replaced with underscores; allowed set is [a-zA-Z0-9._-].
+            assertTrue(stored.matches("[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+"), "unexpected filename: " + stored);
+            assertTrue(Files.exists(tempDir.resolve("up3").resolve(stored)));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("handles duplicate filenames by appending a counter")
+        void handlesDuplicateFilenames() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("up4");
+            service.uploadFiles("up4", List.of(file("dup.txt", "one")));
+            service.uploadFiles("up4", List.of(file("dup.txt", "two")));
+
+            List<FileMetadata> metas = service.getSessionFiles("up4");
+            assertEquals(2, metas.size());
+
+            Path original = tempDir.resolve("up4").resolve("dup.txt");
+            Path renamed = tempDir.resolve("up4").resolve("dup-1.txt");
+            assertTrue(Files.exists(original));
+            assertTrue(Files.exists(renamed));
+            assertEquals("one", Files.readString(original));
+            assertEquals("two", Files.readString(renamed));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("falls back to a generated name when original filename is null")
+        void generatesNameWhenNull() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("up5");
+            MultipartFile noName =
+                    new MockMultipartFile("file", null, "text/plain", "x".getBytes());
+            service.uploadFiles("up5", List.of(noName));
+
+            List<FileMetadata> metas = service.getSessionFiles("up5");
+            assertEquals(1, metas.size());
+            assertTrue(metas.get(0).getFilename().startsWith("upload-"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("rejects invalid session ID before any storage")
+        void rejectsInvalidSessionId() {
+            assertThrows(
+                    IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                    () -> service.uploadFiles("bad/id", List.of(file("a.txt", "x"))));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("uploading an empty list leaves no files")
+        void emptyListNoFiles() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("up6");
+            service.uploadFiles("up6", List.of());
+
+            assertTrue(service.getSessionFiles("up6").isEmpty());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("getSessionFiles")
+    class GetSessionFiles {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns empty list for unknown session")
+        void unknownReturnsEmpty() {
+            assertTrue(service.getSessionFiles("nope").isEmpty());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns a defensive copy of the metadata list")
+        void returnsDefensiveCopy() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("g1");
+            service.uploadFiles("g1", List.of(file("a.txt", "x")));
+
+            List<FileMetadata> first = service.getSessionFiles("g1");
+            first.clear();
+
+            // Mutating the returned list must not affect the service's internal state.
+            assertEquals(1, service.getSessionFiles("g1").size());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("getFile")
+    class GetFile {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns the path of an uploaded file")
+        void returnsPath() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("f1");
+            service.uploadFiles("f1", List.of(file("doc.txt", "body")));
+
+            Path path = service.getFile("f1", "doc.txt");
+            assertTrue(Files.exists(path));
+            assertEquals("body", Files.readString(path));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("throws when the session does not exist")
+        void unknownSessionThrows() {
+            IOException ex =
+                    assertThrows(IOException.class, () -> service.getFile("ghost", "doc.txt"));
+            assertTrue(ex.getMessage().contains("Session not found"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("throws when the file does not exist in an existing session")
+        void unknownFileThrows() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("f2");
+            service.uploadFiles("f2", List.of(file("present.txt", "x")));
+
+            IOException ex =
+                    assertThrows(IOException.class, () -> service.getFile("f2", "missing.txt"));
+            assertTrue(ex.getMessage().contains("File not found"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("rejects filenames containing path separators")
+        void rejectsPathSeparators() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("f3");
+            service.uploadFiles("f3", List.of(file("ok.txt", "x")));
+
+            assertThrows(IOException.class, () -> service.getFile("f3", "../escape.txt"));
+            assertThrows(IOException.class, () -> service.getFile("f3", "sub/file.txt"));
+            assertThrows(IOException.class, () -> service.getFile("f3", "sub\\file.txt"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("rejects blank filename")
+        void rejectsBlankFilename() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("f4");
+            service.uploadFiles("f4", List.of(file("ok.txt", "x")));
+
+            assertThrows(IOException.class, () -> service.getFile("f4", "  "));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("deleteFileAfterDownload")
+    class DeleteFileAfterDownload {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("deletes a single file but keeps the session if others remain")
+        void deletesOneFile() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("d1");
+            service.uploadFiles("d1", List.of(file("a.txt", "x"), file("b.txt", "y")));
+
+            service.deleteFileAfterDownload("d1", "a.txt");
+
+            assertFalse(Files.exists(tempDir.resolve("d1").resolve("a.txt")));
+            // Session still present because not all files have been downloaded.
+            assertNotNull(service.validateSession("d1"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("deletes the entire session once all files are marked downloaded")
+        void deletesSessionWhenAllDownloaded() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("d2");
+            service.uploadFiles("d2", List.of(file("only.txt", "x")));
+
+            // Mark the file as downloaded via getFile, then delete it.
+            service.getFile("d2", "only.txt");
+            service.deleteFileAfterDownload("d2", "only.txt");
+
+            assertNull(service.validateSession("d2"));
+            assertFalse(Files.exists(tempDir.resolve("d2")));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("does not throw for an unknown session")
+        void unknownSessionNoThrow() {
+            assertDoesNotThrow(() -> service.deleteFileAfterDownload("ghost", "a.txt"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("swallows invalid filename input without throwing")
+        void invalidFilenameNoThrow() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("d3");
+            service.uploadFiles("d3", List.of(file("a.txt", "x")));
+
+            assertDoesNotThrow(() -> service.deleteFileAfterDownload("d3", "../escape.txt"));
+            // Original file untouched.
+            assertTrue(Files.exists(tempDir.resolve("d3").resolve("a.txt")));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("deleteSession")
+    class DeleteSession {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("removes the session and all its files")
+        void removesSessionAndFiles() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("x1");
+            service.uploadFiles("x1", List.of(file("a.txt", "x"), file("b.txt", "y")));
+
+            assertTrue(Files.exists(tempDir.resolve("x1")));
+
+            service.deleteSession("x1");
+
+            assertNull(service.validateSession("x1"));
+            assertFalse(Files.exists(tempDir.resolve("x1")));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("is a no-op for an unknown session")
+        void unknownSessionNoOp() {
+            assertDoesNotThrow(() -> service.deleteSession("never-existed"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("cleanupExpiredSessions")
+    class CleanupExpiredSessions {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("removes sessions past the timeout")
+        void removesExpired() throws IOException {
+            service.createSession("old");
+            service.uploadFiles("old", List.of(file("a.txt", "x")));
+            forceLastAccess("old", System.currentTimeMillis() - (20 * 60 * 1000L));
+
+            service.cleanupExpiredSessions();
+
+            assertNull(service.validateSession("old"));
+            assertFalse(Files.exists(tempDir.resolve("old")));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("keeps sessions that are still fresh")
+        void keepsFresh() {
+            service.createSession("fresh");
+
+            service.cleanupExpiredSessions();
+
+            assertNotNull(service.validateSession("fresh"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("does not throw when there are no sessions")
+        void noSessionsNoThrow() {
+            assertDoesNotThrow(() -> service.cleanupExpiredSessions());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("SessionInfo accessors")
+    class SessionInfoAccessors {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("exposes all constructor values")
+        void exposesValues() {
+            SessionInfo info = new SessionInfo("id", 100L, 200L, 50L);
+            assertEquals("id", info.getSessionId());
+            assertEquals(100L, info.getCreatedAt());
+            assertEquals(200L, info.getExpiresAt());
+            assertEquals(50L, info.getTimeoutMs());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("FileMetadata accessors")
+    class FileMetadataAccessors {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("exposes all constructor values")
+        void exposesValues() {
+            FileMetadata meta = new FileMetadata("name.pdf", 1234L, "application/pdf");
+            assertEquals("name.pdf", meta.getFilename());
+            assertEquals(1234L, meta.getSize());
+            assertEquals("application/pdf", meta.getContentType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reaches into the internal SessionData for a given session and forces its lastAccessTime, used
+     * to deterministically simulate expiry without sleeping.
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private void forceLastAccess(String sessionId, long lastAccessTime) {
+        java.util.Map<String, Object> sessions =
+                (java.util.Map<String, Object>)
+                        ReflectionTestUtils.getField(service, "activeSessions");
+        assertNotNull(sessions);
+        Object sessionData = sessions.get(sessionId);
+        assertNotNull(sessionData, "session not found: " + sessionId);
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(sessionData, "lastAccessTime", lastAccessTime);
+    }
+}
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+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.lenient;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.time.ZoneId;
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
+import java.util.Calendar;
+
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocumentInformation;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties;
+import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties.Premium;
+import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties.Premium.ProFeatures;
+import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties.Premium.ProFeatures.CustomMetadata;
+import stirling.software.common.model.PdfMetadata;
+
+class PdfMetadataServiceTest {
+
+    private static final String LABEL = "Stirling-PDF v1.0.0";
+
+    /**
+     * Builds a service whose pro-features are disabled (real ApplicationProperties, all defaults).
