Add exporter for Citation File Format (CFF) (yaml based)

[Siedlerchr]

Is your suggestion for improvement related to a problem? Please describe. JabRef should be able to export citations into the cff file format. There is already an implemented importer which maps bibtex fields. The existing YAML exporter can be easily adapted.

Additional context

https://citation-file-format.github.io/

An example python converter https://github.com/citation-file-format/cffconvert

[HarikaB11]

Hi @Siedlerchr, I would like to work on this issue.

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[koppor]

Here are some hints_

TLDR: JabRef has the functionality to import CFF (https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/7945), but no functionality for export. This should be implemented.

JabRef should be able to parse Citation File Format (CFF) and export into it.

Links:

• General CFF information: https://citation-file-format.github.io/
• Mapping BibTeX and CFF: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-citation-files#citing-something-other-than-software
• Python implementation of a converter: https://github.com/citation-file-format/cff-converter-python
• Description of the BibTeX format: https://docs.jabref.org/advanced/fields

Implementation hints:

The export can either be done by Java code directly or creating .layout files.

Export using .layout files:

See yaml.* in https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/tree/main/src/main/resources/resource/layout

Example: https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/blob/main/src/main/resources/resource/layout/yaml.layout

Documentation on .layout files: https://docs.jabref.org/collaborative-work/export/customexports

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Acceptance criteria:

• At least @article and @inproceedings need to be supported.

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Note: If you dislike the .layout format, one can work on replacing that part of JabRef by Java templating engines. See https://github.com/koppor/jabref/issues/392 for details.

[ShailikaS]

Hi @Siedlerchr, I would like to work on this if this issue is still open?

[ThiloteE]

There hasn't been activity here since a month, but Harika has had commits in other repositories, so I assume this one here was abandoned. Hence, I will assign @ShailikaS.

[Siedlerchr]

No activity since a while

[garymejia]

Hello, could I be assigned this issue?

[Siedlerchr]

@garymejia Are you still working on this? Or can other work on this

[jeanprbt]

I can work on this one !

[ThiloteE]

@garymejia are you still on it?

[garymejia]

Hey @ThiloteE, I started working on this issue a bit late. I'm okay with being unassigned this issue since I was still figuring out the formatting requirements for cff. Sorry for the holdup!

[ThiloteE]

ok, then I will assign @JEANPRBT