frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.json

@@ -1081,17 +1081,24 @@
   "changeMetadata": {
     "tags": "Title,author,date,creation,time,publisher,producer,stats",
     "header": "Change Metadata",
+    "selectText": {
+      "1": "Please edit the variables you wish to change",
+      "2": "Delete all metadata",
+      "3": "Show Custom Metadata:",
+      "4": "Other Metadata:",
+      "5": "Add Custom Metadata Entry"
+    },
     "submit": "Change",
     "filenamePrefix": "metadata",
     "settings": {
       "title": "Metadata Settings"
     },
     "standardFields": {
-      "title": "Standard Fields"
+      "title": "Standard Metadata"
     },
     "deleteAll": {
-      "label": "Remove Existing Metadata",
+      "label": "Delete all metadata",
-      "checkbox": "Delete all metadata"
+      "description": "Remove all metadata from the PDF document"
     },
     "title": {
       "label": "Title",
@@ -1118,18 +1125,20 @@
       "placeholder": "Document producer"
     },
     "dates": {
-      "title": "Date Fields"
+      "title": "Document Dates",
+      "format": "Format: yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss"
     },
     "creationDate": {
       "label": "Creation Date",
-      "placeholder": "Creation date"
+      "placeholder": "e.g. 2025/01/17 14:30:00"
     },
     "modificationDate": {
       "label": "Modification Date",
-      "placeholder": "Modification date"
+      "placeholder": "e.g. 2025/01/17 14:30:00"
     },
     "trapped": {
       "label": "Trapped Status",
+      "description": "Indicates whether the document has been trapped for high-quality printing",
       "unknown": "Unknown",
       "true": "True",
       "false": "False"
@@ -1170,7 +1179,8 @@
         "title": "Date Fields",
         "text": "When the document was created and modified.",
         "bullet1": "Creation Date: When original document was made",
-        "bullet2": "Modification Date: When last changed"
+        "bullet2": "Modification Date: When last changed",
+        "bullet3": "Format: yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss (e.g., 2025/01/17 14:30:00)"
       },
       "options": {
         "title": "Additional Options",
@@ -1180,8 +1190,8 @@
         "bullet3": "Delete All: Remove all metadata for privacy"
       },
       "deleteAll": {
-        "title": "Remove Existing Metadata",
+        "title": "Delete All Metadata",
-        "text": "Complete metadata deletion to ensure privacy."
+        "text": "Complete metadata removal for privacy and clean documents."
       },
       "customFields": {
         "title": "Custom Metadata",
@@ -1571,6 +1581,7 @@
     "submit": "Submit"
   },
   "scalePages": {
+    "tags": "resize,modify,dimension,adapt",
     "title": "Adjust page-scale",
     "header": "Adjust page-scale",
     "pageSize": "Size of a page of the document.",
@@ -1578,44 +1589,6 @@
     "scaleFactor": "Zoom level (crop) of a page.",
     "submit": "Submit"
   },
-  "adjustPageScale": {
-    "tags": "resize,modify,dimension,adapt",
-    "title": "Adjust Page Scale",
-    "header": "Adjust Page Scale",
-    "scaleFactor": {
-      "label": "Scale Factor"
-    },
-    "pageSize": {
-      "label": "Target Page Size",
-      "keep": "Keep Original Size",
-      "letter": "Letter",
-      "legal": "Legal"
-    },
-    "submit": "Adjust Page Scale",
-    "error": {
-      "failed": "An error occurred while adjusting the page scale."
-    },
-    "tooltip": {
-      "header": {
-        "title": "Page Scale Settings Overview"
-      },
-      "description": {
-        "title": "Description",
-        "text": "Adjust the size of PDF content and change the page dimensions."
-      },
-      "scaleFactor": {
-        "title": "Scale Factor",
-        "text": "Controls how large or small the content appears on the page. Content is scaled and centred - if scaled content is larger than the page size, it may be cropped.",
-        "bullet1": "1.0 = Original size",
-        "bullet2": "0.5 = Half size (50% smaller)",
-        "bullet3": "2.0 = Double size (200% larger, may crop)"
-      },
-      "pageSize": {
-        "title": "Target Page Size",
-        "text": "Sets the dimensions of the output PDF pages. 'Keep Original Size' maintains current dimensions, whilst other options resize to standard paper sizes."
-      }
-    }
-  },
   "add-page-numbers": {
     "tags": "paginate,label,organize,index"
   },

