| |
| from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import LETTER |
| from reportlab.pdfgen import canvas |
| from datetime import datetime |
| from typing import Dict |
| import os |
| import uuid |
|
|
| OUTPUT_DIR = "generated_pdfs" |
| os.makedirs(OUTPUT_DIR, exist_ok=True) |
|
|
|
|
| def generate_foia_appeal_pdf(record: Dict) -> str: |
| """ |
| Generates a FOIA appeal draft PDF. |
| This does NOT submit anything to any agency. |
| """ |
|
|
| filename = f"foia_appeal_{uuid.uuid4().hex}.pdf" |
| path = os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, filename) |
|
|
| c = canvas.Canvas(path, pagesize=LETTER) |
| width, height = LETTER |
|
|
| text = c.beginText(40, height - 50) |
| text.setFont("Times-Roman", 11) |
|
|
| text.textLine(f"FOIA Appeal Draft") |
| text.textLine("") |
| text.textLine(f"Date: {datetime.utcnow().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}") |
| text.textLine("") |
| text.textLine(f"Agency: {record.get('agency')}") |
| text.textLine(f"Subject: {record.get('subject')}") |
| text.textLine("") |
| text.textLine("To Whom It May Concern,") |
| text.textLine("") |
| text.textLine( |
| "This letter serves as a formal appeal regarding the handling of a " |
| "Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request." |
| ) |
| text.textLine("") |
| text.textLine( |
| "The requested materials concern publicly released or previously " |
| "acknowledged records. Disclosure would contribute significantly " |
| "to public understanding of government operations." |
| ) |
| text.textLine("") |
| text.textLine("Request Description:") |
| text.textLine(record.get("description", "")) |
| text.textLine("") |
| text.textLine( |
| "This appeal is submitted in good faith for journalistic, academic, " |
| "or public-interest review." |
| ) |
| text.textLine("") |
| text.textLine("Sincerely,") |
| text.textLine("FOIA Declassified Document Search") |
| text.textLine("") |
| text.textLine("—") |
| text.textLine( |
| "Disclaimer: This document is a draft generated for reference only. " |
| "It does not constitute legal advice and does not submit a request " |
| "to any agency." |
| ) |
|
|
| c.drawText(text) |
| c.showPage() |
| c.save() |
|
|
| return path |
