can regenerate pdfs, because sometimes the ai gets it wrong, and we need to help it out

orchestrator/src/client/App.tsx

@@ -116,8 +116,10 @@ export const App: React.FC = () => {
   const handleProcess = async (jobId: string) => {
     try {
       setProcessingJobId(jobId);
-      await api.processJob(jobId);
+      const job = jobs.find((item) => item.id === jobId);
-      toast.success("Resume generated successfully");
+      const force = job?.status === "ready";
+      await api.processJob(jobId, { force });
+      toast.success(force ? "Resume regenerated successfully" : "Resume generated successfully");
       await loadJobs();
     } catch (error) {
       const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Failed to process job";

orchestrator/src/client/api/client.ts

@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ export async function updateJob(
   });
 }
 
-export async function processJob(id: string): Promise<Job> {
+export async function processJob(id: string, options?: { force?: boolean }): Promise<Job> {
-  return fetchApi<Job>(`/jobs/${id}/process`, {
+  const query = options?.force ? '?force=1' : '';
+  return fetchApi<Job>(`/jobs/${id}/process${query}`, {
     method: 'POST',
   });
 }

orchestrator/src/client/components/JobCard.tsx

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export const JobCard: React.FC<JobCardProps> = ({
 
   const hasPdf = !!job.pdfPath;
   const canApply = job.status === "ready";
-  const canProcess = job.status === "discovered";
+  const canProcess = ["discovered", "ready"].includes(job.status);
   const canReject = ["discovered", "ready"].includes(job.status);
 
   const jobLink = job.applicationLink || job.jobUrl;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export const JobCard: React.FC<JobCardProps> = ({
             ) : (
               <>
                 <RefreshCcw className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
-                Generate Resume
+                {job.status === "ready" ? "Regenerate PDF" : "Generate Resume"}
               </>
             )}
           </Button>

orchestrator/src/client/components/JobTable.tsx

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ export const JobTable: React.FC<JobTableProps> = ({
           const pdfHref = `/pdfs/resume_${job.id}.pdf`;
 
           const canApply = job.status === "ready";
-          const canProcess = job.status === "discovered";
+          const canProcess = ["discovered", "ready"].includes(job.status);
           const canReject = ["discovered", "ready"].includes(job.status);
           const isProcessing = processingJobId === job.id;
           const isSelected = selectedJobIds.has(job.id);
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export const JobTable: React.FC<JobTableProps> = ({
                   asChild
                   variant="link"
                   size="sm"
-                  className="h-auto justify-start p-0 text-left leading-snug whitespace-normal break-words"
+                  className="h-auto justify-start p-0 text-left leading-snug whitespace-normal wrap-break-word"
                 >
                   <a href={jobLink} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
                     {job.title}
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ export const JobTable: React.FC<JobTableProps> = ({
                 </Button>
               </TableCell>
 
-              <TableCell className="align-middle whitespace-normal break-words">
+              <TableCell className="align-middle whitespace-normal wrap-break-word">
                 {job.employer}
               </TableCell>
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ export const JobTable: React.FC<JobTableProps> = ({
                 </Badge>
               </TableCell>
 
-              <TableCell className="align-middle whitespace-normal break-words text-muted-foreground">
+              <TableCell className="align-middle whitespace-normal wrap-break-word text-muted-foreground">
                 {job.location || "—"}
               </TableCell>
 
@@ -331,7 +331,11 @@ export const JobTable: React.FC<JobTableProps> = ({
                         disabled={isProcessing}
                       >
                         <RefreshCcw className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
-                        {isProcessing ? "Processing..." : "Generate Resume"}
+                        {isProcessing
+                          ? "Processing..."
+                          : job.status === "ready"
+                            ? "Regenerate PDF"
+                            : "Generate Resume"}
                       </DropdownMenuItem>
                     )}
 

orchestrator/src/server/api/routes.ts

@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ apiRouter.patch('/jobs/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
  */
 apiRouter.post('/jobs/:id/process', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   try {
-    const result = await processJob(req.params.id);
+    const forceRaw = req.query.force as string | undefined;
+    const force = forceRaw === '1' || forceRaw === 'true';
+
+    const result = await processJob(req.params.id, { force });
     
     if (!result.success) {
       return res.status(400).json({ success: false, error: result.error });

orchestrator/src/server/pipeline/orchestrator.ts

@@ -279,7 +279,10 @@ export async function runPipeline(config: Partial<PipelineConfig> = {}): Promise
 /**
  * Process a single job (for manual processing).
  */
-export async function processJob(jobId: string): Promise<{
+export async function processJob(
+  jobId: string,
+  options?: { force?: boolean }
+): Promise<{
   success: boolean;
   error?: string;
 }> {
@@ -290,14 +293,31 @@ export async function processJob(jobId: string): Promise<{
     if (!job) {
       return { success: false, error: 'Job not found' };
     }
+
+    if (job.status !== 'discovered' && job.status !== 'ready') {
+      return { success: false, error: `Job cannot be processed from status: ${job.status}` };
+    }
     
     const profile = await loadProfile(DEFAULT_PROFILE_PATH);
     
     // Mark as processing
     await jobsRepo.updateJob(job.id, { status: 'processing' });
+
+    // Re-score job suitability (AI)
+    // If forcing, always recompute; otherwise compute if missing.
+    if (options?.force || job.suitabilityScore == null || !job.suitabilityReason) {
+      const suitability = await scoreJobSuitability(job, profile);
+      await jobsRepo.updateJob(job.id, {
+        suitabilityScore: suitability.score,
+        suitabilityReason: suitability.reason,
+      });
+      job.suitabilityScore = suitability.score;
+      job.suitabilityReason = suitability.reason;
+    }
     
-    // Generate summary if not already done
+    // Generate summary (AI)
-    if (!job.tailoredSummary) {
+    // If forcing, always recompute; otherwise compute if missing.
+    if (options?.force || !job.tailoredSummary) {
       console.log('   Generating summary...');
       const summaryResult = await generateSummary(
         job.jobDescription || '',

orchestrator/src/server/services/pdf.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { spawn } from 'child_process';
 import { join, dirname } from 'path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
-import { readFile, writeFile, mkdir, access } from 'fs/promises';
+import { readFile, writeFile, mkdir, access, unlink } from 'fs/promises';
 import { existsSync } from 'fs';
 
 import { getSetting } from '../repositories/settings.js';
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ export async function generatePdf(
     // Generate PDF using Python script - output directly to our data folder
     const outputFilename = `resume_${jobId}.pdf`;
     const outputPath = join(OUTPUT_DIR, outputFilename);
+
+    // Ensure regeneration overwrites the old file if it exists.
+    try {
+      await unlink(outputPath);
+    } catch {
+      // Ignore if it doesn't exist or cannot be removed.
+    }
     
     await runPythonPdfGenerator(tempResumePath, outputFilename, OUTPUT_DIR);