+     */
+    private PdfMetadataService nonProService(UserServiceInterface userService) {
+        return new PdfMetadataService(new ApplicationProperties(), LABEL, false, userService);
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("toCalendar(ZonedDateTime)")
+    class ToCalendarTests {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns null for null input")
+        void nullReturnsNull() {
+            assertNull(PdfMetadataService.toCalendar(null));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("converts ZonedDateTime preserving the instant")
+        void convertsInstant() {
+            ZonedDateTime zdt = ZonedDateTime.of(2021, 6, 15, 10, 30, 45, 0, ZoneId.of("UTC"));
+            Calendar cal = PdfMetadataService.toCalendar(zdt);
+
+            assertNotNull(cal);
+            assertEquals(zdt.toInstant().toEpochMilli(), cal.getTimeInMillis());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("parseToCalendar(String)")
+    class ParseToCalendarTests {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns null for null input")
+        void nullReturnsNull() {
+            assertNull(PdfMetadataService.parseToCalendar(null));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns null for empty / blank input")
+        void blankReturnsNull() {
+            assertNull(PdfMetadataService.parseToCalendar(""));
+            assertNull(PdfMetadataService.parseToCalendar("   "));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns null for unparsable input")
+        void invalidReturnsNull() {
+            assertNull(PdfMetadataService.parseToCalendar("not a date"));
+            assertNull(PdfMetadataService.parseToCalendar("2021-06-15"));
+            assertNull(PdfMetadataService.parseToCalendar("2021/13/40 99:99:99"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("parses a valid 'yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss' string")
+        void parsesValidDate() {
+            Calendar cal = PdfMetadataService.parseToCalendar("2021/06/15 10:30:45");
+            assertNotNull(cal);
+
+            // Build the expected instant the same way the implementation does so the
+            // assertion is independent of the JVM's default time zone.
+            long expectedMillis =
+                    LocalDateTime.of(2021, 6, 15, 10, 30, 45)
+                            .atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault())
+                            .toInstant()
+                            .toEpochMilli();
+            assertEquals(expectedMillis, cal.getTimeInMillis());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("extractMetadataFromPdf(PDDocument)")
+    class ExtractMetadataTests {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns all-null fields for a fresh empty document")
+        void emptyDocumentYieldsNulls() throws Exception {
+            PdfMetadataService service = nonProService(null);
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                PdfMetadata md = service.extractMetadataFromPdf(doc);
+
+                assertNotNull(md);
+                assertNull(md.getAuthor());
+                assertNull(md.getProducer());
+                assertNull(md.getTitle());
+                assertNull(md.getCreator());
+                assertNull(md.getSubject());
+                assertNull(md.getKeywords());
+                assertNull(md.getCreationDate());
+                assertNull(md.getModificationDate());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("reads back string and date fields set on the document")
+        void readsBackPopulatedFields() throws Exception {
+            PdfMetadataService service = nonProService(null);
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                PDDocumentInformation info = doc.getDocumentInformation();
+                info.setAuthor("Alice");
+                info.setProducer("ProducerX");
+                info.setTitle("My Title");
+                info.setCreator("CreatorY");
+                info.setSubject("Subject Z");
+                info.setKeywords("k1, k2");
+
+                Calendar creation = Calendar.getInstance();
+                creation.setTimeInMillis(1_600_000_000_000L);
+                Calendar modification = Calendar.getInstance();
+                modification.setTimeInMillis(1_700_000_000_000L);
+                info.setCreationDate(creation);
+                info.setModificationDate(modification);
+
+                PdfMetadata md = service.extractMetadataFromPdf(doc);
+
+                assertEquals("Alice", md.getAuthor());
+                assertEquals("ProducerX", md.getProducer());
+                assertEquals("My Title", md.getTitle());
+                assertEquals("CreatorY", md.getCreator());
+                assertEquals("Subject Z", md.getSubject());
+                assertEquals("k1, k2", md.getKeywords());
+
+                assertNotNull(md.getCreationDate());
+                assertNotNull(md.getModificationDate());
+                assertEquals(1_600_000_000_000L, md.getCreationDate().toInstant().toEpochMilli());
+                assertEquals(
+                        1_700_000_000_000L, md.getModificationDate().toInstant().toEpochMilli());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("setMetadataToPdf / setDefaultMetadata (non-pro path)")
+    class SetMetadataNonProTests {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("writes producer label, title, subject, keywords and author from metadata")
+        void writesCommonMetadata() throws Exception {
+            PdfMetadataService service = nonProService(null);
+            PdfMetadata md =
+                    PdfMetadata.builder()
+                            .author("Bob")
+                            .title("Doc Title")
+                            .subject("Doc Subject")
+                            .keywords("a, b, c")
+                            .creationDate(
+                                    ZonedDateTime.of(2020, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, ZoneId.of("UTC")))
+                            .modificationDate(
+                                    ZonedDateTime.of(2021, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, ZoneId.of("UTC")))
+                            .build();
+
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                doc.addPage(new PDPage());
+                service.setMetadataToPdf(doc, md);
+
+                PDDocumentInformation info = doc.getDocumentInformation();
+                assertEquals(LABEL, info.getProducer());
+                assertEquals("Doc Title", info.getTitle());
+                assertEquals("Doc Subject", info.getSubject());
+                assertEquals("a, b, c", info.getKeywords());
+                // Non-pro: author is taken verbatim from the metadata.
+                assertEquals("Bob", info.getAuthor());
+                assertNotNull(info.getModificationDate());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("existing creation date is left untouched when not newly created")
+        void keepsExistingCreationDate() throws Exception {
+            PdfMetadataService service = nonProService(null);
+            ZonedDateTime creation = ZonedDateTime.of(2019, 5, 20, 8, 15, 0, 0, ZoneId.of("UTC"));
+            PdfMetadata md = PdfMetadata.builder().title("T").creationDate(creation).build();
+
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                service.setMetadataToPdf(doc, md);
+
+                Calendar creationCal = doc.getDocumentInformation().getCreationDate();
+                // creationDate is non-null and newlyCreated=false, so setNewDocumentMetadata
+                // is skipped and no creation date is written.
+                assertNull(creationCal);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("sets a fresh creation date when metadata has none")
+        void setsCreationDateWhenMissing() throws Exception {
+            PdfMetadataService service = nonProService(null);
+            PdfMetadata md = PdfMetadata.builder().title("T").build();
+
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                service.setMetadataToPdf(doc, md);
+
+                Calendar creationCal = doc.getDocumentInformation().getCreationDate();
+                assertNotNull(creationCal);
+                // Non-pro path writes the Stirling label as the creator.
+                assertEquals(LABEL, doc.getDocumentInformation().getCreator());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("newlyCreated=true forces a fresh creation date even if metadata has one")
+        void newlyCreatedForcesCreationDate() throws Exception {
+            PdfMetadataService service = nonProService(null);
+            ZonedDateTime creation = ZonedDateTime.of(2018, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 0, ZoneId.of("UTC"));
+            PdfMetadata md = PdfMetadata.builder().title("T").creationDate(creation).build();
+
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                service.setMetadataToPdf(doc, md, true);
+
+                Calendar creationCal = doc.getDocumentInformation().getCreationDate();
+                assertNotNull(creationCal);
+                // The supplied creation date must have been honoured (not "now").
+                assertEquals(creation.toInstant().toEpochMilli(), creationCal.getTimeInMillis());
+                assertEquals(LABEL, doc.getDocumentInformation().getCreator());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName(
+                "setDefaultMetadata round-trips existing document info through the producer label")
+        void setDefaultMetadataRewritesProducer() throws Exception {
+            PdfMetadataService service = nonProService(null);
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                PDDocumentInformation info = doc.getDocumentInformation();
+                info.setTitle("Original Title");
+                info.setAuthor("Original Author");
+                info.setProducer("Some Other Producer");
+
+                service.setDefaultMetadata(doc);
+
+                // extract + re-apply keeps title/author but rewrites producer to the label.
+                assertEquals("Original Title", info.getTitle());
+                assertEquals("Original Author", info.getAuthor());
+                assertEquals(LABEL, info.getProducer());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("null string fields in metadata are written through without error")
+        void handlesNullStringFields() throws Exception {
+            PdfMetadataService service = nonProService(null);
+            PdfMetadata md = PdfMetadata.builder().build();
+
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                service.setMetadataToPdf(doc, md, true);
+
+                PDDocumentInformation info = doc.getDocumentInformation();
+                assertEquals(LABEL, info.getProducer());
+                assertNull(info.getTitle());
+                assertNull(info.getSubject());
+                assertNull(info.getKeywords());
+                assertNull(info.getAuthor());
+                // newlyCreated=true always stamps a creation date.
+                assertNotNull(info.getCreationDate());
+                assertNotNull(info.getModificationDate());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("setMetadataToPdf (pro path with custom metadata)")
+    class SetMetadataProTests {
+
+        private ApplicationProperties propsWithCustomMetadata(
+                boolean autoUpdate, String author, String creator) {
+            ApplicationProperties props = mock(ApplicationProperties.class);
+            Premium premium = mock(Premium.class);
+            ProFeatures proFeatures = mock(ProFeatures.class);
+            CustomMetadata customMetadata = mock(CustomMetadata.class);
+
+            lenient().when(props.getPremium()).thenReturn(premium);
+            lenient().when(premium.getProFeatures()).thenReturn(proFeatures);
+            lenient().when(proFeatures.getCustomMetadata()).thenReturn(customMetadata);
+            lenient().when(customMetadata.isAutoUpdateMetadata()).thenReturn(autoUpdate);
+            lenient().when(customMetadata.getAuthor()).thenReturn(author);
+            lenient().when(customMetadata.getCreator()).thenReturn(creator);
+            return props;
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("uses custom author and creator when pro and auto-update enabled")
+        void appliesCustomAuthorAndCreator() throws Exception {
+            ApplicationProperties props =
+                    propsWithCustomMetadata(true, "Custom Author", "Custom Creator");
+            PdfMetadataService service = new PdfMetadataService(props, LABEL, true, null);
+
+            PdfMetadata md = PdfMetadata.builder().author("Ignored").title("T").build();
+
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                service.setMetadataToPdf(doc, md, true);
+
+                PDDocumentInformation info = doc.getDocumentInformation();
+                assertEquals("Custom Author", info.getAuthor());
+                assertEquals("Custom Creator", info.getCreator());
+                // Producer is set to the label by both setNewDocumentMetadata and
+                // setCommonMetadata.
