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AnthropicOfficialPublished by Anthropic

  • Skill
  • Tool integration
  • Documents and content
  • Apache-2.0
  • Low risk
  • Has scripts

From the author

Use this skill whenever the user wants to create, read, edit, or manipulate Word documents (.docx files) or Word templates (.dotx files). Triggers include: any mention of 'Word doc', 'word document', '.docx', '.dotx', or requests to produce professional documents with formatting like tables of contents, headings, page numbers, or letterheads. Also use when extracting or reorganizing content from .docx or .dotx files, inserting or replacing images in documents, performing find-and-replace in Word files, working with tracked changes or comments, or converting content into a polished Word document. If the user asks for a 'report', 'memo', 'letter', 'template', or similar deliverable as a Word or .docx file, use this skill. Do NOT use for PDFs, spreadsheets, Google Docs, or general coding tasks unrelated to document generation.
— the description by Anthropic

AutoGineer summary

Written by AutoGineer from the skill’s own files, not by the author

This skill provides a structured approach to working with Word documents by leveraging the docx-js library for creation and XML manipulation for editing. It includes specialized scripts for merging fragmented text runs, managing tracked changes, inserting comments, and validating document structure against XSD schemas. The skill also supports document conversion and visual verification using external tools like LibreOffice and Poppler.

What it does

  • Generates new .docx and .dotx files using the docx-js library.
  • Edits existing documents by manipulating underlying XML structures.
  • Merges fragmented text runs to facilitate accurate find-and-replace operations.
  • Manages tracked changes and redlining with validation support.
  • Inserts and anchors comments into document content.
  • Converts legacy .doc files and validates document integrity.

When to use it

  • When you need to generate professional documents like reports or letters programmatically.
  • When you must perform precise edits on existing Word files that require XML-level access.
  • When you need to automate the insertion of comments or track changes in a document.
  • When you need to convert or validate Word documents for specific formatting requirements.

Advantages

  • Provides programmatic control over complex Word document structures.
  • Includes helper scripts to handle common XML-related issues like fragmented text runs.
  • Supports automated validation of document structure and tracked changes.
  • Enables headless conversion and visual verification of document output.

Usage examples

“Create a new Word document with a table of contents and a custom letterhead.”
The agent uses the docx-js library to construct a document with defined headings and layout elements.
“Edit this contract.docx to add a comment on the payment clause.”
The agent uses the comment.py script to inject the comment and anchor it to the specified text.
“Merge the text runs in this document so I can perform a find-and-replace.”
The agent runs the merge_runs.py script to coalesce fragmented XML runs into contiguous strings.
“Convert this legacy .doc file to .docx and validate it.”
The agent uses soffice to convert the file and then runs the validation script to check for errors.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://mp-staging.autogineer.com/agent-skills/anthropics/docx/download
  2. Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

    mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip docx.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by Anthropic

DOCX creation, editing, and analysis

A .docx is a ZIP archive of XML files. Choose your approach by task:

TaskApproach
Create a new documentWrite a docx (npm) script — see gotchas below
Edit an existing documentunzip → edit word/document.xml → zip (docx-js cannot open existing files)
Read contentpandoc -t markdown file.docx

Script paths below are relative to this skill's directory.

Creating with docx-js — gotchas

docx is preinstalled — do not run npm install first; write the script and require('docx') directly. Only if that require fails: npm install docx. The model knows the API; these are the footguns:

  • Page size defaults to A4. For US Letter set page: { size: { width: 12240, height: 15840 } } (DXA; 1440 = 1″).

  • Landscape: pass portrait dimensions and orientation: PageOrientation.LANDSCAPE — docx-js swaps width/height internally.

  • Tables need dual widths: set columnWidths on the table AND width on every cell, both in WidthType.DXA (PERCENTAGE breaks in Google Docs). Column widths must sum to the table width.

  • Table shading: use ShadingType.CLEAR, never SOLID (renders black).

  • Lists: never insert • literally; use a numbering config with LevelFormat.BULLET.

  • ImageRun requires type: ("png", "jpg", …).

  • PageBreak must be inside a Paragraph.

  • Never use \n — use separate Paragraph elements.

  • TOC: headings must use built-in HeadingLevel.*; custom heading styles need outlineLevel set or they won't appear.

  • Don't use a table as a horizontal rule — use a paragraph bottom border instead.

