import easyocr
from PIL import Image
import numpy as np

# Initialize EasyOCR reader (English for now)
reader = easyocr.Reader(['en'])

def extract_text(image):
    """
    Extract text from an image using EasyOCR.
    """
    if isinstance(image, Image.Image):
        image = np.array(image)

    results = reader.readtext(image)
    text = " ".join([res[1] for res in results])
    return text.strip()