thesauromatic

Zero-dependency command-line CLI thesaurus

Demo

Pretty much just give it a word, and you get a bunch of similar or related words back:

``` {.bash} $ ./thesauromatic deluge Niagara abound affusion alluvion alluvium

<...snip...>

waterflood watering waterspout wet wetting whelm whelming ```

Features

• Synonyms from the Moby project
• Statically compiled, word lists are linked in. No dependencies. Just download an executable for your target platform.
• Fast; takes about 40 ms to emit the words. This makes it easy to drive from your editor, and will work offline.

Install

Just download the executable. Check out the Releases tab.

Making a new release

To make a new release, use the tool bumpversion to increase the version number; this will update the version number in all the right places, commit that, and add a matching git tag. Then push those changes:

{.bash} $ bumpversion patch $ git push --tags origin master

Then go to https://github.com/cjrh/thesauromatic/releases and create a new release, using the same tag as the one created above.

To build a release binary, use dub:

{.bash} $ dub build --build=release

Then upload that binary into the github release just created.

Tips & Tricks

Take advantage of CLI filters! How about formatting the output into columns?

{.bash} $ ./thesauromatic flippant | column -c70 airy facetious leering smart bantering facy light-hearted smart-alecky belittling fleering malapert smart-ass biggety flip mocking smirking bluff fooling nervy sneering booing forgetful oblivious snickering brash free and easy offhand sniggering brazen fresh offhanded snorting careless frivolous panning supercilious casual gally perfunctory superficial catcalling gratuitous pert tactless chaffing grinning quizzical taunting cheeky heedless ragging teasing chutzpadik hissing railing thoughtless cocky hooting rallying twitting contemptuous impertinent razzing uncalled-for crusty impudent reckless undiplomatic cursory inconsiderate regardless unheedful degage indifferent respectless unheeding derisive insolent ridiculing unmindful derisory insouciant roasting unprepared discourteous irreverent rude unready dismissive jeering sassy unserious disregardant jocular saucy unsolicitous disregardful joshing scoffing untactful disrespectful kidding scornful unthinking easygoing lazy shallow wise-ass

Perhaps you\'re also trying to complete an alliteration on the letter r?

{.bash} $ ./thesauromatic flippant | grep ^r | column -c70 ragging razzing respectless rude railing reckless ridiculing rallying regardless roasting