+                assertEquals(LABEL, info.getProducer());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("replaces 'username' token with the current user when userService present")
+        void replacesUsernameToken() throws Exception {
+            ApplicationProperties props =
+                    propsWithCustomMetadata(true, "Report by username", "Creator");
+            UserServiceInterface userService = mock(UserServiceInterface.class);
+            when(userService.getCurrentUsername()).thenReturn("alice");
+
+            PdfMetadataService service = new PdfMetadataService(props, LABEL, true, userService);
+            PdfMetadata md = PdfMetadata.builder().title("T").build();
+
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                service.setMetadataToPdf(doc, md, true);
+
+                assertEquals("Report by alice", doc.getDocumentInformation().getAuthor());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("leaves 'username' token intact when current user is null")
+        void keepsTokenWhenUsernameNull() throws Exception {
+            ApplicationProperties props =
+                    propsWithCustomMetadata(true, "Report by username", "Creator");
+            UserServiceInterface userService = mock(UserServiceInterface.class);
+            when(userService.getCurrentUsername()).thenReturn(null);
+
+            PdfMetadataService service = new PdfMetadataService(props, LABEL, true, userService);
+            PdfMetadata md = PdfMetadata.builder().title("T").build();
+
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                service.setMetadataToPdf(doc, md, true);
+
+                assertEquals("Report by username", doc.getDocumentInformation().getAuthor());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("custom author applied even without a userService")
+        void appliesCustomAuthorWithoutUserService() throws Exception {
+            ApplicationProperties props = propsWithCustomMetadata(true, "Static Author", "Creator");
+            PdfMetadataService service = new PdfMetadataService(props, LABEL, true, null);
+            PdfMetadata md = PdfMetadata.builder().title("T").build();
+
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                service.setMetadataToPdf(doc, md, true);
+
+                assertEquals("Static Author", doc.getDocumentInformation().getAuthor());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("pro flag without auto-update keeps metadata author and label creator")
+        void proButAutoUpdateDisabledUsesMetadata() throws Exception {
+            ApplicationProperties props =
+                    propsWithCustomMetadata(false, "Custom Author", "Custom Creator");
+            PdfMetadataService service = new PdfMetadataService(props, LABEL, true, null);
+            PdfMetadata md = PdfMetadata.builder().author("Metadata Author").title("T").build();
+
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                service.setMetadataToPdf(doc, md, true);
+
+                PDDocumentInformation info = doc.getDocumentInformation();
+                assertEquals("Metadata Author", info.getAuthor());
+                assertEquals(LABEL, info.getCreator());
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("auto-update enabled but not pro keeps metadata author and label creator")
+        void autoUpdateButNotProUsesMetadata() throws Exception {
+            ApplicationProperties props =
+                    propsWithCustomMetadata(true, "Custom Author", "Custom Creator");
+            PdfMetadataService service = new PdfMetadataService(props, LABEL, false, null);
+            PdfMetadata md = PdfMetadata.builder().author("Metadata Author").title("T").build();
+
+            try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+                service.setMetadataToPdf(doc, md, true);
+
+                PDDocumentInformation info = doc.getDocumentInformation();
+                assertEquals("Metadata Author", info.getAuthor());
+                assertEquals(LABEL, info.getCreator());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.*;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoSettings;
+import org.mockito.quality.Strictness;
+import org.springframework.mock.env.MockEnvironment;
+
+import com.posthog.java.PostHog;
+
+import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties;
+
+@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
+@MockitoSettings(strictness = Strictness.LENIENT)
+class PostHogServiceTest {
+
+    private static final String UUID = "test-uuid-1234";
+    private static final String APP_VERSION = "9.9.9";
+
+    @Mock PostHog postHog;
+    @Mock UserServiceInterface userService;
+
+    /** Build an ApplicationProperties with analytics/posthog toggled. */
+    private ApplicationProperties props(boolean analyticsEnabled) {
+        ApplicationProperties appProps = new ApplicationProperties();
+        appProps.getSystem().setEnableAnalytics(analyticsEnabled);
+        return appProps;
+    }
+
+    /** Construct the service under test. */
+    private PostHogService newService(
+            ApplicationProperties appProps,
+            UserServiceInterface user,
+            boolean configDirMounted,
+            MockEnvironment env) {
+        return new PostHogService(
+                postHog, UUID, configDirMounted, APP_VERSION, appProps, user, env);
+    }
+
+    private MockEnvironment env() {
+        return new MockEnvironment();
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("Constructor / captureSystemInfo")
+    class ConstructorBehavior {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("constructor captures system_info when posthog is enabled")
+        void constructorCapturesWhenEnabled() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = props(true);
+
+            newService(appProps, userService, false, env());
+
+            verify(postHog).capture(eq(UUID), eq("system_info_captured"), anyMap());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("constructor does not capture when analytics disabled")
+        void constructorNoCaptureWhenDisabled() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = props(false);
+
+            newService(appProps, userService, false, env());
+
+            verify(postHog, never()).capture(anyString(), anyString(), anyMap());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("constructor does not capture when posthog explicitly disabled")
+        void constructorNoCaptureWhenPosthogOff() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = props(true);
+            appProps.getSystem().setEnablePosthog(false);
+
+            newService(appProps, userService, false, env());
+
+            verify(postHog, never()).capture(anyString(), anyString(), anyMap());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("constructor swallows exceptions thrown by postHog.capture")
+        void constructorSwallowsCaptureException() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = props(true);
+            doThrow(new RuntimeException("boom"))
+                    .when(postHog)
+                    .capture(anyString(), anyString(), anyMap());
+
+            // Must not propagate; constructor wraps capture in try/catch.
+            assertDoesNotThrow(() -> newService(appProps, userService, false, env()));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("constructor works with null userService (optional dependency)")
+        void constructorWithNullUserService() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = props(true);
+
+            assertDoesNotThrow(() -> newService(appProps, null, false, env()));
+            verify(postHog).capture(eq(UUID), eq("system_info_captured"), anyMap());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("captureEvent")
+    class CaptureEvent {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("captureEvent forwards to postHog when enabled and injects app_version")
+        void captureEventWhenEnabled() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = props(true);
+            PostHogService service = newService(appProps, userService, false, env());
+            // Reset the constructor's capture so we only assert on captureEvent.
+            clearInvocations(postHog);
+
+            Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<>();
+            properties.put("foo", "bar");
+            service.captureEvent("my_event", properties);
+
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            ArgumentCaptor<Map<String, Object>> captor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Map.class);
+            verify(postHog).capture(eq(UUID), eq("my_event"), captor.capture());
+            Map<String, Object> sent = captor.getValue();
+            assertEquals("bar", sent.get("foo"));
+            assertEquals(APP_VERSION, sent.get("app_version"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("captureEvent is a no-op when analytics disabled")
+        void captureEventWhenDisabled() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = props(false);
+            PostHogService service = newService(appProps, userService, false, env());
+            clearInvocations(postHog);
+
+            Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<>();
+            service.captureEvent("my_event", properties);
+
+            verify(postHog, never()).capture(anyString(), anyString(), anyMap());
+            // app_version must not be added when disabled (early return).
+            assertFalse(properties.containsKey("app_version"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("captureEvent adds app_version key to the provided map")
+        void captureEventMutatesMap() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = props(true);
+            PostHogService service = newService(appProps, userService, false, env());
+            clearInvocations(postHog);
+
+            Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<>();
+            service.captureEvent("evt", properties);
+
+            assertTrue(properties.containsKey("app_version"));
+            assertEquals(APP_VERSION, properties.get("app_version"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("captureServerMetrics")
+    class CaptureServerMetrics {
+
+        private PostHogService disabledService() {
+            // Keep posthog disabled so the constructor performs no capture; metrics
+            // methods are independent of the enabled flag.
+            return newService(props(false), userService, true, env());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("includes core application and system metrics")
+        void includesCoreMetrics() {
+            PostHogService service = disabledService();
+
+            Map<String, Object> metrics = service.captureServerMetrics();
+
+            assertEquals(APP_VERSION, metrics.get("app_version"));
+            assertEquals(true, metrics.get("mounted_config_dir"));
+            assertNotNull(metrics.get("os_name"));
+            assertNotNull(metrics.get("java_version"));
+            assertTrue(metrics.containsKey("cpu_cores"));
+            assertTrue(metrics.containsKey("total_memory"));
+            assertTrue(metrics.containsKey("free_memory"));
+            assertTrue(metrics.containsKey("process_id"));
+            assertTrue(metrics.containsKey("jvm_uptime_ms"));
+            assertTrue(metrics.containsKey("thread_count"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("deployment_type defaults to JAR when not docker/exe")
+        void deploymentTypeJar() {
+            PostHogService service = disabledService();
+
+            Map<String, Object> metrics = service.captureServerMetrics();
+
+            // In the unit-test environment there is no /.dockerenv and no BROWSER_OPEN.
