SSE streaming added unnecessary complexity and latency due to
buffering issues across Node.js event loop, Nginx proxy, and
Docker layers. Reverted to a simple synchronous request/response
for PDF conversion. Kept extractLlmErrorMessage for user-friendly
LLM errors, lazy-loaded pdf-parse, and extended Nginx timeout.
Replace the synchronous PDF import with Server-Sent Events streaming
between the backend (LLM) and the browser. The user can now close the
import modal and continue working while the conversion runs — a fixed
progress bar in the Layout shows real-time stage and percentage.
- Accept only PDF and JSON files in import modal and API
- Convert PDF statements to JSON 1.0 via LLM (OpenAI-compatible)
- Use multipart/form-data for file upload (multer, 15 MB limit)
- Add LLM_API_KEY and LLM_API_BASE_URL for configurable LLM endpoint
- Update ImportModal to validate type and send FormData
- Add postFormData to API client for file upload
