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TODO note about sanitizer

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Jay Berkenbilt 2021-01-27 08:54:22 -05:00
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@ -491,17 +491,19 @@ I find it useful to make reference to them in this list.
by making it possible to run the lexer (tokenizer) over a whole by making it possible to run the lexer (tokenizer) over a whole
file. Make it possible to replace all strings in a file lexically file. Make it possible to replace all strings in a file lexically
even on badly broken files. Ideally this should work files that are even on badly broken files. Ideally this should work files that are
lacking xref, have broken links, etc., and ideally it should work lacking xref, have broken links, duplicated dictionary keys, syntax
with encrypted files if possible. This should go through the errors, etc., and ideally it should work with encrypted files if
streams and strings and replace them with fixed or random possible. This should go through the streams and strings and
characters, preferably, but not necessarily, in a manner that works replace them with fixed or random characters, preferably, but not
with fonts. One possibility would be to detect whether a string necessarily, in a manner that works with fonts. One possibility
contains characters with normal encoding, and if so, use 0x41. If would be to detect whether a string contains characters with normal
the string uses character maps, use 0x01. The output should encoding, and if so, use 0x41. If the string uses character maps,
otherwise be unrelated to the input. This could be built after the use 0x01. The output should otherwise be unrelated to the input.
filtering and tokenizer rewrite and should be done in a manner that This could be built after the filtering and tokenizer rewrite and
takes advantage of the other lexical features. This sanitizer should be done in a manner that takes advantage of the other
should also clear metadata and replace images. lexical features. This sanitizer should also clear metadata and
replace images. If I ever do this, the file from issue #494 would
be a great one to look at.
* Here are some notes about having stream data providers modify * Here are some notes about having stream data providers modify
stream dictionaries. I had wanted to add this functionality to make stream dictionaries. I had wanted to add this functionality to make