veraPDF Validation Library v0.2

Version 0.2 (July 15, 2015)

The release is a functional prototype for the PDF/A-1b validation and the PDF Feature Report generation.

Features

• The formal PDF model for PDF/A Level B validation.
• The set of validation rules covering ISO 19005-1:2005, 19005-1:2005/Cor.1:2011, 19005-1:2005/Cor.1:2007, 19005-1:2005/Cor.2:2011, Level B.
• Implementation of the rules covering the following sections of ISO 19005-1:
  • 6.1 File structure
  • 6.2 Graphics
  • 6.4 Transparency
  • 6.5 Annotations
  • 6.6 Actions
  • 6.7 Metadata
  • 6.9 Interactive Forms
• Initial implementation of the PDF Feature Report generation.
• Minor improvements in the GUI and the Human-readable Report in HTML format.

Infrastructure

• Fully automated build and deployment procedures based on quality gateways.
• More restrictive quality criteria (50% unit test coverage, 80% documentation of public API, zero-tolerance to critical Sonar issues).
• Integration tests framework with 150 atomic validation tests.

Test corpus

• Draft set of new test files for ISO 19005-1:
  • 6.1 File structure
  • 6.2 Graphics (under review of veraPDF Technical Workgroup of the PDF Association)

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