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Validate and parse BibTeX string with error handling

Source: R/mod_references_fct_bibtex.R
validate_and_parse_bibtex.Rd

Wrapper function that validates BibTeX syntax, parses the string using bib_string2df_alt, and provides detailed error handling with user-friendly error messages.

Usage

validate_and_parse_bibtex(bibtex_string, allow_multiple = FALSE)

Arguments

bibtex_string

Character string containing BibTeX formatted data

allow_multiple

Logical indicating whether to allow multiple entries. If FALSE (default), will return an error for multiple entries.

Value

A list with components:

  • success: Logical indicating whether parsing succeeded

  • data: Parsed data frame (if success = TRUE) or NULL

  • message: Success/error message for user feedback

  • warning: Additional warning message (if applicable)

See also

Other validate: validate_and_lookup_identifier(), validate_dataset_structure(), validate_doi_format(), validate_pmid_format()

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
  bibtex_str <- "@article{smith2022,
    author  = {Smith, Jane},
    title   = {Marine pollution},
    journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},
    year    = {2022}
  }"
  result <- validate_and_parse_bibtex(bibtex_str)
  result$success
  result$data$TITLE
} # }