feat: extract PDF metadata (title, author, dates) into markdown output#1787
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Adds metadata extraction to PdfConverter. When pdfplumber finds fields like title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, or dates, they are emitted as a Document Properties section at the top of the output. Closes microsoft#1664
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Summary
Closes #1664.
PDF files often carry useful metadata - title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, and creation/modification dates - but the current PdfConverter silently discards it. This PR surfaces that information as a Document Properties section at the top of the converted markdown.
What changed
Example output
For a PDF with title and author set:
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