Options for importing an IPA dictionary

[Ruben Schachtenhaufen]

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.

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?

Ruben

[Greg Hedlund]

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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[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 :)