cate transform

Overview

Transform a single file by detecting and replacing sensitive entities (PII). Supports placeholder, masking, and lookup table strategies. Works with text, markdown, HTML, PDF, Word, JSON, YAML, and CSV files.

Usage

python -m src.anonymization.cli transform FILE [OPTIONS]

Options

Option	Description	Default
FILE	Input file to transform (positional, required)	--
-o, --output	Output file path	<name>_anonymized.<ext>
-c, --config	Path to CATE configuration file	--
-s, --strategy	Strategy: placeholder, mask, lookup	placeholder
-n, --dry-run	Show what would be done without writing	false
--encoding	File encoding	utf-8

Prerequisites

• Repo: content-conductor
• Install: pip install -r requirements.txt from repo root

Examples

Basic transformation (placeholder strategy)

python -m src.anonymization.cli transform document.txt

Masking strategy with config

python -m src.anonymization.cli transform data.json -s mask -c cate.yaml

Dry run to preview changes

python -m src.anonymization.cli transform data.json --dry-run

Explicit output path

python -m src.anonymization.cli transform input.pdf -o output.pdf

Related Commands

• cc cate analyze -- detect PII without making changes
• cc cate batch -- batch-process multiple files