Enable fields for openalex

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More specificity to reduce response sizes

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Note

Adds fields support to OpenAlex queries and forwards them to the API select parameter; updates tests and cassette accordingly.

• OpenAlex client/provider:
  • Add fields parameter to get_doc_details_from_openalex, OpenAlexProvider.get_doc_details, search_by_title, and _query.
  • Forward fields to OpenAlex via params["select"] to limit returned fields.
• Tests:
  • Update test_does_openalex_work to request open_access and assert non-requested fields like year are None.
  • Add/refresh VCR cassette to reflect select=open_access,doi on the request URI.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR adds support for selective field retrieval from the OpenAlex API by introducing a fields parameter throughout the OpenAlexProvider implementation. When specific fields are requested, only those fields are fetched from the API, reducing response size and improving efficiency.

• Added fields parameter to get_doc_details and search_by_title methods
• Updated _query method to propagate the fields parameter to underlying API calls
• Added test coverage to verify that unrequested fields remain unpopulated

Reviewed Changes

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File	Description
src/paperqa/clients/openalex.py	Added fields parameter to OpenAlexProvider methods and included debug print statement
tests/test_clients.py	Added assertion to verify that unrequested fields are not populated
tests/cassettes/test_does_openalex_work[10.1021-acs.jctc.5b00178-True].yaml	Updated cassette to reflect new API request URL with query parameters

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src/paperqa/clients/openalex.py:93

• Debug print statement should be removed from production code. Use the existing logger instead, e.g., logger.debug('OpenAlex request URL: %s with params: %s', url, params) if debugging is needed.

    response = await client.get(

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