Disassemble PDF based on Content Table

Suppose a PDF file has a table of contents. Is it possible to split this PDF file into multiple small PDF files that only contains one chapter?
Thanks,
P

What I try to do is find a prgrmaming way to slip a PDF file into multiple PDF files that contains only one chapter each based on Table of Contents info in PDF file. The bookmark may not contains Table of Content information. For exmaple, some PDF file do not have bookmark but they do have table of contents. How to deal with it in a programming way?
Thanks.

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