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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class BaseExporter
+  def initialize(things:)
+    @things = things
+  end
+
+  # Returns a string which forces a new TeX line.
+  def tex_new_line
+    '\\\\~\\\\'
+  end
+
+  # Returns a two-sized array containing the first name and the last name as
+  # parsed from the `author` string. This method assumes the following format is
+  # followed:
+  #   - 'Name' -> ['Name', nil]
+  #   - 'Name Surname' -> ['Name', 'Surname']
+  #   - 'Compound Name Surname' -> ['Compound Name', 'Surname']
+  #   - 'Name _Surname1 Surname2_' -> ['Name', 'Surname1 Surname2']
+  def parse_author(author:)
+    matches = /(.+)?\s_(.+)_/.match(author)
+    return matches[1].strip, matches[2].strip if matches&.size == 3
+
+    a = author.split
+    return [author, nil] if a.size == 1
+
+    [a[0..-2].join(' '), a.last]
+  end
+end