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+;;; bibtex-actions.el --- Bibliography manager action
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(require 'bibtex-completion)
+
+(defvar bibtex-actions-map
+  (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
+    (define-key map (kbd "p") 'bibtex-actions-open-pdf)
+    (define-key map (kbd "u") 'bibtex-actions-open-url-or-doi)
+    (define-key map (kbd "c") 'bibtex-actions-insert-citation)
+    (define-key map (kbd "r") 'bibtex-actions-insert-reference)
+    (define-key map (kbd "k") 'bibtex-actions-insert-key)
+    (define-key map (kbd "b") 'bibtex-actions-insert-bibtex)
+    (define-key map (kbd "a") 'bibtex-actions-add-PDF-attachment)
+    (define-key map (kbd "e") 'bibtex-actions-edit-notes)
+    (define-key map (kbd "s") 'bibtex-actions-show-entry)
+    (define-key map (kbd "l") 'bibtex-actions-add-pdf-to-library)
+    map))
+
+(defun bibtex-actions--get-candidates ()
+  "Return all keys from bibtex-completion-candidates."
+  (mapcar
+   (lambda (cand)
+     (cons (bibtex-completion-format-entry cand (1- (frame-width)))
+           (cdr (assoc "=key=" cand))))
+   (bibtex-completion-candidates)))
+
+(defun bibtex-actions--read ()
+  "Read bibtex-completion entries for completion."
+  (bibtex-completion-init)
+  (completing-read
+   "BibTeX entries: "
+   (lambda (string predicate action)
+     (if (eq action 'metadata)
+         '(metadata (category . bibtex))
+       (complete-with-action action (bibtex-actions--get-candidates) string predicate)))))
+
+(defun bibtex-completion--read ()
+  "Select BibTeX entries in completion system."
+  (cdr (assoc (bibtex-actions--read) (bibtex-actions--get-candidates))))
+
+(defmacro bibtex-actions-define-action (action doc)
+  "Wraps the function ACTION in another function named NAME which
+extracts the key from the candidate selected in embark and
+passes it to ACTION."
+  (let* ((old-name (symbol-name action))
+         (mid-name (substring old-name 17 (length old-name)))
+         (new-name (intern (concat "bibtex-actions" mid-name))))
+    `(defun ,new-name (cand)
+       ,doc
+       (interactive (list (bibtex-completion--read)))
+       (,action (list cand)))))
+
+(bibtex-actions-define-action
+ bibtex-completion-open-any
+ "Open the PDFs associated with the BibTeX entry.
+If multiple PDFs are found, ask for the one to open using
+‘completion-read’. If no PDF is found, try to open a URL or DOI
+in the browser instead.")
+
+(bibtex-actions-define-action
+ bibtex-completion-open-pdf
+ "Open the PDFs associated with the BibTeX entry.
+If multiple PDFs are found, ask for the one to open using
+‘completion-read’.")
+
+(bibtex-actions-define-action
+ bibtex-completion-open-url-or-doi
+ "Open the URL or DOI associated with a BibTeX entry in a
+ browser.")
+
+(bibtex-actions-define-action
+ bibtex-completion-insert-citation
+ "Insert citation for BibTeX entry at point.")
+
+(bibtex-actions-define-action
+ bibtex-completion-insert-reference
+ "Insert reference for BibTeX entry at point.")
+
+(bibtex-actions-define-action
+ bibtex-completion-insert-key
+ "Insert key for BibTeX entry at point.")
+
+(bibtex-actions-define-action
+ bibtex-completion-insert-bibtex
+ "Insert entry for BibTeX entry at point.")
+
+(bibtex-actions-define-action
+ bibtex-completion-add-PDF-attachment
+ "Attach the PDF of a BibTeX entry where available.")
+
+(bibtex-actions-define-action
+ bibtex-completion-edit-notes
+ "Open the notes associated with a BibTeX entry using
+ ‘bibtex-completion-edit-notes-function’.")
+
+(bibtex-actions-define-action
+ bibtex-completion-show-entry
+ "Show the selected entry in the relevant BibTeX file.")
+
+(bibtex-actions-define-action
+ bibtex-completion-add-pdf-to-library
+ "Add a PDF to the library for the selected BibTeX entry.
+The PDF can be added either from an open buffer, a file, or a
+URL.")
+
+(provide 'bibtex-actions)
+
+;; Local Variables:
+;; byte-compile-warnings: (not cl-functions obsolete)
+;; coding: utf-8
+;; indent-tabs-mode: nil
+;; End:
+
+;;; bibtex-actions.el ends here