PDF.js Files

This release contains improvements for accessibility, font conversion, image conversion, performance, text selection and the viewer.

Changes since v5.4.624

• Bump the stable version in pdfjs.config by @timvandermeij in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20617
• Replace the various interfaces in web/interfaces.js with proper classes by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20607
• Add support for Brotli decompression by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20610
• Change all relevant BasePDFStream implementations to take an actual URL instance by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20614
• Report loading progress "automatically" when using the PDFDataTransportStream class, and remove the PDFDataRangeTransport.prototype.onDataProgress method by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20615
• Use the ccittfax decoder from pdfium by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20613
• Avoid to have to download the model when toggling the button in the alt-text image settings dialog (bug 2013899) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20621
• Let the toggle button in the alt-text dialog downloading (resp. delete) the model and enabling (resp. disabling) alt-text guessing (bug 2014167) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20622
• Flush the text content chunk only on real font changes (bug 2013793) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20624
• Improve progress reporting in ChunkedStreamManager, and prevent unnecessary data copy in ChunkedStream.prototype.onReceiveData by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20627
• Cap the max canvas dimensions in order to avoid to downscale large images in the worker (bug 2014399) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20628
• Fix Worker was terminated error when loading is cancelled by @andriivitiv in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20503
• In tagged pdfs, TH can be either a column header or a row header (bug 2014080) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20623
• [api-minor] Update the supported Node.js "patch" versions by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20635
• Ensure that pending requests are resolved when calling PDFDataTransportStreamReader.prototype.progressiveDone by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20634
• Normalize the font name in getBaseFontMetrics (issue 20246) by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20637
• Avoid branching in convertBlackAndWhiteToRGBA by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20638
• Set a pages mapper per loaded document by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20640
• Bump library version to 5.5 by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20642
• [api-minor] Update the minimum supported Google Chrome version to 118 by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20645
• Update dependencies and translations to the most recent versions by @timvandermeij in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20639
• Fix a 'FreeText accessibility' integration test by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20643
• Add firefox-devtools-mcp to let AI agents test and debug in Firefox by @marco-c in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20644
• Convert PDFPageProxy.prototype.getTextContent to an asynchronous method by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20648
• Ends the current drawing session when closing the tab (bug 2015385) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20649
• Start using Response.prototype.bytes() in the code-base by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20651
• Move and re-use the stripPath helper function more by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20656
• Update jbig2 decoder (pdfium@0455e822ded1a5537d826703988e986a33d2d4a1) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20655
• Enable a couple of additional eslint-plugin-unicorn rules by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20654
• Fix types to make "gulp typestest" succeeding by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20641
• Avoid parsing skipped range requests in ChunkedStreamManager (PR 10694 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20652
• Enable the unicorn/prefer-class-fields ESLint plugin rule by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20657
• Add code coverage for unit tests running in node by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20658
• Add a Codecov badge by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20659
• Remove Object.hasOwn usage from the src/core/xref.js file by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20663
• Truncate too long /Decode map entries (issue 20668) by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20669
• Convert the PDFObjects class to use a Map internally by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20673
• Fix the keyboard accessibility of the manage button in the thumbnails view (bug 2015916) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20675
• fix: support text selection under search highlights by @matt-atticus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20463
• Fix code coverage line mapping by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20665
• Remove unused CanvasGraphics properties (PR 700 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20682
• Add an aria-label to the checkboxes in the thumbnails view (bug 2016136) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20678
• Correctly handle tab/page down when on a menu (bug 2016212) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20681
• Add an aria-label to the sidebar resizer (bug 2016142) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20679
• Add support for deleting, cutting, copying and pasting pages (bug 2010830, 2010831) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20670
• Add the possibility to navigate with the keyboard to go from a checkbox to an other in the thumbnail view (bug 2016007) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20677
• Set the annotationType automatically in the Annotation constructor by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20685
• Update dependencies and translations to the most recent versions, and upgrade most packages to new major versions by @timvandermeij in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20661
• Remove unnecessary class constructors in the src folder by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20684
• Remove unnecessary Map.prototype.entries() usage by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20691
• Fix the color of the arrow on buttons when hovering in HCM (bug 2016311) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20686
