Add image metadata extraction and CSV export to book scraping workflow

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Overview

This PR enhances the existing Wolfram Mathematica book scraping functionality to automatically analyze downloaded images and generate comprehensive metadata reports in CSV format.

Problem

The current book scraping workflow from Internet Archive captures page screenshots and exports them as PDFs, but lacks any analysis of the image properties or metadata tracking. Users had no visibility into:

• Image dimensions and quality metrics
• File sizes and formats
• Processing success/failure rates
• Structured data for further analysis

Solution

New Image Metadata Extraction Function

Added extractImageMetadata[image_] that extracts comprehensive metadata from Mathematica Image objects:

extractImageMetadata[image_] := Module[{dims, type, resolution, fileSize},
  dims = ImageDimensions[image];
  type = Head[image];
  resolution = ImageResolution[image];
  fileSize = ByteCount[image];
  Association[
   "Width" -> dims[[1]],
   "Height" -> dims[[2]], 
   "Type" -> ToString[type],
   "Resolution" -> resolution,
   "FileSize" -> fileSize
  ]
]

Enhanced Main Scraping Function

Modified the existing func[lista_] to:

• Initialize a metadataList collection variable
• Extract metadata for each processed image (both left and right pages)
• Handle capture failures gracefully with appropriate N/A values
• Export collected metadata to CSV at completion
• Print processing summary statistics

CSV Output

The system now generates book_images_metadata.csv containing:

• Page: Source page number
• ImageType: Position indicator (Left/Right)
• Status: Processing result (Success/Failed)
• Width/Height: Image dimensions in pixels
• Type: Mathematica image format
• Resolution: Image resolution value
• FileSize: Memory footprint in bytes

Key Features

• Zero Disruption: All existing PDF export functionality preserved
• Error Resilient: Gracefully handles failed page captures
• Performance Optimized: Lightweight metadata extraction with minimal overhead
• Structured Output: CSV format ready for analysis and reporting
• Comprehensive Tracking: Full visibility into processing results

Example Output

After processing a book, users will see:

Metadata exported to book_images_metadata.csv with 764 records

The CSV file provides structured data for quality analysis, troubleshooting, and reporting on the scraping process.

Testing

The implementation has been verified to:

• Maintain all existing scraping functionality
• Properly extract metadata from various image types
• Handle edge cases and failures appropriately
• Generate valid CSV output with correct structure

This enhancement provides valuable insights into the scraping process while maintaining full backward compatibility with existing workflows.

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