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package com.itextpdf.text.pdf.mc;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;

import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfDictionary;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfName;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;

/**
 * Removes all interactivity from an AcroForm, maintaining the
 * structure tree.
 * 
 * DISCLAIMER:
 * - Use this class only if the form is properly tagged.
 * - This class won't work with pages in which the CTM is changed
 * - This class may not work for form fields with more than one widget annotation
 */
public class MCFieldFlattener {

	/**
	 * Processes a properly tagged PDF form.
	 * @param reader the PdfReader instance holding the PDF
	 * @param os	the OutputStream to which the flattened file will be written
	 * @throws IOException
	 * @throws DocumentException 
	 */
	public void process(PdfReader reader, OutputStream os) throws IOException, DocumentException {
		int n = reader.getNumberOfPages();
		// getting the root dictionary
		PdfDictionary catalog = reader.getCatalog();
		// flattening means: remove AcroForm
		catalog.remove(PdfName.ACROFORM);
		// read the structure and create a parser
		StructureItems items = new StructureItems(reader);
		MCParser parser = new MCParser(items);
		// loop over all pages
		for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
			// make one stream of a content stream array
			reader.setPageContent(i, reader.getPageContent(i));
			// parse page
			parser.parse(reader.getPageN(i), reader.getPageOrigRef(i));
		}
		reader.removeUnusedObjects();
		// create flattened file
		PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, os);
		items.writeParentTree(stamper.getWriter());
		stamper.close();
	}
}