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+/*
+Copyright © 2025 NAME HERE <EMAIL ADDRESS>
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/scrotadamus/ghligh/document"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var outputFiles []string
+
+func writeJSONToFile(jsonBytes []byte, path string) error {
+	file, err := os.Create(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	// IF FILE EXISTS ASK
+	_, err = file.Write(jsonBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// exportCmd represents the export command
+var exportCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "export",
+	Short: "export pdf highlights into json",
+	Long: `
+	ghligh export foo.pdf bar.pdf ... [--to fnord.json] [-1] [-i]
+
+	will create one or more json file (specified with --to) or dump it
+	to stdout (-1)
+
+	-i will indent the json output
+`,
+
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if len(args) == 0 {
+			cmd.Help()
+			return
+		}
+
+		indent, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("indent")
+		if err != nil {
+			cmd.Help()
+			return
+		}
+
+		stdout, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("stdout")
+		if err != nil {
+			cmd.Help()
+			return
+		}
+
+		if !stdout && len(outputFiles) == 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "nowhere to put output I am not doing anything\n")
+			return
+		}
+
+		var exportedDocs []document.GhlighDoc
+		for _, file := range args {
+			doc, err := document.Open(file)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error loading %s: %v", file, err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			doc.AnnotsBuffer = doc.GetAnnotsBuffer()
+			doc.HashBuffer = doc.HashDoc()
+			exportedDocs = append(exportedDocs, *doc)
+		}
+
+		var jsonBytes []byte
+		if indent {
+			jsonBytes, err = json.MarshalIndent(exportedDocs, "", "	")
+		} else {
+			jsonBytes, err = json.Marshal(exportedDocs)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		for _, file := range outputFiles {
+			err := writeJSONToFile(jsonBytes, file)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v\n", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if stdout {
+			fmt.Printf("%s\n", string(jsonBytes))
+		}
+
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(exportCmd)
+
+	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
+
+	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
+	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
+	// exportCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
+
+	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
+	// is called directly, e.g.:
+	// exportCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
+	// TODO flag toFiles
+	exportCmd.Flags().BoolP("indent", "i", false, "indent the json data")
+	exportCmd.Flags().BoolP("stdout", "1", false, "dump to stdout")
+
+	exportCmd.Flags().StringArrayVarP(&outputFiles, "to", "t", []string{}, "files to save exported annots")
+}