+            assertEquals("JAR", metrics.get("deployment_type"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("deployment_type becomes EXE when BROWSER_OPEN=true")
+        void deploymentTypeExe() {
+            MockEnvironment environment = env();
+            environment.setProperty("BROWSER_OPEN", "true");
+            PostHogService service = newService(props(false), userService, false, environment);
+
+            Map<String, Object> metrics = service.captureServerMetrics();
+
+            assertEquals("EXE", metrics.get("deployment_type"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("BROWSER_OPEN matching is case-insensitive")
+        void deploymentTypeExeCaseInsensitive() {
+            MockEnvironment environment = env();
+            environment.setProperty("BROWSER_OPEN", "TRUE");
+            PostHogService service = newService(props(false), userService, false, environment);
+
+            Map<String, Object> metrics = service.captureServerMetrics();
+
+            assertEquals("EXE", metrics.get("deployment_type"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("mounted_config_dir reflects the configDirMounted flag")
+        void mountedConfigDirFalse() {
+            PostHogService service = newService(props(false), userService, false, env());
+
+            Map<String, Object> metrics = service.captureServerMetrics();
+
+            assertEquals(false, metrics.get("mounted_config_dir"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("includes total_users_created when userService present")
+        void includesUserCountWhenUserServicePresent() {
+            when(userService.getTotalUsersCount()).thenReturn(42L);
+            PostHogService service = newService(props(false), userService, false, env());
+
+            Map<String, Object> metrics = service.captureServerMetrics();
+
+            assertEquals(42L, metrics.get("total_users_created"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("omits total_users_created when userService is null")
+        void omitsUserCountWhenUserServiceNull() {
+            PostHogService service = newService(props(false), null, false, env());
+
+            Map<String, Object> metrics = service.captureServerMetrics();
+
+            assertFalse(metrics.containsKey("total_users_created"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("always embeds nested application_properties map")
+        void embedsApplicationProperties() {
+            PostHogService service = disabledService();
+
+            Map<String, Object> metrics = service.captureServerMetrics();
+
+            assertTrue(metrics.get("application_properties") instanceof Map);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("captureApplicationProperties")
+    class CaptureApplicationProperties {
+
+        private PostHogService serviceWith(ApplicationProperties appProps) {
+            // Disable analytics to keep the constructor from capturing.
+            appProps.getSystem().setEnableAnalytics(false);
+            return newService(appProps, userService, false, env());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("includes blank-trimmed legal strings only when non-empty")
+        void legalPropertiesFiltered() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = new ApplicationProperties();
+            appProps.getLegal().setTermsAndConditions("  https://terms  ");
+            appProps.getLegal().setPrivacyPolicy(""); // blank -> skipped
+            PostHogService service = serviceWith(appProps);
+
+            Map<String, Object> p = service.captureApplicationProperties();
+
+            // String values are trimmed by addIfNotEmpty.
+            assertEquals("https://terms", p.get("legal_termsAndConditions"));
+            assertFalse(p.containsKey("legal_privacyPolicy"));
+            assertFalse(p.containsKey("legal_accessibilityStatement"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("always reports csrfDisabled true and login booleans")
+        void securityProperties() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = new ApplicationProperties();
+            appProps.getSecurity().setEnableLogin(true);
+            appProps.getSecurity().setLoginAttemptCount(5);
+            appProps.getSecurity().setLoginResetTimeMinutes(10);
+            PostHogService service = serviceWith(appProps);
+
+            Map<String, Object> p = service.captureApplicationProperties();
+
+            assertEquals(true, p.get("security_csrfDisabled"));
+            assertEquals(true, p.get("security_enableLogin"));
+            assertEquals(5, p.get("security_loginAttemptCount"));
+            assertEquals(10L, p.get("security_loginResetTimeMinutes"));
+            assertEquals("all", p.get("security_loginMethod"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("oauth2 nested fields are omitted when oauth2 disabled")
+        void oauth2DisabledOmitsNested() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = new ApplicationProperties();
+            // oauth2.enabled defaults to false.
+            PostHogService service = serviceWith(appProps);
+
+            Map<String, Object> p = service.captureApplicationProperties();
+
+            assertEquals(false, p.get("security_oauth2_enabled"));
+            assertFalse(p.containsKey("security_oauth2_autoCreateUser"));
+            assertFalse(p.containsKey("security_oauth2_provider"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("oauth2 nested fields are included when oauth2 enabled")
+        void oauth2EnabledIncludesNested() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = new ApplicationProperties();
+            appProps.getSecurity().getOauth2().setEnabled(true);
+            appProps.getSecurity().getOauth2().setAutoCreateUser(true);
+            appProps.getSecurity().getOauth2().setBlockRegistration(false);
+            appProps.getSecurity().getOauth2().setUseAsUsername("email");
+            appProps.getSecurity().getOauth2().setProvider("google");
+            PostHogService service = serviceWith(appProps);
+
+            Map<String, Object> p = service.captureApplicationProperties();
+
+            assertEquals(true, p.get("security_oauth2_enabled"));
+            assertEquals(true, p.get("security_oauth2_autoCreateUser"));
+            assertEquals(false, p.get("security_oauth2_blockRegistration"));
+            assertEquals("email", p.get("security_oauth2_useAsUsername"));
+            assertEquals("google", p.get("security_oauth2_provider"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("system analytics/posthog/scarf booleans are reported")
+        void systemAnalyticsBooleans() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = new ApplicationProperties();
+            appProps.getSystem().setEnableAnalytics(true);
+            appProps.getSystem().setEnablePosthog(true);
+            appProps.getSystem().setEnableScarf(false);
+            appProps.getSystem().setDefaultLocale("en-US");
+            PostHogService service = newService(appProps, userService, false, env());
+            // Constructor will capture once because analytics is enabled; that's fine.
+            clearInvocations(postHog);
+
+            Map<String, Object> p = service.captureApplicationProperties();
+
+            assertEquals("en-US", p.get("system_defaultLocale"));
+            assertEquals(true, p.get("system_enableAnalytics"));
+            assertEquals(true, p.get("system_enablePosthog"));
+            // isScarfEnabled() is false because enableScarf is false.
+            assertEquals(false, p.get("system_enableScarf"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("metrics_enabled and autoPipeline output folder included appropriately")
+        void metricsAndAutoPipeline() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = new ApplicationProperties();
+            appProps.getMetrics().setEnabled(true);
+            appProps.getAutoPipeline().setOutputFolder("/tmp/out");
+            PostHogService service = serviceWith(appProps);
+
+            Map<String, Object> p = service.captureApplicationProperties();
+
+            assertEquals(true, p.get("metrics_enabled"));
+            assertEquals("/tmp/out", p.get("autoPipeline_outputFolder"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("enterprise metadata flag omitted when premium disabled")
+        void premiumDisabledOmitsMetadata() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = new ApplicationProperties();
+            // premium.enabled defaults to false.
+            PostHogService service = serviceWith(appProps);
+
+            Map<String, Object> p = service.captureApplicationProperties();
+
+            assertEquals(false, p.get("enterpriseEdition_enabled"));
+            assertFalse(p.containsKey("enterpriseEdition_customMetadata_autoUpdateMetadata"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("enterprise metadata flag included when premium enabled")
+        void premiumEnabledIncludesMetadata() {
+            ApplicationProperties appProps = new ApplicationProperties();
+            appProps.getPremium().setEnabled(true);
+            appProps.getPremium().getProFeatures().getCustomMetadata().setAutoUpdateMetadata(true);
+            PostHogService service = serviceWith(appProps);
+
+            Map<String, Object> p = service.captureApplicationProperties();
+
+            assertEquals(true, p.get("enterpriseEdition_enabled"));
+            assertEquals(true, p.get("enterpriseEdition_customMetadata_autoUpdateMetadata"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("ui appNameNavbar omitted when blank, included when set")
+        void uiAppNameNavbar() {
+            ApplicationProperties blankProps = new ApplicationProperties();
+            // appNameNavbar getter returns null for blank/empty values.
+            PostHogService blankService = serviceWith(blankProps);
+            Map<String, Object> blank = blankService.captureApplicationProperties();
+            assertFalse(blank.containsKey("ui_appNameNavbar"));
+
+            ApplicationProperties namedProps = new ApplicationProperties();
+            namedProps.getUi().setAppNameNavbar("My App");
+            PostHogService namedService = serviceWith(namedProps);
+            Map<String, Object> named = namedService.captureApplicationProperties();
+            assertEquals("My App", named.get("ui_appNameNavbar"));
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns a non-null map for a fresh ApplicationProperties")
+        void defaultsProduceNonNullMap() {
+            PostHogService service = serviceWith(new ApplicationProperties());
+
+            Map<String, Object> p = service.captureApplicationProperties();
+
+            assertNotNull(p);
+            // csrfDisabled is always added regardless of config, so map is never empty.
+            assertTrue(p.containsKey("security_csrfDisabled"));
+        }
+    }
+}
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+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.lenient;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import java.lang.management.MemoryMXBean;
+import java.lang.management.MemoryUsage;
+import java.lang.management.OperatingSystemMXBean;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
+
+import stirling.software.common.service.ResourceMonitor.ResourceMetrics;
+import stirling.software.common.service.ResourceMonitor.ResourceStatus;
+
+/** Additional coverage for ResourceMonitor branches not exercised by ResourceMonitorTest. */
+@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
+class ResourceMonitorMoreTest {
+
+    private ResourceMonitor resourceMonitor;
+
+    @Mock private OperatingSystemMXBean osMXBean;
+    @Mock private MemoryMXBean memoryMXBean;
+    @Mock private MemoryUsage heapUsage;
+    @Mock private MemoryUsage nonHeapUsage;
+
+    private final AtomicReference<ResourceStatus> currentStatus =
+            new AtomicReference<>(ResourceStatus.OK);
+    private final AtomicReference<ResourceMetrics> latestMetrics =
+            new AtomicReference<>(new ResourceMetrics());
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        resourceMonitor = new ResourceMonitor();
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(resourceMonitor, "memoryCriticalThreshold", 0.9);
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(resourceMonitor, "memoryHighThreshold", 0.75);
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(resourceMonitor, "cpuCriticalThreshold", 0.9);
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(resourceMonitor, "cpuHighThreshold", 0.75);
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(resourceMonitor, "osMXBean", osMXBean);
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(resourceMonitor, "memoryMXBean", memoryMXBean);
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(resourceMonitor, "currentStatus", currentStatus);
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(resourceMonitor, "latestMetrics", latestMetrics);
+    }
+
+    private void stubMemory(long heapUsed, long nonHeapUsed) {
+        lenient().when(heapUsage.getUsed()).thenReturn(heapUsed);
+        lenient().when(nonHeapUsage.getUsed()).thenReturn(nonHeapUsed);
+        lenient().when(memoryMXBean.getHeapMemoryUsage()).thenReturn(heapUsage);
+        lenient().when(memoryMXBean.getNonHeapMemoryUsage()).thenReturn(nonHeapUsage);
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("updateResourceMetrics status transitions")
+    class UpdateMetrics {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("high CPU load drives the status to CRITICAL")
+        void criticalOnHighCpu() {
+            // load average / processors = 4 / 2 = 2.0 -> well over critical threshold.
