Support generating of metadata.xmp out of a bib file using the command line.

[koppor]

Motivation: Include XMP data using the authorarchive package in conjunction with the xmpincl package.

When using authorarchive, one provides a bib file, which can be converted to all other formats (using JabRef).

The xmpincl package needs a metadata.xmp file.

Example:

<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x='adobe:ns:meta/'>
 <rdf:RDF xmlns="http://web.resource.org/cc/"
 xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
 xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
 <Work rdf:about="">
 <dc:title>xmpincl</dc:title>
 <dc:date>2005</dc:date>
</rdf:RDF>
</x:xmpmeta>

Can this be written using JabRef?

One can imaginge: Input bib file: For each bib entry, generate KEY.xmp

[johannes-manner]

So your idea is, to add another utility method to the xmp cli to generate a single .xmp for every bibentry?

An additional feature for the xmp cli would be, to generate .xmp files for metadata included in a pdf file.

[koppor]

Yes, this is my idea.

The additional idea is nice, but I don't know who will use it. - We use BibTeX as standard format and JabRef can convert back and forth. 😇

[tobiasdiez]

Isn't this just another exporter?

[koppor]

Oh, yes, it is. JabRef should support --split, which is IMHO currently not the case.

convert my.bib --format:xmp --split

[johannes-manner]

So, the idea is to implement a new gui exporter, which is used in the menu bar under tools/export entry as xmp metadata file? And additionally a xmp cli functionality to use this feature?

I need more context information on how to plug in an exporter in JabRef :)

[koppor]

"Just" a normal exporter. User interface:

• http://help.jabref.org/en/CommandLine#export-file--o-filenameexport-format

• Outline for usage at the GUI: http://help.jabref.org/en/EndNoteFilters. It is just an addition at the list:

  

So, if the XMP is written es Exporter (org.jabref.logic.exporter.Exporter), following should work:

Single XMP file:

java -jar JabRef.jar -o target.xmp,xmp -n true original.bib

Multiple XMP files - just having split as magic key.

java -jar JabRef.jar -o split,xmp -n true original.bib

Alternative, but that could be hard to implement:

java -jar JabRef.jar -o xmp --split -n true original.bib