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wdeveloper16 78188ce9e9 Feat: add OpenDataLoader PDF parser backend (#14058) (#14097)
### What problem does this PR solve?

Closes #14058.

RAGFlow supports multiple PDF parsing backends (DeepDOC, MinerU,
Docling, TCADP, PaddleOCR). This PR adds **OpenDataLoader**
([opendataloader-project/opendataloader-pdf](https://github.com/opendataloader-project/opendataloader-pdf))
as a new optional backend, giving users a deterministic, local-first
alternative with competitive table extraction accuracy.

### Type of change

- [x] New Feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [x] Documentation Update

---

### Changes

#### Backend
- `deepdoc/parser/opendataloader_parser.py` — new `OpenDataLoaderParser`
class inheriting `RAGFlowPdfParser`. Implements `check_installation()`
(guards Python package + Java 11+ runtime), `parse_pdf()` with
JSON-first extraction (heading/paragraph/table/list/image/formula) and
Markdown fallback, position-tag generation compatible with the shared
`@@page\tx0\tx1\ty0\ty1##` format, and temp-dir lifecycle with cleanup.
- `rag/app/naive.py` — new `by_opendataloader()` wrapper, registered in
`PARSERS` dict, added to `chunk_token_num=0` override list.
- `rag/flow/parser/parser.py` — `"opendataloader"` branch in the
pipeline PDF handler + check validation list.

#### Infrastructure
- `docker/entrypoint.sh` — `ensure_opendataloader()` function: opt-in
via `USE_OPENDATALOADER=true`, skips gracefully if Java is not on PATH.

#### Frontend
- `web/src/components/layout-recognize-form-field.tsx` —
`OpenDataLoader` added to `ParseDocumentType` enum and parser dropdown.
Cascades automatically to the pipeline editor's Parser component.

#### Docs
- `docs/guides/dataset/select_pdf_parser.md` — added OpenDataLoader
entry and full env-var reference.

---

### Environment variables

| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `USE_OPENDATALOADER` | `false` | Set `true` to install
`opendataloader-pdf` on container startup |
| `OPENDATALOADER_VERSION` | latest | Pin the PyPI release (e.g.
`==2.2.1`) |
| `OPENDATALOADER_HYBRID` | _(unset)_ | Enable hybrid AI mode (e.g.
`docling-fast`) |
| `OPENDATALOADER_IMAGE_OUTPUT` | _(unset)_ | `off` / `embedded` /
`external` |
| `OPENDATALOADER_OUTPUT_DIR` | _(tmp)_ | Persistent output dir; temp
dir used + cleaned if unset |
| `OPENDATALOADER_DELETE_OUTPUT` | `1` | `0` to retain intermediate
files for debugging |
| `OPENDATALOADER_SANITIZE` | _(unset)_ | `1` to filter prompt-injection
patterns from output |

---

### Dependencies

- **Runtime**: `opendataloader-pdf` (PyPI, Apache 2.0) — opt-in, not
added to `pyproject.toml` core deps. Installed by
`ensure_opendataloader()` at container startup when
`USE_OPENDATALOADER=true`.
- **System**: Java 11+ on PATH (JVM is the underlying engine). The
installer skips with a warning if `java` is not found.

---

### How to test

**Standalone parser:**
```bash
source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install opendataloader-pdf
python3 -c "
import sys; sys.path.insert(0, '.')
from deepdoc.parser.opendataloader_parser import OpenDataLoaderParser
p = OpenDataLoaderParser()
print('available:', p.check_installation())
s, t = p.parse_pdf('path/to/test.pdf', parse_method='pipeline')
print(f'sections={len(s)} tables={len(t)}')
"

```
### Benchmark vs Docling
```
file                      parser            secs  sections  tables
----------------------------------------------------------------------
text-heavy.pdf            docling           45.29       148      10
text-heavy.pdf            opendataloader     3.14       559       0
table-heavy.pdf           docling           7.05        76       3
table-heavy.pdf           opendataloader     3.71        90       0
complex.pdf               docling            42.67       114       8
complex.pdf               opendataloader     3.51       180       0
```
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(1). Deploy RAGFlow services and images

https://ragflow.io/docs/build_docker_image

(2). Configure the required environment for testing

Install Python dependencies (including test dependencies):

uv sync --python 3.12 --only-group test --no-default-groups --frozen

Activate the environment:

source .venv/bin/activate

Install SDK:

uv pip install sdk/python 

Modify the .env file: Add the following code:

COMPOSE_PROFILES=${COMPOSE_PROFILES},tei-cpu
TEI_MODEL=BAAI/bge-small-en-v1.5
RAGFLOW_IMAGE=infiniflow/ragflow:v0.25.0 #Replace with the image you are using

Start the containerwait two minutes:

docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up -d


(3). Test Elasticsearch

a) Run sdk tests against Elasticsearch:

export HTTP_API_TEST_LEVEL=p2
export HOST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:9380  # Ensure that this port is the API port mapped to your localhost
pytest -s --tb=short --level=${HTTP_API_TEST_LEVEL} test/testcases/test_sdk_api 

b) Run http api tests against Elasticsearch:

pytest -s --tb=short --level=${HTTP_API_TEST_LEVEL} test/testcases/test_http_api 


(4). Test Infinity

Modify the .env file:

DOC_ENGINE=${DOC_ENGINE:-infinity}

Start the container:

docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml down -v 
docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up -d

a) Run sdk tests against Infinity:

DOC_ENGINE=infinity pytest -s --tb=short --level=${HTTP_API_TEST_LEVEL} test/testcases/test_sdk_api 

b) Run http api tests against Infinity:

DOC_ENGINE=infinity pytest -s --tb=short --level=${HTTP_API_TEST_LEVEL} test/testcases/test_http_api