+            when(osMXBean.getSystemLoadAverage()).thenReturn(4.0);
+            when(osMXBean.getAvailableProcessors()).thenReturn(2);
+            stubMemory(1L, 1L);
+
+            ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(resourceMonitor, "updateResourceMetrics");
+
+            assertThat(currentStatus.get()).isEqualTo(ResourceStatus.CRITICAL);
+            assertThat(latestMetrics.get().getCpuUsage()).isEqualTo(2.0);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("moderately high CPU load drives the status to WARNING")
+        void warningOnModerateCpu() {
+            // 1.6 / 2 = 0.8 -> above high (0.75) but below critical (0.9).
+            when(osMXBean.getSystemLoadAverage()).thenReturn(1.6);
+            when(osMXBean.getAvailableProcessors()).thenReturn(2);
+            stubMemory(1L, 1L);
+
+            ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(resourceMonitor, "updateResourceMetrics");
+
+            assertThat(currentStatus.get()).isEqualTo(ResourceStatus.WARNING);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("low load keeps the status at OK")
+        void okOnLowLoad() {
+            when(osMXBean.getSystemLoadAverage()).thenReturn(0.2);
+            when(osMXBean.getAvailableProcessors()).thenReturn(4);
+            stubMemory(1L, 1L);
+            currentStatus.set(ResourceStatus.WARNING); // ensure a transition log path is hit
+
+            ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(resourceMonitor, "updateResourceMetrics");
+
+            assertThat(currentStatus.get()).isEqualTo(ResourceStatus.OK);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a negative load average triggers the alternative CPU fallback")
+        void negativeLoadUsesFallback() {
+            // getSystemLoadAverage returns -1 on platforms (e.g. Windows) where it is unsupported.
+            when(osMXBean.getSystemLoadAverage()).thenReturn(-1.0);
+            when(osMXBean.getAvailableProcessors()).thenReturn(4);
+            stubMemory(1L, 1L);
+
+            ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(resourceMonitor, "updateResourceMetrics");
+
+            // The mock OS bean has no getProcessCpuLoad/getSystemCpuLoad, so fallback yields 0.5.
+            assertThat(latestMetrics.get().getCpuUsage()).isEqualTo(0.5);
+            assertThat(currentStatus.get()).isEqualTo(ResourceStatus.OK);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("an exception while sampling is swallowed and status is unchanged")
+        void samplingExceptionSwallowed() {
+            when(osMXBean.getSystemLoadAverage()).thenReturn(0.1);
+            when(osMXBean.getAvailableProcessors()).thenReturn(2);
+            when(memoryMXBean.getHeapMemoryUsage())
+                    .thenThrow(new RuntimeException("jmx unavailable"));
+            currentStatus.set(ResourceStatus.OK);
+
+            // Must not propagate; the catch in updateResourceMetrics handles it.
+            ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(resourceMonitor, "updateResourceMetrics");
+
+            assertThat(currentStatus.get()).isEqualTo(ResourceStatus.OK);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("getAlternativeCpuLoad")
+    class AlternativeCpuLoad {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("uses getProcessCpuLoad via reflection when present")
+        void usesProcessCpuLoad() {
+            // A bean exposing getProcessCpuLoad lets the reflective fallback return its value.
+            OperatingSystemMXBean withCpuLoad = new OsBeanWithProcessCpuLoad(0.42);
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(resourceMonitor, "osMXBean", withCpuLoad);
+
+            double load =
+                    (double)
+                            ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(
+                                    resourceMonitor, "getAlternativeCpuLoad");
+            assertThat(load).isEqualTo(0.42);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("defaults to 0.5 when no CPU-load method is available")
+        void defaultsWhenUnavailable() {
+            double load =
+                    (double)
+                            ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(
+                                    resourceMonitor, "getAlternativeCpuLoad");
+            assertThat(load).isEqualTo(0.5);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("calculateDynamicQueueCapacity memory pressure")
+    class MemoryPressure {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("high memory usage halves the computed capacity")
+        void highMemoryHalvesCapacity() {
+            currentStatus.set(ResourceStatus.OK);
+            // memoryUsage > 0.8 triggers the additional 0.5 multiplier.
+            latestMetrics.set(new ResourceMetrics(0.1, 0.85, 1, 1, 1, Instant.now()));
+
+            int capacity = resourceMonitor.calculateDynamicQueueCapacity(10, 2);
+            // OK factor 1.0 * 0.5 = 0.5; ceil(10 * 0.5) = 5.
+            assertThat(capacity).isEqualTo(5);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("ResourceMetrics")
+    class Metrics {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("getAge returns a non-negative duration")
+        void getAgeNonNegative() {
+            ResourceMetrics m = new ResourceMetrics(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, Instant.now().minusSeconds(1));
+            assertThat(m.getAge().toMillis()).isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(1000L);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("lifecycle")
+    class Lifecycle {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("initialize schedules sampling and shutdown stops the scheduler")
+        void initializeAndShutdown() {
+            // Real bean so initialize() schedules against a live virtual-thread scheduler.
+            ResourceMonitor live = new ResourceMonitor();
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(live, "monitorIntervalMs", 60000L);
+            live.initialize();
+
+            ScheduledExecutorService scheduler =
+                    (ScheduledExecutorService) ReflectionTestUtils.getField(live, "scheduler");
+            assertThat(scheduler.isShutdown()).isFalse();
+
+            live.shutdown();
+            assertThat(scheduler.isShutdown()).isTrue();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Minimal OS bean stub exposing getProcessCpuLoad so the reflective fallback can find it. */
+    private static class OsBeanWithProcessCpuLoad implements OperatingSystemMXBean {
+        private final double cpuLoad;
+
+        OsBeanWithProcessCpuLoad(double cpuLoad) {
+            this.cpuLoad = cpuLoad;
+        }
+
+        // Reflectively located by getAlternativeCpuLoad.
+        public double getProcessCpuLoad() {
+            return cpuLoad;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getName() {
+            return "stub";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getArch() {
+            return "stub";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getVersion() {
+            return "stub";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int getAvailableProcessors() {
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public double getSystemLoadAverage() {
+            return -1.0;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public javax.management.ObjectName getObjectName() {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
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+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.NullAndEmptySource;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
+
+import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties;
+import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties.Html.UrlSecurity;
+import stirling.software.common.service.SsrfProtectionService.SsrfProtectionLevel;
+
+class SsrfProtectionServiceTest {
+
+    private ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
+    private UrlSecurity config;
+    private SsrfProtectionService service;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        applicationProperties = new ApplicationProperties();
+        // Real config object: drill down to the live UrlSecurity instance and mutate it.
+        config = applicationProperties.getSystem().getHtml().getUrlSecurity();
+        service = new SsrfProtectionService(applicationProperties);
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("Protection disabled / always-allowed inputs")
+    class AlwaysAllowed {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns true for any URL when protection disabled")
+        void disabledAllowsEverything() {
+            config.setEnabled(false);
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data")).isTrue();
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://127.0.0.1")).isTrue();
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("not a url")).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @ParameterizedTest
+        @NullAndEmptySource
+        @ValueSource(strings = {"   ", "\t"})
+        @DisplayName("returns false for null/blank when enabled")
+        void blankRejected(String url) {
+            config.setEnabled(true);
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed(url)).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @ParameterizedTest
+        @ValueSource(
+                strings = {
+                    "data:text/plain;base64,SGVsbG8=",
+                    "DATA:image/png;base64,iVBOR",
+                    "#section",
+                    "#"
+                })
+        @DisplayName("data: URLs and fragments are always allowed")
+        void dataAndFragmentAllowed(String url) {
+            config.setEnabled(true);
+            config.setLevel(SsrfProtectionLevel.MAX);
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed(url)).isTrue();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("OFF level")
+    class OffLevel {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("allows external and internal hosts alike")
+        void offAllowsAll() {
+            config.setEnabled(true);
+            config.setLevel(SsrfProtectionLevel.OFF);
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://10.0.0.1/secret")).isTrue();
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("https://example.com")).isTrue();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("MAX level - allowlist only")
+    class MaxLevel {
+
+        @BeforeEach
+        void max() {
+            config.setEnabled(true);
+            config.setLevel(SsrfProtectionLevel.MAX);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("allows only whitelisted hosts (case-insensitive)")
+        void allowsWhitelistedHost() {
+            config.setAllowedDomains(List.of("example.com"));
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("https://EXAMPLE.com/path")).isTrue();
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("https://other.com")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks when allowlist is empty")
+        void emptyAllowlistBlocks() {
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("https://example.com")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks URL with no host")
+        void noHostBlocked() {
+            config.setAllowedDomains(List.of("example.com"));
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("file:///etc/passwd")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks malformed URL (parse exception path)")
+        void malformedBlocked() {
+            config.setAllowedDomains(List.of("example.com"));
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://exa mple.com")).isFalse();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("MEDIUM level - host parsing and lists")
+    class MediumHostAndLists {
+
+        @BeforeEach
+        void medium() {
+            config.setEnabled(true);
+            config.setLevel(SsrfProtectionLevel.MEDIUM);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("allows a normal public literal IP")
+        void allowsPublicIp() {
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://93.184.216.34/page")).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks URL with no host")
+        void noHostBlocked() {
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("mailto:test@example.com")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks malformed URL (parse exception path)")
+        void malformedBlocked() {
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("ht!tp://%%%")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks explicitly blocked domain (case-insensitive)")
+        void blockedDomain() {
+            config.setBlockedDomains(List.of("evil.com"));
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://EVIL.com")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks internal TLD suffixes")
+        void internalTld() {
+            // default internalTlds include .local, .internal, .corp, .home
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://server.local")).isFalse();
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://host.internal")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("allowlist present: host not in list is blocked before any DNS lookup")
+        void allowlistRejectsUnlisted() {
+            // notexample.com is rejected by the allowlist check, which runs before DNS resolution,
+            // so this stays deterministic offline.
