Used AUTOPOPULATE_VALUE a bit more and documented it

Future-House · Jan 16, 2025 · 52fbe24 · 52fbe24
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diff --git a/paperqa/types.py b/paperqa/types.py
@@ -314,16 +314,18 @@ def reduce_content(self) -> str:
 
 
 class DocDetails(Doc):
-    model_config = ConfigDict(validate_assignment=True, extra="ignore")
+    model_config = ConfigDict(validate_assignment=True)
 
+    # Sentinel to auto-populate a field within model_validator
     AUTOPOPULATE_VALUE: ClassVar[str] = ""
 
     docname: str = AUTOPOPULATE_VALUE
     dockey: DocKey = AUTOPOPULATE_VALUE
-    citation: str = ""
+    citation: str = AUTOPOPULATE_VALUE
     key: str | None = None
     bibtex: str | None = Field(
-        default=None, description="Autogenerated from other represented fields."
+        default=AUTOPOPULATE_VALUE,
+        description="Autogenerated from other represented fields.",
     )
     authors: list[str] | None = None
     publication_date: datetime | None = None