- Replace [object Object] errors with readable messages across all 20+ API
routes by normalizing Zod validation errors to strings (formatZodErrors)
- Add parseApiError() on frontend to defensively handle any details type
- Add global Fastify error handler with full stack traces in logs
- Fix image-to-pdf auth: Object.entries(headers) → headers.forEach()
- Fix passport-photo: safeParse + formatZodErrors, safe error extraction
- Fix OCR silent fallbacks: log exception type/message when falling back,
include actual engine used in API response and Docker logs
- Fix split tool: process all uploaded images, combine into ZIP with
subfolders per image
- Fix batch support for blur-faces, strip-metadata, edit-metadata,
vectorize: add processAllFiles branch for multi-file uploads
- Docker: LOG_LEVEL=debug, PYTHONWARNINGS=default for visibility
- Add Playwright e2e tests verifying all fixes against Docker container
Set U2NET_HOME=/opt/models/rembg so rembg models pre-downloaded at
build time as root are found at runtime by the non-root ashim user.
Without this every fresh container re-downloaded the 973 MB BiRefNet
models on first background-removal request.
Apply the same fix to PaddleOCR: download to /opt/models/paddlex and
symlink into both /root/.paddlex and /app/.paddlex so PaddleX finds
models regardless of which HOME gosu resolves at runtime.
Fall back to per-request spawning in bridge.ts when the persistent
dispatcher crashes mid-request (e.g. OOM loading a large ONNX model),
so the operation succeeds instead of surfacing "Python dispatcher
exited unexpectedly" to the user.
Improve entrypoint.sh permission warning to mention Windows bind mounts
as the likely cause.
Run both short-range and full-range MediaPipe models and merge results,
then apply non-maximum suppression to remove duplicate bounding boxes.
Fixes missed faces in group photos where the single-model loop exited
early after the first positive detection.
Three fixes to ensure zero network access after docker pull:
1. rembg model allowlist: validate model parameter against the 7
pre-downloaded models, preventing rembg from attempting to download
unknown models via a raw API call.
2. GFPGAN/CodeFormer auxiliary models: pre-download facexlib's
detection_Resnet50_Final.pth and parsing_parsenet.pth at build time.
These were previously downloaded on first use via basicsr. Symlinks
in /app/gfpgan/weights/ ensure codeformer-pip also finds them.
3. OpenCV colorize models: pre-download the prototxt, caffemodel, and
pts_in_hull.npy so the lightweight OpenCV colorizer fallback works
in addition to the primary DDColor method.
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MediaPipe >= 0.10.30 removed the mp.solutions namespace. This broke
face blur, face enhance, red-eye removal, and photo restoration for
users running newer mediapipe versions (closes#43).
All 5 Python scripts that use mediapipe now try the legacy mp.solutions
API first and fall back to the new mp.tasks API on AttributeError.
Model files (blaze_face_short_range.task, face_landmarker.task) are
pre-downloaded during Docker build into /opt/models/mediapipe/ so the
image works fully airgapped. Local dev auto-downloads to .models/.
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- Old API (mp.solutions.face_mesh) for Docker with mediapipe < 0.10.30
- New API (mp.tasks.vision.FaceLandmarker) for newer mediapipe >= 0.10.30
- Auto-downloads face_landmarker.task model on first use with new API
- Extracted shared landmark index constants and key point extraction
* feat(passport-photo): add passport specs database and tool constants
* feat(passport-photo): add MediaPipe FaceMesh landmark detection script
* feat(passport-photo): add TypeScript bridge for face landmark detection
* feat(passport-photo): add API routes with analyze and generate endpoints
* fix(passport-photo): accept landmarks from request body and fix pixel coordinate conversion
- Generate endpoint now accepts landmarks + imageWidth/imageHeight in request body
instead of re-running AI face detection (makes generate phase instant)
- Fixed bug where normalized landmark coordinates (0-1) were used directly
as pixel values in crop computation - now properly multiplied by imgW/imgH
- Fixed same bug in pipeline process function
* feat(passport-photo): add UI component with live preview and compliance overlay
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enhance_faces.py relied on implicit PyTorch auto-detection for both
GFPGAN and CodeFormer, bypassing the centralized gpu.py module.
inpaint.py queried ort.get_available_providers() directly, which
reports compiled-in backends rather than actual hardware.
Both tools now go through gpu.py so STIRLING_GPU=false correctly
forces CPU across every AI tool.
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Add comprehensive photo restoration tool that chains multiple AI models:
- Scratch/tear/spot detection via morphological analysis (top-hat/black-hat transforms)
- Damage inpainting via LaMa ONNX model (reuses existing infrastructure)
- Face enhancement via CodeFormer ONNX (~377MB, from facefusion/models-3.0.0)
- Noise reduction via OpenCV NLMeans in LAB color space
- Optional B&W auto-colorization via DDColor (reuses existing model)
Settings: 3 restoration modes (Light/Auto/Heavy), individual feature toggles
for scratch removal, face enhancement (with fidelity slider), denoising
(with strength slider), and auto-colorize. Before/after comparison view.
