Bibliography custom and pre-defined in cls file

Classes/PhDThesisPSnPDF.cls

@@ -25,20 +25,32 @@
 \DeclareOption{report}{\CU@bookmodefalse}
 \DeclareOption{book}{\CU@bookmodetrue}
 
-% ****************** Define a Print/Online Version ******************
+% ****************** Define a Print/Online Version **************
 \newif\if@print\@printfalse
 \DeclareOption{print}{\@printtrue}
 
-% ************************** Define index ************************
+% ************************** Define index ***********************
 \newif\ifCU@index\CU@indexfalse
 \DeclareOption{index}{\CU@indextrue}
 
-% ************************** Font Option *************************
-\newif\ifFontNotSet\FontNotSetfalse % Font is not set 
+% ************************** Font Option ************************
+\newif\ifsetFont\setFontfalse % Font is not set 
 
 \newif\ifCU@times\CU@timesfalse % Times with Math Support
 \DeclareOption{times}{\CU@timestrue}
 
+% ************************** Bibliography ***********************
+\newif\ifsetBib\setBibfalse % Using Custom Bibliography
+
+\newif\ifCU@authoryear\CU@authoryearfalse % Author-Year citation
+\DeclareOption{authoryear}{\CU@authoryeartrue}
+
+\newif\ifCU@numbered\CU@numberedfalse % Numbered citiation
+\DeclareOption{numbered}{\CU@numberedtrue}
+
+\newif\ifCU@custombib\CU@custombibfalse % Custom Bibliography
+\DeclareOption{custombib}{\CU@custombibtrue}
+
 \ProcessOptions\relax%
 
 \ifCU@bookmode
@@ -178,6 +190,26 @@
  \@ifundefined{selectfont}{\def\UrlFont{\sf}}{\def\UrlFont{\small\ttfamily}}}
 \urlstyle{leo}
 
+% ********************************** Bibliography *******************************
+\ifCU@authoryear
+\RequirePackage[round, sort, numbers, authoryear]{natbib} %author year
+\setBibtrue
+\else
+     \ifCU@numbered
+     \RequirePackage[numbers,sort&compress]{natbib} % numbered citation
+     \setBibtrue
+     \else
+         \ifCU@custombib
+         \setBibfalse
+         \else
+         \RequirePackage[numbers,sort&compress]{natbib} % Default - numbered
+         \setBibtrue
+         % Generate a warning message here
+         \fi
+     \fi
+\fi
+
+
 
 % *************************** To copy ligatures and Fonts ***********************
 \RequirePackage{textcomp}
@@ -187,9 +219,9 @@
 % Font Selection
 \ifCU@times
 \RequirePackage{mathptmx}  % times roman, including math (where possible)
-\FontNotSetfalse
+\setFontfalse
 \else
-\FontNotSettrue
+\setFonttrue
 \fi
 
 \input{glyphtounicode}

Preamble/preamble.tex

@@ -44,15 +44,18 @@
 % ******************* Fonts (like different typewriter fonts etc.)*************
 %\renewcommand\rmdefault{psb}
 % \usepackage{libertine} % Linux Libertine Font - no Math support
-\ifFontNotSet
+\ifsetFont
+\else
 \RequirePackage{lmodern}  % LatinModern as Default with math (where possible)
 \fi
 
 % *****************************************************************************
 % *************************** Bibliography  and References ********************
 \usepackage{cleveref} %Referencing without need to explicitly state fig /table
+\ifsetBib % True it's already set do nothing
+\else % custom bibliography style chosen so enter bibstyle here
 \RequirePackage[square, sort, numbers, authoryear]{natbib} %author year
-%\RequirePackage[numbers,sort&compress]{natbib} % numbered citation
+\fi
 
 
 

README.md

@@ -69,6 +69,18 @@ It also supports some custom options:
 
 *   `default (empty)`: When no font is specified, `Latin Modern` is used as the default font with Math Support. The default font is set in preamble with the following condition `ifFontNotSet` is True then default is set as `Latin Modern`. User can change this default font in the preamble.
 
+### Choosing the Bibliography style
+
+`PhDThesisPSnPDF` currently supports two styles `AuthorYear` and `Numbered (default)`. Citation style has to be set. You can also specify `CustomBib` style
+
+* `authoryear`: For author-year citation eg., Krishna (2013)
+
+* `numbered`: (Default Option) For numbered and sorted citation e.g., [1,5,2]
+
+* `custombib`: Define your own bibliography style in the `preamble.tex` file.
+		`\RequirePackage[square, sort, numbers, authoryear]{natbib}`
+
+
 ## Custom Settings
 
 *   The depth of table of contents can be set using: 
@@ -159,11 +171,16 @@ You can run the following command:
 
 # Known Issue(s) / Bugs
 
-*   No known bugs. Let me know, if you find any!
+*   No know bug(s) so far. If you find any let me know or even better if you can patch it and contribute to the development of the LaTeX Template
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # TODO list
 
+*   Support Libertine fonts and set the default font in the classfile
+
+*   Work on how to change the default option in bibliography
+
 *   Support custom margins
 
 *   Support custom headers