Method parseObject

src/parser/indirect-object-parser.ts:61–132

* Parse indirect object at current scanner position.

()

   * Parse indirect object at current scanner position.
   */
  parseObject(): IndirectObject {
    const reader = new TokenReader(this.scanner);

    // Read object number
    const objNumToken = reader.nextToken();

    if (objNumToken.type !== "number" || !objNumToken.isInteger) {
      throw new ObjectParseError("Expected integer object number");
    }

    const objNum = objNumToken.value;

    // Read generation number
    const genNumToken = reader.nextToken();

    if (genNumToken.type !== "number" || !genNumToken.isInteger) {
      throw new ObjectParseError("Expected integer generation number");
    }

    const genNum = genNumToken.value;

    // Read "obj" keyword
    const objKeyword = reader.nextToken();

    if (objKeyword.type !== "keyword" || objKeyword.value !== "obj") {
      throw new ObjectParseError(`Expected 'obj' keyword, got ${objKeyword.type}`);
    }

    // Parse the object value
    const objectParser = new ObjectParser(reader);

    objectParser.recoveryMode = this.options.recoveryMode ?? false;
    objectParser.onWarning = this.options.onWarning ?? null;

    const result = objectParser.parseObject();

    if (result === null) {
      throw new ObjectParseError("Expected object value");
    }

    let value: PdfObject;

    if (result.hasStream) {
      // It's a stream object - read the stream data
      // Position scanner right after "stream" keyword
      this.scanner.moveTo(result.streamKeywordPosition + 6); // 6 = length of "stream"

      // After this, scanner position is right after "endstream"
      value = this.readStream(result.object);

      // Consume "endobj" directly from scanner (reader state is out of sync)
      try {
        this.expectKeyword("endobj");
      } catch {
        // Be lenient - some PDFs have issues with endobj
      }
    } else {
      value = result.object;