app/services/resume_service.py

from pypdf import PdfReader
from fastapi import HTTPException, status
import io


def extract_text_from_pdf(file_bytes: bytes) -> str:
    try:
        reader = PdfReader(io.BytesIO(file_bytes))
        text = ""
        for page in reader.pages:
            text += page.extract_text() or ""

        if not text.strip():
            raise HTTPException(
                status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
                detail="Could not extract text from PDF. The file may be scanned/image-based."
            )

        return text.strip()
    except HTTPException:
        raise
    except Exception:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
            detail="Invalid or corrupted PDF file"
        )