Sample Library for testing

DamianEvans · December 19, 2017

Hello,
Could someone direct me to a sample zotero library with a varied dataset, preferably one that covers as many potential inputs as possible (empty items, all manner of partial items, complete items, different alphabets etc.), but without much duplication, while not being massive. This is for the testing of a new Alfred workflow (not my own I should add), that will be extremely valuable for mac zotero users I suspect.
Thanks in advance,
Damian

adamsmith · December 19, 2017

@emilianoeheyns @emilianoheyns (forgot which one is current) has amassed a lot of test data & might be able to help.

bwiernik · December 20, 2017

(The one with the “e” middle initial)

emilianoeheyns · December 20, 2017

I do have quite a few test references (138 test cases with 1589 references in all) and you're more than welcome to use them, but they're not in a format that Zotero can import without help -- they're straight JSON dumps of what the importer expects, produced and consumed by one of the BBT-bundled translators.

I chose JSON dumps because I couldn't find an existing format that roundtripped cleanly; Zotero RDF came closest but wasn't (at the time at least) enough for my tests.

@adamsmith both accounts are mine but I started using @emilianoeheyns after I fatally screwed my @emilianoheyns account when I was messing with the database to sneak the citekey in where it didn't belong, and syncing never worked after that. That should teach me.

DamianEvans · December 20, 2017

@emilianoeheyns
I would be interested please. Is it a simple process to get the into zotero?

emilianoeheyns · December 20, 2017

I can get you a combined file holding all these references; you'd install BBT, import this file, and uninstall BBT.

emilianoeheyns · December 20, 2017

all references in one file: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/38c09bd18ed49645eb935326c0080943

bwiernik · July 14, 2018

@emilianoeheyns Could you clarify how to get Zotero to import the BetterBibTeX JSON format?

emilianoeheyns · July 14, 2018

If you install BBT it becomes one of the supported import formats. So install BBT, and import as you would any other file through the file-import menu.

emilianoeheyns · July 14, 2018

current combined test set (4.9k references, 5.2MB) is available at https://gist.github.com/d003bcc307befdba1e7661c7a0def5e1

emilianoeheyns · July 14, 2018

@bwiernik found an error in the import, so the full library is now at https://gist.github.com/f5a3dcb50992a9eefeec0cc6e0da7463will, and you will need the freshly released BBT 5.0.170 or later to import it. The import will take very long, and Zotero will pop up a message about Zotero being unresponsive; click "continue" to let it finish.

I still need to figure out how the new async importers work, which will probably make the unresponsive popup go away.

emilianoeheyns · July 14, 2018

wait, async import is literally just declaring "async function doImport" and "await"ing on item.complete()?

Is async also available for doExport?

emilianoeheyns · July 14, 2018

The "A script on this page may be busy" still pops up on a large import though.

andrea.lemieux · May 6, 2020

Do you still have a sample library to download? I'd love to have it. The link above is not working.

bwiernik · May 6, 2020

Here is a library with a good number of varied items https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/test_items_library/

andrea.lemieux · May 7, 2020

Thanks @bwiernik . How do I export the library into my personal library so I can manipulate library items? It seems that maybe since I'm not part of the group I can't do this?