Add support for date ranges for BibLaTeX Date #14289
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| @Override | ||
| public TemporalAccessor fromString(String string) { | ||
| if (StringUtil.isNotBlank(string)) { | ||
| // ✅ Sanitize incomplete ranges (e.g., "2010/" → "2010") |
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Closes #8902
Summary
This pull request adds support for date ranges in BibLaTeX date fields.
Previously, JabRef only supported single dates (e.g.,
2021-05-03).With this change, JabRef now correctly parses and formats date ranges (e.g.,
2020/2021,2015-01-01/2016-12-31) in compliance with ISO 690 and BibLaTeX standards.Steps to test
2020/20212021-05-01/2021-06-30date = {2020/2021}.Additional details
Date.javato normalize and handle start/end dates.DateEditorViewModel.javato correctly format and display date ranges."2010/" → "2010").CHANGELOG.mdunder the [Unreleased] section.Mandatory checks
[x] I have followed the contributing guidelines
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CHANGELOG.mdfile[x] I have manually tested the change in JabRef
[x] My code follows the project's code style and passes existing tests