Node-Dexicon

A powerful solution for lexicon-data

Welcome to the repository

• Node-Dexicon is a fast, easy-to-use module for retrieval of lexicon-data. Includes simple Rest API for javascript clients. This module has an in-memory loki-js lexicon, which applies a subset of Wordnet 3.0. Node-Dexicon includes: :Words, definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and related data :Relational data on linked-words(wn-semlinks), such as hypernyms, hyponyms, holonyms, and meronyms.

  Reasons to use dexicon:

  1.Speed:an in-mem lexicon means fast results with extensive data 2.Versatility:use dexicon on server side, or access the rest-api with a javascript client

  About size and memory:

  -Weighs several-hundred MB or more and requires high-level of RAM

Our goal with dexicon is to provide an easy-to-use kit for access of word-related-data.

Contributions

• Version 1.2.0

How do I get set up?

• nodejs
• npm install node-dexicon

Module usage

//* Instantiate the dexicon module:

    var dexicon_module = require('node-dexicon')(8082 /*port number*/); //default port is 80

    //module will take several seconds to instantiate an in-mem lexicon, requires mucho ram on node

Rest-Api usage: word request examples

//* request all data for words: cat and dog

    $.getJSON('<#app_url>/dexicon/api/deep?words=cat,dog', function(data){

     console.log("Got json data:" + JSON.stringify(data));

    });

//* request statistics data for synsetids from existing word request

    $.getJSON('<#app_url>/dexicon/api/statistics?synsetids=<id-value-1>,<id-value-2>', function(data){

    console.log("Got json data:" + JSON.stringify(data));

    });

rest-Api:uris:

/dexicon/api/basic  : get only the basic word-data

/dexicon/api/deep   : deep response of all data pertaining to a word- This option will retrieve deep results

/*searching the word 'lama' brings results for lama >> mammal >> quadriped >> animal >> animate-being */

/dexicon/api/statistics : get bnc word-usage statistics for words

/dexicon/api/samples : samples of word-usage

/dexicon/api/semlinks : get semlinks of a word, such as hypernyms, hyponyms

Api:parameters

'words', as in 'http://my_url?words=word1,word2,word3'

'synsetids', as in 'http://my_url?synsetids=s1,s2,s3' //synsetids would usually come from an existing data request

Who is the owner of project?

* Jordan E. Blake  :: [e-mail]