  • Dot-leader / right-aligned-on-same-line: use PositionalTab (alignment: PositionalTabAlignment.RIGHT, leader: PositionalTabLeader.DOT) inside a TextRun, not literal . or space padding.

Verify the output

After writing a .docx, render it and look at it:

python scripts/office/soffice.py --headless --convert-to pdf output.docx
pdftoppm -jpeg -r 100 output.pdf page
ls page-*.jpg   # then Read the images

pdftoppm zero-pads page numbers to the width of the page count (page-01.jpg…page-12.jpg).

Editing existing documents

Legacy .doc files must be converted first: python scripts/office/soffice.py --headless --convert-to docx file.doc.

unzip -q doc.docx -d unpacked/
find unpacked -type l -delete   # strip symlink entries — docx from external parties is untrusted
python scripts/merge_runs.py unpacked/   # coalesce fragmented runs so text is findable
# edit unpacked/word/document.xml in place — do NOT reformat or pretty-print
(cd unpacked && rm -f ../out.docx && zip -Xr ../out.docx .)
python scripts/office/validate.py out.docx --original doc.docx   # XSD checks; --auto-repair fixes common issues
# redlining? add --author "<the name you redlined under>" to check every edit is tracked

Word splits text across many <w:r> runs (revision ids, spell-check markers), so a phrase you can see in the document often doesn't exist as a contiguous string in the XML. merge_runs.py merges adjacent identically-formatted runs in word/document.xml without changing content or rendering; it also accepts a .docx directly (python scripts/merge_runs.py doc.docx -o merged.docx).

Tracked changes: when redlining, validate with --author "<the name you redlined under>" (needs --original) — it reports any text you changed without a <w:ins>/<w:del> around it, which is easy to do by accident and invisible in the accepted view. Wrap runs in <w:ins>/<w:del> with w:id, w:author, w:date attributes. Inside <w:del>, the text element is <w:delText>, not <w:t>. A deleted paragraph mark (<w:pPr><w:rPr><w:del w:id=".." w:author=".." w:date=".."/></w:rPr></w:pPr>) means "merge this paragraph into the next" — so deleting a paragraph outright is that plus a <w:del> around every run. The <w:del/> must come before the rPr's other children; their order is schema-enforced.

To produce a clean copy with all tracked changes accepted: python scripts/accept_changes.py in.docx out.docx.

Accepting a deleted paragraph mark should join that paragraph to the one below it, so a paragraph whose runs are all deleted vanishes. Word does this; accept_changes.py and pandoc --track-changes=accept don't always. Both fail the same way — they strip the deleted text but leave the emptied paragraph behind, which reads as a stray empty bullet when it was auto-numbered:

  • pandoc --track-changes=accept never joins the paragraphs.

  • accept_changes.py (LibreOffice) joins them correctly, except when the deleted paragraph is followed by an empty spacer paragraph.

An empty bullet in either view is an artifact of that view, not a defect in the document. Check paragraph deletions in the XML.

Comments

Comments require six cross-linked files. Use the helper — directory mode when you'll also be editing document.xml (saves an unzip/rezip cycle), .docx-direct mode otherwise:

# Against an already-unpacked directory (preferred when also placing markers)
python scripts/comment.py unpacked/ "Fees & expenses cap is too low"
python scripts/comment.py unpacked/ "Agreed" --parent 0

# Against a .docx directly
python scripts/comment.py contract.docx "This cap is too low" -o annotated.docx

The script writes comments.xml, commentsExtended.xml, commentsIds.xml, commentsExtensible.xml, the relationships, and the content-type overrides. Comment IDs are auto-assigned. It then prints the <w:commentRangeStart>/<w:commentRangeEnd>/<w:commentReference> snippet to add to word/document.xml so the comment anchors to specific text — until you place those markers, the comment exists but is not visible.

Dependencies

docx (npm, preinstalled — install only if require('docx') fails) · pandoc · LibreOffice (soffice) · pdftoppm (Poppler)

Files

scripts/office/validators/base.py

"""
Base validator with common validation logic for document files.
"""

import re
from pathlib import Path

import defusedxml.minidom
from functools import lru_cache

import lxml.etree

from helpers import safe_extract


@lru_cache(maxsize=None)
def _load_schema(schema_path: str):
    with open(schema_path, "rb") as xsd_file:
        xsd_doc = lxml.etree.parse(
            xsd_file, parser=lxml.etree.XMLParser(), base_url=schema_path
        )
    return lxml.etree.XMLSchema(xsd_doc)

class BaseSchemaValidator:

