import re import easyocr import torch import numpy as np from PIL import Image, ImageOps # Initialize EasyOCR Reader globally so it stays in memory once # This will use GPU (CUDA) if available reader = easyocr.Reader(['en'], gpu=torch.cuda.is_available()) def resize_image(image: Image.Image, max_dim: int = 1500) -> Image.Image: """Resizes image if either dimension exceeds max_dim to speed up CPU OCR.""" w, h = image.size if w <= max_dim and h <= max_dim: return image scale = max_dim / max(w, h) new_size = (int(w * scale), int(h * scale)) print(f"--- [CPU OPTIMIZATION] Resizing from {w}x{h} to {new_size[0]}x{new_size[1]} ---") return image.resize(new_size, Image.Resampling.LANCZOS) def normalize_text(text: str) -> str: """Removes special characters, extra spaces, and converts to uppercase for reliable matching.""" if not text: return "" text = text.upper() return re.sub(r'[^A-Z0-9]', '', text) def preprocess_image(image: Image.Image) -> Image.Image: """Applies basic grayscale to reduce dimensionality while preserving natural contrast for EasyOCR.""" image = ImageOps.grayscale(image) return image