Hi everyone,
My name is Fouke Boss, I am a software developer from the Netherlands with a background in mathematics. In my spare time I am working on a new piece of genealogy software with some interesting ideas (or at least I think so). Part of this software is about citing the sources, and through this (http://fhtw.byu.edu/static/conf/2008/tucker-10-presentation-fhtw2008.pdf) presentation I became interested in CSL. And so the last couple of weeks I have been working on a Microsoft .NET implementation of the CSL 1.0.1 specification. So far, the specifications, together with the test suite, have been clear enough for the most part, and so earlier today I have been able to put a first version of this .NET implementation online at https://github.com/fouke-boss/citeproc-dotnet. If you are a Windows user (yeah, I know), you could download the binaries (in the /Binaries folder) and run the CiteProc.WpfDemo.exe to get a first impression of the current capabilities and shortcomings. I am hoping to implement the remaining features in the next couple of weeks, and for this, I'd like to ask you all for some help. At the moment, my main issues are these: 1. I'm trying to figure out if my currently stateless processor (it receives a list of items, and returns a formatted bibliography or citation) should in fact be stateful in order to implement disambiguation properly. And (related as far as I can tell): what is the exact purpose of all these test cases with CITATIONS/CITATION-ITEMS/BIBENTRIES/BIBSECTION sections in it? 2. The specifications do not mention anything about the removal of multiple spaces, dots, commas or other punctuation, but the test suite requires this behavior, and quite rightly so imho. Can anyone enlighten me about the exact rules the other processors have implemented? 3. I am thinking of supplementing the CSL Test Suite with a 'Basic Test Suite' that systematically tests each and every element or attribute (e.g. the current Csl Test Suite does not contain any test case for chicago page ranges). A first (but far from complete) draft can be found in the github repository. Rintze Zelle pointed out that a move to cucumber has been considered. Do you think such an additional set of tests is useful? Which format is preferred? 4. What license should I use? I've looked around a bit ('CPAL or AGPL' for citeproc-js, 'AGPL and the FreeBSD' for CiteProc-Ruby), but I don't have any experience in this matter. Any thoughts or suggestions? Any help would be appreciated! With kind regards, Fouke ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ xbiblio-devel mailing list xbiblio-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xbiblio-devel
