error when parsing file/reference

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Describe the bug [Required]

For the minimum example file below, compiling the file (clearing all auxiliary compilation temporary files), the error message

Expected ",", "=", "\r\n", [ \t\n], or [^@={}", \t\r\n] but "}" found.

is shown, and the extension is 'stuck' and the compile command no longer triggers a compile.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

latex file:

\documentclass[aps,pra,showpacs,twocolumn,superscriptaddress]{revtex4-1}

% \usepackage{natbib}

\begin{document}

\title{testing}

Testing \cite{test_ref}.

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\begin{thebibliography}{1}

    \bibitem{test_ref}
    M.~B. Far{\'\i}as {\it et~al.}, NPJ Quantum Inf. {\bf 6}, 1 (2020).

\end{thebibliography}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\end{document}

Expected behavior

Compiles the file (command line latexmk works fine)

Logs [Required]

Please paste the whole log messages here, not parts of ones. The log should start with Initializing LaTeX Workshop. It is very important to identify problems.

LaTeX Workshop Output [Required]

[15:28:30] Initializing LaTeX Workshop.
[15:28:30] Extension root: /Users/david/.vscode/extensions/james-yu.latex-workshop-9.1.0
[15:28:30] $PATH: /Users/david/.juliaup/bin:/Users/david/.mconda/bin:/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/miniforge/base/condabin:/usr/local/MacGPG2/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:/opt/homebrew/sbin:/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Library/TeX/texbin:/usr/local/MacGPG2/bin:/opt/X11/bin:/Library/Apple/usr/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/Users/david/.local/bin:/usr/local/opt/fzf/bin
[15:28:30] $SHELL: /opt/homebrew/bin/zsh
[15:28:30] $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
[15:28:30] $LC_ALL: undefined
[15:28:30] process.platform: darwin
[15:28:30] process.arch: arm64
[15:28:30] vscode.env.appName: Visual Studio Code
[15:28:30] vscode.env.remoteName: undefined
[15:28:30] vscode.env.uiKind: 1
[15:28:30] Configuration for workspace: file:///Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s
[15:28:30] editor.acceptSuggestionOnEnter: "on"
[15:28:30] latex-workshop.bind.enter.key: true
[15:28:30] latex-workshop.docker.enabled: false
[15:28:30] latex-workshop.docker.image.latex: ""
[15:28:30] latex-workshop.hover.preview.mathjax.extensions: []
[15:28:30] latex-workshop.intellisense.package.enabled: true
[15:28:30] latex-workshop.intellisense.update.aggressive.enabled: false
[15:28:30] latex-workshop.intellisense.update.delay: 1000
[15:28:30] latex-workshop.latex.autoBuild.run: "onFileChange"
[15:28:30] latex-workshop.latex.build.forceRecipeUsage: true
[15:28:30] latex-workshop.latex.outDir: "%DIR%"
[15:28:30] latex-workshop.latex.recipes: [
 {
  "name": "latexmk 🔃",
  "tools": [
   "latexmk"
  ]
 },
 {
  "name": "latexmk (latexmkrc)",
  "tools": [
   "latexmk_rconly"
  ]
 },
 {
  "name": "latexmk (lualatex)",
  "tools": [
   "lualatexmk"
  ]
 },
 {
  "name": "latexmk (xelatex)",
  "tools": [
   "xelatexmk"
  ]
 },
 {
  "name": "pdflatex ➞ bibtex ➞ pdflatex × 2",
  "tools": [
   "pdflatex",
   "bibtex",
   "pdflatex",
   "pdflatex"
  ]
 },
 {
  "name": "Compile Rnw files",
  "tools": [
   "rnw2tex",
   "latexmk"
  ]
 },
 {
  "name": "Compile Jnw files",
  "tools": [
   "jnw2tex",
   "latexmk"
  ]
 },
 {
  "name": "tectonic",
  "tools": [
   "tectonic"
  ]
 }
]
[15:28:30] latex-workshop.latex.tools: [
 {
  "name": "latexmk",
  "command": "latexmk",
  "args": [
   "-synctex=1",
   "-interaction=nonstopmode",
   "-file-line-error",
   "-pdf",
   "-outdir=%OUTDIR%",
   "%DOC%"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "lualatexmk",
  "command": "latexmk",
  "args": [
   "-synctex=1",
   "-interaction=nonstopmode",
   "-file-line-error",
   "-lualatex",
   "-outdir=%OUTDIR%",
   "%DOC%"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "xelatexmk",
  "command": "latexmk",
  "args": [
   "-synctex=1",
   "-interaction=nonstopmode",
   "-file-line-error",
   "-xelatex",
   "-outdir=%OUTDIR%",
   "%DOC%"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "latexmk_rconly",
  "command": "latexmk",
  "args": [
   "%DOC%"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "pdflatex",
  "command": "pdflatex",
  "args": [
   "-synctex=1",
   "-interaction=nonstopmode",
   "-file-line-error",
   "%DOC%"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "bibtex",
  "command": "bibtex",
  "args": [
   "%DOCFILE%"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "rnw2tex",
  "command": "Rscript",
  "args": [
   "-e",
   "knitr::opts_knit$set(concordance = TRUE); knitr::knit('%DOCFILE_EXT%')"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "jnw2tex",
  "command": "julia",
  "args": [
   "-e",
   "using Weave; weave(\"%DOC_EXT%\", doctype=\"tex\")"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "jnw2texmintex",
  "command": "julia",
  "args": [
   "-e",
   "using Weave; weave(\"%DOC_EXT%\", doctype=\"texminted\")"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "tectonic",
  "command": "tectonic",
  "args": [
   "--synctex",
   "--keep-logs",
   "%DOC%.tex"
  ],
  "env": {}
 }
]
[15:28:30] latex-workshop.viewer.pdf.internal.keyboardEvent: "auto"
[15:28:30] Creating a new file watcher.
