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redict

A TUI and library to work with DICT servers.

Using

Starting

To start redict simply do :

redict {server}:{port}

To search, just type the word you want to find the definition of ! You also have two useful tools in the search bar :

Thus :

word @database :strategy

Means search "word" in "database" wiht algorithm "strategy".

We can split redict screen in 3 parts :

The Search bar (top bar)
The Status bar (just below Search bar)
The "mode" space (everything appart the two aforementionned), delimited by the mode indicator.

There are generic key bindings :

Key	Action
`Esc`	Exit `redict`
`PageUp`	Scroll up in the tab page
`PageDown`	Scroll down in the tab page
`Tab`	Go to next mode
`BackTab`	Go to previous mode
`Up`	Go up in `Search` bar history
`Down`	Go down in `Search` bar history
`CTRL-u`	Empty search bar
`Enter`	Refreshes current mode, possibly using the currently searched term
`Left`	Move search bar cursor to the left
`Right`	Move search bar cursor to the right
`Home`	Move cursor to the start of the search bar
`End`	Move cursor to the end of the search bar

Moreover, you can use your keyboard to edit the search bar direclty, that is anything typed will be added to the search bar.

Each mode does a different thing and allows you to view different informations about the server.

Shows the definition on the currently searched term.

You can you CTRL-h and CTRL-l to navigate definitions.

Definitions are listed in the Sources bar, at the very bottom of the screen.

Shows words matching the currently searched term.

This may be useful if your search show No definition in Define mode.

Shows the available matching strategies for this server.

Shows the available databases for this server.

I would like to:

Basically working binary and library
Have a better search bar
- Database filtering in Define and Match mode using @db
- Strategy picking in Match mode using :strategy
- Completions
Enhanced Info mode, that englobes Databases and Strategies, and other informations
Command mode, to send raw commands
Multiple servers, but always in 0-config mode, that is only specified from the command line

This tool is (for now) partly RFC 2229 compliant :

It also does not pipelines the requests, as this is not needed in interactive use.

~1–12MB
~94K SLoC