⚗️ Extract text from base64 yjs document

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## Added
+
+- ⚗️(backend) Extract text from base64 yjs document #270
+
 
 ## [1.4.0] - 2024-09-17
 

src/backend/core/tests/test_utils.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from core.utils import email_invitation
+from core.utils import email_invitation, yjs_base64_to_text
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.django_db
 
@@ -85,3 +85,29 @@ def test_utils__email_invitation_failed(mock_logger, _mock_send_mail):
 
     assert email == "[email protected]"
     assert isinstance(exception, smtplib.SMTPException)
+
+
+def test_yjs_base64_to_text():
+    """
+    Test extract_text_from_saved_yjs_document
+    This base64 string is an example of what is saved in the database.
+    This base64 is generated from the blocknote editor, it contains
+    the text \n# *Hello* \n- w**or**ld
+    """
+    base64_string = (
+        "AR717vLVDgAHAQ5kb2N1bWVudC1zdG9yZQMKYmxvY2tHcm91cAcA9e7y1Q4AAw5ibG9ja0NvbnRh"
+        "aW5lcgcA9e7y1Q4BAwdoZWFkaW5nBwD17vLVDgIGBgD17vLVDgMGaXRhbGljAnt9hPXu8tUOBAVI"
+        "ZWxsb4b17vLVDgkGaXRhbGljBG51bGwoAPXu8tUOAg10ZXh0QWxpZ25tZW50AXcEbGVmdCgA9e7y"
+        "1Q4CBWxldmVsAX0BKAD17vLVDgECaWQBdyQwNGQ2MjM0MS04MzI2LTQyMzYtYTA4My00ODdlMjZm"
+        "YWQyMzAoAPXu8tUOAQl0ZXh0Q29sb3IBdwdkZWZhdWx0KAD17vLVDgEPYmFja2dyb3VuZENvbG9y"
+        "AXcHZGVmYXVsdIf17vLVDgEDDmJsb2NrQ29udGFpbmVyBwD17vLVDhADDmJ1bGxldExpc3RJdGVt"
+        "BwD17vLVDhEGBAD17vLVDhIBd4b17vLVDhMEYm9sZAJ7fYT17vLVDhQCb3KG9e7y1Q4WBGJvbGQE"
+        "bnVsbIT17vLVDhcCbGQoAPXu8tUOEQ10ZXh0QWxpZ25tZW50AXcEbGVmdCgA9e7y1Q4QAmlkAXck"
+        "ZDM1MWUwNjgtM2U1NS00MjI2LThlYTUtYWJiMjYzMTk4ZTJhKAD17vLVDhAJdGV4dENvbG9yAXcH"
+        "ZGVmYXVsdCgA9e7y1Q4QD2JhY2tncm91bmRDb2xvcgF3B2RlZmF1bHSH9e7y1Q4QAw5ibG9ja0Nv"
+        "bnRhaW5lcgcA9e7y1Q4eAwlwYXJhZ3JhcGgoAPXu8tUOHw10ZXh0QWxpZ25tZW50AXcEbGVmdCgA"
+        "9e7y1Q4eAmlkAXckODk3MDBjMDctZTBlMS00ZmUwLWFjYTItODQ5MzIwOWE3ZTQyKAD17vLVDh4J"
+        "dGV4dENvbG9yAXcHZGVmYXVsdCgA9e7y1Q4eD2JhY2tncm91bmRDb2xvcgF3B2RlZmF1bHQA"
+    )
+
+    assert yjs_base64_to_text(base64_string) == "Hello world"

src/backend/core/utils.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Utilities for the core app.
 """
 
+import base64
 import smtplib
 from logging import getLogger
 
@@ -12,6 +13,9 @@
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.utils.translation import override
 
+import y_py as Y
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+
 logger = getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -38,3 +42,17 @@ def email_invitation(language, email, document_id):
 
     except smtplib.SMTPException as exception:
         logger.error("invitation to %s was not sent: %s", email, exception)
+
+
+def yjs_base64_to_text(base64_string):
+    """Extract text from base64 yjs document"""
+
+    decoded_bytes = base64.b64decode(base64_string)
+    uint8_array = bytearray(decoded_bytes)
+
+    doc = Y.YDoc()  # pylint: disable=E1101
+    Y.apply_update(doc, uint8_array)  # pylint: disable=E1101
+    blocknote_structure = str(doc.get_xml_element("document-store"))
+
+    soup = BeautifulSoup(blocknote_structure, "html.parser")
+    return soup.get_text(separator=" ").strip()

src/backend/pyproject.toml

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
+    "beautifulsoup4==4.12.3",
     "boto3==1.35.10",
     "Brotli==1.1.0",
     "celery[redis]==5.4.0",
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "WeasyPrint>=60.2",
     "whitenoise==6.7.0",
     "mozilla-django-oidc==4.0.1",
+    "y-py==0.5.5",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]