frontend/src/components/tools/adjustPageScale/AdjustPageScaleSettings.test.tsx

@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, test, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
-import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { MantineProvider } from '@mantine/core';
-import AdjustPageScaleSettings from './AdjustPageScaleSettings';
-import { AdjustPageScaleParameters, PageSize } from '../../../hooks/tools/adjustPageScale/useAdjustPageScaleParameters';
-
-// Mock useTranslation with predictable return values
-const mockT = vi.fn((key: string, fallback?: string) => fallback || `mock-${key}`);
-vi.mock('react-i18next', () => ({
-  useTranslation: () => ({ t: mockT })
-}));
-
-// Wrapper component to provide Mantine context
-const TestWrapper = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => (
-  <MantineProvider>{children}</MantineProvider>
-);
-
-describe('AdjustPageScaleSettings', () => {
-  const defaultParameters: AdjustPageScaleParameters = {
-    scaleFactor: 1.0,
-    pageSize: PageSize.KEEP,
-  };
-
-  const mockOnParameterChange = vi.fn();
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    vi.clearAllMocks();
-  });
-
-  test('should render without crashing', () => {
-    render(
-      <TestWrapper>
-        <AdjustPageScaleSettings
-          parameters={defaultParameters}
-          onParameterChange={mockOnParameterChange}
-        />
-      </TestWrapper>
-    );
-
-    // Basic render test - component renders without throwing
-    expect(screen.getByText('Scale Factor')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText('Target Page Size')).toBeInTheDocument();
-  });
-
-  test('should render with custom parameters', () => {
-    const customParameters: AdjustPageScaleParameters = {
-      scaleFactor: 2.5,
-      pageSize: PageSize.A4,
-    };
-
-    render(
-      <TestWrapper>
-        <AdjustPageScaleSettings
-          parameters={customParameters}
-          onParameterChange={mockOnParameterChange}
-        />
-      </TestWrapper>
-    );
-
-    // Component renders successfully with custom parameters
-    expect(screen.getByText('Scale Factor')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText('Target Page Size')).toBeInTheDocument();
-  });
-});

frontend/src/components/tools/adjustPageScale/AdjustPageScaleSettings.tsx

@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-import { Stack, NumberInput, Select } from "@mantine/core";
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { AdjustPageScaleParameters, PageSize } from "../../../hooks/tools/adjustPageScale/useAdjustPageScaleParameters";
-
-interface AdjustPageScaleSettingsProps {
-  parameters: AdjustPageScaleParameters;
-  onParameterChange: <K extends keyof AdjustPageScaleParameters>(key: K, value: AdjustPageScaleParameters[K]) => void;
-  disabled?: boolean;
-}
-
-const AdjustPageScaleSettings = ({ parameters, onParameterChange, disabled = false }: AdjustPageScaleSettingsProps) => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
-
-  const pageSizeOptions = [
-    { value: PageSize.KEEP, label: t('adjustPageScale.pageSize.keep', 'Keep Original Size') },
-    { value: PageSize.A0, label: 'A0' },
-    { value: PageSize.A1, label: 'A1' },
-    { value: PageSize.A2, label: 'A2' },
-    { value: PageSize.A3, label: 'A3' },
-    { value: PageSize.A4, label: 'A4' },
-    { value: PageSize.A5, label: 'A5' },
-    { value: PageSize.A6, label: 'A6' },
-    { value: PageSize.LETTER, label: t('adjustPageScale.pageSize.letter', 'Letter') },
-    { value: PageSize.LEGAL, label: t('adjustPageScale.pageSize.legal', 'Legal') },
-  ];
-
-  return (
-    <Stack gap="md">
-      <NumberInput
-        label={t('adjustPageScale.scaleFactor.label', 'Scale Factor')}
-        value={parameters.scaleFactor}
-        onChange={(value) => onParameterChange('scaleFactor', typeof value === 'number' ? value : 1.0)}
-        min={0.1}
-        max={10.0}
-        step={0.1}
-        decimalScale={2}
-        disabled={disabled}
-      />
-
-      <Select
-        label={t('adjustPageScale.pageSize.label', 'Target Page Size')}
-        value={parameters.pageSize}
-        onChange={(value) => {
-          if (value && Object.values(PageSize).includes(value as PageSize)) {
-            onParameterChange('pageSize', value as PageSize);
-          }
-        }}
-        data={pageSizeOptions}
-        disabled={disabled}
-      />
-    </Stack>
-  );
-};
-
-export default AdjustPageScaleSettings;

frontend/src/components/tools/changeMetadata/ChangeMetadataSingleStep.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Stack, Divider, Text } from "@mantine/core";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { ChangeMetadataParameters, createCustomMetadataFunctions } from "../../../hooks/tools/changeMetadata/useChangeMetadataParameters";
+import { ChangeMetadataParameters } from "../../../hooks/tools/changeMetadata/useChangeMetadataParameters";
 import { useMetadataExtraction } from "../../../hooks/tools/changeMetadata/useMetadataExtraction";
 import DeleteAllStep from "./steps/DeleteAllStep";
 import StandardMetadataStep from "./steps/StandardMetadataStep";
@@ -11,21 +11,21 @@ interface ChangeMetadataSingleStepProps {
   parameters: ChangeMetadataParameters;
   onParameterChange: <K extends keyof ChangeMetadataParameters>(key: K, value: ChangeMetadataParameters[K]) => void;
   disabled?: boolean;
+  addCustomMetadata: (key?: string, value?: string) => void;
+  removeCustomMetadata: (id: string) => void;
+  updateCustomMetadata: (id: string, key: string, value: string) => void;
 }
 
 const ChangeMetadataSingleStep = ({
   parameters,
   onParameterChange,
-  disabled = false
+  disabled = false,
+  addCustomMetadata,
+  removeCustomMetadata,
+  updateCustomMetadata
 }: ChangeMetadataSingleStepProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
-  // Get custom metadata functions using the utility
-  const { addCustomMetadata, removeCustomMetadata, updateCustomMetadata } = createCustomMetadataFunctions(
-    parameters,
-    onParameterChange
-  );
-
   // Extract metadata from uploaded files
   const { isExtractingMetadata } = useMetadataExtraction({
     updateParameter: onParameterChange,

frontend/src/components/tools/changeMetadata/steps/AdvancedOptionsStep.tsx

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const AdvancedOptionsStep = ({
       {/* Trapped Status */}
       <Select
         label={t('changeMetadata.trapped.label', 'Trapped Status')}
+        description={t('changeMetadata.trapped.description', 'Indicates whether the document has been trapped for high-quality printing')}
         value={parameters.trapped}
         onChange={(value) => {
           if (value) {