[15:28:30] watcherOptions: {"useFsEvents":false,"usePolling":false,"interval":300,"binaryInterval":1000,"awaitWriteFinish":{"stabilityThreshold":250}}
[15:28:30] Creating PDF file watcher.
[15:28:30] watcherOptions: {"useFsEvents":false,"usePolling":false,"interval":300,"binaryInterval":1000,"awaitWriteFinish":{}}
[15:28:30] Creating Bib file watcher.
[15:28:30] watcherOptions: {"useFsEvents":false,"usePolling":false,"interval":300,"binaryInterval":1000,"awaitWriteFinish":{"stabilityThreshold":250}}
[15:28:30] Set $LATEXWORKSHOP_DOCKER_LATEX: ""
[15:28:30] [Server] Creating LaTeX Workshop http and websocket server.
[15:28:30] LaTeX Workshop initialized.
[15:28:30] Trigger characters for intellisense of LaTeX documents: ["\\",",","{"]
[15:28:30] Bibtex format config: {"tab":"  ","case":"lowercase","left":"{","right":"}","trailingComma":false,"sort":["key"],"alignOnEqual":true,"sortFields":false,"fieldsOrder":[],"firstEntries":["string","xdata"]}
[15:28:30] Current workspace folders: ["file:///Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s"]
[15:28:30] Found root file from active editor: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex
[15:28:30] Root file changed: from undefined to /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex
[15:28:30] Start to find all dependencies.
[15:28:30] Root file languageId: latex
[15:28:30] Reset file watcher.
[15:28:30] Parsing a file and its subfiles: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex
[15:28:30] Parse fls file.
[15:28:30] Cannot find fls file: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.fls
[15:28:30] [Server] Server successfully started: {"address":"127.0.0.1","family":"IPv4","port":55641}
[15:28:30] Added to file watcher: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex
[15:28:30] Snippet data loaded.
[15:28:30] [Server] valdOrigin is http://127.0.0.1:55641
[15:28:30] Checking for duplicate labels: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex.
[15:28:32] BUILD command invoked.
[15:28:32] The document of the active editor: file:///Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex
[15:28:32] The languageId of the document: latex
[15:28:32] Current workspace folders: ["file:///Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s"]
[15:28:32] Found root file from active editor: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex
[15:28:32] Keep using the same root file: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex
[15:28:32] Building root file: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex
[15:28:32] Build root file /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex
[15:28:32] outDir: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s
[15:28:32] Recipe step 1: latexmk
[15:28:32] Recipe step 1 args: ["-synctex=1","-interaction=nonstopmode","-file-line-error","-pdf","-outdir=/Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s","/Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat"]
[15:28:32] Recipe step env: {}
[15:28:32] Recipe step root file: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex
[15:28:32] cwd: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s
[15:28:32] LaTeX build process spawned. PID: 4979.
[15:28:32] Manager.fileWatcher.getWatched: {"/Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s":["suppl_mat.tex"]}
[15:28:32] Manager.filesWatched: ["/Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex"]
[15:28:32] BibWatcher.bibWatcher.getWatched: {}
[15:28:32] BibWatcher.bibsWatched: []
[15:28:32] PdfWatcher.pdfWatcher.getWatched: {}
[15:28:32] PdfWatcher.pdfsWatched: []
[15:28:32] PdfWatcher.watchedPdfVirtualUris: []
[15:28:32] PdfWatcher.ignoredPdfUris: ["file:///Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.pdf"]
[15:28:33] BibTeX log parsed with 0 messages.
[15:28:33] LaTeX log parsed with 1 messages.
[15:28:33] A step in recipe finished. PID: 4979.
[15:28:33] Successfully built /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex.
[15:28:33] Call refreshExistingViewer: {"sourceFile":"/Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex"}
[15:28:33] Not found PDF viewers to refresh: file:///Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.pdf
[15:28:33] Parse fls file.
[15:28:33] Fls file found: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.fls
[15:28:33] Parse aux file: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.aux
[15:28:33] Found .bib file: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_matNotes.bib
[15:28:33] Added to bib file watcher: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_matNotes.bib
[15:28:33] Parsing .bib entries from /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_matNotes.bib
[15:28:33] Error parsing BibTeX: line 1 in /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_matNotes.bib.
[15:28:59] Current workspace folders: ["file:///Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s"]
[15:28:59] Found root file from active editor: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex
[15:28:59] Keep using the same root file: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex
[15:29:01] Current workspace folders: ["file:///Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s"]
[15:29:01] Found root file from active editor: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex
[15:29:01] Keep using the same root file: /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_mat.tex
[15:29:15] LOG command invoked: default