    IGNORED_VALIDATION_ERRORS = [
        "hyphenationZone",
        "purl.org/dc/terms",
    ]

    UNIQUE_ID_REQUIREMENTS = {
        "comment": ("id", "file"),  
        "commentrangestart": ("id", "file"),  
        "commentrangeend": ("id", "file"),  
        "bookmarkstart": ("id", "file"),  
        "bookmarkend": ("id", "file"),  
        "sldid": ("id", "file"),  
        "sldmasterid": ("id", "global"),  
        "sldlayoutid": ("id", "global"),  
        "cm": ("authorid", "file"),  
        "sheet": ("sheetid", "file"),  
        "definedname": ("id", "file"),  
        "cxnsp": ("id", "file"),  
        "sp": ("id", "file"),  
        "pic": ("id", "file"),  
        "grpsp": ("id", "file"),  
    }

    EXCLUDED_ID_CONTAINERS = {
        "sectionlst",  
    }

    ELEMENT_RELATIONSHIP_TYPES = {}

    SCHEMA_MAPPINGS = {
        "word": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/wml.xsd",  
        "ppt": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/pml.xsd",  
        "xl": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/sml.xsd",  
        "[Content_Types].xml": "ecma/fouth-edition/opc-contentTypes.xsd",
        "app.xml": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/shared-documentPropertiesExtended.xsd",
        "core.xml": "ecma/fouth-edition/opc-coreProperties.xsd",
        "custom.xml": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/shared-documentPropertiesCustom.xsd",
        ".rels": "ecma/fouth-edition/opc-relationships.xsd",
        "people.xml": "microsoft/wml-2012.xsd",
        "commentsIds.xml": "microsoft/wml-cid-2016.xsd",
        "commentsExtensible.xml": "microsoft/wml-cex-2018.xsd",
        "commentsExtended.xml": "microsoft/wml-2012.xsd",
        "chart": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/dml-chart.xsd",
        "theme": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/dml-main.xsd",
        "drawing": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/dml-main.xsd",
    }

    MC_NAMESPACE = "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
    XML_NAMESPACE = "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace"

    PACKAGE_RELATIONSHIPS_NAMESPACE = (
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships"
    )
    OFFICE_RELATIONSHIPS_NAMESPACE = (
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships"
    )
    CONTENT_TYPES_NAMESPACE = (
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/content-types"
    )

    MAIN_CONTENT_FOLDERS = {"word", "ppt", "xl"}

    OOXML_NAMESPACES = {
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/math",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/schemaLibrary/2006/main",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/main",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/chart",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/chartDrawing",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/diagram",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/picture",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/spreadsheetDrawing",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/wordprocessingDrawing",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/presentationml/2006/main",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/sharedTypes",
        "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace",
    }

    def __init__(self, unpacked_dir, original_file=None, verbose=False):
        self.unpacked_dir = Path(unpacked_dir).resolve()
        self.original_file = Path(original_file) if original_file else None
        self.verbose = verbose

        self.schemas_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "schemas"

        patterns = ["*.xml", "*.rels"]
        self.xml_files = [
            f for pattern in patterns for f in self.unpacked_dir.rglob(pattern)
        ]

        if not self.xml_files:
            print(f"Warning: No XML files found in {self.unpacked_dir}")

    def validate(self):
        raise NotImplementedError("Subclasses must implement the validate method")

    def repair(self) -> int:
        return self.repair_whitespace_preservation()

    def repair_whitespace_preservation(self) -> int:
        repairs = 0

        for xml_file in self.xml_files:
            try:
                content = xml_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
                dom = defusedxml.minidom.parseString(content)
                pending = []  

                for elem in dom.getElementsByTagName("*"):
                    local_name = elem.tagName.rsplit(":", 1)[-1]
                    if local_name in ("t", "delText", "instrText", "delInstrText"):
                        text = "".join(
                            child.data
                            for child in elem.childNodes
                            if child.nodeType in (child.TEXT_NODE, child.CDATA_SECTION_NODE)
                        )
                        ws = (" ", "\t", "\n", "\r")
                        if text and (text.startswith(ws) or text.endswith(ws)):
                            if elem.getAttribute("xml:space") != "preserve":
                                elem.setAttribute("xml:space", "preserve")
                                text_preview = repr(text[:30]) + "..." if len(text) > 30 else repr(text)
                                pending.append(f"  Repaired: {xml_file.name}: Added xml:space='preserve' to {elem.tagName}: {text_preview}")