frontend/src/components/tools/changeMetadata/steps/DeleteAllStep.tsx

@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ const DeleteAllStep = ({
 
   return (
     <Checkbox
-      label={t('changeMetadata.deleteAll.checkbox', 'Delete all metadata')}
+      label={t('changeMetadata.deleteAll.label', 'Delete all metadata')}
+      description={t('changeMetadata.deleteAll.description', 'Remove all metadata from the PDF document')}
       checked={parameters.deleteAll}
       onChange={(e) => onParameterChange('deleteAll', e.target.checked)}
       disabled={disabled}

frontend/src/components/tools/changeMetadata/steps/DocumentDatesStep.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Stack } from "@mantine/core";
+import { Stack, Text } from "@mantine/core";
 import { DateTimePicker } from "@mantine/dates";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { ChangeMetadataParameters } from "../../../../hooks/tools/changeMetadata/useChangeMetadataParameters";
@@ -16,22 +16,43 @@ const DocumentDatesStep = ({
 }: DocumentDatesStepProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
+  const parseDate = (dateString: string): Date | null => {
+    if (!dateString) return null;
+    const date = new Date(dateString.replace(/(\d{4})\/(\d{2})\/(\d{2}) (\d{2}):(\d{2}):(\d{2})/, '$1-$2-$3T$4:$5:$6'));
+    return isNaN(date.getTime()) ? null : date;
+  };
+
+  const formatDate = (date: Date | null): string => {
+    if (!date) return '';
+    const year = date.getFullYear();
+    const month = String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
+    const day = String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
+    const hours = String(date.getHours()).padStart(2, '0');
+    const minutes = String(date.getMinutes()).padStart(2, '0');
+    const seconds = String(date.getSeconds()).padStart(2, '0');
+    return `${year}/${month}/${day} ${hours}:${minutes}:${seconds}`;
+  };
+
   return (
     <Stack gap="md">
+      <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
+        {t('changeMetadata.dates.format', 'Format: yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss')}
+      </Text>
+
       <DateTimePicker
         label={t('changeMetadata.creationDate.label', 'Creation Date')}
-        placeholder={t('changeMetadata.creationDate.placeholder', 'Creation date')}
+        placeholder={t('changeMetadata.creationDate.placeholder', 'e.g. 2025/01/17 14:30:00')}
-        value={parameters.creationDate}
+        value={parseDate(parameters.creationDate)}
-        onChange={(date) => onParameterChange('creationDate', date ? new Date(date) : null)}
+        onChange={(date) => onParameterChange('creationDate', formatDate(parseDate(date)))}
         disabled={disabled}
         clearable
       />
 
       <DateTimePicker
         label={t('changeMetadata.modificationDate.label', 'Modification Date')}
-        placeholder={t('changeMetadata.modificationDate.placeholder', 'Modification date')}
+        placeholder={t('changeMetadata.modificationDate.placeholder', 'e.g. 2025/01/17 14:30:00')}
-        value={parameters.modificationDate}
+        value={parseDate(parameters.modificationDate)}
-        onChange={(date) => onParameterChange('modificationDate', date ? new Date(date) : null)}
+        onChange={(date) => onParameterChange('modificationDate', formatDate(parseDate(date)))}
         disabled={disabled}
         clearable
       />

frontend/src/components/tooltips/useAdjustPageScaleTips.ts

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
-import { TooltipContent } from '../../types/tips';
-
-export const useAdjustPageScaleTips = (): TooltipContent => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
-
-  return {
-    header: {
-      title: t("adjustPageScale.tooltip.header.title", "Page Scale Settings Overview")
-    },
-    tips: [
-      {
-        title: t("adjustPageScale.tooltip.description.title", "Description"),
-        description: t("adjustPageScale.tooltip.description.text", "Adjust the size of PDF content and change the page dimensions.")
-      },
-      {
-        title: t("adjustPageScale.tooltip.scaleFactor.title", "Scale Factor"),
-        description: t("adjustPageScale.tooltip.scaleFactor.text", "Controls how large or small the content appears on the page. Content is scaled and centered - if scaled content is larger than the page size, it may be cropped."),
-        bullets: [
-          t("adjustPageScale.tooltip.scaleFactor.bullet1", "1.0 = Original size"),
-          t("adjustPageScale.tooltip.scaleFactor.bullet2", "0.5 = Half size (50% smaller)"),
-          t("adjustPageScale.tooltip.scaleFactor.bullet3", "2.0 = Double size (200% larger, may crop)")
-        ]
-      },
-      {
-        title: t("adjustPageScale.tooltip.pageSize.title", "Target Page Size"),
-        description: t("adjustPageScale.tooltip.pageSize.text", "Sets the dimensions of the output PDF pages. 'Keep Original Size' maintains current dimensions, while other options resize to standard paper sizes.")
-      }
-    ]
-  };
-};

frontend/src/components/tooltips/useChangeMetadataTips.ts

@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ export const useDeleteAllTips = (): TooltipContent => {
 
