From 872cdbf33136545699bdfa280dbbebbb6cbd9557 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Dylan M. Taylor" <dylan@dylanmtaylor.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2026 20:04:49 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] pptx: take nested math text once and check an object's part
 for relationships once (#1762)

---
 crates/pptx/src/read.rs        |  5 +++++
 crates/pptx/src/read/dml.rs    | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 crates/pptx/src/read/shapes.rs |  3 ++-
 3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/pptx/src/read.rs b/crates/pptx/src/read.rs
index 288e497f8..2056d53d7 100644
--- a/crates/pptx/src/read.rs
+++ b/crates/pptx/src/read.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ pub struct Imp<'a> {
     pub tag_bytes: usize,
     /// The tag budget ran out and the warning was given.
     pub tags_capped: bool,
+    /// Whether a part has relationships of its own, by normalized part name: looked up once
+    /// however many embedded objects point at the part.
+    pub has_rels: HashMap<String, bool>,
 }
 
 impl Imp<'_> {
@@ -446,6 +449,7 @@ pub fn import_theme(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(deckcraft_model::theme::Theme, Vec<
         tags_by_part: HashMap::new(),
         tag_bytes: 0,
         tags_capped: false,
+        has_rels: HashMap::new(),
     };
     let part = Part::new(&pkg, &theme_path, &doc);
     let theme = theme::read_theme(&mut imp, &part, &doc.root);
@@ -487,6 +491,7 @@ pub fn import_checked(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(Presentation, Vec<String>), PptxE
         tags_by_part: HashMap::new(),
         tag_bytes: 0,
         tags_capped: false,
+        has_rels: HashMap::new(),
     };
     // Slide ids first so hyperlinks anywhere can point at slides.
     let slide_ids = register_slides(&mut imp, &docs, &slide_entries, &mut lost_slides);
diff --git a/crates/pptx/src/read/dml.rs b/crates/pptx/src/read/dml.rs
index 2d82fa36a..c8902e4c7 100644
--- a/crates/pptx/src/read/dml.rs
+++ b/crates/pptx/src/read/dml.rs
@@ -664,12 +664,22 @@ fn push_text_runs(para: &mut Paragraph, props: RunProps, text: &str) {
 /// Appends an Office Math (a14:m) run: its plain text and its OMML.
 fn push_math_run(para: &mut Paragraph, part: &Part, e: &El) {
     if para.runs.len() < MAX_PARAGRAPH_RUNS {
-        let mut text = String::new();
-        let mut ts = vec![];
-        e.find_all("t", &mut ts);
-        for t in ts {
-            text.push_str(&t.text());
+        // The text of the outermost `t` elements: a `t` nested in another is already part of
+        // the outer one's text, and taking it again would copy it once per nesting level.
+        fn outer_t(e: &El, depth: usize, text: &mut String) {
+            if depth > crate::xml::MAX_DEPTH {
+                return;
+            }
+            for c in e.elements() {
+                if c.is("t") {
+                    text.push_str(&c.text());
+                } else {
+                    outer_t(c, depth + 1, text);
+                }
+            }
         }
+        let mut text = String::new();
+        outer_t(e, 0, &mut text);
         let omml = e.elements().map(|c| part.keep_inner(c)).collect::<String>();
         para.runs.push(Run { text, props: RunProps::default(), kind: RunKind::Math { omml } });
     }
@@ -714,6 +724,17 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::xml::parse;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn nested_math_text_is_taken_once() {
+        // 200 `m:t` nested in each other around one word: the word, not 200 copies of it.
+        let x = format!(r#"<a14:m xmlns:a14="a" xmlns:m="m"><m:oMath>{}word{}</m:oMath></a14:m>"#, "<m:t>".repeat(200), "</m:t>".repeat(200));
+        let d = parse(x.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        let part = Part { name: "ppt/slides/slide1.xml".into(), rels: Default::default(), ns: vec![], inner_ns: vec![] };
+        let mut para = Paragraph::default();
+        push_math_run(&mut para, &part, &d.root);
+        assert_eq!(para.runs[0].text, "word");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn colors_and_transforms() {
         let d = parse(
diff --git a/crates/pptx/src/read/shapes.rs b/crates/pptx/src/read/shapes.rs
index b3e3d48e6..3230db100 100644
--- a/crates/pptx/src/read/shapes.rs
+++ b/crates/pptx/src/read/shapes.rs
@@ -475,7 +475,8 @@ fn frame(imp: &mut Imp, part: &Part, ctx: &mut IdCtx, e: &El, depth: usize) -> S
         .into_iter()
         .map(|id| {
             let rel = part.rels.get(&id).filter(|r| !r.external)?;
-            if !imp.pkg.rels(&rel.target).items.is_empty() {
+            let pkg = imp.pkg;
+            if *imp.has_rels.entry(crate::opc::norm(&rel.target)).or_insert_with(|| !pkg.rels(&rel.target).items.is_empty()) {
                 return None;
             }
             let (kind, target) = (rel.ty.clone(), rel.target.clone());