Developer Tools Console [Required]

TMScopeRegistry.ts:47 Overwriting grammar scope name to file mapping for scope text.tex.
Old grammar file: file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/latex/syntaxes/TeX.tmLanguage.json.
New grammar file: file:///Users/david/.vscode/extensions/james-yu.latex-workshop-9.1.0/syntax/TeX.tmLanguage.json
register @ TMScopeRegistry.ts:47
TMScopeRegistry.ts:47 Overwriting grammar scope name to file mapping for scope text.tex.latex.
Old grammar file: file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/latex/syntaxes/LaTeX.tmLanguage.json.
New grammar file: file:///Users/david/.vscode/extensions/james-yu.latex-workshop-9.1.0/syntax/LaTeX.tmLanguage.json
register @ TMScopeRegistry.ts:47
TMScopeRegistry.ts:47 Overwriting grammar scope name to file mapping for scope text.bibtex.
Old grammar file: file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/latex/syntaxes/Bibtex.tmLanguage.json.
New grammar file: file:///Users/david/.vscode/extensions/james-yu.latex-workshop-9.1.0/syntax/Bibtex.tmLanguage.json
register @ TMScopeRegistry.ts:47
TMScopeRegistry.ts:47 Overwriting grammar scope name to file mapping for scope text.tex.markdown_latex_combined.
Old grammar file: file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/latex/syntaxes/markdown-latex-combined.tmLanguage.json.
New grammar file: file:///Users/david/.vscode/extensions/james-yu.latex-workshop-9.1.0/syntax/markdown-latex-combined.tmLanguage.json
register @ TMScopeRegistry.ts:47
TMScopeRegistry.ts:47 Overwriting grammar scope name to file mapping for scope source.cpp.embedded.latex.
Old grammar file: file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/latex/syntaxes/cpp-grammar-bailout.tmLanguage.json.
New grammar file: file:///Users/david/.vscode/extensions/james-yu.latex-workshop-9.1.0/syntax/cpp-grammar-bailout.tmLanguage.json
register @ TMScopeRegistry.ts:47
TMScopeRegistry.ts:47 Overwriting grammar scope name to file mapping for scope source.julia.
Old grammar file: file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/julia/syntaxes/julia.tmLanguage.json.
New grammar file: file:///Users/david/.vscode/extensions/julialang.language-julia-1.40.1/syntaxes/julia_vscode.json
register @ TMScopeRegistry.ts:47
log.ts:312  INFO [perf] Render performance baseline is 15ms
DevTools failed to load source map: Could not load content for https://file+.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/Users/david/.vscode/extensions/james-yu.latex-workshop-9.1.0/node_modules/pdfjs-dist/build/pdf.js.map: Connection error: net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED
DevTools failed to load source map: Could not parse content for vscode-webview://1ggji5eb0e9vbk6lpg5sj6tsd0aqkmdslu9uh6fgqpjm0077c5b7/pdf.worker.js.map: Unexpected end of JSON input

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OS: macos 13.0.1 (22A400)
VS Code version: Version: 1.73.1 (Universal)
Extension version: v9.1.0
TeX distribution version: pdfTeX 3.141592653-2.6-1.40.24 (TeX Live 2022)

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Additional context

Looking through the log, there is a line

Error parsing BibTeX: line 1 in /Users/david/Downloads/tmp/s/suppl_matNotes.bib.

The content of the file is

@CONTROL{REVTEX41Control}
@CONTROL{apsrev41Control,author="08",editor="1",pages="0",title="",year="1"}

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