   return {
     header: {
-      title: t("changeMetadata.tooltip.deleteAll.title", "Remove Existing Metadata")
+      title: t("changeMetadata.tooltip.deleteAll.title", "Delete All Metadata")
     },
     tips: [
       {
-        description: t("changeMetadata.tooltip.deleteAll.text", "Complete metadata deletion to ensure privacy."),
+        title: t("changeMetadata.tooltip.deleteAll.title", "Delete All Metadata"),
+        description: t("changeMetadata.tooltip.deleteAll.text", "Complete metadata removal for privacy and clean documents."),
       }
     ]
   };
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export const useStandardMetadataTips = (): TooltipContent => {
     },
     tips: [
       {
+        title: t("changeMetadata.tooltip.standardFields.title", "Standard Fields"),
         description: t("changeMetadata.tooltip.standardFields.text", "Common PDF metadata fields that describe the document."),
         bullets: [
           t("changeMetadata.tooltip.standardFields.bullet1", "Title: Document name or heading"),
@@ -47,10 +49,12 @@ export const useDocumentDatesTips = (): TooltipContent => {
     },
     tips: [
       {
+        title: t("changeMetadata.tooltip.dates.title", "Date Fields"),
         description: t("changeMetadata.tooltip.dates.text", "When the document was created and modified."),
         bullets: [
           t("changeMetadata.tooltip.dates.bullet1", "Creation Date: When original document was made"),
           t("changeMetadata.tooltip.dates.bullet2", "Modification Date: When last changed"),
+          t("changeMetadata.tooltip.dates.bullet3", "Format: yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss (e.g., 2025/01/17 14:30:00)")
         ]
       }
     ]
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ export const useCustomMetadataTips = (): TooltipContent => {
     },
     tips: [
       {
+        title: t("changeMetadata.tooltip.customFields.title", "Custom Metadata"),
         description: t("changeMetadata.tooltip.customFields.text", "Add your own custom key-value metadata pairs."),
         bullets: [
           t("changeMetadata.tooltip.customFields.bullet1", "Add any custom fields relevant to your document"),

frontend/src/data/useTranslatedToolRegistry.tsx

@@ -51,11 +51,8 @@ import ChangePermissionsSettings from "../components/tools/changePermissions/Cha
 import FlattenSettings from "../components/tools/flatten/FlattenSettings";
 import RedactSingleStepSettings from "../components/tools/redact/RedactSingleStepSettings";
 import Redact from "../tools/Redact";
-import AdjustPageScale from "../tools/AdjustPageScale";
 import { ToolId } from "../types/toolId";
 import MergeSettings from '../components/tools/merge/MergeSettings';
-import { adjustPageScaleOperationConfig } from "../hooks/tools/adjustPageScale/useAdjustPageScaleOperation";
-import AdjustPageScaleSettings from "../components/tools/adjustPageScale/AdjustPageScaleSettings";
 import ChangeMetadataSingleStep from "../components/tools/changeMetadata/ChangeMetadataSingleStep";
 
 const showPlaceholderTools = true; // Show all tools; grey out unavailable ones in UI
@@ -347,14 +344,11 @@ export function useFlatToolRegistry(): ToolRegistry {
       "adjust-page-size-scale": {
         icon: <LocalIcon icon="crop-free-rounded" width="1.5rem" height="1.5rem" />,
         name: t("home.scalePages.title", "Adjust page size/scale"),
-        component: AdjustPageScale,
+        component: null,
+
         description: t("home.scalePages.desc", "Change the size/scale of a page and/or its contents."),
         categoryId: ToolCategoryId.STANDARD_TOOLS,
         subcategoryId: SubcategoryId.PAGE_FORMATTING,
-        maxFiles: -1,
-        endpoints: ["scale-pages"],
-        operationConfig: adjustPageScaleOperationConfig,
-        settingsComponent: AdjustPageScaleSettings,
       },
       addPageNumbers: {
         icon: <LocalIcon icon="123-rounded" width="1.5rem" height="1.5rem" />,

frontend/src/hooks/tools/adjustPageScale/useAdjustPageScaleOperation.ts

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
-import { useToolOperation, ToolType } from '../shared/useToolOperation';
-import { createStandardErrorHandler } from '../../../utils/toolErrorHandler';
-import { AdjustPageScaleParameters, defaultParameters } from './useAdjustPageScaleParameters';
-
-export const buildAdjustPageScaleFormData = (parameters: AdjustPageScaleParameters, file: File): FormData => {
-  const formData = new FormData();
-  formData.append("fileInput", file);
-  formData.append("scaleFactor", parameters.scaleFactor.toString());
-  formData.append("pageSize", parameters.pageSize);
-  return formData;
-};
-
-export const adjustPageScaleOperationConfig = {
-  toolType: ToolType.singleFile,
-  buildFormData: buildAdjustPageScaleFormData,
-  operationType: 'adjustPageScale',
-  endpoint: '/api/v1/general/scale-pages',
-  filePrefix: 'scaled_',
-  defaultParameters,
-} as const;
-
-export const useAdjustPageScaleOperation = () => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
-
-  return useToolOperation<AdjustPageScaleParameters>({
-    ...adjustPageScaleOperationConfig,
-    getErrorMessage: createStandardErrorHandler(t('adjustPageScale.error.failed', 'An error occurred while adjusting the page scale.'))
-  });
-};

