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# Changelog

### 2.20.0

* \[MEX]. Improvement of support for the detection of the `CURP` and `ElectorKey`.
* \[ARG]. Field extraction `JWT` from the QR in idcard 2024 model.

### 2.19.0

* Added support for CUE ESP foreign cards.
* Use the parameters `type: foreign_card` and `model: ESP`
* Improved support for the NIC Identity document.
* Use the parameters `type: id_card` and `model: NIC`

### 2.18.2

* Added support for the CRI Identity document.
* The parameter `type` is optional.

### 2.18.1

New features:

* Optimized extraction of category codes and dates on driver's licenses.

Fixes:

* Retrieval of images from the backs of Identity documents.
* Retrieval of images from documents processed using multilingual OCR.
* Normalization of dates extracted from driver's licenses.

### 2.18.0

* Added support for processing driver's licenses with table-based layouts.
* Added support for the COL Identity document.
* Added support for the DOM Identity document.
* Added support for the NIC Identity document.
* Improved QR code detection.

### 2.17.2

New features:

* The parameter `model` is optional.

### 2.17.1

New features:

* Added support for an empty model parameter.

Fixes:

* Return the image content when specified `retrieveImages`.

### 2.17.0

New features:

* Added support for processing rotated images.
* Added support for HND foreign cards.
* Added support for QR codes in the ARG Identity document.

### 2.16.2

New features:

* Improved processing of SLV Identity documents.

### 2.16.1

New features:

* Improved processing of ARG Identity documents.

### 2.16.0

New features:

* Added support for loading configuration from environment variables.
* Updated the OCR extractor.
* Updated document templates (ARG).

Fixes:

* Fixed a possible null pointer issue.
* Improved validation for empty License scenarios.

### 2.15.0

New features:

* Improved matching logic: the system no longer returns an error when no side match is found.
* Improved matching behavior when multiple matches are detected.
* Updated document templates for PER.
* Integrated facephi-rest-client.

Fixes:

* Errors are now reported in the correct order of appearance to improve traceability.
* Improved processing of Identity documents by automatically using the most suitable document mode when available.
* Added source type information to the universal output.
* Removed the dependency on facephi-flow to simplify the architecture and reduce possible conflicts.

### 2.14.5

* Updated document templates:
  * ARG: fixed the scanning of `Address` in some documents.
  * ARG: fixed the field name `Procedure Number`.

### 2.14.4

* Updated document templates:
  * ARG: support for the 2024 model

### 2.14.3

* Updated document templates (ARG).

### 2.14.2

* Updated the document reader SDK to Version 4.0.2 to disable IQA checks.

### 2.14.1

* Updated the document reader SDK to Version 4.0.1 to correctly extract the document number from CHL Identity documents.

### 2.14.0

* New POST Endpoint `/api/v1/process_multi` for processing multilingual documents.
* Refactored logging with a consistent format.
* Updated the OCR extractor.
* Updates to integration tests for the new Endpoints and configuration parameters.
* Bug fixes and performance improvements in document processing.

### 2.13.0

* New GET Endpoint `/api/v1/config` to query the service's current configuration.
* New POST Endpoint `/api/v1/config` to update the service configuration without needing to restart it.
* Fix: return the document images in the universal output.
* Improved error messages.
* Updated ESP Identity document templates.

### 2.12.1

* Updated document templates (Canada).

### 2.12.0

* Updated the OCR extractor.
* Added the universal response output format.
* Updated facephi-recogntion v4.0.1

### 2.11.0

* Updated templates for RENTA v18.

### 2.10.1

* Fixed a License issue to ensure compliance and the proper functioning of the OCR service.

### 2.10.0

* Unified configuration parameters in a single file.
* Updated the OCR extractor.
* A new IDCard interpreter is available with some improvements. The previous interpreter is used by default for compatibility reasons.

### 2.9.1

* Set the attribute `isCropped` of the Endpoint `/process` to `true` by default and marked as obsolete (deprecated).

