Use strict;
use warnings;
use Net::Dict;
use vars qw( $DICT $DICT_HOST %DICT_PARAMS );
$DICT_HOST = 'dict.org';
main( @ARGV );
exit;
sub main {
initialize( @_ );
for my $word ( @_ ) {
my $definitions = $DICT->define( $word );
for my $definition ( @$definitions ) {
print dictionary_name( $definition->[0] )
. "\n$definition->[1]\n";
}
}
1;
}
sub initialize {
$DICT = Net::Dict->new( $DICT_HOST,
%DICT_PARAMS );
$| = 1;
1;
}
{
my %dicts;
sub dictionary_name {
my $dict = shift;
$dicts{$dict} ||= $DICT->dbTitle( $dict );
}
}
__END__
=pod
=head1 NAME
dict - a simple client for http://dict.org
=head1 SYNOPSIS
dict insufflation
(define-word "insufflation")
C-x d
=head1 EMACS BINDING
Emacs is a great place to bind all sorts things together and this is
no exception. Add this to your .emacs file to create the function
DEFINE-WORD. If you don't give it a word then it will attempt to
define whatever word is currently under your point.
(defun define-word (input-word)
"Define a word using http://dict.org."
(interactive "MWord to define: ")
(let ((buf (generate-new-buffer "*dict*"))
(word (if (> (length input-word) 0)
input-word
(current-word))))
(shell-command (concat "~/bin/dict " word) buf)
buf))
The following command binds C-x d to the function.
(global-set-key "\C-xd" 'define-word)
=end
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