frontend/src/hooks/tools/adjustPageScale/useAdjustPageScaleParameters.test.ts

@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
-import { renderHook, act } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { useAdjustPageScaleParameters, defaultParameters, PageSize, AdjustPageScaleParametersHook } from './useAdjustPageScaleParameters';
-
-describe('useAdjustPageScaleParameters', () => {
-  test('should initialize with default parameters', () => {
-    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAdjustPageScaleParameters());
-
-    expect(result.current.parameters).toStrictEqual(defaultParameters);
-    expect(result.current.parameters.scaleFactor).toBe(1.0);
-    expect(result.current.parameters.pageSize).toBe(PageSize.KEEP);
-  });
-
-  test.each([
-    { paramName: 'scaleFactor' as const, value: 0.5 },
-    { paramName: 'scaleFactor' as const, value: 2.0 },
-    { paramName: 'scaleFactor' as const, value: 10.0 },
-    { paramName: 'pageSize' as const, value: PageSize.A4 },
-    { paramName: 'pageSize' as const, value: PageSize.LETTER },
-    { paramName: 'pageSize' as const, value: PageSize.LEGAL },
-  ])('should update parameter $paramName to $value', ({ paramName, value }) => {
-    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAdjustPageScaleParameters());
-
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.updateParameter(paramName, value);
-    });
-
-    expect(result.current.parameters[paramName]).toBe(value);
-  });
-
-  test('should reset parameters to defaults', () => {
-    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAdjustPageScaleParameters());
-
-    // First, change some parameters
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.updateParameter('scaleFactor', 2.5);
-      result.current.updateParameter('pageSize', PageSize.A3);
-    });
-
-    expect(result.current.parameters.scaleFactor).toBe(2.5);
-    expect(result.current.parameters.pageSize).toBe(PageSize.A3);
-
-    // Then reset
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.resetParameters();
-    });
-
-    expect(result.current.parameters).toStrictEqual(defaultParameters);
-  });
-
-  test('should return correct endpoint name', () => {
-    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAdjustPageScaleParameters());
-
-    expect(result.current.getEndpointName()).toBe('scale-pages');
-  });
-
-  test.each([
-    {
-      description: 'with default parameters',
-      setup: () => {},
-      expected: true
-    },
-    {
-      description: 'with valid scale factor 0.1',
-      setup: (hook: AdjustPageScaleParametersHook) => {
-        hook.updateParameter('scaleFactor', 0.1);
-      },
-      expected: true
-    },
-    {
-      description: 'with valid scale factor 10.0',
-      setup: (hook: AdjustPageScaleParametersHook) => {
-        hook.updateParameter('scaleFactor', 10.0);
-      },
-      expected: true
-    },
-    {
-      description: 'with A4 page size',
-      setup: (hook: AdjustPageScaleParametersHook) => {
-        hook.updateParameter('pageSize', PageSize.A4);
-      },
-      expected: true
-    },
-    {
-      description: 'with invalid scale factor 0',
-      setup: (hook: AdjustPageScaleParametersHook) => {
-        hook.updateParameter('scaleFactor', 0);
-      },
-      expected: false
-    },
-    {
-      description: 'with negative scale factor',
-      setup: (hook: AdjustPageScaleParametersHook) => {
-        hook.updateParameter('scaleFactor', -0.5);
-      },
-      expected: false
-    }
-  ])('should validate parameters correctly $description', ({ setup, expected }) => {
-    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAdjustPageScaleParameters());
-
-    act(() => {
-      setup(result.current);
-    });
-
-    expect(result.current.validateParameters()).toBe(expected);
-  });
-
-  test('should handle all PageSize enum values', () => {
-    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAdjustPageScaleParameters());
-
-    Object.values(PageSize).forEach(pageSize => {
-      act(() => {
-        result.current.updateParameter('pageSize', pageSize);
-      });
-
-      expect(result.current.parameters.pageSize).toBe(pageSize);
-      expect(result.current.validateParameters()).toBe(true);
-    });
-  });
-
-  test('should handle scale factor edge cases', () => {
-    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAdjustPageScaleParameters());
-
-    // Test very small valid scale factor
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.updateParameter('scaleFactor', 0.01);
-    });
-    expect(result.current.validateParameters()).toBe(true);
-
-    // Test scale factor just above zero
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.updateParameter('scaleFactor', 0.001);
-    });
-    expect(result.current.validateParameters()).toBe(true);
-
-    // Test exactly zero (invalid)
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.updateParameter('scaleFactor', 0);
-    });
-    expect(result.current.validateParameters()).toBe(false);
-  });
-});

frontend/src/hooks/tools/adjustPageScale/useAdjustPageScaleParameters.ts

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import { BaseParameters } from '../../../types/parameters';
-import { useBaseParameters, BaseParametersHook } from '../shared/useBaseParameters';
-
-export enum PageSize {
-  KEEP = 'KEEP',
-  A0 = 'A0',
-  A1 = 'A1',
-  A2 = 'A2',
-  A3 = 'A3',
-  A4 = 'A4',
-  A5 = 'A5',
-  A6 = 'A6',
-  LETTER = 'LETTER',
-  LEGAL = 'LEGAL'
-}
-
-export interface AdjustPageScaleParameters extends BaseParameters {
-  scaleFactor: number;
-  pageSize: PageSize;
-}
-
-export const defaultParameters: AdjustPageScaleParameters = {
-  scaleFactor: 1.0,
-  pageSize: PageSize.KEEP,
-};
-
-export type AdjustPageScaleParametersHook = BaseParametersHook<AdjustPageScaleParameters>;
-
-export const useAdjustPageScaleParameters = (): AdjustPageScaleParametersHook => {
-  return useBaseParameters({
-    defaultParameters,
-    endpointName: 'scale-pages',
-    validateFn: (params) => {
-      return params.scaleFactor > 0;
-    },
-  });
-};

