Added a script with a hotkey to lookup word meanings and a url decoder in python for the CLI

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/define.sh b/scripts/define.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  echo "[!] Provide a word"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+RESP=$(curl -s -q https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/$1 | jq -r '
+  [.[0].meanings[]
+    | select(.partOfSpeech=="noun")
+    | .definitions[].definition][0:2]
+  | to_entries
+  | map("\(.key + 1). \(.value)")
+  | join("\n")
+' 2>/dev/null)
+
+if [ -z "$RESP" ]; then
+  notify-send -t 10000 -u normal -i accessories-dictionary "Meaning Not Found!"
+else
+  notify-send -t 10000 -u normal -i accessories-dictionary "$1" "$RESP"
+fi
+