wordlink

A Word Link Generator that searches for a given term in multiple text files within a specified directory and generates links to the matched occurrences. It provides two output options: an HTML file with clickable links or a console display using a formatted table. The __main__.py file is located in the /wordlink/ directory.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• argparse library
• fuzzysearch library
• prettytable library

Installation

1. Clone the repository or download the script file.

2. Install the required libraries by running the following command:

   pip install wordlink

See INSTALL for instructions to clone from GitHub.

Usage

Run the script using the following command:

python3 wordlink <search_term> <search_directory> [-o OUTPUT_FILE]

• <search_term>: The term to search for within the text files.
• <search_directory>: The directory to search for text files.
• -o OUTPUT_FILE or --output_file OUTPUT_FILE: (Optional) Specify the output file name to save the results as an HTML file. If not provided, the results will be displayed in the console using a formatted table.

Examples:

Search for the term "example" in the current directory and display the results in the console:

python3 wordlink example .

Search for the term "example" in the directory "documents" and save the results as an HTML file named "output.html":

python3 wordlink example documents -o output.html

See the /examples/readme.md for instructions on running a demo of the wordlink module.

Output

The tool generates two types of output depending on the presence of the output file option:

1. HTML Output File: If an output file is specified using the -o or --output_file option, the tool generates an HTML file with clickable links. Each link represents a matched occurrence in a specific file and line. The output file contains a table with columns for the file name, line number, and corresponding text.

2. Console Display: If no output file is provided, the tool displays the results in the console using a formatted table. The console output includes columns for the file name, line number, and corresponding text.

Tests

The tool includes a test suite to ensure its functionality. The main_test.py file contains the unit tests. Here's a description of what each test case in main_test.py is testing:

• test_find_word_locations: This test verifies that the find_word_locations method correctly identifies the locations of the given search term within a test file.
• test_generate_links_output_file: This test checks if the generate_links method generates the expected output file in HTML format when an output file name is provided.
• test_generate_links_console: This test validates that the generate_links method produces the expected console output when no output file name is provided.

To run the tests, navigate to the /tests/ directory and execute the following command:

python3 main_test.py

Limitations

• The tool searches for the specified term within all text files (.txt) in the given directory and its subdirectories. It does not support searching within other file formats.
• The maximum Levenshtein distance for finding near matches is set to 1. This can be adjusted by modifying the max_l_dist parameter in the find_near_matches function call within the find_word_locations method.

License

This code is provided under the MIT License. Feel free to modify and use it according to your needs.