frontend/src/hooks/tools/changeMetadata/useChangeMetadataOperation.test.ts

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ describe('buildChangeMetadataFormData', () => {
     keywords: '',
     creator: '',
     producer: '',
-    creationDate: null,
+    creationDate: '',
-    modificationDate: null,
+    modificationDate: '',
     trapped: TrappedStatus.UNKNOWN,
     customMetadata: [],
     deleteAll: false,
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ describe('buildChangeMetadataFormData', () => {
         keywords: 'test, keywords',
         creator: 'Test Creator',
         producer: 'Test Producer',
-        creationDate: new Date('2025/01/17 14:30:00'),
+        creationDate: '2025/01/17 14:30:00',
-        modificationDate: new Date('2025/01/17 15:30:00'),
+        modificationDate: '2025/01/17 15:30:00',
         trapped: TrappedStatus.TRUE,
       },
       expectedFormData: {

frontend/src/hooks/tools/changeMetadata/useChangeMetadataOperation.ts

@@ -3,18 +3,6 @@ import { useToolOperation, ToolType } from '../shared/useToolOperation';
 import { createStandardErrorHandler } from '../../../utils/toolErrorHandler';
 import { ChangeMetadataParameters, defaultParameters } from './useChangeMetadataParameters';
 
-// Helper function to format Date object to string
-const formatDateForBackend = (date: Date | null): string => {
-  if (!date) return '';
-  const year = date.getFullYear();
-  const month = String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
-  const day = String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
-  const hours = String(date.getHours()).padStart(2, '0');
-  const minutes = String(date.getMinutes()).padStart(2, '0');
-  const seconds = String(date.getSeconds()).padStart(2, '0');
-  return `${year}/${month}/${day} ${hours}:${minutes}:${seconds}`;
-};
-
 // Static function that can be used by both the hook and automation executor
 export const buildChangeMetadataFormData = (parameters: ChangeMetadataParameters, file: File): FormData => {
   const formData = new FormData();
@@ -28,9 +16,9 @@ export const buildChangeMetadataFormData = (parameters: ChangeMetadataParameters
   formData.append("creator", parameters.creator || "");
   formData.append("producer", parameters.producer || "");
 
-  // Date fields - convert Date objects to strings
+  // Date fields
-  formData.append("creationDate", formatDateForBackend(parameters.creationDate));
+  formData.append("creationDate", parameters.creationDate || "");
-  formData.append("modificationDate", formatDateForBackend(parameters.modificationDate));
+  formData.append("modificationDate", parameters.modificationDate || "");
 
   // Trapped status
   formData.append("trapped", parameters.trapped || "");

frontend/src/hooks/tools/changeMetadata/useChangeMetadataParameters.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { renderHook, act } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { defaultParameters, useChangeMetadataParameters } from './useChangeMetadataParameters';
+import { useChangeMetadataParameters } from './useChangeMetadataParameters';
 import { TrappedStatus } from '../../../types/metadata';
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
 
@@ -7,7 +7,19 @@ describe('useChangeMetadataParameters', () => {
   test('should initialize with default parameters', () => {
     const { result } = renderHook(() => useChangeMetadataParameters());
 
-    expect(result.current.parameters).toStrictEqual(defaultParameters);
+    expect(result.current.parameters).toEqual({
+      title: '',
+      author: '',
+      subject: '',
+      keywords: '',
+      creator: '',
+      producer: '',
+      creationDate: '',
+      modificationDate: '',
+      trapped: TrappedStatus.UNKNOWN,
+      customMetadata: [],
+      deleteAll: false,
+    });
   });
 
   describe('parameter updates', () => {
@@ -18,8 +30,8 @@ describe('useChangeMetadataParameters', () => {
       { paramName: 'keywords', value: 'test, metadata' },
       { paramName: 'creator', value: 'Test Creator' },
       { paramName: 'producer', value: 'Test Producer' },
-      { paramName: 'creationDate', value: new Date('2025/01/17 14:30:00') },
+      { paramName: 'creationDate', value: '2025/01/17 14:30:00' },
-      { paramName: 'modificationDate', value: new Date('2025/01/17 15:30:00') },
+      { paramName: 'modificationDate', value: '2025/01/17 15:30:00' },
       { paramName: 'trapped', value: TrappedStatus.TRUE },
       { paramName: 'deleteAll', value: true },
     ] as const)('should update $paramName parameter', ({ paramName, value }) => {
@@ -42,8 +54,8 @@ describe('useChangeMetadataParameters', () => {
       { description: 'has keywords', updates: { keywords: 'test' }, expected: true },
       { description: 'has creator', updates: { creator: 'Test Creator' }, expected: true },
       { description: 'has producer', updates: { producer: 'Test Producer' }, expected: true },
-      { description: 'has creation date', updates: { creationDate: new Date('2025/01/17 14:30:00') }, expected: true },
+      { description: 'has creation date', updates: { creationDate: '2025/01/17 14:30:00' }, expected: true },
-      { description: 'has modification date', updates: { modificationDate: new Date('2025/01/17 14:30:00') }, expected: true },
+      { description: 'has modification date', updates: { modificationDate: '2025/01/17 14:30:00' }, expected: true },
       { description: 'has trapped status', updates: { trapped: TrappedStatus.TRUE }, expected: true },
       { description: 'no meaningful content', updates: {}, expected: false },
       { description: 'whitespace only', updates: { title: '   ', author: '   ' }, expected: false },
@@ -60,9 +72,11 @@ describe('useChangeMetadataParameters', () => {
     });
 
