* Package name    : verapdf
  Version         : 1.16.1
  Upstream Author : Open Preservation Foundation
* URL             : https://openpreservation.org/products/verapdf/
* License         : GPL 3+ and MPL 2.0+
  Programming Lang: Java
  Description     : first complete open source PDF/A validator

 veraPDF is the first complete open source PDF/A validator, covering all
 parts of the PDF/A standards. It comprises four components:
  • An implementation checker, which validates all parts and
    conformance levels of the PDF/A specifications
  • A policy checker, which allows users to implement additional custom
    checks to enforce institutional policy beyond the PDF/A specifications
  • A reporter, which processes the results, producing both human-readable
    and machine-parsable reports
  • A metadata fixer, which repairs metadata in files based on conformance
    with the standard
 .
 The software is accompanied by a comprehensive atomic test corpus, covering
 each clause in the PDF/A specifications.

I do not use VeraPDF yet, but think it looks very interesting. Its
description is most vocal about PDF/A, but the most recent releases
have added some support for checking PDF/UA's accessibility requirements,
so far PDF tagging in particular.

Given the scarcity of FLOSS for reading, let alone verifying, accessible
PDFs, VeraPDF is likely to play an important role this way. Its emphasis
on verifying practical usability seems strong.

It supports two backends, an in-house one and PDFBox; and also both
CLI and GUI utilities.
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Hi John,

I don't know why the Debian TeX Maintainer list got this email, but this
is definitely nothing we will want to package. Since it is purely Java
stuff, I suggest the Java groups.

Also, the list of dependencies is impressive, not sure whether all of
them have been packaged for debian, so it might be a considerable
endeavour to package verapdf.

Best

Norbert

This package would also be useful for fpdf2, since upstream runs it to
prepare the files for some of the tests.

Right now I've disabled those tests and they aren't a big priority of
mine, but bringing them back would be nice.

(I have no experience with packaging java, nor with java in general, so
I'm not going to pick this up, sorry)