• Replace the getStatIndex helper, in web/debugger.mjs, with native functionality by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20692
• Fix the menu dimensions when on of the item is too long (bug 2018134) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20694
• Fix the style of the thumbnails in HCM (bug 2016491, bug 2016321, bug 2016323, bug 2016827) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20693
• Convert ChunkedStreamManager.prototype.sendRequest to an asynchronous method by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20660
• Update the page count in the UI when some changes are done (bug 2018125) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20695
• Reduce duplication when parsing searchParams in the getPdfFilenameFromUrl function by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20690
• Add code coverage for font tests by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20688
• Add some unit tests for functions in image_utils.js by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20698
• Update quickjs to [fa628f] by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20708
• Slightly shorten some code in the src/scripting_api/ folder by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20699
• Only show the status bar in the views manager when it's in thumbnails mode (bug 2016656) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20696
• Use Map.prototype.getOrInsert() in the getNewAnnotationsMap helper by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20702
• Use Map.prototype.getOrInsert() in the _getPageAdvance method by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20704
• Use Map.prototype.getOrInsertComputed() in the ensureDebugMetadata helper by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20706
• Use Map.prototype.getOrInsert() in the #collectFieldObjects method by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20703
• Use Map.prototype.getOrInsert() in the #collectParents method by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20705
• Remove the leading slash in windows file path when instrumenting js files for ccov by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20710
• Use FinalizationRegistry unconditionally in the src/scripting_api/app.js file by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20709
• Use Map.prototype.getOrInsertComputed() in the editorStats getter by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20711
• Use Map.prototype.getOrInsert() more in the src/display/ folder by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20716
• Correctly generate the NormalizeWithNFKC string in generic build by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20712
• Add keyboard shortcuts for copying/cutting/deleting the pages (bug 2018139, bug 2010831) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20697
• Use Map.prototype.getOrInsertComputed() in the src/display/api.js file by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20717
• Use @eslint/json in order to lint the json files by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20720
• Reset transfer functions when entering in a new group by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20727
• After cut & paste, the thumbnail must be correctly rendered (bug 2018162) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20725
• Reduce allocations and function creation when using getOrInsert and getOrInsertComputed by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20726
• Update Jasmine to version 6.0.0 by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20719
• Remove unused lastCode property from the LZWStream class (PR 324 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20733
• Include transfers correctly in the "GetOperatorList" message (PR 16588 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20734
• Don't expand/collapse the entire outline when shift-clicking on the triangles (PR 20508 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20740
• Don't check for surrogates when verifying the chars to normalize by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20745
• Bump basic-ftp from 5.1.0 to 5.2.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20737
• Remove useless page-id attribute in thumbnails by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20731
• Slightly move the resizer on the sidebar (bug 2019585) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20741
• Tweak the background color of the sidebar (bug 2010822) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20743
• Add a gh action in order to create a PR containing a m-c l10n update by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20749
• l10n: Update locale files by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20752
• Automatically remove unmaintained locales when running gulp importl10n by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20755
• Add an integration test for PR 20740 by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20750
• Make the 'add file' button not hidden but just not visible in order to fix the layout by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20748
• Fix tooltips on thumbnails and checkbox (bug 2019714) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20746
• Remove scientific notation parsing. by @jrmuizel in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20736
• Add a script for searching the unused fluent ids by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20747
• Fix the broken regular expression in the decode helper in the getPdfFilenameFromUrl function (issue 20664) by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20757
• Fix scrolling of outline item into view (PR 20495 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20742
• Bump fast-xml-parser from 5.3.5 to 5.4.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20766
• Bump minimatch by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20762
• Fix the page sidebar height by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20758
• Tweak few elements: dimensions and the checkbox color in the new sidebar by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20761
• Slightly shorten some code in the src/core/function.js file by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20738
• Improve the PDFDataRangeTransport unit-tests by @Snuffleupagus in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20756
• Remove dependency to yargs and use node:utils parseArgs by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20768
• Update dependencies to the most recent versions by @timvandermeij in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20769
• Add an integration test for the issue fixed in [#20742] by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20767
• Avoid to scroll too much when the thumbnail is at the bottom of the sidebar (bug 2016693) by @calixteman in https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/20751