     test.each([
-      { description: 'valid creation date', updates: { title: 'Test', creationDate: new Date('2025/01/17 14:30:00') }, expected: true },
+      { description: 'invalid creation date', updates: { title: 'Test', creationDate: 'invalid-date' }, expected: false },
-      { description: 'valid modification date', updates: { title: 'Test', modificationDate: new Date('2025/01/17 14:30:00') }, expected: true },
+      { description: 'invalid modification date', updates: { title: 'Test', modificationDate: 'not-a-date' }, expected: false },
-      { description: 'empty dates are valid', updates: { title: 'Test', creationDate: null, modificationDate: null }, expected: true },
+      { description: 'valid creation date', updates: { title: 'Test', creationDate: '2025/01/17 14:30:00' }, expected: true },
+      { description: 'valid modification date', updates: { title: 'Test', modificationDate: '2025/01/17 14:30:00' }, expected: true },
+      { description: 'empty dates are valid', updates: { title: 'Test', creationDate: '', modificationDate: '' }, expected: true },
     ])('should validate dates correctly with $description', ({ updates, expected }) => {
       const { result } = renderHook(() => useChangeMetadataParameters());
 

frontend/src/hooks/tools/changeMetadata/useChangeMetadataParameters.ts

@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ export interface ChangeMetadataParameters extends BaseParameters {
   creator: string;
   producer: string;
 
-  // Date fields
+  // Date fields (format: yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss)
-  creationDate: Date | null;
+  creationDate: string;
-  modificationDate: Date | null;
+  modificationDate: string;
 
   // Trapped status
   trapped: TrappedStatus;
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export const defaultParameters: ChangeMetadataParameters = {
   keywords: '',
   creator: '',
   producer: '',
-  creationDate: null,
+  creationDate: '',
-  modificationDate: null,
+  modificationDate: '',
   trapped: TrappedStatus.UNKNOWN,
   customMetadata: [],
   deleteAll: false,
@@ -42,45 +42,6 @@ export const defaultParameters: ChangeMetadataParameters = {
 // Global counter for custom metadata IDs
 let customMetadataIdCounter = 1;
 
-// Utility functions that can work with external parameters
-export const createCustomMetadataFunctions = (
-  parameters: ChangeMetadataParameters,
-  onParameterChange: <K extends keyof ChangeMetadataParameters>(key: K, value: ChangeMetadataParameters[K]) => void
-) => {
-  const addCustomMetadata = (key: string = '', value: string = '') => {
-    const newEntry: CustomMetadataEntry = {
-      key,
-      value,
-      id: `custom${customMetadataIdCounter++}`,
-    };
-
-    onParameterChange('customMetadata', [
-      ...parameters.customMetadata,
-      newEntry,
-    ]);
-  };
-
-  const removeCustomMetadata = (id: string) => {
-    onParameterChange('customMetadata',
-      parameters.customMetadata.filter(entry => entry.id !== id)
-    );
-  };
-
-  const updateCustomMetadata = (id: string, key: string, value: string) => {
-    onParameterChange('customMetadata',
-      parameters.customMetadata.map(entry =>
-        entry.id === id ? { ...entry, key, value } : entry
-      )
-    );
-  };
-
-  return {
-    addCustomMetadata,
-    removeCustomMetadata,
-    updateCustomMetadata
-  };
-};
-
 // Validation function
 const validateParameters = (params: ChangeMetadataParameters): boolean => {
   // If deleteAll is true, no other validation needed
@@ -96,8 +57,8 @@ const validateParameters = (params: ChangeMetadataParameters): boolean => {
     || params.keywords.trim()
     || params.creator.trim()
     || params.producer.trim()
-    || params.creationDate
+    || params.creationDate.trim()
-    || params.modificationDate
+    || params.modificationDate.trim()
     || params.trapped !== TrappedStatus.UNKNOWN
   );
 
@@ -105,7 +66,12 @@ const validateParameters = (params: ChangeMetadataParameters): boolean => {
     entry => entry.key.trim() && entry.value.trim()
   );
 
-  return hasStandardMetadata || hasCustomMetadata;
+  // Date validation if provided
+  const datePattern = /^\d{4}\/\d{2}\/\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}$/;
+  const isValidCreationDate = !params.creationDate.trim() || datePattern.test(params.creationDate);
+  const isValidModificationDate = !params.modificationDate.trim() || datePattern.test(params.modificationDate);
+
+  return (hasStandardMetadata || hasCustomMetadata) && isValidCreationDate && isValidModificationDate;
 };
 
 export type ChangeMetadataParametersHook = BaseParametersHook<ChangeMetadataParameters> & {
@@ -121,11 +87,32 @@ export const useChangeMetadataParameters = (): ChangeMetadataParametersHook => {
     validateFn: validateParameters,
   });
 