Handles HEIC, HEIF, and all standard formats. Batch processing supported.
No new Python dependencies - reuses onnxruntime, cv2, mediapipe, PIL.
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* feat(shared): add enhance-faces tool definition and i18n strings
* feat(ai): add face enhancement script with GFPGAN and CodeFormer support
Detects faces via MediaPipe dual-model approach, then enhances using
GFPGAN (proven) or CodeFormer (via codeformer-pip) with auto fallback.
Supports strength-based alpha blending with original image.
* feat(ai): add TypeScript bridge for face enhancement
* feat(api): add enhance-faces route with GFPGAN/CodeFormer support
* feat(web): add enhance-faces settings component and register in tool registry
* feat(docker): add CodeFormer dependency and model download
- Add codeformer-pip to both CPU and GPU requirements
- Download CodeFormer model (~375MB) at Docker build time
- Add CodeFormer to smoke test verification
* fix(enhance-faces): address code review findings
- Skip alpha blend for CodeFormer (strength already applied via fidelity weight)
- Hide "only enhance main face" checkbox when Best (CodeFormer) is selected
- Fix sensitivity slider labels (swap More/Fewer faces to match actual behavior)
- Register EnhanceFacesControls in pipeline step settings
- Remove model names from user-facing descriptions
* fix(enhance-faces): fix CodeFormer integration and Docker setup
- Add codeformer-pip install to Dockerfile with --no-deps to avoid numpy 2.x conflict
- Re-pin numpy==1.26.4 after codeformer-pip install
- Pin codeformer-pip==0.0.4 in requirements files
- Broaden auto-mode fallback to catch any Exception from CodeFormer
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* feat(noise-removal): register tool in shared constants and i18n
* feat(noise-removal): add SCUNet and NAFNet model architectures
* feat(noise-removal): add Python denoising engine with 4 quality tiers
* feat(noise-removal): add TypeScript bridge for Python sidecar
* feat(noise-removal): add frontend settings with 4-tier selector
* feat(noise-removal): register in tool registry and pipeline
* feat(noise-removal): add Fastify API route with Zod validation
* feat(noise-removal): add SCUNet and NAFNet model downloads to Docker build
* test(noise-removal): add to e2e tool page rendering tests
* test(noise-removal): add integration tests for API endpoint
* style: fix biome formatting and import ordering
* fix(noise-removal): use correct model download URLs
NAFNet model is hosted on HuggingFace, not GitHub releases.
Also align SCUNet URL to use the KAIR releases (same as Docker build).
* fix(noise-removal): remove emojis from tier selector, simplify labels
Drop emoji icons from Quick/Balanced/Quality/Maximum buttons. Replace
technical algorithm names with plain descriptions users can understand.
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Add AI-powered photo colorization that converts B&W/grayscale images to
full color using DDColor (ICCV 2023 dual-decoder architecture) via ONNX
Runtime. Includes model selection (Auto/DDColor/Classic), adjustable color
intensity, batch processing, before/after preview, and full HEIC/HEIF support.
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Update erase-object pipeline, eraser canvas, and inpainting Python script.
Add LaMa model download script and update Dockerfile for model support.
Update multi-file tool routes for consistency.
Replace the confusing 2-mode smart crop with a clear 3-mode system:
- Subject Focus: Sharp attention/entropy saliency crop with social media presets
- Face Focus: MediaPipe face detection with headshot framing presets
- Auto Trim: Border removal with optional pad-to-square
Adds detectFaces() to AI package, face preset constants, backward
compatibility for old mode names, and comprehensive integration tests.
