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    if not input_path.exists() or input_path.suffix.lower() != ".docx":

        raise FileNotFoundError(f"Invalid DOCX path: {input_path}")

    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:

        tmpdir_path = Path(tmpdir)

        temp_input = tmpdir_path / input_path.name

        shutil.copy2(input_path, temp_input)

    # Create a temporary home directory for LibreOffice to prevent creating files in /root

        lo_home = tmpdir_path / "lo_home"

    lo_home = "lo_home"

    lo_home.mkdir(mode=0o755, exist_ok=True)

    # Run LibreOffice container on this specific file

    # Get the relative path of the copied file within the temp directory

        file_path_in_container = f"/data/{temp_input.relative_to(tmpdir_path)}"

    cmd = [

        "docker", "run", "--rm",

            "-v", f"{tmpdir_path}:/data",

        "-v", f"{input_path.parent}:/data",

        "-v", f"{lo_home}:/tmp/lo_home",  # Mount temp home directory

        "-u", f"{os.getuid()}:{os.getgid()}",  # <--- run as host user

        "-e", "HOME=/tmp/lo_home",  # Tell LibreOffice to use temp directory for its profile

        "--convert-to", "docx",

        "--infilter=writer8",

        "--outdir", "/data",

            file_path_in_container,  # Use the path relative to /data in container

        f"/data/{input_path}",  # Use the path relative to /data in container

    ]

    print(f"Running command:\n{' '.join(cmd)}\n")

    subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)

        generated = tmpdir_path / f"{input_path.stem}.docx"

        if not generated.exists():

            raise RuntimeError("LibreOffice did not produce an output file.")

        # Overwrite the original file

        shutil.copy2(generated, input_path)

    print(f"✅ Refreshed DOCX updated in place: {input_path}")

    return str(input_path)