-  // Use the utility functions with the hook's parameters and updateParameter
+  const addCustomMetadata = (key: string = '', value: string = '') => {
-  const { addCustomMetadata, removeCustomMetadata, updateCustomMetadata } = createCustomMetadataFunctions(
+    const newEntry: CustomMetadataEntry = {
-    base.parameters,
+      key,
-    base.updateParameter,
+      value,
-  );
+      id: `custom${customMetadataIdCounter++}`,
+    };
+
+    base.updateParameter('customMetadata', [
+      ...base.parameters.customMetadata,
+      newEntry,
+    ]);
+  };
+
+  const removeCustomMetadata = (id: string) => {
+    base.updateParameter('customMetadata',
+      base.parameters.customMetadata.filter(entry => entry.id !== id)
+    );
+  };
+
+  const updateCustomMetadata = (id: string, key: string, value: string) => {
+    base.updateParameter('customMetadata',
+      base.parameters.customMetadata.map(entry =>
+        entry.id === id ? { ...entry, key, value } : entry
+      )
+    );
+  };
 
   return {
     ...base,

frontend/src/hooks/tools/changeMetadata/useMetadataExtraction.ts

@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ export const useMetadataExtraction = (params: MetadataExtractionParams) => {
         params.updateParameter('keywords', metadata.keywords);
         params.updateParameter('creator', metadata.creator);
         params.updateParameter('producer', metadata.producer);
-        params.updateParameter('creationDate', metadata.creationDate ? new Date(metadata.creationDate) : null);
+        params.updateParameter('creationDate', metadata.creationDate);
-        params.updateParameter('modificationDate', metadata.modificationDate ? new Date(metadata.modificationDate) : null);
+        params.updateParameter('modificationDate', metadata.modificationDate);
         params.updateParameter('trapped', metadata.trapped);
         params.updateParameter('customMetadata', metadata.customMetadata);
 

frontend/src/index.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import '@mantine/core/styles.css';
-import '@mantine/dates/styles.css';
 import '../vite-env.d.ts';
 import './index.css'; // Import Tailwind CSS
 import React from 'react';

frontend/src/tools/AdjustPageScale.tsx

@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { createToolFlow } from "../components/tools/shared/createToolFlow";
-import AdjustPageScaleSettings from "../components/tools/adjustPageScale/AdjustPageScaleSettings";
-import { useAdjustPageScaleParameters } from "../hooks/tools/adjustPageScale/useAdjustPageScaleParameters";
-import { useAdjustPageScaleOperation } from "../hooks/tools/adjustPageScale/useAdjustPageScaleOperation";
-import { useBaseTool } from "../hooks/tools/shared/useBaseTool";
-import { BaseToolProps, ToolComponent } from "../types/tool";
-import { useAdjustPageScaleTips } from "../components/tooltips/useAdjustPageScaleTips";
-
-const AdjustPageScale = (props: BaseToolProps) => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const adjustPageScaleTips = useAdjustPageScaleTips();
-
-  const base = useBaseTool(
-    'adjustPageScale',
-    useAdjustPageScaleParameters,
-    useAdjustPageScaleOperation,
-    props
-  );
-
-  return createToolFlow({
-    files: {
-      selectedFiles: base.selectedFiles,
-      isCollapsed: base.hasResults,
-    },
-    steps: [
-      {
-        title: "Settings",
-        isCollapsed: base.settingsCollapsed,
-        onCollapsedClick: base.settingsCollapsed ? base.handleSettingsReset : undefined,
-        tooltip: adjustPageScaleTips,
-        content: (
-          <AdjustPageScaleSettings
-            parameters={base.params.parameters}
-            onParameterChange={base.params.updateParameter}
-            disabled={base.endpointLoading}
-          />
-        ),
-      },
-    ],
-    executeButton: {
-      text: t("adjustPageScale.submit", "Adjust Page Scale"),
-      isVisible: !base.hasResults,
-      loadingText: t("loading"),
-      onClick: base.handleExecute,
-      disabled: !base.params.validateParameters() || !base.hasFiles || !base.endpointEnabled,
-    },
-    review: {
-      isVisible: base.hasResults,
-      operation: base.operation,
-      title: t("adjustPageScale.title", "Page Scale Results"),
-      onFileClick: base.handleThumbnailClick,
-      onUndo: base.handleUndo,
-    },
-  });
-};
-
-export default AdjustPageScale as ToolComponent;

frontend/src/tools/ChangeMetadata.tsx

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const ChangeMetadata = (props: BaseToolProps) => {
 
   // Create step objects
   const createStandardMetadataStep = () => ({
-    title: t("changeMetadata.standardFields.title", "Standard Fields"),
+    title: t("changeMetadata.standardFields.title", "Standard Metadata"),
     isCollapsed: getActualCollapsedState(MetadataStep.STANDARD_METADATA),
     onCollapsedClick: () => handleStepToggle(MetadataStep.STANDARD_METADATA),
     tooltip: standardMetadataTips,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const ChangeMetadata = (props: BaseToolProps) => {
   });
 
   const createDocumentDatesStep = () => ({
-    title: t("changeMetadata.dates.title", "Date Fields"),
+    title: t("changeMetadata.dates.title", "Document Dates"),
     isCollapsed: getActualCollapsedState(MetadataStep.DOCUMENT_DATES),
     onCollapsedClick: () => handleStepToggle(MetadataStep.DOCUMENT_DATES),
     tooltip: documentDatesTips,
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ const ChangeMetadata = (props: BaseToolProps) => {
   const buildSteps = () => {
     const steps = [
       {
-        title: t("changeMetadata.deleteAll.label", "Remove Existing Metadata"),
+        title: t("changeMetadata.deleteAll.label", "Delete All Metadata"),
         isCollapsed: getActualCollapsedState(MetadataStep.DELETE_ALL),
         onCollapsedClick: () => handleStepToggle(MetadataStep.DELETE_ALL),
         tooltip: deleteAllTips,