public Class NameFormatter

The formatter needs a parameter with the following format:

<case1>@<range11>@"<format>"@<range12>@"<format>"@<range13>...@@
<case2>@<range21>@...

Individual cases are separated by @@ and items in a case by @.

Cases are just integers or the character * and tell the formatter to apply the following formats if there are less or equal authors given. The cases must be in strictly increasing order with * in the last position.

Example:

• case1 = 2
• case2 = 3
• case3 = *

Ranges are either <integer>..<integer>, <integer> or * (using a 1-based index). Negative integers start from the end (-1 = last author).

Example with Joe Doe and Mary Jane and Bruce Bar and Arthur Kay:

• 1..3 → Joe, Mary, Bruce
• 4..4 → Arthur
• * → all authors
• 2..-1 → Mary, Bruce, Arthur

The <format> uses the BibTeX formatter syntax:

• The letters v, f, l, j indicate name parts (von, first, last, jr). Use them inside {} for full form.
• A single letter (v, f, l, j) abbreviates the part.
• Quotes must be escaped as \" (not fully supported yet).

Example:

• "{ll},{f}." → "Joe Doe" becomes "Doe, J."

Complete example:

Input:

Joe Doe and Mary Jane and Bruce Bar and Arthur Kay

Output:

Doe, J., Jane, M., Bar, B. and Kay, A.

Formatter parameter:

1@*@{ll},{f}.@@2@1@{ll},{f}.@2@ and {ll},{f}.@@*@1..-3@{ll},{f}., @-2@{ll},{f}.@-1@ and {ll},{f}.

This is troublesome to write, but it works. For more examples see the test cases.