BibTeXConverter (citeproc-java 3.3.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- de.undercouch.citeproc.bibtex.BibTeXConverter

```
public class BibTeXConverter
extends Object
```
Converts BibTeX items to CSL citation items

The class maps BibTeX attributes to CSL attributes. The mapping is based on the one used in Docear as presented by Joeran Beel.

Docear is released under the GPLv2 but its code may also be reused in projects licensed under Apache License 2.0 (see http://www.docear.org/software/licence/, last visited 2013-09-06). The mapping here is released under the Apache License 2.0 by permission of Joaran Beel, Docear.

Author:

Joaran Beel, Michel Kraemer

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

BibTeXConverter()
Default constructor

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`org.jbibtex.BibTeXDatabase`	`loadDatabase(InputStream is)`	Loads a BibTeX database from a stream.
`Map<String,CSLItemData>`	`toItemData(org.jbibtex.BibTeXDatabase db)`	Converts the given database to a map of CSL citation items
`CSLItemData`	`toItemData(org.jbibtex.BibTeXEntry e)`	Converts a BibTeX entry to a citation item
`CSLType`	`toType(org.jbibtex.Key type)`	Converts a BibTeX type to a CSL type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - BibTeXConverter
```
public BibTeXConverter()
```
    Default constructor
- Method Detail
  - loadDatabase
```
public org.jbibtex.BibTeXDatabase loadDatabase(InputStream is)
                                        throws org.jbibtex.ParseException
```
    Loads a BibTeX database from a stream.
    
    This method does not close the given stream. The caller is responsible for closing it.
    
    Parameters:
    
    is - the input stream to read from
    
    Returns:
    
    the BibTeX database
    
    Throws:
    
    org.jbibtex.ParseException - if the database is invalid
  - toItemData
```
public Map<String,CSLItemData> toItemData(org.jbibtex.BibTeXDatabase db)
```
    Converts the given database to a map of CSL citation items
    
    Parameters:
    
    db - the database
    
    Returns:
    
    a map consisting of citation keys and citation items
  - toItemData
```
public CSLItemData toItemData(org.jbibtex.BibTeXEntry e)
```
    Converts a BibTeX entry to a citation item
    
    Parameters:
    
    e - the BibTeX entry to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    the citation item
  - toType
```
public CSLType toType(org.jbibtex.Key type)
```
    Converts a BibTeX type to a CSL type
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the type to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted type (never null, falls back to CSLType.ARTICLE)