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-# Historical OCR Application Improvements
-
-Based on a thorough code review of the Historical OCR application, I've identified several areas for improvement to reduce technical debt and enhance the application's functionality, maintainability, and performance.
-
-## 1. Code Organization and Structure
-
-### 1.1 Modularize Large Functions
-Several functions in the codebase are excessively long and handle multiple responsibilities:
-
-- **Issue**: `process_file()` in ocr_processing.py is over 400 lines and handles file validation, preprocessing, OCR processing, and result formatting.
-- **Solution**: Break down into smaller, focused functions:
-  ```python
-  def process_file(uploaded_file, options):
-      # Validate and prepare file
-      file_info = validate_and_prepare_file(uploaded_file)
-      
-      # Apply preprocessing based on document type
-      preprocessed_file = preprocess_document(file_info, options)
-      
-      # Perform OCR processing
-      ocr_result = perform_ocr(preprocessed_file, options)
-      
-      # Format and enhance results
-      return format_and_enhance_results(ocr_result, file_info)
-  ```
-
-### 1.2 Consistent Error Handling
-Error handling approaches vary across modules:
-
-- **Issue**: Some functions use try/except blocks with detailed logging, while others return error dictionaries or raise exceptions.
-- **Solution**: Implement a consistent error handling strategy:
-  ```python
-  class OCRError(Exception):
-      def __init__(self, message, error_code=None, details=None):
-          self.message = message
-          self.error_code = error_code
-          self.details = details
-          super().__init__(self.message)
-          
-  def handle_error(func):
-      @functools.wraps(func)
-      def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-          try:
-              return func(*args, **kwargs)
-          except OCRError as e:
-              logger.error(f"OCR Error: {e.message} (Code: {e.error_code})")
-              return {"error": e.message, "error_code": e.error_code, "details": e.details}
-          except Exception as e:
-              logger.error(f"Unexpected error: {str(e)}")
-              return {"error": "An unexpected error occurred", "details": str(e)}
-      return wrapper
-  ```
-
-## 2. API Integration and Performance
-
-### 2.1 API Client Optimization
-The Mistral API client initialization and usage can be improved:
-
-- **Issue**: The client is initialized for each request and error handling is duplicated.
-- **Solution**: Create a singleton API client with centralized error handling:
-  ```python
-  class MistralClient:
-      _instance = None
-      
-      @classmethod
-      def get_instance(cls, api_key=None):
-          if cls._instance is None:
-              cls._instance = cls(api_key)
-          return cls._instance
-          
-      def __init__(self, api_key=None):
-          self.api_key = api_key or os.environ.get("MISTRAL_API_KEY", "")
-          self.client = Mistral(api_key=self.api_key)
-          
-      def process_ocr(self, document, **kwargs):
-          try:
-              return self.client.ocr.process(document=document, **kwargs)
-          except Exception as e:
-              # Centralized error handling
-              return self._handle_api_error(e)
-  ```
-
-### 2.2 Caching Strategy
-The current caching approach can be improved:
-
-- **Issue**: Cache keys don't always account for all relevant parameters, and TTL is fixed at 24 hours.
-- **Solution**: Implement a more sophisticated caching strategy:
-  ```python
-  def generate_cache_key(file_content, options):
-      # Create a comprehensive hash of all relevant parameters
-      options_str = json.dumps(options, sort_keys=True)
-      content_hash = hashlib.md5(file_content).hexdigest()
-      return f"{content_hash}_{hashlib.md5(options_str.encode()).hexdigest()}"
-      
-  # Adaptive TTL based on document type
-  def get_cache_ttl(document_type):
-      ttl_map = {
-          "handwritten": 48 * 3600,  # 48 hours for handwritten docs
-          "newspaper": 24 * 3600,    # 24 hours for newspapers
-          "standard": 12 * 3600      # 12 hours for standard docs
-      }
-      return ttl_map.get(document_type, 24 * 3600)
-  ```
-
-## 3. State Management
-
-### 3.1 Streamlit Session State
-The application uses a complex state management approach:
-
-- **Issue**: Many session state variables with unclear relationships and reset logic.
-- **Solution**: Implement a more structured state management approach:
-  ```python
-  class DocumentState:
-      def __init__(self):
-          self.document = None
-          self.original_bytes = None
-          self.name = None
-          self.mime_type = None
-          self.is_sample = False
-          self.processed = False
-          self.temp_files = []
-          
-      def reset(self):
-          # Clean up temp files
-          for temp_file in self.temp_files:
-              if os.path.exists(temp_file):
-                  os.unlink(temp_file)
-          
-          # Reset state
-          self.__init__()
-          
-  # Initialize in session state
-  if 'document_state' not in st.session_state:
-      st.session_state.document_state = DocumentState()
-  ```
-
-### 3.2 Result History Management
-The current approach to managing result history can be improved:
-
-- **Issue**: Results are stored directly in session state with limited management.
