bibtex.js

bibtex.js is a JavaScript library for converting BibTeX entries into JavaScript objects and managing them with simple storage features.

✨ Features

• Convert BibTeX to JavaScript objects
• Convert JavaScript objects back to BibTeX
• Citation management with custom storage
• Supports browsers and other JavaScript environments

📦 Installation

Using Bun:

bun add bibtex.js

Using npm:

npm install bibtex.js

🚀 Usage

1. Convert BibTeX to Object and Vice Versa

import { bibToObject, objectToBib } from "bibtex.js";

const bibtexEntry = `@article{sample,
  author = {John Doe},
  title = {Example Article},
  journal = {Sample Journal},
  year = {2024}
}`;

const cite = bibToObject(bibtexEntry);
console.log(cite);  // JavaScript object from BibTeX entry

const bib = objectToBib(cite);
console.log(bib);  // Converts back to BibTeX format

2. Citation Storage Management

You can use the built-in storage or define your own to store BibTeX citations.

Using Built-in Storage

import { CiteManager } from "bibtex.js";
const bibtexEntry = `@article{sample,
  author = {John Doe},
  title = {Example Article},
  journal = {Sample Journal},
  year = {2024}
}`;
CiteManager.init(new CiteLocalStorage(bibtexEntry))

//will returned as  Cite[]
CiteManager.getAll()

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.