#!/usr/bin/perl
=begin metadata
Name: addbib
Description: create or extend a bibliographic database
Author: Jeffrey S. Haemer
License: perl
=end metadata
=cut
use strict;
use warnings;
use Getopt::Std;
use vars qw($opt_a $opt_p);
$0 =~ s(.*/)();
my $usage = "usage: $0 [ -a ] [ -p promptfile ] database\n";
getopts "ap:" and @ARGV==1 or die $usage;
my @prompts = (
"Author name:\t%A",
"Title:\t%T",
"Journal:\t%J",
"Volume:\t%V",
"Pages:\t%P",
"Publisher:\t%I",
"City:\t%C",
"Date:\t%D",
"Other:\t%O",
"Keywords:\t%K",
);
if ($opt_p) {
@prompts = ();
open my $PROMPTFILE, '<', $opt_p or die "can't read $opt_p: $!";
foreach (<$PROMPTFILE>) {
if (/^\s*([^%]+)\t(%\w)/) {
push @prompts, "$1\t$2";
}
}
close($PROMPTFILE);
}
my $database = shift;
open my $DATABASE, '>>', $database or die "can't append to $database: $!";
my $inst = <<_EOINST;
Addbib will prompt you for various bibliographic fields.
If you don't need a particular field, just hit RETURN,
and that field will not appear in the output file.
If you want to return to previous fields in the skeleton,
a single minus sign will go back a field at a time.
(This is the best way to input multiple authors.)
If you have to continue a field or add an unusual field,
a trailing backslash will allow a temporary escape.
Finally, (without -a) you will be prompted for an abstract.
Type in as many lines as you need, and end with a ctrl-d.
To quit, type `q' or `n' when asked if you want to continue.
To edit the database, type `edit', `vi', or `ex' instead.
_EOINST
print "Instructions? (n) ";
$_ = <>;
print "$inst" if /^y/i;
# The use of an array instead of a hash looks hokey here
# I did it to preserve order.
while (1) {
print $DATABASE "\n"; # start a new entry
PROMPT: for (my $i=0; $i < @prompts; $i++) {
my ($prompt, $code) = split /\t/, $prompts[$i];
print "$prompt ";
$_ = <>;
next PROMPT if /^$/; # blank line means "don't want it"
if (/^-$/) { # go back to the last prompt
$i -= 2;
next PROMPT;
}
print $DATABASE "$code\t";
while (/\\$/) {
chop; chop;
print $DATABASE "$_\n";
print "> ";
$_ = <>;
}
print $DATABASE $_;
}
unless ($opt_a) {
print "Abstract: ";
$_ = <>;
next if (/^$/);
print $DATABASE "%X\t$_";
while (<>) {
print $DATABASE $_;
}
}
} continue {
print "Continue? (y) ";
$_ = <>;
while (/^\s*(edit|ex|vi|view|emacs)\s*/) {
close $DATABASE or die "can't close $database: $!";
system("$1 $database") == 0
or die "system '$1 $database' failed: $?";
open my $DATABASE, '>>', $database or die "can't open $database: $!";
print "Continue? (y) ";
$_ = <>;
}
last if /^(n|q)/i;
}
close $DATABASE or die "can't close $database: $!";
__END__
=head1 NAME
addbib - create or extend a bibliographic database
=head1 SYNOPSIS
addbib [ -a ] [ -p promptfile ] database
=head1 DESCRIPTION
When the program starts, you will be prompted for instructions. Answering
C<n> or simply hitting enter will continue without showing the instructions.
Answering C<y> will display directions for using the program. C<addbib>
then prompts for various bibliographic fields, accepting input from the
console and eventually saving records in a C<database> file. At each
prompt, if one enters a null response (i.e. simply hits the return/enter
key), then this field is skipped. Entering a minus sign (C<->) means to
return to the previous field. Using a trailing backslash allows a field to
be continued to the next line. Once all fields have been entered, the user
is presented with the C<Continue? (y)> prompt in order to continue adding
items to the database. Entering C<y> or simply hitting return will start
entering a new item into the database. Entering C<n> or C<q> exits the
program and saves the C<database> file to the filesystem.
The C<-a> option suppresses prompting the user for an abstract; entering an
abstract is the default behaviour. To finish entering an abstract, enter
C<Ctrl-d>.
The C<-p> option allows for the definition of new prompt sequences. The
prompt file uses the following format: C<prompt text> followed by a C<tab
character> and finally the C<field symbol> for writing into the C<database>
file. For instance, to define a set of prompts specifically for the
addition of books, use something like this:
Author name %A
Title %T
Publisher %I
Date %D
Other %O
Keywords %K
Note that the author name field can occur more than once to allow for
multiple authors.
The most common field symbols are (adapted from the FreeBSD manual for
C<addbib>):
%A Author's name
%B Book containing article referenced
%C City (place of publication)
%D Date of publication
%E Editor of book containing article referenced
%F Footnote number or label (supplied by refer)
%G Government order number
%H Header commentary, printed before reference
%I Issuer (publisher)
%J Journal containing article
%K Keywords to use in locating reference
%L Label field used by -k option of refer
%M Bell Labs Memorandum (undefined)
%N Number within volume
%O Other commentary, printed at end of reference
%P Page number(s)
%Q Corporate or Foreign Author (unreversed)
%R Report, paper, or thesis (unpublished)
%S Series title
%T Title of article or book
%V Volume number
%X Abstract
An example C<database> file output is:
%A M Bremner
%T Quantum dynamics as a physical resource
%J Physical Review A
%V 67
%P 523011-5230119
%I American Physical Society
%D 2003
=head1 FILES
promptfile - optional file to define prompting
=head1 AUTHOR
Jeffrey S. Haemer
=head1 BUGS
Also wants both testing and the other bib/refer utilities to go with it.
Release early and often, that's my motto.
=head1 COPYRIGHT and LICENSE
This program is copyright (c) Jeffrey S. Haemer (2004).
This program is free and open software. You may use, modify, distribute,
and sell this program (and any modified variants) in any way you wish,
provided you do not restrict others from doing the same.