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org-garden/lib/org_garden/resolvers/zotero.ex
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defmodule OrgGarden.Resolvers.Zotero do
@moduledoc """
Resolves citation keys via Zotero Better BibTeX's JSON-RPC API.
Requires Zotero to be running with the Better BibTeX plugin installed.
Default endpoint: http://localhost:23119/better-bibtex/json-rpc
Resolution strategy:
1. Search by citation key via `item.search`
2. If found, try to get a PDF attachment link (zotero://open-pdf/...)
3. Fall back to zotero://select/items/@key
Returns `{:ok, %{label: "Author, Year", url: "zotero://..."}}` or `:error`.
"""
require Logger
@rpc_path "/better-bibtex/json-rpc"
@doc """
Attempt to resolve `key` against a running Zotero instance.
`base_url` defaults to `http://localhost:23119`.
"""
@spec resolve(String.t(), String.t()) :: {:ok, map()} | :error
def resolve(key, base_url \\ "http://localhost:23119") do
url = base_url <> @rpc_path
payload =
Jason.encode!(%{
jsonrpc: "2.0",
method: "item.search",
params: [
[["citationKey", "is", key]]
],
id: 1
})
case Req.post(url,
body: payload,
headers: [{"content-type", "application/json"}],
receive_timeout: 5_000,
finch: OrgGarden.Finch
) do
{:ok, %{status: 200, body: body}} ->
parse_response(body, key, base_url)
{:ok, %{status: status}} ->
Logger.debug("Zotero: unexpected HTTP #{status} for key #{key}")
:error
{:error, reason} ->
Logger.debug("Zotero: connection failed for key #{key}: #{inspect(reason)}")
:error
other ->
Logger.debug("Zotero: unexpected result for key #{key}: #{inspect(other)}")
:error
end
rescue
e ->
Logger.debug("Zotero: exception resolving key #{key}: #{inspect(e)}")
:error
end
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Private helpers
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
defp parse_response(%{"result" => [item | _]}, key, base_url) do
label = build_label(item)
url = resolve_url(item, key, base_url)
{:ok, %{label: label, url: url}}
end
defp parse_response(%{"result" => []}, key, _base_url) do
Logger.debug("Zotero: no item found for key #{key}")
:error
end
defp parse_response(%{"error" => err}, key, _base_url) do
Logger.debug("Zotero: RPC error for key #{key}: #{inspect(err)}")
:error
end
defp parse_response(body, key, _base_url) do
Logger.debug("Zotero: unexpected response shape for key #{key}: #{inspect(body)}")
:error
end
defp fetch_pdf_url(key, base_url) do
payload =
Jason.encode!(%{
jsonrpc: "2.0",
method: "item.attachments",
params: [key],
id: 2
})
case Req.post(base_url <> @rpc_path,
body: payload,
headers: [{"content-type", "application/json"}],
receive_timeout: 5_000,
finch: OrgGarden.Finch
) do
{:ok, %{status: 200, body: %{"result" => attachments}}} when is_list(attachments) ->
attachments
|> Enum.find_value(fn att ->
open = Map.get(att, "open", "")
path = Map.get(att, "path", "")
if String.ends_with?(path, ".pdf"), do: open, else: nil
end)
_ ->
nil
end
rescue
_ -> nil
end
# CSL-JSON format: authors are under "author" with "family"/"given" keys.
# Year is under "issued" -> "date-parts" -> [[year, month, day]].
defp build_label(item) do
authors = Map.get(item, "author", [])
year = extract_year(item)
author_part =
case authors do
[] ->
"Unknown"
[single] ->
Map.get(single, "family", Map.get(single, "literal", "Unknown"))
[first | rest] ->
first_name = Map.get(first, "family", Map.get(first, "literal", "Unknown"))
last_name =
rest
|> List.last()
|> then(&Map.get(&1, "family", Map.get(&1, "literal", "Unknown")))
"#{first_name} & #{last_name}"
end
if year, do: "#{author_part}, #{year}", else: author_part
end
# "issued": {"date-parts": [["2021", 2, 3]]}
defp extract_year(item) do
case get_in(item, ["issued", "date-parts"]) do
[[year | _] | _] -> to_string(year)
_ -> nil
end
end
defp resolve_url(item, key, base_url) do
# Prefer zotero://open-pdf/... for items with a PDF attachment.
# Fall back to zotero://select/library/items/KEY to open the item in Zotero.
# The "id" field is a URI like "http://zotero.org/users/123/items/ABCD1234".
pdf_url = fetch_pdf_url(key, base_url)
if pdf_url do
pdf_url
else
item_key =
item
|> Map.get("id", "")
|> String.split("/")
|> List.last()
|> non_empty()
if item_key do
"zotero://select/library/items/#{item_key}"
else
"zotero://select/items/@#{key}"
end
end
end
defp non_empty(nil), do: nil
defp non_empty(""), do: nil
defp non_empty(v), do: v
end