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fix(bibxml): Improve author name processing #11500

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fix(bibxml): Improve author name processing
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20 changes: 17 additions & 3 deletions ietf/sync/bibxml.py
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CHUNK = r"(?:[A-Z]|\([A-Z]+\))+"
PARENY = r"[A-Z]*(?:\([A-Z]+\)[A-Z]*)+"
DOTTED = rf"(?:{CHUNK}-)*{CHUNK}\."
BARE = rf"(?:{PARENY}|[A-Z]+)(?=[-\s])"
INITIAL = rf"(?:{DOTTED}|{BARE})"

NAME_RE = re.compile(rf"^\s*(?P<initials>(?:{INITIAL}[-\s]*)*)(?P<surname>.*?)\s*$")


class BibXMLException(Exception):
pass

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else:
try:
initials, surname = author.titlepage_name.split(maxsplit=1)
name_parts = NAME_RE.match(author.titlepage_name)
initials = name_parts["initials"].strip()
surname = name_parts["surname"]
initials_attr = ""
if initials:
initials_attr = f"initials={qa(initials)}"
if author.is_editor:
author_entry = f"""<author fullname={qa(author.titlepage_name)} initials={qa(initials)} surname={qa(surname)} role="editor"/>"""
author_entry = f"""<author fullname={qa(author.titlepage_name)} {initials_attr} surname={qa(surname)} role="editor"/>"""
else:
author_entry = f"""<author fullname={qa(author.titlepage_name)} initials={qa(initials)} surname={qa(surname)}/>"""
author_entry = f"""<author fullname={qa(author.titlepage_name)} {initials_attr} surname={qa(surname)}/>"""
except ValueError:
# Case where author has single name.
author_entry = f"""<author fullname={qa(author.titlepage_name)} />"""
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