Options for importing an IPA dictionary

[Ruben Schachtenhaufen]

Thanks for the reply! The plugin opstion sounds like an interesting idea. I 
would like to explore that. I will contact you by mail :)

torsdag den 16. marts 2023 kl. 16.22.06 UTC+1 skrev ghedlund:

> Hello Ruben,
> On 16-Mar-2023 06:23, Ruben Schachtenhaufen wrote:
>
> Dear developers,
>
> I am developing a Danish IPA dictionary at https://udtaleordbog.dk/. I 
> would like to integrate the dictionary with Phon in some way.
>
> It is possible to create a plug-in jar that you could distribute to your 
> users and provides your custom dictionary. I can provide instructions for 
> how to create this file.
>
>
> As my dictionary is in development, ideally I would like users to be able 
> to get the latest updates at all times in an automated way, and I would 
> also like to get feedback on missing words so I can add them to the 
> dictionary.
>
> Do you have technical solutions for connecting Phon to an online 
> dictionary, e.g. via an API?
>
> We have never really considered this approach as we have been developing 
> Phon as an offline application (aside from automatic updates.)  While it is 
> possible to quickly modify the application to load dictionary files from an 
> online resource, latency and connection issues have not been fully 
> considered and may cause unexpected issues in the application. 
>
> Custom dictionary types may be added to the application using a plugin.  
> The basic Idea would be to implement 
> https://www.phon.ca/apidocs/ca/phon/ipadictionary/spi/IPADictionarySPI.html 
> so that the lookup function calls your online API and returns a list of ipa 
> strings for the given orthography.  You would also need to create your own 
> https://www.phon.ca/apidocs/ca/phon/ipadictionary/DictionaryProvider.html 
> which will create an instance of 
> https://www.phon.ca/apidocs/ca/phon/ipadictionary/IPADictionary.html that 
> uses your custom SPI.  Finally place the fully qualified name of the 
> dictionary provider class in a file named 
> META-INF/services/ca.phon.ipadictionary.DictionaryProvider.
>
> If you wish to go this route please contact my personal email and I will 
> help with setting up the Java project.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -Greg
>
>
>
> Ruben
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