# Operation Manual & Change Log ## Core Principles 1. **Modularity**: The system is divided into three distinct phases (Preprocessing, Translation, Assembly) with clear boundaries. 2. **Immutability**: `book_structure.json` is generated once during preprocessing and should not be modified by subsequent steps. 3. **Source of Truth**: `manifest.json` is the single source of truth for translations. 4. **Idempotency**: Translation steps can be retried without side effects (existing translations are preserved). ## Directory Structure * `pipeline/`: Executable scripts for each stage. * `01_preprocess.py`: Clean EPUB, generate structure, extract text. * `02_translate.py`: Translate text in manifest. * `03_assemble.py`: Apply translations and build final EPUB. * `src/`: Core logic modules. * `preprocessing/`: Cleaning, extraction, profiling. * `translation/`: LLM integration, manifest management. * `assembly/`: Backfilling, EPUB building. * `common/`: Shared data models and utils. * `work/`: Working directory for intermediate files (ignored by git). ## Pipeline Usage ### Step 1: Preprocessing ```bash python pipeline/01_preprocess.py inputs/my_book.epub ``` Generates `work/my_book/book_structure.json` and `manifest.json`. ### Step 2: Translation ```bash python pipeline/02_translate.py --input-epub inputs/my_book.epub ``` Translates entries in `manifest.json`. ensuring `.env` has `OPENAI_API_KEY`. ### Step 3: Assembly ### Step 3: Assembly ```bash # Bilingual Output (Default: output/bilingual_my_book.epub) python pipeline/03_assemble.py inputs/my_book.epub --bilingual # Target Language Output (Default: output/translated_my_book.epub) python pipeline/03_assemble.py inputs/my_book.epub ``` **Note**: The Assembly step now includes an **LLM-based Placeholder Repair** mechanism. If `format_restorer` detects broken placeholders in the translation, it will query the LLM (using your configured credentials) to attempt an automatic fix. Ensure your `OPENAI_API_KEY` is set if you want this feature enabled. ## Configuration System settings are managed via `config/config.yaml` and environment variables. ### `config/config.yaml` Control LLM parameters and translation behavior: ```yaml llm: model: "gpt-3.5-turbo" # LLM Model Name base_url: "https://api.openai.com/v1" timeout: 60 requests_per_minute: 60 # Rate limiting concurrent_requests: 5 # Parallel chunks translation: chunk_size: 4000 # Characters per chunk ``` ### Environment Variables (`.env`) Security-sensitive credentials must be set here: ```bash OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... # Required OPENAI_BASE_URL=... # Optional override for config ``` ## Known Issues & Troubleshooting ### AuthenticationError (OpenRouter etc.) If you see `AuthenticationError` despite having the correct `base_url` in config: 1. Check if you have a stale `OPENAI_API_KEY` in your shell environment. 2. Environment variables **override** `.env` files. 3. Fix: Run `unset OPENAI_API_KEY` (and `OPENAI_BASE_URL`) before running the script. ### Missing/Unknown Placeholders * **Logs**: `WARNING - Restoration warning: missing placeholders...` * **Cause**: The LLM translation didn't preserve the exact `φXφ` tags. * **Fix**: 1. The system will now attempt to **auto-repair** using the LLM during Assembly. 2. If that fails, check logs. In some cases (e.g., complex HTML entities like `&`), the extractor might have degraded to plain text. 3. (Fixed in v0.11) Enhanced `FormatExtractor` now handles HTML entities correctly, preventing phantom placeholder hallucinations. ## Change Log ### [2026-01-31] Robustness & Repair * **Feature**: Added **LLM-based Placeholder Repair** in Assembly stage. If placeholders mismatch, the system asks the LLM to fix the tags without changing text. * **Fix**: Solved `FormatExtractor` "phantom placeholders" issue by correctly unescaping HTML entities during integrity checks. * **Fix**: Resolved **Duplicate ID** issue in LLM response parsing. Now recursively strips repeated headers (e.g., `#12: #12: ...`) to prevent them from leaking into the translation. * **Tweak**: Updated `pipeline/03_assemble.py` to be async and load LLM config. ### [2026-01-30] Performance Improvements * **Concurrency Fix**: Resolved issue where `concurrent_requests` in `config.yaml` was ignored by the Translator engine. Now `main.py` and `pipeline/02_translate.py` correctly propagate this setting, allowing faster translation with higher limits (e.g., for local LLMs or high-rate-limit providers). ### [2026-01-28] Bug Fixes * **Fix Cover Image**: Resolved issue where book cover execution was missing in the final EPUB. Added `cover_image_id` tracking in `BookStructure` and restored proper OPF metadata in `BilingualBuilder`. ### [2026-01-27] Externalized Configuration * **Config**: Added `config/config.yaml` for tuning parameters (LLM model, RPM, Chunk Size). * **Logic**: `pipeline/02_translate.py` now loads settings from `config.yaml`. * **Dependency**: Added `PyYAML` to `requirements.txt`. ### [2026-01-27] Architecture Refactoring * **Restructured**: Moved source files into `src/preprocessing`, `src/translation`, `src/assembly`, `src/common`. * **Pipeline**: Created individual pipeline scripts in `pipeline/`. * **Refactor**: Renamed `fine_grained_extractor` to `text_extractor`, `translator` to `translator_engine`, etc. * **Logic**: Enforced 100% text coverage check in `format_extractor.py` (removed 95% threshold). * **Docs**: Created this Operation Manual.