feat: add clearMetadata() method to provide privacy options when using imagick handler

system/Images/Handlers/BaseHandler.php

@@ -769,4 +769,17 @@ public function getHeight()
     {
         return ($this->resource !== null) ? $this->_getHeight() : $this->height;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Clears image metadata.
+     *
+     * This method has no use in the GDHandler,
+     * since all the data are cleared automatically.
+     *
+     * GDHandler can't preserve the image metadata.
+     */
+    public function clearMetadata(): static
+    {
+        return $this;
+    }
 }

system/Images/Handlers/ImageMagickHandler.php

@@ -537,4 +537,20 @@ public function reorient(bool $silent = false)
             default => $this,
         };
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Clears metadata from the image.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     *
+     * @throws ImagickException
+     */
+    public function clearMetadata(): static
+    {
+        $this->ensureResource();
+
+        $this->resource->stripImage();
+
+        return $this;
+    }
 }

tests/system/Images/GDHandlerTest.php

@@ -454,4 +454,13 @@ public function testImageReorientPortrait(): void
             $this->assertSame(['red' => 62, 'green' => 62, 'blue' => 62, 'alpha' => 0], $rgb);
         }
     }
+
+    public function testClearMetadataReturnsSelf(): void
+    {
+        $this->handler->withFile($this->path);
+
+        $result = $this->handler->clearMetadata();
+
+        $this->assertSame($this->handler, $result);
+    }
 }

tests/system/Images/ImageMagickHandlerTest.php

@@ -443,4 +443,40 @@ public function testImageReorientPortrait(): void
             $this->assertSame(['red' => 62, 'green' => 62, 'blue' => 62, 'alpha' => 0], $rgb);
         }
     }
+
+    public function testClearMetadataEnsuresResource(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(ImageException::class);
+        $this->handler->clearMetadata();
+    }
+
+    public function testClearMetadataReturnsSelf(): void
+    {
+        $this->handler->withFile($this->path);
+
+        $result = $this->handler->clearMetadata();
+
+        $this->assertSame($this->handler, $result);
+    }
+
+    public function testClearMetadata(): void
+    {
+        $this->handler->withFile($this->origin . 'Steveston_dusk.JPG');
+        /** @var Imagick $imagick */
+        $imagick = $this->handler->getResource();
+        $before  = $imagick->getImageProperties();
+
+        $this->assertGreaterThan(40, count($before));
+
+        $this->handler
+            ->clearMetadata()
+            ->save($this->root . 'exif-info-no-metadata.jpg');
+
+        $this->handler->withFile($this->root . 'exif-info-no-metadata.jpg');
+        /** @var Imagick $imagick */
+        $imagick = $this->handler->getResource();
+        $after   = $imagick->getImageProperties();
+
+        $this->assertLessThanOrEqual(5, count($after));
+    }
 }

user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.7.0.rst

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Libraries
 
 **Email:** Added support for choosing the SMTP authorization method. You can change it via ``Config\Email::$SMTPAuthMethod`` option.
 **Image:** The ``ImageMagickHandler`` has been rewritten to rely solely on the PHP ``imagick`` extension.
+**Image:** Added ``ImageMagickHandler::clearMetadata()`` method to remove image metadata for privacy protection.
 
 Helpers and Functions
 =====================

user_guide_src/source/libraries/images.rst

@@ -260,3 +260,18 @@ The possible options that are recognized are as follows:
 - ``vOffset``        Additional offset on the y axis, in pixels
 - ``fontPath``        The full server path to the TTF font you wish to use. System font will be used if none is given.
 - ``fontSize``        The font size to use. When using the GD handler with the system font, valid values are between ``1`` to ``5``.
+
+Clearing Image Metadata
+=======================
+
+This method removes metadata (EXIF, XMP, ICC, IPTC, comments, etc.) from an image.
+
+.. important:: The GD image library automatically strips all metadata during processing,
+        so this method has no additional effect when using the GD handler.
+        This behavior is built into GD itself and cannot be modified.
+
+Some essential technical metadata (dimensions, color depth) will be regenerated during save operations
+as they're required for image display. However, all privacy-sensitive information such as GPS location,
+camera details, and timestamps will be completely removed.
+
+.. literalinclude:: images/015.php

user_guide_src/source/libraries/images/015.php

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+
+service('image', 'imagick')
+    ->withFile('/path/to/image/mypic.jpg')
+    ->clearMetadata()
+    ->save('/path/to/new/image.jpg');

utils/phpstan-baseline/loader.neon

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# total 3314 errors
+# total 3316 errors
 includes:
     - argument.type.neon
     - assign.propertyType.neon

utils/phpstan-baseline/varTag.type.neon

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-# total 2 errors
+# total 4 errors
 
 parameters:
     ignoreErrors:
+        -
+            message: '#^PHPDoc tag @var with type Imagick is not subtype of type resource\.$#'
+            count: 2
+            path: ../../tests/system/Images/ImageMagickHandlerTest.php
+
         -
             message: '#^PHPDoc tag @var with type Tests\\Support\\Entity\\UserWithCasts is not subtype of type list\<array\{\}\>\|null\.$#'
             count: 1