                if pending:
                    xml_file.write_bytes(dom.toxml(encoding="UTF-8"))
                    for message in pending:
                        print(message)
                    repairs += len(pending)

            except Exception:
                pass

        return repairs

    def validate_xml(self):
        errors = []

        for xml_file in self.xml_files:
            try:
                lxml.etree.parse(str(xml_file))
            except lxml.etree.XMLSyntaxError as e:
                errors.append(
                    f"  {xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)}: "
                    f"Line {e.lineno}: {e.msg}"
                )
            except Exception as e:
                errors.append(
                    f"  {xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)}: "
                    f"Unexpected error: {str(e)}"
                )

        if errors:
            print(f"FAILED - Found {len(errors)} XML violations:")
            for error in errors:
                print(error)
            return False
        else:
            if self.verbose:
                print("PASSED - All XML files are well-formed")
            return True

    def validate_namespaces(self):
        errors = []

        for xml_file in self.xml_files:
            try:
                root = lxml.etree.parse(str(xml_file)).getroot()
                declared = set(root.nsmap.keys()) - {None}  

                for attr_val in [
                    v for k, v in root.attrib.items() if k.endswith("Ignorable")
                ]:
                    undeclared = set(attr_val.split()) - declared
                    errors.extend(
                        f"  {xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)}: "
                        f"Namespace '{ns}' in Ignorable but not declared"
                        for ns in undeclared
                    )
            except lxml.etree.XMLSyntaxError:
                continue

        if errors:
            print(f"FAILED - {len(errors)} namespace issues:")
            for error in errors:
                print(error)
            return False
        if self.verbose:
            print("PASSED - All namespace prefixes properly declared")
        return True

    def validate_unique_ids(self):
        errors = []
        global_ids = {}  

        for xml_file in self.xml_files:
            try:
                root = lxml.etree.parse(str(xml_file)).getroot()
                file_ids = {}  

                mc_elements = root.xpath(
                    ".//mc:AlternateContent", namespaces={"mc": self.MC_NAMESPACE}
                )
                for elem in mc_elements:
                    elem.getparent().remove(elem)

                for elem in root.iter():
                    if not hasattr(elem, "tag") or callable(elem.tag):
                        continue
                    tag = (
                        elem.tag.split("}")[-1].lower()
                        if "}" in elem.tag
                        else elem.tag.lower()
                    )

                    if tag in self.UNIQUE_ID_REQUIREMENTS:
                        in_excluded_container = any(
                            ancestor.tag.split("}")[-1].lower() in self.EXCLUDED_ID_CONTAINERS
                            for ancestor in elem.iterancestors()
                        )
                        if in_excluded_container:
                            continue

                        attr_name, scope = self.UNIQUE_ID_REQUIREMENTS[tag]

                        id_value = None
                        for attr, value in elem.attrib.items():
                            attr_local = (
                                attr.split("}")[-1].lower()
                                if "}" in attr
                                else attr.lower()
                            )
                            if attr_local == attr_name:
                                id_value = value
                                break

                        if id_value is not None:
                            if scope == "global":
                                if id_value in global_ids:
                                    prev_file, prev_line, prev_tag = global_ids[
                                        id_value
                                    ]
                                    errors.append(
                                        f"  {xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)}: "
                                        f"Line {elem.sourceline}: Global ID '{id_value}' in <{tag}> "
                                        f"already used in {prev_file} at line {prev_line} in <{prev_tag}>"
                                    )
                                else:
                                    global_ids[id_value] = (
                                        xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir),
                                        elem.sourceline,
                                        tag,
                                    )
                            elif scope == "file":
                                key = (tag, attr_name)
                                if key not in file_ids:
                                    file_ids[key] = {}

                                if id_value in file_ids[key]:
                                    prev_line = file_ids[key][id_value]
                                    errors.append(
                                        f"  {xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)}: "
                                        f"Line {elem.sourceline}: Duplicate {attr_name}='{id_value}' in <{tag}> "
                                        f"(first occurrence at line {prev_line})"
                                    )
                                else:
                                    file_ids[key][id_value] = elem.sourceline

            except (lxml.etree.XMLSyntaxError, Exception) as e:
                errors.append(
                    f"  {xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)}: Error: {e}"
                )

        if errors:
            print(f"FAILED - Found {len(errors)} ID uniqueness violations:")
            for error in errors:
                print(error)
            return False
        else:
            if self.verbose:
                print("PASSED - All required IDs are unique")
            return True

