Mode-aware consistency check

[koppor]

We have a library consistency check for checking whether fields in a set of entries are set/unset consistently. Currently, this is NOT aware of the difference of BibTeX and BibLaTeX.

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Example:

@online{withDate,
  date = {2025},
  urldate = {2025-07-05}
}

@online{withoutDate,
  urldate = {2025-07-05}
}

In BibTeX: Only withDate, field: date should be reported, because both entries take urldate.

In BibLaTeX: Only withoutDate, field: date (missing) should be reported, because required field date is missing.

Task

• Modify org.jabref.logic.quality.consistency.BibliographyConsistencyCheck to use a complete BibDatabaseContext instead of a list of entries
• Modify org.jabref.logic.quality.consistency.BibliographyConsistencyCheck#check to adhere the mode

Hints

• Required fields of BibLaTeX @online: org.jabref.model.entry.types.BiblatexEntryTypeDefinitions#ONLINE
• Get used to org.jabref.model.entry.types.BibtexEntryTypeDefinitions and org.jabref.model.entry.types.BiblatexEntryTypeDefinitions
• One can get the required fields using org.jabref.model.entry.BibEntryType#getRequiredFields
• Do test-driven development. Start with enabling org.jabref.logic.quality.consistency.BibliographyConsistencyCheckTest#unsetFieldsReported again.
• Do not get confused with "library" and "database". User-facing we talk about "library", inside the code, we use "database", but mean "library".

[dcarpentiero]

hello i'd like to take on this issue.

[FariasPNt]

Hi my friend, I'd like to take this task if possible.

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