# Description of Changes
This pull request introduces full support for generating true CBR (Comic
Book RAR) archives from PDF files using the local RAR CLI
### CBR Conversion Implementation:
- Refactored `PdfToCbrUtils.java` to generate image files for each PDF
page, invoke the RAR CLI to create a `.cbr` archive, and clean up
temporary files after conversion..
### Dependency & Endpoint Management:
- Added RAR as a required external dependency in
`ExternalAppDepConfig.java` and checks for its availability, disabling
related endpoints if missing.
- Registered new endpoints under the "RAR" group in
`EndpointConfiguration.java` and updated group validation logic.
### Controller and API Updates:
- Updated the API controller to clarify that the output is a true CBR
archive created with RAR, not ZIP-based.
- Modified the web controller to check for endpoint availability and
return a 404 error if the CBR conversion feature is disabled.
### Sample logs/verification:
Conversion command
> 23:12:41.552 [qtp1634254747-43] INFO s.s.common.util.ProcessExecutor -
Running command: rar a -m5 -ep1 output.cbr page_001.png
> 23:12:41.571 [Thread-25] INFO s.s.common.util.ProcessExecutor -
> 23:12:41.571 [Thread-25] INFO s.s.common.util.ProcessExecutor - RAR
7.12 Copyright (c) 1993-2025 Alexander Roshal 23 Jun 2025
> 23:12:41.571 [Thread-25] INFO s.s.common.util.ProcessExecutor - Trial
version Type 'rar -?' for help
> 23:12:41.571 [Thread-25] INFO s.s.common.util.ProcessExecutor -
> 23:12:41.571 [Thread-25] INFO s.s.common.util.ProcessExecutor -
Evaluation copy. Please register.
> 23:12:41.571 [Thread-25] INFO s.s.common.util.ProcessExecutor -
> 23:12:41.572 [Thread-25] INFO s.s.common.util.ProcessExecutor -
Creating archive output.cbr
> 23:12:41.578 [Thread-25] INFO s.s.common.util.ProcessExecutor -
> 23:12:41.587 [Thread-25] INFO s.s.common.util.ProcessExecutor - Adding
page_001.png OK
> 23:12:41.587 [Thread-25] INFO s.s.common.util.ProcessExecutor - Done
Verification whether its RAR (not included in the code; was to verify
whether the code works)
> ~/Downloads
> ❯ unrar l lorem-ipsum_converted.cbr
>
> UNRAR 7.12 freeware Copyright (c) 1993-2025 Alexander Roshal
>
> Archive: lorem-ipsum_converted.cbr
> Details: RAR 5
>
> Attributes Size Date Time Name
> ----------- --------- ---------- ----- ----
> -rw-r--r-- 105955 2025-10-07 23:12 page_001.png
> ----------- --------- ---------- ----- ----
> 105955 1
Logs on startup with no RAR CLI
> INFO:unoserver:Started.
> 12:09:16.592 [main] INFO s.s.p.s.configuration.DatabaseConfig - Using
default H2 database
> INFO:unoserver:Server PID: 46
> 12:09:21.281 [main] INFO s.s.c.config.TempFileConfiguration - Created
temporary directory: /tmp/stirling-pdf/stirling-pdf
> 12:09:21.329 [main] WARN s.s.SPDF.config.ExternalAppDepConfig -
Missing dependency: rar - Disabling group: RAR (Affected features:
Pdf/cbr, PDF To Cbr)
> 12:09:22.066 [main] INFO s.s.S.config.EndpointConfiguration - Disabled
tool groups: RAR (endpoints may have alternative implementations)
> 12:09:22.066 [main] INFO s.s.S.config.EndpointConfiguration - Disabled
functional groups: enterprise
> 12:09:22.066 [main] INFO s.s.S.config.EndpointConfiguration - Total
disabled endpoints: 3. Disabled endpoints: pdf-to-cbr, pdf/cbr,
url-to-pdf
> 12:09:22.407 [main] INFO s.s.p.s.service.DatabaseService - Source
directory does not exist: configs/db/backup
> 12:09:23.092 [main] INFO s.software.common.util.FileMonitor -
Monitoring directory: ./pipeline/watchedFolders
> 12:09:23.721 [main] INFO s.s.c.service.TempFileCleanupService -
Created LibreOffice temp directory:
/tmp/stirling-pdf/stirling-pdf/libreoffice
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## Checklist
### General
- [x] I have read the [Contribution
Guidelines](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [x] I have read the [Stirling-PDF Developer
Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/DeveloperGuide.md)
(if applicable)
- [ ] I have read the [How to add new languages to
Stirling-PDF](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md)
(if applicable)
- [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code
- [x] My changes generate no new warnings
### Documentation
- [ ] I have updated relevant docs on [Stirling-PDF's doc
repo](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-Tools.github.io/blob/main/docs/)
(if functionality has heavily changed)
- [ ] I have read the section [Add New Translation
Tags](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md#add-new-translation-tags)
(for new translation tags only)
### UI Changes (if applicable)
- [ ] Screenshots or videos demonstrating the UI changes are attached
(e.g., as comments or direct attachments in the PR)
### Testing (if applicable)
- [x] I have tested my changes locally. Refer to the [Testing
Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/DeveloperGuide.md#6-testing)
for more details.
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Signed-off-by: Balázs Szücs <bszucs1209@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
