🐛 Resolve @string references case-insensitively

bibtexparser/middlewares/interpolate.py

@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ def transform(self, library: Library) -> Library:
         if not self.allow_inplace_modification:
             library = deepcopy(library)
 
+        # BibTeX string keys are case-insensitive; later definitions win.
+        string_values = {key.lower(): s.value for key, s in library.strings_dict.items()}
+
         entry: Entry
         raised_enclosing_warning = False
         for entry in library.entries:
@@ -58,9 +61,10 @@ def transform(self, library: Library) -> Library:
             for field in entry.fields:
                 if _value_is_nonstring_or_enclosed(field.value):
                     continue
-                if field.value not in library.strings_dict:
+                try:
+                    field.value = string_values[field.value.lower()]
+                except KeyError:
                     continue
-                field.value = library.strings_dict[field.value].value
                 resolved_fields.append(field.key)
 
             if resolved_fields:

tests/middleware_tests/test_interpolate.py

@@ -35,6 +35,26 @@ def test_string_interpolation_middleware_interpolates_string():
     )
 
 
+def test_string_interpolation_is_case_insensitive():
+    bibtex = """
+    @string{lowercase = "Lower Case Note."}
+    @string{UPPERCASE = "Upper Case Note."}
+
+    @article{test_article,
+      note    = LOWERCASE,
+      comment = uppercase
+    }
+    """
+    library = Splitter(bibtex).split()
+
+    m = ResolveStringReferencesMiddleware()
+    library = m.transform(library)
+
+    fields = library.entries_dict["test_article"].fields_dict
+    assert fields["note"].value == '"Lower Case Note."'
+    assert fields["comment"].value == '"Upper Case Note."'
+
+
 def test_warning_is_raised_if_enclosings_are_removed():
     original_lib = Splitter(bibtex_string).split()
     m = RemoveEnclosingMiddleware(allow_inplace_modification=False)