    def validate_file_references(self):
        errors = []

        rels_files = list(self.unpacked_dir.rglob("*.rels"))

        if not rels_files:
            if self.verbose:
                print("PASSED - No .rels files found")
            return True

        all_files = []
        for file_path in self.unpacked_dir.rglob("*"):
            if (
                file_path.is_file()
                and file_path.name != "[Content_Types].xml"
                and not file_path.name.endswith(".rels")
            ):  
                all_files.append(file_path.resolve())

        all_referenced_files = set()

        if self.verbose:
            print(
                f"Found {len(rels_files)} .rels files and {len(all_files)} target files"
            )

        for rels_file in rels_files:
            try:
                rels_root = lxml.etree.parse(str(rels_file)).getroot()

                rels_dir = rels_file.parent

                referenced_files = set()
                broken_refs = []

                for rel in rels_root.findall(
                    ".//ns:Relationship",
                    namespaces={"ns": self.PACKAGE_RELATIONSHIPS_NAMESPACE},
                ):
                    target = rel.get("Target")
                    if rel.get("TargetMode") == "External":
                        continue
                    if target and not target.startswith(
                        ("http", "mailto:")
                    ):  
                        if target.startswith("/"):
                            target_path = self.unpacked_dir / target.lstrip("/")
                        elif rels_file.name == ".rels":
                            target_path = self.unpacked_dir / target
                        else:
                            base_dir = rels_dir.parent
                            target_path = base_dir / target

                        try:
                            target_path = target_path.resolve()
                            if target_path.exists() and target_path.is_file():
                                referenced_files.add(target_path)
                                all_referenced_files.add(target_path)
                            else:
                                broken_refs.append((target, rel.sourceline))
                        except (OSError, ValueError):
                            broken_refs.append((target, rel.sourceline))

                if broken_refs:
                    rel_path = rels_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)
                    for broken_ref, line_num in broken_refs:
                        errors.append(
                            f"  {rel_path}: Line {line_num}: Broken reference to {broken_ref}"
                        )

            except Exception as e:
                rel_path = rels_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)
                errors.append(f"  Error parsing {rel_path}: {e}")

        unreferenced_files = set(all_files) - all_referenced_files

        if unreferenced_files:
            for unref_file in sorted(unreferenced_files):
                unref_rel_path = unref_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)
                errors.append(f"  Unreferenced file: {unref_rel_path}")

        if errors:
            print(f"FAILED - Found {len(errors)} relationship validation errors:")
            for error in errors:
                print(error)
            print(
                "CRITICAL: These errors will cause the document to appear corrupt. "
                + "Broken references MUST be fixed, "
                + "and unreferenced files MUST be referenced or removed."
            )
            return False
        else:
            if self.verbose:
                print(
                    "PASSED - All references are valid and all files are properly referenced"
                )
            return True

    def validate_all_relationship_ids(self):
        import lxml.etree

        errors = []

        for xml_file in self.xml_files:
            if xml_file.suffix == ".rels":
                continue

            rels_dir = xml_file.parent / "_rels"
            rels_file = rels_dir / f"{xml_file.name}.rels"

            if not rels_file.exists():
                continue

            try:
                rels_root = lxml.etree.parse(str(rels_file)).getroot()
                rid_to_type = {}

                for rel in rels_root.findall(
                    f".//{{{self.PACKAGE_RELATIONSHIPS_NAMESPACE}}}Relationship"
                ):
                    rid = rel.get("Id")
                    rel_type = rel.get("Type", "")
                    if rid:
                        if rid in rid_to_type:
                            rels_rel_path = rels_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)
                            errors.append(
                                f"  {rels_rel_path}: Line {rel.sourceline}: "
                                f"Duplicate relationship ID '{rid}' (IDs must be unique)"
                            )
                        type_name = (
                            rel_type.split("/")[-1] if "/" in rel_type else rel_type
                        )
                        rid_to_type[rid] = type_name

                xml_root = lxml.etree.parse(str(xml_file)).getroot()

                r_ns = self.OFFICE_RELATIONSHIPS_NAMESPACE
                rid_attrs_to_check = ["id", "embed", "link"]
                for elem in xml_root.iter():
                    if not hasattr(elem, "tag") or callable(elem.tag):
                        continue
                    for attr_name in rid_attrs_to_check:
                        rid_attr = elem.get(f"{{{r_ns}}}{attr_name}")
                        if not rid_attr:
                            continue
                        xml_rel_path = xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)
                        elem_name = (
                            elem.tag.split("}")[-1] if "}" in elem.tag else elem.tag
                        )

