Variable: ScanType

@arolariu/website

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@arolariu/website / types/scans/Scan / ScanType

Variable: ScanType

const ScanType: object

Defined in: types/scans/Scan.ts:48

Represents the document format type of a standalone scan.

Type Declaration

JPEG

readonly JPEG: "JPEG" = "JPEG"

JPEG image format

PNG

readonly PNG: "PNG" = "PNG"

PNG image format

BMP

readonly BMP: "BMP" = "BMP"

BMP image format

TIFF

readonly TIFF: "TIFF" = "TIFF"

TIFF image format

HEIF

readonly HEIF: "HEIF" = "HEIF"

HEIF image format

HEIC

readonly HEIC: "HEIC" = "HEIC"

HEIC image format

PDF

readonly PDF: "PDF" = "PDF"

PDF document format

OTHER

readonly OTHER: "OTHER" = "OTHER"

Other or unsupported format

Remarks

Identifies the file format of uploaded documents for proper processing pipeline selection. Different formats require different OCR strategies and preprocessing steps.

Supported Formats:

• Image formats (JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, HEIF, HEIC): Direct OCR processing
• PDF: Multi-page document extraction with embedded text detection
• OTHER: Fallback processing with format detection

Example

const scan: Scan = {
  scanType: ScanType.JPEG,
  // ... other properties
};