lacuna

lacuna is a simple, lightweight, and easy-to-use CLI tool that works as a word-finding query engine designed for developers. This command line tool allows you to find words that match specific constraints and are likely in a given context. You can specify constraints based on meaning, spelling, sound, and vocabulary to refine your word search queries.

Features

lacuna provides the following features:

• Means-Like: Find words that have similar meanings to a given word.
• Sound-Like: Find words that sound similar to a given word.
• Spelled-Like: Find words that are spelled similarly to a given word.

Installation

To use lacuna , you need to have Go installed. You can install lacuna by cloning the repository and building the binary locally.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have Go installed on your machine. You can download and install Go from the official Go website.

Build from Source

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/sxmbaka/lacuna.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd lacuna

3. Build the binary:

   # to build the binary in the current directory
   go build

Install the Binary

After building the binary, you can install it to a directory in your system's PATH to make it accessible globally.

# to install the binary to the Go binary (see go env GOBIN) directory
go install

This command will build the binary and install it to the Go binary directory, which should be included in your system's PATH. After installation, you can use lacuna from any terminal window by typing lacuna.

Verify Installation

To verify that lacuna is installed correctly, you can run the following command:

lacuna
# or
lacuna --help

If this does not work, you may need to add the Go binary directory to your system's PATH.

Adding behead to the System PATH

To make the behead command accessible from any terminal or command prompt window, you need to add the directory containing the behead executable to your system's PATH environment variable. Here's how to do it for different operating systems:

Linux and macOS

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Edit your shell configuration file (e.g., ~/.bashrc for Bash or ~/.zshrc for Zsh) using a text editor:

   vim ~/.bashrc

   or

   vim ~/.zshrc

3. Add the following line at the end of the file to export the Go binary directory to the PATH:

   export PATH=$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin

4. Save the file and exit the text editor.

5. Source the updated configuration file to apply the changes:

   source ~/.bashrc

   or

   source ~/.zshrc

Now you can use the behead command from any terminal window.

Windows

1. Open the Start menu and search for "Environment Variables".

2. Click on "Edit the system environment variables".

3. In the System Properties window, click on "Environment Variables".

4. Under "System Variables", select the "Path" variable and click "Edit".

5. Click "New" and add the path to the Go binary directory (e.g., C:\Go\bin).

6. Click "OK" to save the changes.

Now you can use the behead command from any Command Prompt or PowerShell window.

Usage

lacuna provides a simple and intuitive interface for finding words based on various constraints. You can use the tool to find words that match specific criteria, such as meaning, spelling, sound, and vocabulary. Two ways to use the tool:

Root command

when you need to use all the features in combination use the root command and use the proper flags for structuring your query. Example:

lacuna --means-like="light" -p bun
lacuna -m hero --sounds-like "king"
lacuna -m justice -s "king" -p bun
# and any other combination

Specific commands

Available commands are ml, sl, and pl.

When you need to use only a single feature use the command associated with it. You CANNOT use other features when using a specific feature command. Examples:

lacuna ml justice
lacuna sl light
lacuna pl bun

Tip: If you face problems when giving arguments with spaces of special characters, try enclosing the argument in double quotes. Infact it is a good practice to always enclose the argument in double quotes.

Examples

You can run lacuna examples to see some examples of how to use the tool.

Contributing

If you have any suggestions, feature requests, or bug reports, please open an issue on the GitHub repository. We welcome contributions from the community and are open to pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.