3 files changed, 54 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tests/files/empty_citation.tei.xml b/tests/files/empty_citation.tei.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb21f6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/empty_citation.tei.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<biblStruct >
+        <monogr>
+                <title/>
+                <imprint/>
+        </monogr>
+</biblStruct>
diff --git a/tests/files/empty_citation_unstructured.tei.xml b/tests/files/empty_citation_unstructured.tei.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35aee19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/empty_citation_unstructured.tei.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<biblStruct >
+        <monogr>
+                <title/>
+                <imprint/>
+        </monogr>
+        <note type="raw_reference">blah</note>
+</biblStruct>
diff --git a/tests/test_parse.py b/tests/test_parse.py
index 25529c4..70dcc98 100644
--- a/tests/test_parse.py
+++ b/tests/test_parse.py
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@ import xml.etree.ElementTree
 
 import pytest
 
-from grobid_tei_xml import GrobidBiblio, GrobidDocument, parse_citations_xml, parse_document_xml
+from grobid_tei_xml import (
+    GrobidBiblio,
+    GrobidDocument,
+    parse_citation_list_xml,
+    parse_citation_xml,
+    parse_citations_xml,
+    parse_document_xml,
+)
 from grobid_tei_xml.types import *
 
 
@@ -198,7 +205,8 @@ def test_single_citations_xml() -> None:
     </monogr>
 </biblStruct>"""
 
-    d = parse_citations_xml(citation_xml)[0]
+    d = parse_citation_xml(citation_xml)
+    assert d
     assert (
         d.title
         == """Mesh migration following abdominal hernia repair: a comprehensive review"""
@@ -217,13 +225,21 @@ def test_single_citations_xml() -> None:
     assert d.issue == "2"
     assert d.journal == "Hernia"
 
+    d2 = parse_citations_xml(citation_xml)[0]
+    assert d.title == d2.title
+    assert d.authors == d2.authors
+
 
 def test_citation_list_xml() -> None:
 
     with open("tests/files/example_citation_list.xml", "r") as f:
         tei_xml = f.read()
 
-    citations = parse_citations_xml(tei_xml)
+    citations = parse_citation_list_xml(tei_xml)
+
+    # verify that old function still works
+    assert citations == parse_citations_xml(tei_xml)
+
     assert len(citations) == 13
 
     assert citations[3].note == "The Research Handbook on International Environmental Law"
@@ -300,3 +316,25 @@ def test_grobid_070_document() -> None:
         c.to_csl_dict()
         c.to_dict()
         c.to_legacy_dict()
+
+
+def test_empty_citations() -> None:
+
+    with open("tests/files/empty_citation_unstructured.tei.xml", "r") as f:
+        mostly_empty_xml = f.read()
+
+    with open("tests/files/empty_citation.tei.xml", "r") as f:
+        empty_xml = f.read()
+
+    assert parse_citation_xml(empty_xml) is None
+    assert parse_citation_xml(mostly_empty_xml) is None
+
+    d = parse_citation_list_xml(empty_xml)
+    assert d
+    assert d[0].index == 0
+    assert d[0].unstructured is None
+
+    d2 = parse_citation_list_xml(mostly_empty_xml)
+    assert d2
+    assert d2[0].index == 0
+    assert d2[0].unstructured == "blah"