-- **Solution**: Create a dedicated class for result history:
-  ```python
-  class ResultHistory:
-      def __init__(self, max_results=20):
-          self.results = []
-          self.max_results = max_results
-          
-      def add_result(self, result):
-          # Add timestamp and ensure result is serializable
-          result = self._prepare_result(result)
-          self.results.insert(0, result)
-          
-          # Trim to max size
-          if len(self.results) > self.max_results:
-              self.results = self.results[:self.max_results]
-              
-      def _prepare_result(self, result):
-          # Add timestamp and ensure result is serializable
-          result = result.copy()
-          result['timestamp'] = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-          
-          # Ensure result is serializable
-          return json.loads(json.dumps(result, default=str))
-  ```
-
-## 4. Image Processing Pipeline
-
-### 4.1 Preprocessing Configuration
-The preprocessing configuration can be improved:
-
-- **Issue**: Preprocessing options are scattered across different parts of the code.
-- **Solution**: Create a centralized preprocessing configuration:
-  ```python
-  PREPROCESSING_CONFIGS = {
-      "standard": {
-          "grayscale": True,
-          "denoise": True,
-          "contrast": 5,
-          "deskew": True
-      },
-      "handwritten": {
-          "grayscale": True,
-          "denoise": True,
-          "contrast": 10,
-          "deskew": True,
-          "adaptive_threshold": {
-              "block_size": 21,
-              "constant": 5
-          }
-      },
-      "newspaper": {
-          "grayscale": True,
-          "denoise": True,
-          "contrast": 5,
-          "deskew": True,
-          "column_detection": True
-      }
-  }
-  ```
-
-### 4.2 Image Segmentation
-The image segmentation approach can be improved:
-
-- **Issue**: Segmentation is optional and not well-integrated with the preprocessing pipeline.
-- **Solution**: Make segmentation a standard part of the preprocessing pipeline for certain document types:
-  ```python
-  def preprocess_document(file_info, options):
-      # Apply basic preprocessing
-      preprocessed_file = apply_basic_preprocessing(file_info, options)
-      
-      # Apply segmentation for specific document types
-      if options["document_type"] in ["newspaper", "book", "multi_column"]:
-          return apply_segmentation(preprocessed_file, options)
-      
-      return preprocessed_file
-  ```
-
-## 5. User Experience Enhancements
-
-### 5.1 Progressive Loading
-Improve the user experience during processing:
-
-- **Issue**: The UI can appear frozen during long-running operations.
-- **Solution**: Implement progressive loading and feedback:
-  ```python
-  def process_with_feedback(file, options, progress_callback):
-      # Update progress at each step
-      progress_callback(10, "Validating document...")
-      file_info = validate_and_prepare_file(file)
-      
-      progress_callback(30, "Preprocessing document...")
-      preprocessed_file = preprocess_document(file_info, options)
-      
-      progress_callback(50, "Performing OCR...")
-      ocr_result = perform_ocr(preprocessed_file, options)
-      
-      progress_callback(80, "Enhancing results...")
-      final_result = format_and_enhance_results(ocr_result, file_info)
-      
-      progress_callback(100, "Complete!")
-      return final_result
-  ```
-
-### 5.2 Result Visualization
-Enhance the visualization of OCR results:
-
-- **Issue**: Results are displayed in a basic format with limited visualization.
-- **Solution**: Implement enhanced visualization options:
-  ```python
-  def display_enhanced_results(result):
-      # Create tabs for different views
-      tabs = st.tabs(["Text", "Annotated", "Side-by-Side", "JSON"])
-      
-      with tabs[0]:
-          # Display formatted text
-          st.markdown(format_ocr_text(result["ocr_contents"]["raw_text"]))
-          
-      with tabs[1]:
-          # Display annotated image with bounding boxes
-          display_annotated_image(result)
-          
-      with tabs[2]:
-          # Display side-by-side comparison
-          col1, col2 = st.columns(2)
-          with col1:
-              st.image(result["original_image"])
-          with col2:
-              st.markdown(format_ocr_text(result["ocr_contents"]["raw_text"]))
-              
-      with tabs[3]:
-          # Display raw JSON
-          st.json(result)
-  ```
-
-## 6. Testing and Reliability
-
-### 6.1 Automated Testing
-Implement comprehensive testing:
-
-- **Issue**: Limited or no automated testing.
