hoboneer/.scripts

Helper scripts

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dmenu_surfraw: implement query completions from the network

This requires API query completions to be implemented in mkelvis and co. See Hoboneer/surfraw-tools#20.

As for how the available completions gets put to dmenu, maybe the script could check if a specific word is contained in the returned query, say, %%. I need to find a good one that:

1. is fast (and easy) to type; and
2. is an uncommon term that is very unlikely to conflict with an actual search term.

Maybe it could be configurable? DMENU_SURFRAW_COMPLETION_WORD? That's really long.

It should limit completion requests to once per 10 seconds--maybe 5. I'll have to look around for common timeouts (https://www.nzsl.nz seems to have one of 10 seconds; see https://github.com/ODNZSL/nzsl-online/blob/1a12f4db3c7ee2fb02860c51e9acf20384248570/app/services/autocomplete_search_service.rb#L5).

dmenu_surfraw: Add elvis-specific history for queries

I don't think the options should be retained as well. The history file for each elvis should also be weighted by frequency of use. Should elvi unused for X time also have their history files removed? It should be determined by looking at it's mtime.

dmenu_surfraw: Get values from command-line arguments

This allows some prompts to be skipped, of which the most useful would be the elvis selection prompt.