Add referenced entry's observers to update the entry in the main-table #7754

SuXiChangZhen · 2021-05-19T05:09:57Z

I change the getField method so that every time it will bind entry and referenced entry(if exists). Although the behavior now seems correct, I don't think it is an appropriate way to solve the problem. Hope for some suggestions.
Mitigates #7730

Change in CHANGELOG.md described in a way that is understandable for the average user (if applicable)
Tests created for changes (if applicable)
Manually tested changed features in running JabRef (always required)
Screenshots added in PR description (for UI changes)
Checked documentation: Is the information available and up to date? If not created an issue at https://github.com/JabRef/user-documentation/issues or, even better, submitted a pull request to the documentation repository.

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/BibEntryTableViewModel.java

k3KAW8Pnf7mkmdSMPHz27 · 2021-05-28T17:10:19Z

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/BibEntryTableViewModel.java

        ArrayList<Observable> observables = new ArrayList<>(List.of(entry.getObservables()));
+        Optional<BibEntry> referenced = fieldValueFormatter.getValue().getReferencedEntry(entry);
+        referenced.ifPresent(bibEntry -> observables.addAll(List.of(bibEntry.getObservables())));


I don't know enough of JavaFX to tell you for sure how to address this. I'd suggest not removing the caching (fieldValues.get(fields);) and instead deal with the dependencies differently.

You can extend StringBinding and use .bind and .unbind to "manually" deal with the dependencies. (this is probably not a good approach)

You can extend a different binding (ObjectBinding?) and have it handle changes to the referenced entry. In this scenario, the StringBinding has this ObjectBinding among its dependencies instead of the referenced bibentry's getObservables().

At least superficially this seems like a good application for EasyBind because,

You can create an optional binding, e.g., entry.getFieldBinding(StandardField.CROSSREF)

This means you can create an OptionalBinding<BibEntry> referencedBibEntry

It should be possible to keep an observableArrayList with extractor (FXCollections.observableArrayList(BibEntry::getObservables)) updated with ~~the ifValuePresent method of the OptionalBinding<BibEntry>~~ EasyBind.subscribe. That should keep the list up-to-date when the referenced BibEntry is changed/removed and when the observables in the referenced bibEntry.getObservables are modified

This list should now be usable as a dependency

Note that the two last approaches should be used or called from the constructor since they will update on changes to the referenced BibEntry.

I'd appreciate it if someone with more experience of JavaFX chimes in with opinions 😛

Discussion:

@artcile{a, crossref={b} } @book{b}

to

@artcile{a, crossref={c} } @book{b} @book{c}

Changes to c are not reflected accordingly.

koppor

We discussed it in our DevCall and have some comments to move forward here.

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/BibEntryTableViewModel.java

koppor · 2021-07-05T18:56:21Z

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/BibEntryTableViewModel.java

-        ObservableValue<String> value = fieldValues.get(fields);
-        if (value != null) {
-            return value;
-        }
-


This should be kept. If it does not work on your side, please comment. This caching helps us to gain performance (in the case of large databases, as this is initialized at the start of JabRef).

We need to update the cache if the referenced crossref entry is changed.

Decision: We need to keep this code - and will handle the issue for changed crossref value later (and incorporate the comments of https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/7754/files#r641697015)

koppor · 2021-07-05T19:02:43Z

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/BibEntryTableViewModel.java

        ArrayList<Observable> observables = new ArrayList<>(List.of(entry.getObservables()));
+        Optional<BibEntry> referenced = fieldValueFormatter.getValue().getReferencedEntry(entry);
+        referenced.ifPresent(bibEntry -> observables.addAll(List.of(bibEntry.getObservables())));


Discussion:

@artcile{a, crossref={b} } @book{b}

to

@artcile{a, crossref={c} } @book{b} @book{c}

Changes to c are not reflected accordingly.

SuXiChangZhen · 2021-07-06T02:28:30Z

Thank you for all your comments. In fact, this was my first attempt to solve the issue and it just worked (ugly indeed). The reason I delete the code about the init cache is that if the value is not null, it just return without considering update. So maybe we can consider update the binding in the corresponding places(crossref field is changed, etc.). Currently I still don't figure out a proper way to solve this. So appreciate for your further comments and suggestions! 😊

k3KAW8Pnf7mkmdSMPHz27 · 2021-07-08T11:18:05Z

@SuXiChangZhen our thinking is that with the caching re-enabled, this is still an improvement on the previous behavior. Perhaps the caching can be re-enabled, you use bibDatabaseContext.getDatabase().getReferencedEntry(entry) and we do a re-review -> merge?

Regarding a "proper way to solve this", unless you have an interest in EasyBind/JavaFX in particular, it is probably not going to be worth your time, it might be better to pick a different issue.

If you want to give it an attempt anyway, we'd still propose fixing the other parts we commented on in this PR, merge, and then create a follow-up PR. I can expand on the suggested approach in #7754 (comment) but I make no guarantees that it will work nor that it is the "proper way" 😛

Siedlerchr · 2021-07-19T18:42:15Z

@k3KAW8Pnf7mkmdSMPHz27 Would you mind taking ove the PR so we can finish it? Just add the caching

k3KAW8Pnf7mkmdSMPHz27 · 2021-07-22T21:51:57Z

Ok. I am very sorry for force-pushing to your repository @SuXiChangZhen, definitively last time I am trying that X)
These are the changes we consider sufficient for this PR since it improves on the original JabRef behavior even if it doesn't completely solve the issue.

@Siedlerchr thank you for the git-support X)

k3KAW8Pnf7mkmdSMPHz27 · 2021-07-22T21:58:22Z

The changes in this PR are the following

When an entry was cross-referencing a different entry, changes in (say author) didn't propagate unless JabRef were restarted (or possibly switched back/forth between tabs). Now you'll see the entry being visually updated in real-time when you make changes in the cross-referenced entry.

What remains after this PR,

If the entry being cross-referenced is changed, you need to restart/switch tabs again to make the updating work properly again

calixtus · 2021-07-24T20:51:28Z

The crossref field is already in the array of the triggers for the CreateStringBinding-method?

k3KAW8Pnf7mkmdSMPHz27 · 2021-07-25T00:43:17Z

Yes, but due to the caching, the dependencies on the cross-refs entry’s fields won’t update when cross-ref does (we need to “depend” on all observables in the cross-referenced entry to know when to update, and that is funky to do)

This was why the caching was removed in the original solution.

calixtus · 2021-07-25T05:28:25Z

Ah, ok. Rebuilding the cache from an invalidation listener?

k3KAW8Pnf7mkmdSMPHz27 · 2021-07-25T11:49:28Z

That would probably work. In “theory”, you shouldn't need to rebuild it.

Anyway, that part is why this issue is a bit of a mess. As is, this PR is imo an improvement on the previous behavior without that part as well.

calixtus · 2021-10-25T21:05:02Z

We shoudd make a decision here: Merge it, as it is an improvement to the current situation, although it does not solve the issue at all, or try to fix it completly. Putting this on line for next dev call.

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Display attached files in refererenced crossref entry #7731

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