                        if rid_attr not in rid_to_type:
                            errors.append(
                                f"  {xml_rel_path}: Line {elem.sourceline}: "
                                f"<{elem_name}> r:{attr_name} references non-existent relationship '{rid_attr}' "
                                f"(valid IDs: {', '.join(sorted(rid_to_type.keys())[:5])}{'...' if len(rid_to_type) > 5 else ''})"
                            )
                        elif attr_name == "id" and self.ELEMENT_RELATIONSHIP_TYPES:
                            expected_type = self._get_expected_relationship_type(
                                elem_name
                            )
                            if expected_type:
                                actual_type = rid_to_type[rid_attr]
                                if expected_type not in actual_type.lower():
                                    errors.append(
                                        f"  {xml_rel_path}: Line {elem.sourceline}: "
                                        f"<{elem_name}> references '{rid_attr}' which points to '{actual_type}' "
                                        f"but should point to a '{expected_type}' relationship"
                                    )

            except Exception as e:
                xml_rel_path = xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)
                errors.append(f"  Error processing {xml_rel_path}: {e}")

        if errors:
            print(f"FAILED - Found {len(errors)} relationship ID reference errors:")
            for error in errors:
                print(error)
            print("\nThese ID mismatches will cause the document to appear corrupt!")
            return False
        else:
            if self.verbose:
                print("PASSED - All relationship ID references are valid")
            return True

    def _get_expected_relationship_type(self, element_name):
        elem_lower = element_name.lower()

        if elem_lower in self.ELEMENT_RELATIONSHIP_TYPES:
            return self.ELEMENT_RELATIONSHIP_TYPES[elem_lower]

        if elem_lower.endswith("id") and len(elem_lower) > 2:
            prefix = elem_lower[:-2]  
            if prefix.endswith("master"):
                return prefix.lower()
            elif prefix.endswith("layout"):
                return prefix.lower()
            else:
                if prefix == "sld":
                    return "slide"
                return prefix.lower()

        if elem_lower.endswith("reference") and len(elem_lower) > 9:
            prefix = elem_lower[:-9]  
            return prefix.lower()

        return None

    def validate_content_types(self):
        errors = []

        content_types_file = self.unpacked_dir / "[Content_Types].xml"
        if not content_types_file.exists():
            print("FAILED - [Content_Types].xml file not found")
            return False

        try:
            root = lxml.etree.parse(str(content_types_file)).getroot()
            declared_parts = set()
            declared_extensions = set()

            for override in root.findall(
                f".//{{{self.CONTENT_TYPES_NAMESPACE}}}Override"
            ):
                part_name = override.get("PartName")
                if part_name is not None:
                    declared_parts.add(part_name.lstrip("/"))

            for default in root.findall(
                f".//{{{self.CONTENT_TYPES_NAMESPACE}}}Default"
            ):
                extension = default.get("Extension")
                if extension is not None:
                    declared_extensions.add(extension.lower())

            declarable_roots = {
                "sld",
                "sldLayout",
                "sldMaster",
                "presentation",  
                "document",  
                "workbook",
                "worksheet",  
                "theme",  
            }

            media_extensions = {
                "png": "image/png",
                "jpg": "image/jpeg",
                "jpeg": "image/jpeg",
                "gif": "image/gif",
                "bmp": "image/bmp",
                "tiff": "image/tiff",
                "wmf": "image/x-wmf",
                "emf": "image/x-emf",
            }

            all_files = list(self.unpacked_dir.rglob("*"))
            all_files = [f for f in all_files if f.is_file()]

            for xml_file in self.xml_files:
                path_str = str(xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)).replace(
                    "\\", "/"
                )

                if any(
                    skip in path_str
                    for skip in [".rels", "[Content_Types]", "docProps/", "_rels/"]
                ):
                    continue

                try:
                    root_tag = lxml.etree.parse(str(xml_file)).getroot().tag
                    root_name = root_tag.split("}")[-1] if "}" in root_tag else root_tag

                    if root_name in declarable_roots and path_str not in declared_parts:
                        errors.append(
                            f"  {path_str}: File with <{root_name}> root not declared in [Content_Types].xml"
                        )

