Adding QuickStatements exporter to core

pigsonthewing · December 12, 2020

Would there be any objections to adding the QuickStatements export translator [1] from Zotkat [2] to Zotero's core code?

This would save people wanting to use it from having to follow a hacky installation process [3], which some find off-putting [4].

What would be the process for getting this done?

[1] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UB-Mannheim/zotkat/master/Wikidata QuickStatements.js

[2] https://github.com/UB-Mannheim/zotkat

[3] https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Zotero#Install/Update

[4] e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Cite_Q#Exporting

bwiernik · December 12, 2020

It would likely be considered if they submitted a pull request to https://GitHub.com/Zotero/translators

zuphilip · December 13, 2020

I am the developer of the translators within zotkat repo. The translator for Wikidata QuickStatements is an export translator and could be integrated in the official translator repo. This would also have the advantage that automatic updates of the translator would the work also (currently one needs to reinstall the translator for that). The Wikidata Quickstatements translator could bee seen nowadays as quite mature and similar to the Wikipedia export translator. If @danstillman has no objections then I can start a PR for the integration.

bwiernik · December 13, 2020

@dstillman

dstillman · December 15, 2020

I have no objection to this, if we think enough people would use it to merit its inclusion. (I don't know how many people use the Wikipedia Citation Templates translator, which we've had forever.)

pigsonthewing · February 20, 2021

@zuphilip _nudge_

pigsonthewing · August 18, 2021

I've just learned that this was done [1], and went live in June [2]. Many thanks to @zuphilip for his work on this.

I've updated the documentation on Wikidata [3].

[1] https://github.com/zotero/translators/pull/2339

[2] https://github.com/zotero/translators/blob/master/Wikidata QuickStatements.js

[3] https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Zotero#How_to_export_to_QuickStatements

dbigwood · November 29, 2021

The QuickStatements option seems to have disappeared over the past few days. Or am I missing something?

pigsonthewing · November 29, 2021

Still working for me (v5.0.96.3; latest release).

dbigwood · December 1, 2021

Mmm. I have v5.0.96.3 and it is gone. Not available as an export option. Nor in Preferences as a default drag-and-drop option. Just reinstall I guess.

adamsmith · December 1, 2021

Don't re-install (that won't do anything). Reset translators from the advanced tab of the Zotero preferences (QuickStatements still there for me, too, so this is almost certainly something specific to your copy).

dbigwood · December 1, 2021

You were right reinstalling didn't help. Neither did Edit/Preferences/Advanced/Update styles Disabled several Add-ons. Still not available.

dstillman · December 1, 2021

That's not what adamsmith said to do.

dbigwood · December 1, 2021

I did Edit/Preferences/Advanced/Update styles Reset translators. (dropped a few words there.) I didn't notice Reset under Files and Folders. That worked. Thanks.