Lexin Dictionary Downloader

A Go application for downloading Lexin dictionary XML files. This tool provides a terminal user interface (TUI) to select and download Swedish bilingual dictionaries from the Lexin project.

Features

• Interactive terminal UI for selecting languages
• Concurrent downloads with configurable concurrency
• Progress reporting during downloads
• Human-readable file sizes
• Organized output with metadata

Installation

1. Ensure you have Go installed (version 1.18 or higher)
2. Clone this repository
3. Build the application:

go build -o lexin-downloader ./cmd/lexin

Or simply use the provided Makefile:

make build

Usage

./lexin-downloader [options]

Options

• -out string: Output directory for downloads (default "lexin_downloads")
• -concurrency int: Number of concurrent downloads (default 3)

UI Controls

• ↑/↓ or j/k: Navigate the list
• Space: Toggle selection of the current item
• a: Select/deselect all
• n: Deselect all
• Enter: Start downloading selected languages
• ?: Toggle help view
• q/ESC/Ctrl+C: Quit

Project Structure

lexin-downloader/
├── cmd/
│   └── lexin/
│       └── main.go       # Main entry point
├── internal/
│   ├── models/
│   │   └── types.go      # Data structures
│   ├── fetcher/
│   │   └── fetcher.go    # Handles XML fetching
│   ├── parser/
│   │   └── parser.go     # XML parsing
│   └── ui/
│       └── tui.go        # Terminal UI
├── go.mod
└── go.sum

Output

Downloads are organized by language code in the specified output directory. Each language directory contains:

• The XML dictionary files
• An index.html file
• A metadata.txt file with download information

Dependencies

• Bubble Tea - TUI framework
• Bubbles - TUI components
• Lip Gloss - Style definitions for terminal applications
• go-humanize - Human-readable formatting

Development

To modify or extend this application:

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies: make deps
3. Make your changes
4. Format the code: make fmt
5. Build and test: make run

License

MIT