-- **Solution**: Implement unit and integration tests:
-  ```python
-  # Unit test for preprocessing
-  def test_preprocess_image():
-      # Test with various document types
-      for doc_type in ["standard", "handwritten", "newspaper"]:
-          # Load test image
-          with open(f"test_data/{doc_type}_sample.jpg", "rb") as f:
-              image_bytes = f.read()
-              
-          # Apply preprocessing
-          options = {"document_type": doc_type, "grayscale": True, "denoise": True}
-          result = preprocess_image(image_bytes, options)
-          
-          # Assert result is not None and different from original
-          assert result is not None
-          assert result != image_bytes
-  ```
-
-### 6.2 Error Recovery
-Implement better error recovery mechanisms:
-
-- **Issue**: Errors in one part of the pipeline can cause the entire process to fail.
-- **Solution**: Implement graceful degradation:
-  ```python
-  def process_with_fallbacks(file, options):
-      try:
-          # Try full processing pipeline
-          return full_processing_pipeline(file, options)
-      except OCRError as e:
-          logger.warning(f"Full pipeline failed: {e.message}. Trying simplified pipeline.")
-          try:
-              # Try simplified pipeline
-              return simplified_processing_pipeline(file, options)
-          except Exception as e2:
-              logger.error(f"Simplified pipeline failed: {str(e2)}. Falling back to basic OCR.")
-              # Fall back to basic OCR
-              return basic_ocr_only(file)
-  ```
-
-## 7. Documentation and Maintainability
-
-### 7.1 Code Documentation
-Improve code documentation:
-
-- **Issue**: Inconsistent documentation across modules.
-- **Solution**: Implement consistent docstring format and add module-level documentation:
-  ```python
-  """
-  OCR Processing Module
-  
-  This module handles the core OCR processing functionality, including:
-  - File validation and preparation
-  - Image preprocessing
-  - OCR processing with Mistral AI
-  - Result formatting and enhancement
-  
-  The main entry point is the `process_file` function.
-  """
-  
-  def process_file(file, options):
-      """
-      Process a file with OCR.
-      
-      Args:
-          file: The file to process (UploadedFile or bytes)
-          options: Dictionary of processing options
-              - document_type: Type of document (standard, handwritten, etc.)
-              - preprocessing: Dictionary of preprocessing options
-              - use_vision: Whether to use vision model
-              
-      Returns:
-          Dictionary containing OCR results and metadata
-          
-      Raises:
-          OCRError: If OCR processing fails
-      """
-      # Implementation
-  ```
-
-### 7.2 Configuration Management
-Improve configuration management:
-
-- **Issue**: Configuration is scattered across multiple files.
-- **Solution**: Implement a centralized configuration system:
-  ```python
-  """
-  Configuration Module
-  
-  This module provides a centralized configuration system for the application.
-  """
-  
-  import os
-  import yaml
-  from pathlib import Path
-  
-  class Config:
-      _instance = None
-      
-      @classmethod
-      def get_instance(cls):
-          if cls._instance is None:
-              cls._instance = cls()
-          return cls._instance
-          
-      def __init__(self):
-          self.config = {}
-          self.load_config()
-          
-      def load_config(self):
-          # Load from config file
-          config_path = Path(__file__).parent / "config.yaml"
-          if config_path.exists():
-              with open(config_path, "r") as f:
-                  self.config = yaml.safe_load(f)
-                  
-          # Override with environment variables
-          for key, value in os.environ.items():
-              if key.startswith("OCR_"):
-                  config_key = key[4:].lower()
-                  self.config[config_key] = value
-                  
-      def get(self, key, default=None):
-          return self.config.get(key, default)
-  ```
-
-## 8. Security Enhancements
-
-### 8.1 API Key Management
-Improve API key management:
-
-- **Issue**: API keys are stored in environment variables with limited validation.
-- **Solution**: Implement secure API key management:
-  ```python
-  def get_api_key():
-      # Try to get from secure storage first
-      api_key = get_from_secure_storage("mistral_api_key")
-      
-      # Fall back to environment variable
-      if not api_key:
-          api_key = os.environ.get("MISTRAL_API_KEY", "")
-          
-      # Validate key format
-      if api_key and not re.match(r'^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{30,}$', api_key):
-          logger.warning("API key format appears invalid")
-          
-      return api_key
-  ```
-
-### 8.2 Input Validation
-Improve input validation:
-
-- **Issue**: Limited validation of user inputs.
