Implement mass addition of bib information (Closes #372)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semv
 - We added automatic browser extension install on Windows for Chrome and Edge. [#6076](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/6076)
 - We added a search bar for filtering keyboard shortcuts. [#11686](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/11686)
 - By double clicking on a local citation in the Citation Relations Tab you can now jump the linked entry. [#11955](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/11955)
+- Added functionality for mass addition of bibliographic information for multiple entries. [#372](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/372)
 
 ### Changed
 

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/actions/StandardActions.java

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public enum StandardActions implements Action {
     OPEN_URL(Localization.lang("Open URL or DOI"), IconTheme.JabRefIcons.WWW, KeyBinding.OPEN_URL_OR_DOI),
     SEARCH_SHORTSCIENCE(Localization.lang("Search ShortScience")),
     MERGE_WITH_FETCHED_ENTRY(Localization.lang("Get bibliographic data from %0", "DOI/ISBN/...")),
+    MASS_GET_BIBLIOGRAPHIC_DATA(Localization.lang("Get bibliographic data from %0 (fully automated)", "DOI/ISBN/...")),
     ATTACH_FILE(Localization.lang("Attach file"), IconTheme.JabRefIcons.ATTACH_FILE),
     ATTACH_FILE_FROM_URL(Localization.lang("Attach file from URL"), IconTheme.JabRefIcons.DOWNLOAD_FILE),
     PRIORITY(Localization.lang("Priority"), IconTheme.JabRefIcons.PRIORITY),

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/frame/MainMenu.java

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 import org.jabref.gui.maintable.NewLibraryFromPdfActionOffline;
 import org.jabref.gui.maintable.NewLibraryFromPdfActionOnline;
 import org.jabref.gui.mergeentries.MergeEntriesAction;
+import org.jabref.gui.mergeentries.MultiEntryMergeWithFetchedDataAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.plaincitationparser.PlainCitationParserAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.preferences.GuiPreferences;
 import org.jabref.gui.preferences.ShowPreferencesAction;
@@ -273,7 +274,22 @@ private void createMenu() {
 
                 new SeparatorMenuItem(),
 
-                factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.FIND_UNLINKED_FILES, new FindUnlinkedFilesAction(dialogService, stateManager))
+                factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.FIND_UNLINKED_FILES, new FindUnlinkedFilesAction(dialogService, stateManager)),
+
+                new SeparatorMenuItem(),
+
+                // Adding new menu item for mass bibliographic data fetching
+                factory.createMenuItem(
+                        StandardActions.MASS_GET_BIBLIOGRAPHIC_DATA,
+                        new MultiEntryMergeWithFetchedDataAction(
+                                frame::getCurrentLibraryTab,
+                                preferences,
+                                taskExecutor,
+                                dialogService,
+                                undoManager,
+                                stateManager
+                        )
+                )
         );
 
         final MenuItem pushToApplicationMenuItem = factory.createMenuItem(pushToApplicationCommand.getAction(), pushToApplicationCommand);

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/mergeentries/MergeWithFetchedEntryAction.java

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public MergeWithFetchedEntryAction(DialogService dialogService,
         this.undoManager = undoManager;
 
         this.executable.bind(ActionHelper.needsEntriesSelected(1, stateManager)
-                                         .and(ActionHelper.isAnyFieldSetForSelectedEntry(FetchAndMergeEntry.SUPPORTED_FIELDS, stateManager)));
+                                         .and(ActionHelper.isAnyFieldSetForSelectedEntry(FetchAndMergeEntry.SUPPORTED_IDENTIFIER_FIELDS, stateManager)));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ public void execute() {
         }
 
         BibEntry originalEntry = stateManager.getSelectedEntries().getFirst();
-        new FetchAndMergeEntry(stateManager.getActiveDatabase().get(), taskExecutor, preferences, dialogService, undoManager).fetchAndMerge(originalEntry);
+        FetchAndMergeEntry fetchAndMergeEntry = new FetchAndMergeEntry(
+                stateManager.getActiveDatabase().get(),
+                taskExecutor,
+                preferences,
+                dialogService,
+                undoManager
+        );
+
+        fetchAndMergeEntry.fetchAndMerge(originalEntry);
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/mergeentries/MultiEntryMergeWithFetchedDataAction.java

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package org.jabref.gui.mergeentries;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+import javax.swing.undo.UndoManager;
+
+import org.jabref.gui.DialogService;
+import org.jabref.gui.LibraryTab;
+import org.jabref.gui.StateManager;
+import org.jabref.gui.actions.ActionHelper;
+import org.jabref.gui.actions.SimpleCommand;
+import org.jabref.gui.preferences.GuiPreferences;
+import org.jabref.logic.util.TaskExecutor;
+import org.jabref.model.database.BibDatabaseContext;
+import org.jabref.model.entry.BibEntry;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Action for merging multiple entries with fetched data from identifiers like DOI or arXiv.
+ */
+public class MultiEntryMergeWithFetchedDataAction extends SimpleCommand {
+
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MultiEntryMergeWithFetchedDataAction.class);
+
+    private final Supplier<LibraryTab> tabSupplier;
+    private final GuiPreferences preferences;
+    private final TaskExecutor taskExecutor;
+    private final DialogService dialogService;
+    private final UndoManager undoManager;
+
+    public MultiEntryMergeWithFetchedDataAction(Supplier<LibraryTab> tabSupplier,
+                                                GuiPreferences preferences,
+                                                TaskExecutor taskExecutor,
+                                                DialogService dialogService,
+                                                UndoManager undoManager,
+                                                StateManager stateManager) {
+        this.tabSupplier = tabSupplier;
+        this.preferences = preferences;
+        this.taskExecutor = taskExecutor;
+        this.dialogService = dialogService;
+        this.undoManager = undoManager;
+
+        // Binding to only execute if a database is open
+        this.executable.bind(ActionHelper.needsDatabase(stateManager));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void execute() {
+        LibraryTab libraryTab = tabSupplier.get();
+
+        // Ensure that libraryTab is present
+        if (libraryTab == null) {
+            LOGGER.error("Action 'Multi Entry Merge' must be disabled when no database is open.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        List<BibEntry> selectedEntries = libraryTab.getDatabase().getEntries();
+
+        // If no entries are selected, log and do not execute
+        if (selectedEntries.isEmpty()) {
+            dialogService.notify("No entries selected for merging.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Create an instance of FetchAndMergeEntry to perform the batch fetch and merge operation
+        BibDatabaseContext bibDatabaseContext = libraryTab.getBibDatabaseContext();
+        FetchAndMergeEntry fetchAndMergeEntry = new FetchAndMergeEntry(bibDatabaseContext, taskExecutor, preferences, dialogService, undoManager);
+
+        fetchAndMergeEntry.fetchAndMergeBatch(selectedEntries);
+    }
+}

src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties

@@ -1679,6 +1679,10 @@ No\ %0\ found=No %0 found
 Entry\ from\ %0=Entry from %0
 Merge\ entry\ with\ %0\ information=Merge entry with %0 information
 Updated\ entry\ with\ info\ from\ %0=Updated entry with info from %0
+Mass\ getting\ bibliographic\ data\ from\ %0=Mass getting bibliographic data from %0
+Merge\ entry\ without\ user\ interaction=Merge entry without user interaction
+No\ new\ information\ was\ added=No new information was added
+Updated\ entry\ with\ fetched\ information=Updated entry with fetched information
 
 Add\ new\ list=Add new list
 Open\ existing\ list=Open existing list