                except Exception:
                    continue  

            for file_path in all_files:
                if file_path.suffix.lower() in {".xml", ".rels"}:
                    continue
                if file_path.name == "[Content_Types].xml":
                    continue
                if "_rels" in file_path.parts or "docProps" in file_path.parts:
                    continue

                extension = file_path.suffix.lstrip(".").lower()
                if extension and extension not in declared_extensions:
                    if extension in media_extensions:
                        relative_path = file_path.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)
                        errors.append(
                            f'  {relative_path}: File with extension \'{extension}\' not declared in [Content_Types].xml - should add: <Default Extension="{extension}" ContentType="{media_extensions[extension]}"/>'
                        )

        except Exception as e:
            errors.append(f"  Error parsing [Content_Types].xml: {e}")

        if errors:
            print(f"FAILED - Found {len(errors)} content type declaration errors:")
            for error in errors:
                print(error)
            return False
        else:
            if self.verbose:
                print(
                    "PASSED - All content files are properly declared in [Content_Types].xml"
                )
            return True

    def validate_file_against_xsd(self, xml_file, verbose=False):
        xml_file = Path(xml_file).resolve()
        unpacked_dir = self.unpacked_dir.resolve()

        is_valid, current_errors = self._validate_single_file_xsd(
            xml_file, unpacked_dir
        )

        if is_valid is None:
            return None, set()  
        elif is_valid:
            return True, set()  

        original_errors = self._get_original_file_errors(xml_file)

        assert current_errors is not None
        new_errors = current_errors - original_errors

        new_errors = {
            e for e in new_errors
            if not any(pattern in e for pattern in self.IGNORED_VALIDATION_ERRORS)
        }

        if new_errors:
            if verbose:
                relative_path = xml_file.relative_to(unpacked_dir)
                print(f"FAILED - {relative_path}: {len(new_errors)} new error(s)")
                for error in list(new_errors)[:3]:
                    truncated = error[:250] + "..." if len(error) > 250 else error
                    print(f"  - {truncated}")
            return False, new_errors
        else:
            if verbose:
                print(
                    f"PASSED - No new errors (original had {len(current_errors)} errors)"
                )
            return True, set()

    def validate_against_xsd(self):
        new_errors = []
        original_error_count = 0
        valid_count = 0
        skipped_count = 0

        for xml_file in self.xml_files:
            relative_path = str(xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir))
            is_valid, new_file_errors = self.validate_file_against_xsd(
                xml_file, verbose=False
            )

            if is_valid is None:
                skipped_count += 1
                continue
            elif is_valid and not new_file_errors:
                valid_count += 1
                continue
            elif is_valid:
                original_error_count += 1
                valid_count += 1
                continue

            new_errors.append(f"  {relative_path}: {len(new_file_errors)} new error(s)")
            for error in list(new_file_errors)[:3]:  
                new_errors.append(
                    f"    - {error[:250]}..." if len(error) > 250 else f"    - {error}"
                )

        if self.verbose:
            print(f"Validated {len(self.xml_files)} files:")
            print(f"  - Valid: {valid_count}")
            print(f"  - Skipped (no schema): {skipped_count}")
            if original_error_count:
                print(f"  - With original errors (ignored): {original_error_count}")
            print(
                f"  - With NEW errors: {len(new_errors) > 0 and len([e for e in new_errors if not e.startswith('    ')]) or 0}"
            )

        if new_errors:
            print("\nFAILED - Found NEW validation errors:")
            for error in new_errors:
                print(error)
            return False
        else:
            if self.verbose:
                print("\nPASSED - No new XSD validation errors introduced")
            return True

    def _get_schema_path(self, xml_file):
        if xml_file.name in self.SCHEMA_MAPPINGS:
            return self.schemas_dir / self.SCHEMA_MAPPINGS[xml_file.name]

        if xml_file.suffix == ".rels":
            return self.schemas_dir / self.SCHEMA_MAPPINGS[".rels"]

        if "charts/" in str(xml_file) and xml_file.name.startswith("chart"):
            return self.schemas_dir / self.SCHEMA_MAPPINGS["chart"]

        if "theme/" in str(xml_file) and xml_file.name.startswith("theme"):
            return self.schemas_dir / self.SCHEMA_MAPPINGS["theme"]

        if xml_file.parent.name in self.MAIN_CONTENT_FOLDERS:
            return self.schemas_dir / self.SCHEMA_MAPPINGS[xml_file.parent.name]