+            config.setAllowedDomains(List.of("example.com"));
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://notexample.com")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("allowlist present: exact host and subdomain pass the allowlist gate")
+        void allowlistAcceptsExactAndSubdomain() {
+            // Allow a literal IP so the subsequent DNS resolution is the identity and network
+            // checks are disabled, keeping the allow path deterministic without external DNS.
+            config.setBlockPrivateNetworks(false);
+            config.setBlockLocalhost(false);
+            config.setBlockLinkLocal(false);
+            config.setBlockCloudMetadata(false);
+            config.setAllowedDomains(List.of("93.184.216.34"));
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://93.184.216.34")).isTrue();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("MEDIUM level - network based blocking via literal IPs")
+    class MediumNetworkBlocking {
+
+        @BeforeEach
+        void medium() {
+            config.setEnabled(true);
+            config.setLevel(SsrfProtectionLevel.MEDIUM);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks loopback when blockLocalhost enabled")
+        void blocksLoopback() {
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://127.0.0.1/admin")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("allows loopback when blockLocalhost disabled and private/link checks off")
+        void allowsLoopbackWhenAllChecksOff() {
+            config.setBlockLocalhost(false);
+            config.setBlockPrivateNetworks(false);
+            config.setBlockLinkLocal(false);
+            config.setBlockCloudMetadata(false);
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://127.0.0.1/ok")).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @ParameterizedTest
+        @ValueSource(
+                strings = {
+                    "http://10.1.2.3",
+                    "http://192.168.0.5",
+                    "http://172.16.0.9",
+                    "http://172.31.255.1",
+                    "http://100.64.0.1"
+                })
+        @DisplayName("blocks RFC1918 / CGNAT private ranges")
+        void blocksPrivateRanges(String url) {
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed(url)).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("172.x and 100.x outside private sub-range are not private")
+        void boundaryRangesNotPrivate() {
+            // 172.15/172.32 outside 16-31; 100.63/100.128 outside 64-127.
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://172.15.0.1")).isTrue();
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://172.32.0.1")).isTrue();
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://100.63.0.1")).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("allows private range when blockPrivateNetworks disabled")
+        void allowsPrivateWhenDisabled() {
+            config.setBlockPrivateNetworks(false);
+            config.setBlockLocalhost(false);
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://10.1.2.3")).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks link-local 169.254.x via private-network check")
+        void blocksLinkLocal() {
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://169.254.1.1")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks AWS cloud-metadata IP 169.254.169.254")
+        void blocksCloudMetadata() {
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks unspecified address 0.0.0.0")
+        void blocksUnspecified() {
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://0.0.0.0")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks unresolvable host (UnknownHostException path)")
+        void blocksUnresolvableHost() {
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://nonexistent-host-stirling-test.invalid/page"))
+                    .isFalse();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("MEDIUM level - IPv6 literal handling")
+    class MediumIpv6 {
+
+        @BeforeEach
+        void medium() {
+            config.setEnabled(true);
+            config.setLevel(SsrfProtectionLevel.MEDIUM);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks IPv6 loopback ::1")
+        void blocksIpv6Loopback() {
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://[::1]/path")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks IPv6 unique-local fc00::/7")
+        void blocksIpv6UniqueLocal() {
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://[fc00::1]")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks IPv6 link-local fe80::/10")
+        void blocksIpv6LinkLocal() {
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://[fe80::1]")).isFalse();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("blocks IPv4-mapped IPv6 of a private address")
+        void blocksIpv4MappedPrivate() {
+            assertThat(service.isUrlAllowed("http://[::ffff:10.0.0.1]")).isFalse();
+        }
+    }
+}
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+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.lenient;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
+import java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
+
+import stirling.software.common.cluster.ClusterBackplane;
+import stirling.software.common.cluster.JobStore;
+import stirling.software.common.model.job.JobResult;
+import stirling.software.common.model.job.JobStats;
+import stirling.software.common.model.job.ResultFile;
+
+/** Additional coverage for TaskManager branches not exercised by TaskManagerTest. */
+class TaskManagerMoreTest {
+
+    @Mock private FileStorage fileStorage;
+    @Mock private JobStore jobStore;
+    @Mock private ClusterBackplane clusterBackplane;
+
+    @InjectMocks private TaskManager taskManager;
+
+    private AutoCloseable closeable;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        closeable = MockitoAnnotations.openMocks(this);
+        lenient().when(clusterBackplane.localNodeId()).thenReturn("test-node");
+        lenient().when(clusterBackplane.shouldRunLocalCleanup()).thenReturn(true);
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(taskManager, "jobResultExpiryMinutes", 30);
+    }
+
+    @AfterEach
+    void tearDown() throws Exception {
+        closeable.close();
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] buildZip(String... entryNames) throws Exception {
+        var baos = new java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        try (ZipOutputStream zos = new ZipOutputStream(baos)) {
+            for (String name : entryNames) {
+                zos.putNextEntry(new ZipEntry(name));
+                zos.write(("content-of-" + name).getBytes());
+                zos.closeEntry();
+            }
+        }
+        return baos.toByteArray();
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("setFileResult ZIP handling")
+    class ZipHandling {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("extracts a ZIP into individual file results and deletes the original")
+        void extractsZipIntoIndividualFiles() throws Exception {
+            String jobId = "zip-job";
+            taskManager.createTask(jobId);
+
+            byte[] zipBytes = buildZip("a.pdf", "b.txt");
+            when(fileStorage.retrieveInputStream("zip-file-id"))
+                    .thenReturn(new ByteArrayInputStream(zipBytes));
+            // Each extracted entry is stored, returning a distinct StoredFile.
+            when(fileStorage.storeInputStream(any(InputStream.class), anyString()))
+                    .thenReturn(new FileStorage.StoredFile("extracted-a", 11L))
+                    .thenReturn(new FileStorage.StoredFile("extracted-b", 22L));
+            when(fileStorage.deleteFile("zip-file-id")).thenReturn(true);
+
+            taskManager.setFileResult(jobId, "zip-file-id", "bundle.zip", "application/zip");
+
+            JobResult result = taskManager.getJobResult(jobId);
+            assertThat(result.isComplete()).isTrue();
+            assertThat(result.hasMultipleFiles()).isTrue();
+            assertThat(result.getAllResultFiles()).hasSize(2);
+            // Content type is derived from the entry extension, not the ZIP content type.
+            assertThat(result.getAllResultFiles().get(0).getContentType())
+                    .isEqualTo(MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE);
+            assertThat(result.getAllResultFiles().get(1).getContentType())
+                    .isEqualTo(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN_VALUE);
+            verify(fileStorage).deleteFile("zip-file-id");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("empty ZIP falls back to a single-file result")
+        void emptyZipFallsBackToSingleFile() throws Exception {
+            String jobId = "empty-zip-job";
+            taskManager.createTask(jobId);
+
+            byte[] emptyZip = buildZip();
+            when(fileStorage.retrieveInputStream("empty-zip-id"))
+                    .thenReturn(new ByteArrayInputStream(emptyZip));
+            when(fileStorage.getFileSize("empty-zip-id")).thenReturn(7L);
+
+            taskManager.setFileResult(jobId, "empty-zip-id", "empty.zip", "application/zip");
+
+            JobResult result = taskManager.getJobResult(jobId);
+            assertThat(result.hasMultipleFiles()).isFalse();
+            assertThat(result.getAllResultFiles()).hasSize(1);
+            assertThat(result.getAllResultFiles().get(0).getFileId()).isEqualTo("empty-zip-id");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("ZIP extraction failure falls back to a single-file result")
+        void zipExtractionFailureFallsBackToSingleFile() throws Exception {
+            String jobId = "bad-zip-job";
+            taskManager.createTask(jobId);
+
+            // retrieveInputStream throws so extractZipToIndividualFiles fails and we fall back.
