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+"""Entry point: serve ETL parses from cache, parsing only on a miss."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import logging
+
+from app.config import config
+from app.etl_pipeline.cache.schemas import ParseKey
+from app.etl_pipeline.cache.service import EtlCacheService
+from app.etl_pipeline.cache.settings import load_etl_cache_settings
+from app.etl_pipeline.etl_document import EtlRequest, EtlResult
+from app.etl_pipeline.etl_pipeline_service import EtlPipelineService
+from app.etl_pipeline.file_classifier import FileCategory, classify_file
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_HASH_CHUNK = 1024 * 1024
+
+
+async def extract_with_cache(
+    request: EtlRequest, *, vision_llm=None
+) -> EtlResult:
+    """Drop-in for ``EtlPipelineService.extract`` that reuses prior parser output."""
+    settings = load_etl_cache_settings()
+
+    # Vision-LLM appends model-generated content not captured by the key, so its
+    # output must not be shared with plain parses (and vice versa): bypass cache.
+    cacheable = (
+        settings.enabled
+        and vision_llm is None
+        and bool(config.ETL_SERVICE)
+        and classify_file(request.filename) == FileCategory.DOCUMENT
+    )
+    if not cacheable:
+        return await EtlPipelineService(vision_llm=vision_llm).extract(request)
+
+    key = ParseKey.for_document(
+        await asyncio.to_thread(_hash_file, request.file_path),
+        etl_service=config.ETL_SERVICE,
+        mode=request.processing_mode.value,
+        version=settings.parser_version,
+    )
+
+    cached_result = await _recall(key)
+    if cached_result is not None:
+        return cached_result
+
+    result = await EtlPipelineService(vision_llm=vision_llm).extract(request)
+    await _remember(key, result)
+    return result
+
+
+async def _recall(key: ParseKey) -> EtlResult | None:
+    # Caching is best-effort: any failure falls through to a normal parse.
+    try:
+        from app.tasks.celery_tasks import get_celery_session_maker
+
+        async with get_celery_session_maker()() as session:
+            return await EtlCacheService(session).recall(key)
+    except Exception:
+        logger.warning("ETL cache recall failed; parsing fresh", exc_info=True)
+        return None
+
+
+async def _remember(key: ParseKey, result: EtlResult) -> None:
+    try:
+        from app.tasks.celery_tasks import get_celery_session_maker
+
+        async with get_celery_session_maker()() as session:
+            await EtlCacheService(session).remember(key, result)
+    except Exception:
+        logger.warning("ETL cache write failed; result not cached", exc_info=True)
+
+
+def _hash_file(path: str) -> str:
+    digest = hashlib.sha256()
+    with open(path, "rb") as handle:
+        for chunk in iter(lambda: handle.read(_HASH_CHUNK), b""):
+            digest.update(chunk)
+    return digest.hexdigest()