-- **Solution**: Implement comprehensive input validation:
-  ```python
-  def validate_file(file):
-      # Check file size
-      if len(file.getvalue()) > MAX_FILE_SIZE:
-          raise OCRError("File too large", "FILE_TOO_LARGE")
-          
-      # Check file type
-      file_type = get_file_type(file)
-      if file_type not in ALLOWED_FILE_TYPES:
-          raise OCRError(f"Unsupported file type: {file_type}", "UNSUPPORTED_FILE_TYPE")
-          
-      # Check for malicious content
-      if is_potentially_malicious(file):
-          raise OCRError("File appears to be malicious", "SECURITY_RISK")
-          
-      return file_type
-  ```
-
-## 9. Performance Optimizations
-
-### 9.1 Parallel Processing
-Implement parallel processing for multi-page documents:
-
-- **Issue**: Pages are processed sequentially, which can be slow for large documents.
-- **Solution**: Implement parallel processing:
-  ```python
-  def process_pdf_pages(pdf_path, options):
-      # Extract pages
-      pages = extract_pdf_pages(pdf_path)
-      
-      # Process pages in parallel
-      with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=4) as executor:
-          future_to_page = {executor.submit(process_page, page, options): i 
-                           for i, page in enumerate(pages)}
-          
-          results = []
-          for future in concurrent.futures.as_completed(future_to_page):
-              page_idx = future_to_page[future]
-              try:
-                  result = future.result()
-                  results.append((page_idx, result))
-              except Exception as e:
-                  logger.error(f"Error processing page {page_idx}: {str(e)}")
-                  
-      # Sort results by page index
-      results.sort(key=lambda x: x[0])
-      
-      # Combine results
-      return combine_page_results([r[1] for r in results])
-  ```
-
-### 9.2 Resource Management
-Improve resource management:
-
-- **Issue**: Temporary files are not always cleaned up properly.
-- **Solution**: Implement better resource management:
-  ```python
-  class TempFileManager:
-      def __init__(self):
-          self.temp_files = []
-          
-      def create_temp_file(self, content, suffix=".tmp"):
-          with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=suffix) as tmp:
-              tmp.write(content)
-              self.temp_files.append(tmp.name)
-              return tmp.name
-              
-      def cleanup(self):
-          for temp_file in self.temp_files:
-              try:
-                  if os.path.exists(temp_file):
-                      os.unlink(temp_file)
-              except Exception as e:
-                  logger.warning(f"Failed to remove temp file {temp_file}: {str(e)}")
-          self.temp_files = []
-          
-      def __enter__(self):
-          return self
-          
-      def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
-          self.cleanup()
-  ```
-
-## 10. Extensibility
-
-### 10.1 Plugin System
-Implement a plugin system for extensibility:
-
-- **Issue**: Adding new document types or processing methods requires code changes.
-- **Solution**: Implement a plugin system:
-  ```python
-  class OCRPlugin:
-      def __init__(self, name, description):
-          self.name = name
-          self.description = description
-          
-      def can_handle(self, file_info):
-          """Return True if this plugin can handle the file"""
-          raise NotImplementedError
-          
-      def process(self, file_info, options):
-          """Process the file and return results"""
-          raise NotImplementedError
-          
-  # Example plugin
-  class HandwrittenDocumentPlugin(OCRPlugin):
-      def __init__(self):
-          super().__init__("handwritten", "Handwritten document processor")
-          
-      def can_handle(self, file_info):
-          # Check if this is a handwritten document
-          return file_info.get("document_type") == "handwritten"
-          
-      def process(self, file_info, options):
-          # Specialized processing for handwritten documents
-          # ...
-  ```
-
-### 10.2 API Abstraction
-Create an abstraction layer for the OCR API:
-
-- **Issue**: The application is tightly coupled to the Mistral AI API.
-- **Solution**: Implement an abstraction layer:
-  ```python
-  class OCRProvider:
-      def process_image(self, image_path, options):
-          """Process an image and return OCR results"""
-          raise NotImplementedError
-          
-      def process_pdf(self, pdf_path, options):
-          """Process a PDF and return OCR results"""
-          raise NotImplementedError
-          
-  class MistralOCRProvider(OCRProvider):
-      def __init__(self, api_key=None):
-          self.client = MistralClient.get_instance(api_key)
-          
-      def process_image(self, image_path, options):
-          # Implementation using Mistral API
-          
-      def process_pdf(self, pdf_path, options):
-          # Implementation using Mistral API
-          
-  # Factory function to get the appropriate provider
-  def get_ocr_provider(provider_name="mistral"):
-      if provider_name == "mistral":
-          return MistralOCRProvider()
-      # Add more providers as needed
-      raise ValueError(f"Unknown OCR provider: {provider_name}")
-  ```
-
-## Implementation Priority
-