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+import { auth } from '@/lib/auth';
+import { db } from '@/lib/db';
+import { documents, users, getFieldType } from '@/lib/db/schema';
+import type { SignatureFieldData } from '@/lib/db/schema';
+import { eq } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { preparePdf } from '@/lib/pdf/prepare-document';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { readFile, unlink } from 'node:fs/promises';
+
+const UPLOADS_DIR = path.join(process.cwd(), 'uploads');
+
+export async function POST(
+  req: Request,
+  { params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> }
+) {
+  const session = await auth();
+  if (!session?.user?.id) return new Response('Unauthorized', { status: 401 });
+
+  const { id } = await params;
+  const body = await req.json() as { textFillData?: Record<string, string> };
+
+  const doc = await db.query.documents.findFirst({ where: eq(documents.id, id) });
+  if (!doc) return Response.json({ error: 'Not found' }, { status: 404 });
+  if (!doc.filePath) return Response.json({ error: 'Document has no PDF file' }, { status: 422 });
+
+  const srcPath = path.join(UPLOADS_DIR, doc.filePath);
+  // Versioned preview path — never overwrites _prepared.pdf
+  const previewRelPath = doc.filePath.replace(/\.pdf$/, `_preview_${Date.now()}.pdf`);
+  const previewPath = path.join(UPLOADS_DIR, previewRelPath);
+
+  // Path traversal guard
+  if (!previewPath.startsWith(UPLOADS_DIR)) {
+    return new Response('Forbidden', { status: 403 });
+  }
+
+  const sigFields = (doc.signatureFields as SignatureFieldData[]) ?? [];
+  const textFields = body.textFillData ?? {};
+
+  // Fetch agent's saved signature and initials
+  const agentUser = await db.query.users.findFirst({
+    where: eq(users.id, session.user.id),
+    columns: { agentSignatureData: true, agentInitialsData: true },
+  });
+  const agentSignatureData = agentUser?.agentSignatureData ?? null;
+  const agentInitialsData = agentUser?.agentInitialsData ?? null;
+
+  // 422 guard: agent-signature fields present but no signature saved
+  const hasAgentSigFields = sigFields.some(f => getFieldType(f) === 'agent-signature');
+  if (hasAgentSigFields && !agentSignatureData) {
+    return Response.json(
+      { error: 'agent-signature-missing', message: 'No agent signature saved.' },
+      { status: 422 }
+    );
+  }
+
+  // 422 guard: agent-initials fields present but no initials saved
+  const hasAgentInitialsFields = sigFields.some(f => getFieldType(f) === 'agent-initials');
+  if (hasAgentInitialsFields && !agentInitialsData) {
+    return Response.json(
+      { error: 'agent-initials-missing', message: 'No agent initials saved.' },
+      { status: 422 }
+    );
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await preparePdf(srcPath, previewPath, textFields, sigFields, agentSignatureData, agentInitialsData);
+    const pdfBytes = await readFile(previewPath);
+    return new Response(pdfBytes, { headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/pdf' } });
+  } finally {
+    // Fire-and-forget: always delete the temp preview file
+    unlink(previewPath).catch(() => {});
+  }
+}