fix: lazy-load pdf-parse to prevent startup crash if module is missing

Merge pull request 'fix: downgrade pdf-parse to 1.1.1 to eliminate native dependency' (#3 ) from fix-pdfparse-crash into main
Reviewed-on: #3
2026-03-14 14:18:25 +03:00 · 2026-03-14 11:03:48 +00:00 · 2026-03-14 14:03:14 +03:00 · 2026-03-14 10:43:21 +00:00
4 changed files with 37 additions and 234 deletions
--- a/Dockerfile.backend
+++ b/Dockerfile.backend
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ FROM node:20-alpine AS runner
 WORKDIR /app
 ENV NODE_ENV=production

-# @napi-rs/canvas (dep of pdf-parse) ships a musl pre-built binary that
-# needs these compatibility / font libraries at runtime.
-RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat fontconfig freetype
-
 COPY --from=build /app/backend/dist ./dist
 COPY --from=build /app/backend/package.json ./package.json
 COPY --from=build /app/node_modules ./node_modules
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
    "express": "^5.2.1",
    "multer": "^2.1.1",
    "openai": "^6.27.0",
-    "pdf-parse": "^2.4.5",
+    "pdf-parse": "1.1.1",
    "pg": "^8.19.0",
    "uuid": "^13.0.0"
  },
--- a/backend/src/services/pdfToStatement.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/pdfToStatement.ts
@@ -63,16 +63,14 @@ export function isPdfConversionError(r: unknown): r is PdfConversionError {
  );
 }

-// Lazy-loaded to avoid crashing the app at startup — pdf-parse pulls in
-// @napi-rs/canvas (native Skia binary) which may fail on Alpine.
-let _PDFParse: typeof import('pdf-parse')['PDFParse'] | undefined;
-function loadPDFParse() {
-  if (!_PDFParse) {
+// Lazy-loaded so the app starts even if pdf-parse is missing from node_modules.
+let _pdfParse: ((buf: Buffer) => Promise<{ text: string }>) | undefined;
+function getPdfParse() {
+  if (!_pdfParse) {
    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
-    const mod = require('pdf-parse') as typeof import('pdf-parse');
-    _PDFParse = mod.PDFParse;
+    _pdfParse = require('pdf-parse') as (buf: Buffer) => Promise<{ text: string }>;
  }
-  return _PDFParse;
+  return _pdfParse;
 }

 export async function convertPdfToStatement(
@@ -88,11 +86,8 @@ export async function convertPdfToStatement(

  let text: string;
  try {
-    const PDFParse = loadPDFParse();
-    const parser = new PDFParse({ data: buffer });
-    const result = await parser.getText();
+    const result = await getPdfParse()(buffer);
    text = result.text || '';
-    await parser.destroy();
  } catch (err) {
    console.error('PDF extraction error:', err);
    return {
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
        "express": "^5.2.1",
        "multer": "^2.1.1",
        "openai": "^6.27.0",
-        "pdf-parse": "^2.4.5",
+        "pdf-parse": "1.1.1",
        "pg": "^8.19.0",
        "uuid": "^13.0.0"
      },
@@ -40,6 +40,28 @@
        "typescript": "^5.9.3"
      }
    },
+    "backend/node_modules/debug": {
+      "version": "3.2.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-3.2.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CFjzYYAi4ThfiQvizrFQevTTXHtnCqWfe7x1AhgEscTz6ZbLbfoLRLPugTQyBth6f8ZERVUSyWHFD/7Wu4t1XQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "^2.1.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "backend/node_modules/pdf-parse": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pdf-parse/-/pdf-parse-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-v6ZJ/efsBpGrGGknjtq9J/oC8tZWq0KWL5vQrk2GlzLEQPUDB1ex+13Rmidl1neNN358Jn9EHZw5y07FFtaC7A==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": "^3.1.0",
+        "node-ensure": "^0.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.8.1"
+      }
+    },
    "frontend": {
      "name": "@family-budget/frontend",
      "version": "0.1.0",
@@ -853,190 +875,6 @@
        "@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec": "^1.4.14"
      }
    },
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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "workspaces": [
-        "e2e/*"
-      ],
-      "engines": {
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-      },
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@@ -2796,6 +2634,12 @@
        "node": ">= 0.6"
      }
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+    "node_modules/node-ensure": {
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    "node_modules/node-releases": {
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@@ -2885,38 +2729,6 @@
        "url": "https://opencollective.com/express"
      }
    },
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-      },
-      "bin": {
-        "pdf-parse": "bin/cli.mjs"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=20.16.0 <21 || >=22.3.0"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "type": "github",
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/mehmet-kozan"
-      }
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Author	SHA1	Message	Date
vakabunga	3e481d5a55	fix: lazy-load pdf-parse to prevent startup crash if module is missing	2026-03-14 14:18:25 +03:00
admin	cf24d5dc26	Merge pull request 'fix: downgrade pdf-parse to 1.1.1 to eliminate native dependency' (#3 ) from fix-pdfparse-crash into main Reviewed-on: #3	2026-03-14 11:03:48 +00:00
vakabunga	723df494ca	fix: downgrade pdf-parse to 1.1.1 to eliminate native dependency pdf-parse@2.4.5 depends on @napi-rs/canvas (native Skia binary compiled with AVX instructions) which crashes with SIGILL on the Synology NAS CPU. Version 1.1.1 is pure JavaScript and works on any architecture.	2026-03-14 14:03:14 +03:00
admin	5fa6b921d8	Merge pull request 'fix-pdf-parser-crash' (#2 ) from fix-pdf-parser-crash into main Reviewed-on: #2	2026-03-14 10:43:21 +00:00