+            when(fileStorage.retrieveInputStream("bad-zip-id"))
+                    .thenThrow(new java.io.IOException("boom"));
+            when(fileStorage.getFileSize("bad-zip-id")).thenReturn(99L);
+
+            taskManager.setFileResult(
+                    jobId, "bad-zip-id", "broken.zip", "application/x-zip-compressed");
+
+            JobResult result = taskManager.getJobResult(jobId);
+            assertThat(result.hasFiles()).isTrue();
+            assertThat(result.getAllResultFiles().get(0).getFileId()).isEqualTo("bad-zip-id");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("setFileResult size fallback")
+    class SizeFallback {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("uses size 0 when getFileSize throws for a non-zip file")
+        void usesZeroSizeWhenGetFileSizeThrows() throws Exception {
+            String jobId = "size-fail-job";
+            taskManager.createTask(jobId);
+            when(fileStorage.getFileSize("file-x")).thenThrow(new java.io.IOException("no stat"));
+
+            taskManager.setFileResult(jobId, "file-x", "doc.pdf", MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE);
+
+            JobResult result = taskManager.getJobResult(jobId);
+            assertThat(result.getAllResultFiles().get(0).getFileSize()).isZero();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("setMultipleFileResults")
+    class MultipleFileResults {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("stores the provided list directly")
+        void storesProvidedList() {
+            String jobId = "multi-job";
+            taskManager.createTask(jobId);
+            List<ResultFile> files =
+                    List.of(
+                            ResultFile.builder().fileId("f1").fileName("1.pdf").build(),
+                            ResultFile.builder().fileId("f2").fileName("2.pdf").build());
+
+            taskManager.setMultipleFileResults(jobId, files);
+
+            JobResult result = taskManager.getJobResult(jobId);
+            assertThat(result.hasMultipleFiles()).isTrue();
+            assertThat(result.getAllResultFiles()).hasSize(2);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("getJobStats edge cases")
+    class StatsEdgeCases {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("empty manager reports zero average processing time")
+        void emptyManagerZeroAverage() {
+            JobStats stats = taskManager.getJobStats();
+            assertThat(stats.getTotalJobs()).isZero();
+            assertThat(stats.getAverageProcessingTimeMs()).isZero();
+            assertThat(stats.getOldestActiveJobTime()).isNull();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("accumulates processing time across multiple completed jobs")
+        void accumulatesProcessingTime() {
+            taskManager.createTask("c1");
+            taskManager.setResult("c1", "r1");
+            taskManager.createTask("c2");
+            taskManager.setResult("c2", "r2");
+
+            JobStats stats = taskManager.getJobStats();
+            assertThat(stats.getCompletedJobs()).isEqualTo(2);
+            assertThat(stats.getSuccessfulJobs()).isEqualTo(2);
+            assertThat(stats.getAverageProcessingTimeMs()).isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("findResultFileByFileId")
+    class FindResultFile {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns matching ResultFile metadata")
+        void returnsMatch() throws Exception {
+            taskManager.createTask("rf-job");
+            when(fileStorage.getFileSize("target")).thenReturn(5L);
+            taskManager.setFileResult("rf-job", "target", "t.pdf", MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE);
+
+            ResultFile found = taskManager.findResultFileByFileId("target");
+            assertThat(found).isNotNull();
+            assertThat(found.getFileId()).isEqualTo("target");
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns null when no job owns the file id")
+        void returnsNullWhenAbsent() {
+            assertThat(taskManager.findResultFileByFileId("nope")).isNull();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("findJobKeyByFileId")
+    class FindJobKey {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns the local job key when a job owns the file id")
+        void returnsLocalKey() throws Exception {
+            taskManager.createTask("owner-job");
+            when(fileStorage.getFileSize("owned")).thenReturn(3L);
+            taskManager.setFileResult(
+                    "owner-job", "owned", "o.pdf", MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE);
+
+            assertThat(taskManager.findJobKeyByFileId("owned")).isEqualTo("owner-job");
+            // Local hit must not consult the JobStore.
+            verify(jobStore, never()).findJobIdByFileId(anyString());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("returns null when JobStore also has no match")
+        void returnsNullWhenJobStoreEmpty() {
+            when(jobStore.findJobIdByFileId("ghost")).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
+            assertThat(taskManager.findJobKeyByFileId("ghost")).isNull();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("propagates JobStore lookup failures instead of returning null")
+        void propagatesJobStoreFailure() {
+            when(jobStore.findJobIdByFileId("blip"))
+                    .thenThrow(new RuntimeException("backplane down"));
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> taskManager.findJobKeyByFileId("blip"))
+                    .isInstanceOf(RuntimeException.class)
+                    .hasMessageContaining("backplane down");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("cleanupOldJobs resilience")
+    class CleanupResilience {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("continues when a file deletion throws during cleanup")
+        void continuesWhenDeleteThrows() throws Exception {
+            String jobId = "old-file-job";
+            taskManager.createTask(jobId);
+            JobResult job = taskManager.getJobResult(jobId);
+            ResultFile rf =
+                    ResultFile.builder()
+                            .fileId("doomed")
+                            .fileName("d.pdf")
+                            .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE)
+                            .fileSize(1L)
+                            .build();
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(job, "resultFiles", List.of(rf));
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(job, "complete", true);
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(job, "completedAt", LocalDateTime.now().minusHours(2));
+
+            when(fileStorage.deleteFile("doomed")).thenThrow(new RuntimeException("locked"));
+
+            // Must not propagate; the job is still removed afterwards.
+            taskManager.cleanupOldJobs();
+
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            Map<String, JobResult> map =
+                    (Map<String, JobResult>)
+                            ReflectionTestUtils.getField(taskManager, "jobResults");
+            assertThat(map).doesNotContainKey(jobId);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("write-through failures")
+    class WriteThroughFailures {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a JobStore put failure does not break createTask")
+        void putFailureSwallowed() {
+            org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow(new RuntimeException("store offline"))
+                    .when(jobStore)
+                    .put(any(), any());
+            // createTask -> writeThrough; the RuntimeException is caught and logged.
+            taskManager.createTask("wt-job");
+            assertThat(taskManager.getJobResult("wt-job")).isNotNull();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("toEntry mapping")
+    class ToEntryMapping {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a failed job maps to FAILED state in the JobStore entry")
+        void failedJobMapsToFailedState() {
+            taskManager.createTask("fail-job");
+            taskManager.setError("fail-job", "kaboom");
+
+            var captor =
+                    org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor.forClass(
+                            stirling.software.common.cluster.JobStoreEntry.class);
+            verify(jobStore, org.mockito.Mockito.atLeastOnce()).put(captor.capture(), any());
+            assertThat(captor.getValue().jobId()).isEqualTo("fail-job");
+            assertThat(captor.getAllValues())
+                    .anySatisfy(
+                            e ->
+                                    assertThat(e.state())
+                                            .isEqualTo(
+                                                    stirling.software.common.cluster.JobStoreEntry
+                                                            .JobState.FAILED));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("addNote write-through")
+    class AddNoteWriteThrough {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("note is reflected in JobStore entry metadata")
+        void noteWritesMetadata() {
+            taskManager.createTask("note-job");
+            assertThat(taskManager.addNote("note-job", "hello")).isTrue();
+
+            var captor =
+                    org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor.forClass(
+                            stirling.software.common.cluster.JobStoreEntry.class);
+            verify(jobStore, org.mockito.Mockito.atLeastOnce()).put(captor.capture(), any());
+            assertThat(captor.getAllValues())
+                    .anySatisfy(e -> assertThat(e.resultMeta()).containsKey("notesCount"));
+        }
+    }
+}
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+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyLong;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.lenient;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.attribute.FileTime;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
+import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
+
+import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties;
+import stirling.software.common.util.TempFileManager;
+import stirling.software.common.util.TempFileRegistry;
+
+/** Additional coverage for TempFileCleanupService branches not exercised by the base test. */
+class TempFileCleanupServiceMoreTest {
+
+    @TempDir Path tempDir;
+
+    @Mock private TempFileRegistry registry;
+    @Mock private TempFileManager tempFileManager;
+    @Mock private ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
+    @Mock private ApplicationProperties.System system;
+    @Mock private ApplicationProperties.TempFileManagement tempFileManagement;
+
+    @InjectMocks private TempFileCleanupService cleanupService;
+
+    private Path systemTempDir;
+    private Path customTempDir;
+    private Path libreOfficeTempDir;
+
+    private AutoCloseable closeable;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() throws IOException {
+        closeable = MockitoAnnotations.openMocks(this);
+
+        systemTempDir = tempDir.resolve("systemTemp");
+        customTempDir = tempDir.resolve("customTemp");
+        libreOfficeTempDir = tempDir.resolve("libreOfficeTemp");
+        Files.createDirectories(systemTempDir);
+        Files.createDirectories(customTempDir);
+        Files.createDirectories(libreOfficeTempDir);
+
+        lenient().when(applicationProperties.getSystem()).thenReturn(system);
+        lenient().when(system.getTempFileManagement()).thenReturn(tempFileManagement);
+        lenient().when(tempFileManagement.getBaseTmpDir()).thenReturn(customTempDir.toString());
+        lenient()
+                .when(tempFileManagement.getLibreofficeDir())
+                .thenReturn(libreOfficeTempDir.toString());
+        lenient().when(tempFileManagement.getSystemTempDir()).thenReturn(systemTempDir.toString());
+        lenient().when(tempFileManagement.isStartupCleanup()).thenReturn(false);
+        lenient().when(tempFileManagement.isCleanupSystemTemp()).thenReturn(false);
+
+        ReflectionTestUtils.setField(cleanupService, "machineType", "Standard");
+        lenient().when(tempFileManager.getMaxAgeMillis()).thenReturn(3600000L);
+    }
+
+    @AfterEach
+    void tearDown() throws Exception {
+        closeable.close();
+    }
+
+    private static void backdate(Path file, long millisAgo) throws IOException {
+        Files.setLastModifiedTime(
+                file, FileTime.fromMillis(System.currentTimeMillis() - millisAgo));
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("isContainerMode")
+    class ContainerMode {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("Docker and Kubernetes are container modes; others are not")
+        void detectsContainerMachineTypes() {
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(cleanupService, "machineType", "Docker");
+            assertThat(
+                            (Boolean)
+                                    ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(
+                                            cleanupService, "isContainerMode"))
+                    .isTrue();
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(cleanupService, "machineType", "Kubernetes");
+            assertThat(
+                            (Boolean)
+                                    ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(
+                                            cleanupService, "isContainerMode"))
+                    .isTrue();
+            ReflectionTestUtils.setField(cleanupService, "machineType", "Standard");
+            assertThat(
+                            (Boolean)
+                                    ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(
+                                            cleanupService, "isContainerMode"))
+                    .isFalse();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("getSystemTempPath")
+    class SystemTempPath {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("uses the configured system temp dir when set")
+        void usesConfiguredDir() {
+            when(tempFileManagement.getSystemTempDir()).thenReturn(systemTempDir.toString());
+            Path path =
+                    (Path) ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(cleanupService, "getSystemTempPath");
+            assertThat(path).isEqualTo(systemTempDir);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("falls back to java.io.tmpdir when unset")
+        void fallsBackToJavaTmpDir() {
+            when(tempFileManagement.getSystemTempDir()).thenReturn("");
+            Path path =
+                    (Path) ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(cleanupService, "getSystemTempPath");
+            assertThat(path).isEqualTo(Path.of(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("init")
+    class Init {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("creates configured temp directories that do not yet exist")
+        void createsMissingDirectories() {
+            Path newBase = tempDir.resolve("newBase");
+            Path newLo = tempDir.resolve("newLo");
+            when(tempFileManagement.getBaseTmpDir()).thenReturn(newBase.toString());
+            when(tempFileManagement.getLibreofficeDir()).thenReturn(newLo.toString());
+            when(tempFileManagement.isStartupCleanup()).thenReturn(false);
+
+            cleanupService.init();
+
+            assertThat(Files.exists(newBase)).isTrue();
+            assertThat(Files.exists(newLo)).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("runs startup cleanup when enabled")
+        void runsStartupCleanupWhenEnabled() throws IOException {
+            when(tempFileManagement.isStartupCleanup()).thenReturn(true);
+            when(registry.contains(any(File.class))).thenReturn(false);
+
+            // An old stirling temp file in the custom dir should be removed by startup cleanup.
