/pdf-vision

An easy to work with class to convert pdf's to text using Google Cloud Vision API

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Convert a pdf file to text (OCR)

This package provides an easy to work with class to convert pdf's to text. It internally uses Google Cloud Vision API. You need to create an API key and add it to your project's .env file as follows:

GOOGLE_VISION_PROJECTID=your-project-id
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/Path/To/Your/KeyFile.json

Read about Google Cloud Vision API

How to get service key

Google Cloud Vision API Document

Requirements

You should have Imagick and Ghostscript installed.

Install

The package can be installed via composer:

$ composer require nizarp/pdf-vision

Usage

Converting a pdf to text is easy.

$pdf = new Pdf($pathToPdf);
$pdf->setEnvPath('/path/to/env/.env');
echo $pdf->convertToText();

Security

If you discover any security related issues, please email nizarp@gmail.com instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.