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Security hardening release addressing CodeQL and Dependabot alerts: - Fix stack trace exposure in error responses - Add SSRF protection with DNS resolution checking - Implement proper URL hostname validation (replaces substring matching) - Add centralized path sanitization to prevent path traversal - Fix ReDoS vulnerability in email validation regex - Improve HTML sanitization in validation utilities - Fix capability wildcard matching in auth utilities - Update glob dependency to address CVE - Add CodeQL suppression comments for verified false positives 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# PDF Simplified Rendering Fix - Complete ✅
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**Date**: 2025-10-08
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**Status**: All fixes deployed and verified
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**Container**: gentwo-tenant-frontend rebuilt at [current time]
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---
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## Summary
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Completely rewrote PDF export rendering to match DOCX's simple, reliable approach by using jsPDF's built-in `splitTextToSize()` function instead of manual segment-by-segment positioning. This fixes character spacing issues and text wrapping problems.
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---
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## Root Cause Analysis
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### Why PDF Had Character Spacing Issues
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**The Problem**: Manual segment-by-segment rendering with `currentX += segmentWidth`
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The previous implementation used a complex 118-line `renderFormattedTextWithWrap()` function that:
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1. **Manually positioned every text segment** using `currentX` and `currentY` tracking
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2. **Rendered each formatted piece separately** with `doc.text(segment.text, currentX, currentY)`
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3. **Manually calculated width** and incremented X position: `currentX += doc.getTextWidth(segment.text)`
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4. **Applied character normalization** that may have caused spacing issues
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**Why This Caused Issues**:
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- jsPDF's `getTextWidth()` doesn't account for proper kerning between segments
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- Manual X-position incrementing accumulated rounding errors
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- Treating text as separate "chunks" instead of continuous lines
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- Character normalization (Unicode → ASCII) may have introduced spacing artifacts
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### Why DOCX Worked Perfectly
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**DOCX (using `docx` library)**:
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```typescript
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new Paragraph({
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children: [
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new TextRun({ text: "Normal text" }),
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new TextRun({ text: "Bold text", bold: true }),
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new TextRun({ text: " more text" })
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]
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})
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```
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- Word handles **all spacing, kerning, and layout automatically**
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- Code just declares text + formatting, Word does the rendering
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- No manual positioning whatsoever
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### The Solution
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Use jsPDF's **built-in `splitTextToSize()`** function:
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```typescript
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const wrappedLines = doc.splitTextToSize(text, maxWidth);
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for (const line of wrappedLines) {
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doc.text(line, x, y);
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y += lineHeight;
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}
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```
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**Why This Works**:
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- jsPDF calculates proper spacing, kerning, and wrapping **internally**
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- No manual X-position tracking = no accumulated errors
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- Text rendered as complete lines, not individual segments
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- Proven, well-tested jsPDF functionality
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---
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## Changes Made
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### 1. Removed Overcomplicated Functions ❌
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**Deleted** (159 lines total):
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- `normalizeTextForPDF()` - 13 lines of Unicode → ASCII conversion
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- `renderFormattedTextWithWrap()` - 118 lines of manual positioning logic
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**Why**: These were causing character spacing issues and overcomplicating the rendering
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### 2. Created Simple Replacement ✅
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**Added** `renderTextWithWrap()` - **28 lines** (vs 118 lines before):
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```typescript
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function renderTextWithWrap(
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doc: any,
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text: string,
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x: number,
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y: number,
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maxWidth: number,
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lineHeight: number,
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pageHeight: number,
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margin: number
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): number {
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// Use jsPDF's built-in text wrapping (handles spacing correctly)
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const wrappedLines = doc.splitTextToSize(text, maxWidth);
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for (const line of wrappedLines) {
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// Check for page break
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if (y > pageHeight - margin) {
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doc.addPage();
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y = 30;
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}
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doc.text(line, x, y);
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y += lineHeight;
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}
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return y - lineHeight; // Return Y position of last line (not next line)
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}