+            Path stale = Files.createFile(customTempDir.resolve("stirling-pdf-stale.tmp"));
+            backdate(stale, 48L * 60 * 60 * 1000); // 48h old, beyond non-container 24h cutoff
+
+            cleanupService.init();
+
+            assertThat(Files.exists(stale)).isFalse();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("scheduledCleanup")
+    class ScheduledCleanup {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("deletes registered temp directories and reports counts")
+        void deletesRegisteredDirectories() throws IOException {
+            when(tempFileManager.cleanupOldTempFiles(anyLong())).thenReturn(2);
+            Path regDir = Files.createDirectories(tempDir.resolve("registeredDir"));
+            Files.createFile(regDir.resolve("inside.txt"));
+            Set<Path> dirs = new HashSet<>();
+            dirs.add(regDir);
+            when(registry.getTempDirectories()).thenReturn(dirs);
+            lenient().when(registry.contains(any(File.class))).thenReturn(false);
+
+            withIsolatedUserHome(cleanupService::scheduledCleanup);
+
+            // The registered directory was removed by GeneralUtils.deleteDirectory.
+            assertThat(Files.exists(regDir)).isFalse();
+            verify(tempFileManager).cleanupOldTempFiles(anyLong());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("skips a registered directory that no longer exists")
+        void skipsMissingRegisteredDirectory() {
+            when(tempFileManager.cleanupOldTempFiles(anyLong())).thenReturn(0);
+            Set<Path> dirs = new HashSet<>();
+            dirs.add(tempDir.resolve("ghostDir"));
+            when(registry.getTempDirectories()).thenReturn(dirs);
+            lenient().when(registry.contains(any(File.class))).thenReturn(false);
+
+            // No exception even though the directory does not exist.
+            withIsolatedUserHome(cleanupService::scheduledCleanup);
+            verify(registry).getTempDirectories();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("cleanupUnregisteredFiles system-temp inclusion")
+    class CleanupUnregistered {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("includes the system temp dir when cleanupSystemTemp is enabled")
+        void includesSystemTempDir() throws Exception {
+            when(tempFileManagement.isCleanupSystemTemp()).thenReturn(true);
+            when(tempFileManagement.getSystemTempDir()).thenReturn(systemTempDir.toString());
+            when(registry.contains(any(File.class))).thenReturn(false);
+
+            // Old stirling file in the system temp dir should be deleted in container mode.
+            Path stale = Files.createFile(systemTempDir.resolve("stirling-pdf-sys.tmp"));
+            backdate(stale, 2L * 60 * 60 * 1000); // 2h old
+
+            int deleted =
+                    (int)
+                            ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(
+                                    cleanupService,
+                                    "cleanupUnregisteredFiles",
+                                    true,
+                                    true,
+                                    3600000L);
+
+            assertThat(deleted).isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(1);
+            assertThat(Files.exists(stale)).isFalse();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("registered-file skip and recursion depth")
+    class RegistryAndDepth {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("a registered file is never deleted")
+        void registeredFilePreserved() throws Exception {
+            Path registered = Files.createFile(systemTempDir.resolve("output_registered.pdf"));
+            backdate(registered, 2L * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+            // The registry reports the file as registered, so cleanup must skip it.
+            when(registry.contains(any(File.class))).thenReturn(true);
+
+            invokeCleanupDirectoryStreaming(systemTempDir, 0, false, 3600000L);
+
+            assertThat(Files.exists(registered)).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("recursion stops once the maximum depth is exceeded")
+        void recursionDepthGuard() throws Exception {
+            // Starting beyond MAX_RECURSION_DEPTH (5) returns immediately without listing.
+            Path deepFile = Files.createFile(systemTempDir.resolve("output_deep.pdf"));
+            backdate(deepFile, 2L * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+            lenient().when(registry.contains(any(File.class))).thenReturn(false);
+
+            invokeCleanupDirectoryStreaming(systemTempDir, 6, false, 3600000L);
+
+            // Depth guard hit: the file was not visited or deleted.
+            assertThat(Files.exists(deepFile)).isTrue();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("cleanupLibreOfficeTempFiles")
+    class LibreOfficeCleanup {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("clears contents of registered libreoffice directories but keeps the dir")
+        void clearsLibreOfficeContents() throws IOException {
+            Path loDir = Files.createDirectories(tempDir.resolve("libreoffice-conv"));
+            Path inside = Files.createFile(loDir.resolve("output_lo.pdf"));
+            Set<Path> dirs = new HashSet<>();
+            dirs.add(loDir);
+            when(registry.getTempDirectories()).thenReturn(dirs);
+            when(registry.contains(any(File.class))).thenReturn(false);
+
+            cleanupService.cleanupLibreOfficeTempFiles();
+
+            // The file is removed (age ignored), directory itself remains.
+            assertThat(Files.exists(inside)).isFalse();
+            assertThat(Files.exists(loDir)).isTrue();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("ignores registered directories that are not libreoffice dirs")
+        void ignoresNonLibreOfficeDirs() throws IOException {
+            Path other = Files.createDirectories(tempDir.resolve("other-dir"));
+            Path keep = Files.createFile(other.resolve("output_keep.pdf"));
+            Set<Path> dirs = new HashSet<>();
+            dirs.add(other);
+            when(registry.getTempDirectories()).thenReturn(dirs);
+
+            cleanupService.cleanupLibreOfficeTempFiles();
+
+            // Not a libreoffice dir, so its contents are untouched.
+            assertThat(Files.exists(keep)).isTrue();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    @DisplayName("cleanupPDFBoxCache")
+    class PdfBoxCache {
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("deletes an existing .pdfbox.cache file in the user home")
+        void deletesCacheFile() throws IOException {
+            Path fakeHome = Files.createDirectories(tempDir.resolve("home"));
+            Path cache = Files.createFile(fakeHome.resolve(".pdfbox.cache"));
+
+            String oldHome = System.getProperty("user.home");
+            try {
+                System.setProperty("user.home", fakeHome.toString());
+                ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(cleanupService, "cleanupPDFBoxCache");
+                assertThat(Files.exists(cache)).isFalse();
+            } finally {
+                System.setProperty("user.home", oldHome);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @DisplayName("is a no-op when no cache file exists")
+        void noOpWhenNoCache() throws IOException {
+            Path fakeHome = Files.createDirectories(tempDir.resolve("home2"));
+            String oldHome = System.getProperty("user.home");
+            try {
+                System.setProperty("user.home", fakeHome.toString());
+                // No exception when the cache file is absent.
+                ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(cleanupService, "cleanupPDFBoxCache");
+                assertThat(Files.exists(fakeHome.resolve(".pdfbox.cache"))).isFalse();
+            } finally {
+                System.setProperty("user.home", oldHome);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Point user.home at a throwaway dir so the real ~/.pdfbox.cache is never touched.
+    private void withIsolatedUserHome(Runnable action) {
+        String oldHome = System.getProperty("user.home");
+        try {
+            Path fakeHome = Files.createDirectories(tempDir.resolve("isolated-home"));
+            System.setProperty("user.home", fakeHome.toString());
+            action.run();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        } finally {
+            System.setProperty("user.home", oldHome);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void invokeCleanupDirectoryStreaming(
+            Path directory, int depth, boolean containerMode, long maxAgeMillis) {
+        try {
+            Consumer<Path> noop = p -> {};
+            var method =
+                    TempFileCleanupService.class.getDeclaredMethod(
+                            "cleanupDirectoryStreaming",
+                            Path.class,
+                            boolean.class,
+                            int.class,
+                            long.class,
+                            boolean.class,
+                            Consumer.class);
+            method.setAccessible(true);
+            method.invoke(
+                    cleanupService, directory, containerMode, depth, maxAgeMillis, false, noop);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Error invoking cleanupDirectoryStreaming", e);
+        }
+    }
+}
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