tifftopdf 0.2.9

Batch pipeline to group TIFFs by blank-page separators and merge them into PDFs with metadata and verbose CLI.

README.md — TIFF to PDF Conversion Pipeline

Overview

TIFFtoPDF is a modular, extensible Python library and CLI tool that automates the conversion of scanned TIFF batches into structured PDFs. It detects blank separator pages, groups files into processes, merges them, and generates metadata for auditing and integration.

Key Features

• Detects blank TIFF pages using OpenCV variance and pixel thresholding.
• Groups documents based on blank separators.
• Merges multi-page TIFFs into PDFs per process.
• Automatically logs progress with per-batch verbosity.
• Generates detailed JSON metadata for each batch and global runs.

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Pipeline Summary

Stage	Module	Description
Scan	scanner.py	Reads TIFFs, detects blanks
Group	grouper.py	Groups documents by blank pages
Merge	tiff_to_pdf.py	Creates process-level PDFs
Report	metadata_writer.py	Builds structured metadata
Orchestrate	run.py	Coordinates pipeline execution
CLI	cli.py	Exposes command-line interface

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Module Architecture

tifftopdf/cli.py

Command-line entry point for running the pipeline.

Usage

tifftopdf --input-root <path/to/input> --output-root <path/to/output> -v

Parameters

• --input-root : Path containing batches or single batch folders.
• --output-root : Destination folder for PDFs and metadata.
• -v / --verbose : Enables detailed progress logs.

This module invokes the main orchestrator (run_once from orchestrator/run.py) and sets up logging verbosity.

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tifftopdf/models.py

Defines shared data structures and error types across modules.

Key Classes

Class	Purpose
TiffToPdfError	Base exception for merge errors.
ScannerError, GroupingError	Error wrappers for scanning and grouping failures.
BatchScanSummary	Holds per-batch scan statistics (blank vs nonblank).
GroupingSummary	Tracks grouping statistics and counts.
ProcessPdfResult	Captures result for a single process merge (success/fail).
BatchResult, RunResult	Aggregate statistics for entire run.

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tifftopdf/detection/blank_detector.py

Implements blank page detection using OpenCV.

Function: is_blank_tiff_opencv(path: str, variance_thr=3.0, nonwhite_thr=0.002, white_threshold=245, crop_px=16, crop_ratio=0.01)

Detects whether a TIFF is blank by analyzing pixel intensity variance and the ratio of non-white pixels.

Parameters

• path : Path to TIFF image.
• variance_thr : Max pixel variance for considering the page blank.
• nonwhite_thr : Max ratio of non-white pixels.
• white_threshold : Threshold for "white" pixels (0–255 scale).
• crop_px : Pixels cropped from each border to ignore edge noise.
• crop_ratio : Crop proportion of min dimension if greater than crop_px.

Returns

{
    "path": str,
    "variance": float,
    "nonwhite_ratio": float,
    "is_blank": bool
}

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tifftopdf/scanning/scanner.py

Scans a batch folder, detects blank pages, and logs progress.

Function: scan_batch_folder(batch_path: str, recursive=False) -> BatchScanSummary

• Walks through a directory (optionally recursively).
• Filters .tif and .tiff files.
• Calls is_blank_tiff_opencv() for each.
• Logs every file analyzed and its status (BLANK / NON-BLANK).

**Logs e.g: **

[Scanner] (1/35) doc001.tif → NON-BLANK
[Scanner] (2/35) separator.tif → BLANK

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tifftopdf/grouping/grouper.py

Groups TIFF files into logical document processes separated by blank pages.

Function: group_by_blank_markers(files_sorted, is_blank_map, cfg)

Creates groups where each blank page acts as a separator.

Config options

• zero_pad_width : Number width for process IDs (e.g., 001).
• allow_blank_only_groups : Whether groups with only blank pages are valid.

Returns

• A list of ProcessGroup objects.
• A GroupingSummary with totals.

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tifftopdf/merging/tiff_to_pdf.py

Merges one or more TIFFs into a single multi-page PDF.

Function: merge_tiffs_to_pdf(tiff_paths: List[str], output_pdf: str)

Uses Pillow to open TIFFs, iterate over all frames, convert to RGB, and append them as pages to the output PDF.

Raises:

• TiffToPdfError if any input file is missing or corrupted.

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tifftopdf/reporting/metadata_writer.py

Creates detailed JSON metadata files summarizing each batch and full run.

Key Functions

• build_batch_metadata(batch_result, cfg) → Dict with file and process stats.
• build_run_metadata(run_result, cfg) → Aggregated summary.
• write_json(path, data, pretty=True) → Writes metadata to disk.

Metadata includes:

• File counts
• Blank and nonblank statistics
• Processing time
• PDF paths generated

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tifftopdf/orchestrator/run.py

The central orchestrator of the pipeline. Coordinates scanning, grouping, merging, and reporting

Function: run_once(cfg: OrchestratorConfig) -> RunResult

Pipeline flow:

1. Initialize

   • Validate paths and prepare output directories.

2. Per-batch execution

   • Scan TIFFs → detect blanks.
   • Group pages into logical processes.
   • Immediately merge into PDFs.
   • Write per-batch metadata.

3. Completion

   • Generate global run summary.

Config (OrchestratorConfig)

Param	Description
input_root	Root folder containing batch directories.
output_root	Destination root for PDFs and metadata.
recursive_scan	Recurse into nested folders.
max_workers	Parallel merges per batch.
zero_pad_width	ID padding (e.g., 001).
pdf_subdir_name	Subfolder name for PDFs.
meta_subdir_name	Subfolder for metadata.
verbose	Enables live logging via utils/logging.py.

Verbose Logging During execution:

Preparing to start conversion...
Plan ready. Batches: 4 | Processes to create: 130
[Batch 000000573] starting merge: 30 process(es)
[Batch 000000573] created 10/30
...
Conversion finished.
Global summary: batches=4 (ok=4, failed=0), processes=130

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tifftopdf/utils/logging.py

Custom logging setup for CLI and internal modules.

Function: setup_logging(verbose: bool)

Configures a global logger (tifftopdf) with timestamped output:

2025-10-03 10:59:41,242 | INFO | tifftopdf.orchestrator.run | [Batch 573] created 30/30

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tifftopdf/utils/helpers.py

Small utility helpers and path manipulation utilities for use throughout the codebase.

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Installation

Build

python -m build

Local install

pip install dist/tifftopdf-0.1.2-py3-none-any.whl

Run via CLI

tifftopdf --input-root "./input_batches" --output-root "./output_results" -v