        return None

    def _clean_ignorable_namespaces(self, xml_doc):
        xml_string = lxml.etree.tostring(xml_doc, encoding="unicode")
        xml_copy = lxml.etree.fromstring(xml_string)

        for elem in xml_copy.iter():
            attrs_to_remove = []

            for attr in elem.attrib:
                if "{" in attr:
                    ns = attr.split("}")[0][1:]
                    if ns not in self.OOXML_NAMESPACES:
                        attrs_to_remove.append(attr)

            for attr in attrs_to_remove:
                del elem.attrib[attr]

        self._remove_ignorable_elements(xml_copy)

        return lxml.etree.ElementTree(xml_copy)

    def _remove_ignorable_elements(self, root):
        elements_to_remove = []

        for elem in list(root):
            if not hasattr(elem, "tag") or callable(elem.tag):
                continue

            tag_str = str(elem.tag)
            if tag_str.startswith("{"):
                ns = tag_str.split("}")[0][1:]
                if ns not in self.OOXML_NAMESPACES:
                    elements_to_remove.append(elem)
                    continue

            self._remove_ignorable_elements(elem)

        for elem in elements_to_remove:
            root.remove(elem)

    def _preprocess_for_mc_ignorable(self, xml_doc):
        root = xml_doc.getroot()

        if f"{{{self.MC_NAMESPACE}}}Ignorable" in root.attrib:
            del root.attrib[f"{{{self.MC_NAMESPACE}}}Ignorable"]

        return xml_doc

    def _preprocess_for_schema(self, xml_doc, relative_path):
        return xml_doc

    def _validate_single_file_xsd(self, xml_file, base_path, schema_path=None):
        schema_path = schema_path or self._get_schema_path(xml_file)
        if not schema_path:
            return None, None  

        try:
            schema = _load_schema(str(schema_path))

            with open(xml_file, "r") as f:
                xml_doc = lxml.etree.parse(f)

            xml_doc, _ = self._remove_template_tags_from_text_nodes(xml_doc)
            xml_doc = self._preprocess_for_mc_ignorable(xml_doc)

            relative_path = xml_file.relative_to(base_path)
            if (
                relative_path.parts
                and relative_path.parts[0] in self.MAIN_CONTENT_FOLDERS
            ):
                xml_doc = self._clean_ignorable_namespaces(xml_doc)

            xml_doc = self._preprocess_for_schema(xml_doc, relative_path)

            if schema.validate(xml_doc):
                return True, set()
            else:
                errors = set()
                for error in schema.error_log:
                    errors.add(error.message)
                return False, errors

        except Exception as e:
            return False, {str(e)}

    def _get_original_file_errors(self, xml_file, schema_path=None):
        if self.original_file is None:
            return set()

        import tempfile
        import zipfile

        xml_file = Path(xml_file).resolve()
        unpacked_dir = self.unpacked_dir.resolve()
        relative_path = xml_file.relative_to(unpacked_dir)

        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
            temp_path = Path(temp_dir)

            try:
                with zipfile.ZipFile(self.original_file, "r") as zip_ref:
                    safe_extract(zip_ref, temp_path)
            except (zipfile.BadZipFile, ValueError, OSError):
                return set()

            original_xml_file = temp_path / relative_path

            if not original_xml_file.exists():
                return set()

            is_valid, errors = self._validate_single_file_xsd(
                original_xml_file, temp_path, schema_path=schema_path
            )
            return errors if errors else set()

    def _remove_template_tags_from_text_nodes(self, xml_doc):
        warnings = []
        template_pattern = re.compile(r"\{\{[^}]*\}\}")

        xml_string = lxml.etree.tostring(xml_doc, encoding="unicode")
        xml_copy = lxml.etree.fromstring(xml_string)

        def process_text_content(text, content_type):
            if not text:
                return text
            matches = list(template_pattern.finditer(text))
            if matches:
                for match in matches:
                    warnings.append(
                        f"Found template tag in {content_type}: {match.group()}"
                    )
                return template_pattern.sub("", text)
            return text

        for elem in xml_copy.iter():
            if not hasattr(elem, "tag") or callable(elem.tag):
                continue
            tag_str = str(elem.tag)
            if tag_str.endswith("}t") or tag_str == "t":
                continue

            elem.text = process_text_content(elem.text, "text content")
            elem.tail = process_text_content(elem.tail, "tail content")

        return lxml.etree.ElementTree(xml_copy), warnings


if __name__ == "__main__":
    raise RuntimeError("This module should not be run directly.")

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