### 2.9.0

* Updated the OCR extractor.
* Improvements in logging.

### 2.8.1

* Updated the OCR extractor.
* Fixed the templates for the Mexico IDCard.

### 2.8.0

* Updated templates for RENTA v15.
* Fixed the PDF height and width as double type.
* Updated the OCR extractor.
* Added the Argentina Id Card version 0004. And removed version 0003.
* Updated the text-interpreter and templates.

## 2.7.0

* PDF: reduced the default threshold to 0.5 to improve text detection.
* PDF: added the optional parameter `pageNums`. It is a list of page numbers to process. Counting starts at 1. If it is not present, all pages will be processed.
* PDF: ignored "page not parsed" errors on the 2nd page and onwards.
* PDF: added the output `warnings`. This field contains information about pages that have not been processed. In the future, it could be expanded to include other information.
* Updated the text-interpreter:
  * PDF: model fields are included even if they are not detected or are empty.
* Updated document templates:
  * PDF: the IVA.json and RENTA.json models correctly process multi-word fields.
* Updated the License backend v2.0.0.
  * Added high availability.
* Updated the OCR extractor.

## 2.6.0

* Parallelized PDF processing in the OCR engine.
* Improvements in logging.
* Bug fixes.

## 2.5.1

* Added support for income tax in El Salvador, form F-11 V17. Model name: `INCOME TAX`.
* Added support for VAT in El Salvador, form F07 V14. Model name: `VAT`.
* Added support for multi-page PDF in the OCR engine.
* Improvements in logging. The log level is propagated from the service configuration to the OCR engine.
* Updated the OCR extractor.
* Updated the REST engine.
* The ForceDetection option of ProcessBody has been deprecated (deprecated).

## 2.5.0

* Improvements and optimizations in the OCR engine for documents and invoices.
* Improvements in the OCR engine for the raw Endpoint.
* Improvements in logging.

## 2.4.6

* Improvements in the service health check.
* Improvements in license management.

## 2.4.4

* Fixed the Telmex model in special cases such as PUBLICO EN GENERAL as a line in the middle of the address.
* Fixed the CFE model when dates do not have the correct format.
* Fixed minor interpreter issues.

## 2.4.3

* Added support for Mexico IDCard/ForeignCard.

## 2.4.2

* Fixed dependencies, PDF engine with gcc7.

## 2.4.1

* Fixed an avx512 error in openvino builds for invoices

## 2.4.0

* Facephi Rest Manager has been updated to version 2.5.0. New configuration parameters have been added to the json "logger\_path", "logger\_level", "logger\_rotation", "logger\_max\_files".
* Updated the invoice OCR engine with major performance improvements.

## 2.3.4

* Fixed the barcode reader for some images from Argentina.

## 2.3.3

* Updated `facephi-rest-manager` to v2.4.2.
* New configuration parameter `client_max_body_size` to limit the maximum request body size.

## 2.3.2

* BREAKING CHANGE: the endpoint **process** now receives the parameter `files` instead of `image` to allow reading double-sided documents.
* Templates for Argentina documents updated: v1, v2, v3.
* Added support for IDCard documents of type OCR, MRZ, and barcode.
* Added support for two-sided IdCard documents.
* Added support for templates based on XML files.

## 2.3.1

* BREAKING CHANGE: the raw endpoint has a new parameter called `type` which allows choosing the type of document to process.
* Fixed the RENTA template.
* Fixed the PDF reader.
* Added the ability to configure the OCR service.

## 2.3.0

* The raw endpoint has a new parameter `type`.
* The CFE and TELMEX templates have been corrected.
* Added improvements in image processing.
* Bug fixes.

## 2.2.0

* Support for new models.
* Added text extraction from PDF.
* Added PDF-to-image conversion.
* Bug fixes.

## 2.1.3

* Documentation corrected.
* Fixed the CFE and TELMEX models.
* Modified the result of `/api/v1/process` to add more information.

## 2.1.2

* Added OCR Latin 2.0
* Added the Process, Health, Version, and Raw Endpoints.