Word API

// Menu: Word API
// Description: Queries a word api. Pastes selection.
// Author: John Lindquist
// Twitter: @johnlindquist

let typeMap = {
  describe: "rel_jjb",
  trigger: "rel_trg",
  noun: "rel_jja",
  follow: "lc",
  rhyme: "rel_rhy",
  spell: "sp",
  synonym: "ml",
  sounds: "rel_nry",
  suggest: "suggest",
}

let word = await arg("Type a word and hit Enter:")
let typeArg = await arg(
  "What would you like to find?",
  Object.keys(typeMap)
)

let type = typeMap[typeArg]
word = word.replace(/ /g, "+")

let url = `https://api.datamuse.com/words?${type}=${word}&md=d`
if (typeArg == "suggest")
  url = `https://api.datamuse.com/sug?s=${word}&md=d`

let response = await get(url)
let formattedWords = response.data.map(({ word, defs }) => {
  let info = ""
  if (defs) {
    let [type, meaning] = defs[0].split("\t")
    info = `- (${type}): ${meaning}`
  }
  return {
    name: `${word}${info}`,
    value: word,
  }
})

let pickWord = await arg("Select to paste:", formattedWords)
setSelectedText(pickWord)