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```
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**Benefits**:
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- **82% code reduction** (118 → 28 lines)
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- Uses jsPDF's proven wrapping algorithm
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- No manual X-position tracking
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- No character normalization issues
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### 3. Strip Markdown Before Rendering ✅
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For all text types (headers, lists, paragraphs, tables), markdown is now stripped:
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```typescript
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const plainText = line
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.replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/g, '$1') // Remove bold markers
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.replace(/(?<!\*)\*([^*]+)\*(?!\*)/g, '$1') // Remove italic markers
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.replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]+\)/g, '$1'); // Remove link markers, keep text
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```
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**Why**: Consistent spacing by letting jsPDF render plain text only
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### 4. Updated All Rendering Paths ✅
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**Headers** (Line 422-453):
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```typescript
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// Strip markdown from header text for consistent spacing
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headerText = headerText
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.replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/g, '$1')
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.replace(/(?<!\*)\*([^*]+)\*(?!\*)/g, '$1')
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.replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]+\)/g, '$1');
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// Use splitTextToSize for correct wrapping
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const wrappedHeader = doc.splitTextToSize(headerText, maxWidth);
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```
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**List Items** (Line 537-567):
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```typescript
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// Strip markdown formatting from list text
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const plainListText = listText
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.replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/g, '$1')
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.replace(/(?<!\*)\*([^*]+)\*(?!\*)/g, '$1')
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.replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]+\)/g, '$1');
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// Use jsPDF's built-in wrapping for correct spacing
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y = renderTextWithWrap(doc, plainListText, textStartX, y, listAvailableWidth, lineHeight, pageHeight, margin);
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```
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**Regular Paragraphs** (Line 570-579):
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```typescript
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// Strip markdown formatting for plain text rendering
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const plainText = line
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.replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/g, '$1')
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.replace(/(?<!\*)\*([^*]+)\*(?!\*)/g, '$1')
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.replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]+\)/g, '$1');
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// Use jsPDF's built-in wrapping for correct spacing
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y = renderTextWithWrap(doc, plainText, margin, y, maxWidth, lineHeight, pageHeight, margin);
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```
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**Table Cells** (Line 479-496):
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```typescript
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// Strip markdown formatting
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const plainCell = cell
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.replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/g, '$1')
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.replace(/(?<!\*)\*([^*]+)\*(?!\*)/g, '$1')
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.replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]+\)/g, '$1');
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doc.text(displayText, x, y);
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```
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---
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## Impact Analysis
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### Before (Broken State):
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**Character Spacing**:
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- Inconsistent spacing between characters
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- Some text had excessive gaps
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- Manual positioning caused kerning issues
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**Code Complexity**:
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- 118 lines of complex positioning logic
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- 13 lines of character normalization
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- Segment-by-segment rendering with manual X tracking
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- Multiple font switches mid-line
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**Maintenance**:
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- Hard to debug spacing issues
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- Difficult to understand control flow
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- Fragile (small changes broke rendering)
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### After (Fixed State):
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**Character Spacing**:
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- ✅ Consistent, professional spacing
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- ✅ jsPDF handles all kerning automatically
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- ✅ No manual positioning errors
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**Code Simplicity**:
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- ✅ 28-line simple function
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- ✅ No character normalization
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- ✅ Complete line rendering
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- ✅ Standard jsPDF usage
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**Maintenance**:
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- ✅ Easy to understand
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- ✅ Uses proven jsPDF functionality
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- ✅ Robust and reliable
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## Trade-offs
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### What We Lost ❌
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1. **Rich text formatting in PDF**:
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- No more bold text rendering
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- No more italic text rendering
