processing-docx

Documents

Processes Word document files (.docx). Creates, edits, annotates, tracks revisions, analyzes OOXML structure, and preserves formatting for contracts, policies, academic papers, and business documents. Use when working with .docx files or Word documents. Do NOT use for PDFs, spreadsheets, presentations, or plain text files.

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DOCX Processing

.docx is a ZIP archive of XML and resources. Different tasks have different tools and workflows.

Workflow Decision

Intent	Workflow	Reference
Read/analyze text only	pandoc → markdown	raw-xml-access.md
Read structure, comments, media, formatting	unpack → raw XML	raw-xml-access.md
Create new document	docx-js (JS/TS)	docx-js.md
Edit own document, simple changes	Document library (Python)	ooxml.md
Edit someone else's document	Redlining (tracked changes)	redlining.md
Legal / academic / business / gov docs	Redlining — REQUIRED	redlining.md
Visual analysis	soffice → PDF → pdftoppm	raw-xml-access.md

Text Extraction (Quick)

pandoc --track-changes=all path-to-file.docx -o output.md
# --track-changes=accept/reject/all

Create New Document

MANDATORY — READ ENTIRE FILE: docx-js.md (~500 lines). NEVER set range limits.
Create JS/TS file using Document, Paragraph, TextRun components.
Export with Packer.toBuffer().

Edit Existing Document (Own, Simple)

MANDATORY — READ ENTIRE FILE: ooxml.md (~600 lines). NEVER set range limits.
python ooxml/scripts/unpack.py <office_file> <output_dir>
Run Python script using Document library.
python ooxml/scripts/pack.py <input_dir> <office_file>

Edit Someone Else's Document → Redlining

See redlining.md for full 6-step workflow with batching strategy and RSID preservation.

Code Style

Write concise code, no verbose variable names, no unnecessary print statements.

Dependencies

Package	Install	Purpose
pandoc	`apt install pandoc`	Text extraction
docx	`npm i -g docx`	Create new docs
LibreOffice	`apt install libreoffice`	PDF conversion
Poppler	`apt install poppler-utils`	`pdftoppm` for images
defusedxml	`pip install defusedxml`	Secure XML parsing