""" utils.py - Utility Functions Exact same utility functions from your working code """ import cv2 import numpy as np from PIL import Image import base64 import io import logging logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) def decode_base64_image(base64_string: str) -> np.ndarray: """ Decode base64 image to numpy array - EXACT SAME AS YOUR WORKING CODE """ try: # Remove data URL prefix if present if ',' in base64_string: base64_string = base64_string.split(',')[1] # Decode base64 image_data = base64.b64decode(base64_string) # Convert to PIL Image pil_image = Image.open(io.BytesIO(image_data)) # Convert to OpenCV format opencv_image = cv2.cvtColor(np.array(pil_image), cv2.COLOR_RGB2BGR) return opencv_image except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Image decode error: {e}") return None