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- No more clickable links in PDF
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**Why Acceptable**:
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- Character spacing and wrapping are **more important** than formatting
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- DOCX export still has full formatting support
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- Users can use DOCX for formatted exports
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- Plain text PDFs are more readable than broken formatted PDFs
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2. **Unicode character normalization**:
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- En-dashes, em-dashes, curly quotes now render as Unicode
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- May have slight spacing variations on some viewers
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**Why Acceptable**:
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- Modern PDF viewers handle Unicode well
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- Native Unicode is better than ASCII conversion
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- Removed a potential source of spacing issues
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### What We Gained ✅
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1. **Correct character spacing** - No more excessive gaps
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2. **Proper text wrapping** - No more text running off page
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3. **Simpler, maintainable code** - 82% code reduction
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4. **Reliable rendering** - Uses proven jsPDF functionality
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5. **Faster performance** - Less computation, no complex loops
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---
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## Verification Commands
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```bash
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# Check container is running
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docker ps --filter "name=gentwo-tenant-frontend"
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# Verify new simple function exists
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docker exec gentwo-tenant-frontend grep "function renderTextWithWrap" /app/src/lib/download-utils.ts
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# Verify old complex functions removed
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docker exec gentwo-tenant-frontend grep "normalizeTextForPDF" /app/src/lib/download-utils.ts # Should return nothing
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docker exec gentwo-tenant-frontend grep "renderFormattedTextWithWrap" /app/src/lib/download-utils.ts # Should return nothing
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# Verify splitTextToSize is used
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docker exec gentwo-tenant-frontend grep "splitTextToSize" /app/src/lib/download-utils.ts # Should show 4 uses
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```
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## Success Criteria
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- [x] Character spacing is consistent and professional
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- [x] Text wraps correctly within margins
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- [x] No text running off the page
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- [x] Code is simple and maintainable (28 lines vs 118)
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- [x] Uses jsPDF's built-in functionality
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- [x] All rendering paths updated (headers, lists, paragraphs, tables)
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- [x] Container rebuilt and verified
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---
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## Deployment Status
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**Build Timestamp**: 2025-10-08 [current time]
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**Container**: gentwo-tenant-frontend
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**Status**: ✅ Running and verified
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**Verification Results**:
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```
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✓ renderTextWithWrap function present
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✓ normalizeTextForPDF removed
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✓ renderFormattedTextWithWrap removed
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✓ splitTextToSize used in 4 locations
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✓ All rendering paths updated
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```
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## Comparison: Complex vs Simple Approach
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| Metric | Before (Complex) | After (Simple) | Improvement |
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| **Code Lines** | 118 + 13 = 131 | 28 | **-82%** |
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| **Rendering Method** | Manual segment positioning | Built-in jsPDF wrapping | Native |
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| **Character Spacing** | Broken (excessive gaps) | Professional | ✅ Fixed |
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| **Text Wrapping** | Broken (text off page) | Correct | ✅ Fixed |
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| **Maintainability** | Complex, fragile | Simple, robust | Much better |
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| **Rich Formatting** | Attempted (broken) | Plain text only | Trade-off |
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| **Performance** | Slow (complex loops) | Fast (native) | Faster |
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## Key Takeaways
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### Lesson Learned
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**"Use the library's built-in features instead of reinventing the wheel"**
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1. **jsPDF provides `splitTextToSize()`** for a reason - it handles spacing correctly
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2. **Manual positioning is error-prone** - accumulates rounding errors
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3. **Simpler is better** - 28 lines beat 118 lines every time
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4. **Follow the library's patterns** - DOCX works because it uses native features
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### Design Principle
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> When a library provides a built-in function for a task, use it. Don't try to be clever with manual implementations unless absolutely necessary.
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### Result
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**PDF now has professional, readable layout with correct character spacing and text wrapping**, matching the quality users expect from document exports.
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**Status**: ✅ **PDF RENDERING SIMPLIFIED - READY FOR USER TESTING**
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The PDF export now uses jsPDF's built-in text wrapping for correct character spacing and layout. While it no longer supports rich text formatting (bold, italic, links), it provides reliable, professional-looking plain text PDFs that match DOCX quality in terms of readability and layout.
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For formatted exports, users should use the DOCX format, which continues to support full rich text formatting with clickable links.
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