Commit new keyword when typing the keywords separator (JabRef#11187)

* Add a keyword when using the keyword separator

* Add crossref when using the EntryLink separator

* Update CHANGELOG.md

* Update CHANGELOG.md

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semv
 - We added a new keyboard shortcut  <kbd>ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>,</kbd> to open the preferences. [#11154](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/11154)
 - We added value selection (such as for month) for content selectors in custom entry types. [#11109](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/11109)
 - We added tooltip on main table cells that shows cell content or cell content and entry preview if set in preferences. [10925](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/10925)
+- We added the ability to add a keyword/crossref when typing the separator character (e.g., comma) in the keywords/crossref fields. [#11178](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/11178)
 
 ### Changed
 

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/KeywordsEditor.java

@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ public KeywordsEditor(Field field,
         keywordTagsField.getEditor().getStyleClass().clear();
         keywordTagsField.getEditor().getStyleClass().add("tags-field-editor");
 
+        String keywordSeparator = String.valueOf(viewModel.getKeywordSeparator());
+        keywordTagsField.getEditor().setOnKeyReleased(event -> {
+            if (event.getText().equals(keywordSeparator)) {
+                keywordTagsField.commit();
+                event.consume();
+            }
+        });
+
         Bindings.bindContentBidirectional(keywordTagsField.getTags(), viewModel.keywordListProperty());
     }
 

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/KeywordsEditorViewModel.java

@@ -90,4 +90,8 @@ public List<Keyword> getSuggestions(String request) {
 
         return suggestions;
     }
+
+    public Character getKeywordSeparator() {
+        return keywordSeparator;
+    }
 }

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedEntriesEditor.java

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.jabref.logic.l10n.Localization;
 import org.jabref.model.database.BibDatabaseContext;
 import org.jabref.model.entry.BibEntry;
+import org.jabref.model.entry.EntryLinkList;
 import org.jabref.model.entry.ParsedEntryLink;
 import org.jabref.model.entry.field.Field;
 
@@ -71,6 +72,14 @@ public LinkedEntriesEditor(Field field, BibDatabaseContext databaseContext, Sugg
         entryLinkField.getEditor().getStyleClass().clear();
         entryLinkField.getEditor().getStyleClass().add("tags-field-editor");
 
+        String separator = EntryLinkList.SEPARATOR;
+        entryLinkField.getEditor().setOnKeyReleased(event -> {
+            if (event.getText().equals(separator)) {
+                entryLinkField.commit();
+                event.consume();
+            }
+        });
+
         Bindings.bindContentBidirectional(entryLinkField.getTags(), viewModel.linkedEntriesProperty());
     }
 

src/main/java/org/jabref/model/entry/EntryLinkList.java

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 public class EntryLinkList {
 
-    private static String SEPARATOR = ",";
+    public static final String SEPARATOR = ",";
 
     private EntryLinkList() {
     }
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ public static List<ParsedEntryLink> parse(String fieldValue, BibDatabase databas
     }
 
     public static String serialize(List<ParsedEntryLink> list) {
-        return String.join(SEPARATOR, list.stream().map(ParsedEntryLink::getKey).collect(Collectors.toList()));
+        return list.stream().map(ParsedEntryLink::getKey).collect(Collectors.joining(SEPARATOR));
     }
 }