historical-ocr / ocr_utils.py
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"""
Utility functions for OCR processing with Mistral AI.
Contains helper functions for working with OCR responses and image handling.
"""
import json
import base64
import io
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union, Any
try:
from PIL import Image
PILLOW_AVAILABLE = True
except ImportError:
PILLOW_AVAILABLE = False
from mistralai import DocumentURLChunk, ImageURLChunk, TextChunk
def replace_images_in_markdown(markdown_str: str, images_dict: dict) -> str:
"""
Replace image placeholders in markdown with base64-encoded images.
Args:
markdown_str: Markdown text containing image placeholders
images_dict: Dictionary mapping image IDs to base64 strings
Returns:
Markdown text with images replaced by base64 data
"""
for img_name, base64_str in images_dict.items():
markdown_str = markdown_str.replace(
f"![{img_name}]({img_name})", f"![{img_name}]({base64_str})"
)
return markdown_str
def get_combined_markdown(ocr_response) -> str:
"""
Combine OCR text and images into a single markdown document.
Ensures proper spacing between text and images.
Args:
ocr_response: Response from OCR processing containing text and images
See https://docs.mistral.ai/capabilities/document/ for API reference
Returns:
Combined markdown string with embedded images
"""
markdowns: list[str] = []
# Extract images from page
for page in ocr_response.pages:
image_data = {}
for img in page.images:
image_data[img.id] = img.image_base64
# Replace image placeholders with actual images
page_markdown = replace_images_in_markdown(page.markdown, image_data)
# Ensure proper spacing between paragraphs and images
# Add extra newlines between paragraphs to improve rendering
page_markdown = page_markdown.replace("\n", "\n\n")
# Add page separator for multi-page documents
markdowns.append(page_markdown)
# Join pages with clear separators for multi-page documents
return "\n\n---\n\n".join(markdowns)
def encode_image_for_api(image_path: Union[str, Path]) -> str:
"""
Encode an image as base64 for API use.
Args:
image_path: Path to the image file
Returns:
Base64 data URL for the image
"""
# Convert to Path object if string
image_file = Path(image_path) if isinstance(image_path, str) else image_path
# Verify image exists
if not image_file.is_file():
raise FileNotFoundError(f"Image file not found: {image_file}")
# Encode image as base64
encoded = base64.b64encode(image_file.read_bytes()).decode()
return f"data:image/jpeg;base64,{encoded}"
def process_image_with_ocr(client, image_path: Union[str, Path], model: str = "mistral-ocr-latest"):
"""
Process an image with OCR and return the response.
Args:
client: Mistral AI client
image_path: Path to the image file
model: OCR model to use
Returns:
OCR response object
"""
# Encode image as base64
base64_data_url = encode_image_for_api(image_path)
# Process image with OCR
image_response = client.ocr.process(
document=ImageURLChunk(image_url=base64_data_url),
model=model
)
return image_response
def ocr_response_to_json(ocr_response, indent: int = 4) -> str:
"""
Convert OCR response to a formatted JSON string.
Args:
ocr_response: OCR response object
indent: Indentation level for JSON formatting
Returns:
Formatted JSON string
"""
# Convert response to JSON
response_dict = json.loads(ocr_response.model_dump_json())
return json.dumps(response_dict, indent=indent)
def get_combined_markdown_compressed(ocr_response, max_width: int = 800, quality: int = 85) -> str:
"""
Combine OCR text and images into a single markdown document with compressed images.
Reduces image sizes to improve performance.
Args:
ocr_response: Response from OCR processing containing text and images
max_width: Maximum width to resize images to (preserves aspect ratio)
quality: JPEG quality (0-100) for compression
Returns:
Combined markdown string with embedded compressed images
"""
if not PILLOW_AVAILABLE:
# Fall back to regular method if PIL is not available
return get_combined_markdown(ocr_response)
markdowns: list[str] = []
# Process each page
for page in ocr_response.pages:
image_data = {}
# Process and compress each image
for img in page.images:
try:
# Decode base64 image
img_bytes = base64.b64decode(img.image_base64.split(',')[1] if ',' in img.image_base64 else img.image_base64)
# Open with PIL
pil_img = Image.open(io.BytesIO(img_bytes))
# Resize if needed (maintain aspect ratio)
original_width, original_height = pil_img.size
if original_width > max_width:
ratio = max_width / original_width
new_height = int(original_height * ratio)
pil_img = pil_img.resize((max_width, new_height), Image.LANCZOS)
# Convert to bytes with compression
buffer = io.BytesIO()
format = pil_img.format if pil_img.format else 'JPEG'
if format.upper() == 'JPEG' or format.upper() == 'JPG':
pil_img.save(buffer, format=format, quality=quality, optimize=True)
else:
# For non-JPEG formats (PNG, etc.)
pil_img.save(buffer, format=format, optimize=True)
# Convert back to base64
compressed_base64 = base64.b64encode(buffer.getvalue()).decode('utf-8')
mime_type = f"image/{format.lower()}" if format else "image/jpeg"
image_data[img.id] = f"data:{mime_type};base64,{compressed_base64}"
except Exception as e:
# If compression fails, use original image
image_data[img.id] = img.image_base64
# Replace image placeholders with compressed images
page_markdown = replace_images_in_markdown(page.markdown, image_data)
# Ensure proper spacing between paragraphs and images
page_markdown = page_markdown.replace("\n", "\n\n")
# Add page to list
markdowns.append(page_markdown)
# Join pages with clear separators
return "\n\n---\n\n".join(markdowns)
# For display in notebooks
try:
from IPython.display import Markdown, display
def display_ocr_with_images(ocr_response):
"""
Display OCR response with embedded images in IPython environments.
Args:
ocr_response: OCR response object
"""
combined_markdown = get_combined_markdown(ocr_response)
display(Markdown(combined_markdown))
except ImportError:
# IPython not available
pass