Fix authors field parsing in CSV import

[adryserage]

Issue #2 Corrected the parsing of the 'authors' field in the fromANDREWROBERTSList function to handle empty values, preventing errors when authors are missing in the CSV data.

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request addresses a critical bug in the CSV import functionality, specifically related to the parsing of the 'authors' field. The change ensures that the application can now gracefully handle instances where the 'authors' field in the imported CSV data is empty, thereby preventing parsing failures and enhancing the overall robustness of the data import process.

Highlights

• CSV Parsing Robustness: Modified the fromANDREWROBERTSList function in searchApp.html to prevent errors when parsing the 'authors' field from CSV data if the field is empty or missing. Previously, an empty 'authors' field would cause a parsing error.

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Code Review

This pull request correctly fixes a crash that occurs when parsing the authors field from a CSV file if the field is empty. The change is robust and consistent with how other fields like tags are handled.

During the review, I noticed a few other potential issues within the same function that could be improved:

• A bug in the date parsing logic that could lead to incorrect dates.
• Some opportunities to improve code readability and maintainability regarding function naming and data destructuring.

I've added specific comments with suggestions for these points.

[gemini-code-assist]

JavaScript function names are conventionally written in camelCase. To adhere to common style guides and improve code consistency, fromANDREWROBERTSList should be renamed to fromAndrewRobertsList. Remember to update the call site on line 248 as well.

Suggested change

	function fromANDREWROBERTSList(csv, object) {
	function fromAndrewRobertsList(csv, object) {

[gemini-code-assist]

This array destructuring with multiple empty slots for unused CSV columns is hard to read and can be brittle if the CSV structure changes. For improved readability and maintainability, consider accessing the row elements by their index and assigning them to clearly named variables inside the reduce callback.

For example:

const objAr = ar.reduce((o, row) => {
  const name = row[0];
  const description = row[1];
  // ... and so on for other columns
  const authors = row[11];
  const tags = row[12];

  // ... rest of the logic
  
  return o;
}, []);

[adryserage]

@gemini review

[gemini-code-assist]

Code Review

This pull request correctly fixes a TypeError that occurred when parsing CSV data with an empty 'authors' field. It also includes a crucial fix for incorrect date parsing where the month was off by one. The changes effectively improve the application's robustness. I've provided a couple of suggestions to further enhance the data parsing logic for both dates and author names, which will make the code cleaner and more resilient to variations in data formatting.