- Pin PaddlePaddle to 3.0.0 on ARM64 to fix segfault in PIR inference
engine (3.1+ crashes on aarch64 Debian Bookworm)
- Fix text extraction for PaddleOCR 3.4.x result format (rec_texts)
- Add Node.js-level fallback chain (best -> balanced -> fast) when
Python subprocess crashes
- Add multi-image OCR: processes all uploaded files sequentially with
per-file progress and filename headers in combined output
- Convert input images to PNG via Sharp before OCR so HEIC, AVIF, WebP,
TIFF all work transparently
- Implement real auto-detect language using Tesseract multi-lang script
detection (analyzes Unicode ranges for Hangul, CJK, Kana, Latin)
- Default enhance to off (hurts clean digital images)
- Replace Auto/AI/Fast buttons with Fast/Balanced/Best (consistent with other tools)
- Rename "Denoise" to "Noise Reduction" with explanatory subtitle
- Change output format from 3 buttons to dropdown with all formats (PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, TIFF, GIF, HEIC, HEIF)
- Add HEIC/HEIF input decoding (was missing unlike other tools)
- Add HEIC/HEIF/AVIF output conversion via Sharp and heif-enc
- Generate browser-compatible WebP preview for non-previewable output formats
- Fix torchvision compatibility shim so Real-ESRGAN actually loads (was silently falling back to Lanczos)
- Fix denoise crash: Image.fromarray() instead of type(img).fromarray()
- Redirect stdout for entire AI pipeline to prevent library messages corrupting JSON output
- Add GFPGAN model download for face enhancement
- Use batch endpoint for multi-file uploads (enables Download All ZIP)
- Fix multi-image: process selected file, not always first
- Fix progress bar: asymptotic fill prevents visual stalling
- Fix slider: write results to captured index, not current selection
- Add model selection (Auto/AI/Fast), face enhancement, denoise
- Add output format (PNG/JPEG/WebP) with quality control
- Add Upscale All for sequential batch processing with queue
- More granular Python progress stages for smoother UX
- Fix temp file leak: clean up preprocessed image in finally block
- Log warning instead of silently swallowing preprocessing failures
- Simplify auto_detect_language to honest default (was a stub that
wasted time loading a model but always returned "en")
Ultra quality (People only):
- BiRefNet-matting ONNX (928MB) for true alpha matting with per-pixel
transparency on hair wisps and fine edges
- Custom rembg session class, zero new Python dependencies
- Model pre-downloaded in Docker build for immediate availability
Quality tier labels: Fast / HD / Max / Ultra (shorter, fits 4-col grid)
Adds a new "Ultra" quality tier for People subject type that uses
BiRefNet-matting (ONNX, 928MB) for true alpha matting instead of
binary segmentation. Produces per-pixel transparency for hair wisps
and fine edges that standard models miss.
- Custom rembg session class loads BiRefNet-matting ONNX from GitHub releases
- Zero new Python dependencies (reuses existing onnxruntime)
- Model pre-downloaded in Docker build alongside existing models
- Ultra option only visible when subject is People
- Falls back to Best when switching to Products/General
Remove Background:
- Two-phase flow: AI removes bg once, then effects adjust instantly
- Blur background effect with real-time CSS preview (portrait mode)
- Drop shadow effect with opacity control
- Gradient backgrounds with presets, custom colors, and angle
- Custom background image upload (including HEIC/HEIF)
- Solid color backgrounds moved from Python to Node.js/Sharp
- Effects-only API endpoint for instant re-renders without AI re-run
- HEIC/HEIF input support (decoded before passing to Python/rembg)
- Passport/ID photo checkbox defaults ON for People subject
- Before/after slider preserved when no effects active
- 15 comprehensive Playwright e2e tests
Color Tools:
- Consolidated 4 tools (brightness-contrast, saturation, color-channels,
color-effects) into single "Adjust Colors" tool
- Added exposure, temperature, tint, hue, sharpness controls
- SVG filter-based live preview for all adjustments
- Backward-compatible URL redirects from old tool paths
Other fixes:
- Favicon tool: download button instead of auto-download
- Batch processing: HEIC filename extension fix
- File store: processedFilename field for proper batch downloads
- Add bidirectional HEIF support: decode (input) and encode (output) via system heif-convert/heif-enc
- Add server-side WebP preview generation for non-browser-previewable formats (HEIC, TIFF)
- Fix content-aware resize failing on HEIF input (decode before passing to caire)
- Fix content-aware resize timeout on large images by downscaling to max 1200px and using JPEG intermediate
- Add HEIF as target format in convert tool
- Add loading spinner for HEIF preview decode in file store
- Fix file picker not accepting HEIF files (explicit .heic,.heif,.hif extensions)
- Extend frontend timeout for medium tools to 180s with 45s progress animation
- Redesign rotate controls with preset buttons and compact flip section
- Remove misleading savings percentage from convert tool
Replace the Python seam-carving library with caire (esimov/caire v1.5.0),
a Go-based content-aware resize engine that is faster and supports both
shrinking and enlarging via seam insertion.
- Add Go builder stage in Dockerfile to compile caire from source
- Rewrite seam-carving.ts to call caire via execFile (no Python sidecar)
- Remove content-aware-resize from PYTHON_SIDECAR_TOOLS (60s timeout)
- Add new options: blur radius, edge sensitivity, square mode, face detection
- Move content-aware toggle below standard resize in UI (subtler placement)
- Rename "Don't enlarge" to "Limit to original size" with hover tooltip
- Add smooth progress bar for medium-duration tools
- Delete seam_carve.py and remove seam-carving pip dependency
- Update integration tests and visual regression screenshots
Merge CPU, CUDA, and lite Docker images into a single unified image.
One tag (latest) works on all platforms: amd64 (NVIDIA CUDA) and arm64 (CPU).
GPU auto-detected at runtime. All ML models and packages baked in.
Key changes:
- Platform-conditional Dockerfile (nvidia/cuda on amd64, node on arm64)
- tini as PID 1 for proper signal handling
- Fix FILES_STORAGE_PATH data loss bug
- Fix RealESRGAN upscaler (was broken, always fell back to Lanczos)
- Fix PaddleOCR language codes and stdout corruption
- Simplified CI/CD (single build, single tag)
- Expanded model pre-download with verification
- Shutdown timeout, improved health endpoint
- Remove unused lama-cleaner
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