feat(provider/perplexity): Add PDF support #10089
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Thank for the PR @goyalshivansh2805 Tested it out and works perfectly |
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**Background** The Perplexity provider currently doesn't support PDF upload functionality, although the direct Perplexity API supports this feature. Other providers in the AI SDK like OpenAI, Gemini, and Anthropic already have this capability, making the Perplexity implementation incomplete compared to these providers. **Summary** Added PDF support to the Perplexity provider, allowing users to: - Upload PDF files directly using base64 encoding - Reference PDF files via URLs - Include optional filename parameter Implementation includes: - Updated message conversion logic to handle PDF files - Modified PerplexityMessageContent type to include file_url type - Added documentation for PDF support - Created example files demonstrating PDF usage Checklist - [x] Tests have been added / updated (for bug fixes / features) - [x] Documentation has been added / updated (for bug fixes / features) - [x] A patch changeset for relevant packages has been added (for bug fixes / features - run pnpm changeset in the project root) - [x] I have reviewed this pull request (self-review) Related Issues Fixes: #9803
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✅ Backport PR created: #10130 |
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This is an automated backport of #10089 to the release-v5.0 branch. FYI @goyalshivansh2805 --------- Co-authored-by: Shivansh Goyal <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: josh <[email protected]>
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FYI @goyalshivansh2805 @dancer this broke our docs build. Just a note for future PRs to doublecheck that formatters don't add anything like this.
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Got it, thanks for pointing that out! I’ll make sure to double-check for any formatter artifacts before pushing future PRs.
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## Background Docs builds are failing right now due to formatting issue introduced in #10089.
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## Background Docs builds are failing right now due to formatting issue introduced in #10089.
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Background
The Perplexity provider currently doesn't support PDF upload functionality, although the direct Perplexity API supports this feature. Other providers in the AI SDK like OpenAI, Gemini, and Anthropic already have this capability, making the Perplexity implementation incomplete compared to these providers.
Summary
Added PDF support to the Perplexity provider, allowing users to:
Implementation includes:
Manual Verification
I manually verified the changes by:
Both base64-encoded PDFs and URL-based PDFs work correctly, and the optional filename parameter is properly handled.
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Related Issues
Fixes: #9803