agentcourse_unit4/tools/pdf_reader.py

from pdfminer.high_level import extract_text
from smolagents import Tool

class PdfReaderTool(Tool):
    name = "pdf_reader"
    description = "Extract PDF content. Supported file extensions: .pdf"
    inputs = {
        "file_path": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Path to the PDF file",
        }
    }
    output_type = "string"

    def forward(self, file_path) -> str:
        try:
            return extract_text(file_path)
        except Exception as e:
            return f"Error processing PDF file: {str(e)}"