Split a person name into given and family name

Usage

split_person_name(name)

Arguments

name: a single character string

Value

list with elements `given` and `family`; `family` is NULL if the name could not be split.

Details

Accepts both "Family, Given" and "Given Middle Family" spellings, which are both in use in the `codechecker` entries of `codecheck.yml` files. When no sensible split is possible (a single token, e.g. a group name), `family` is NULL and the caller should fall back to recording an organisation.

Author

Daniel Nuest