def request_to_server(self, word):
from wordnik import Wordnik
bar_id = self.statusbar.get_context_id('statusbar')
gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
self.statusbar.push(bar_id, 'Request to server...')
gtk.gdk.threads_leave()
try:
w = Wordnik(api_key='dd675e8c15076cfab74220264da05468a5f14d1e46b5f63cc')
definitions = w.word_get_definitions(word)
examples = w.word_get_examples(word)
related = w.word_get_related(word)
except:
definitions = False
examples = False
related = False
if definitions:
# colect name for all partOfSpeech in definitions
p_o_s = []
for i in definitions:
if not(i['partOfSpeech'] in p_o_s):
p_o_s.append(i['partOfSpeech'])
p_o_s.sort()
# write definitions
my_iter = self.buffer.get_start_iter()
for p in p_o_s:
tmp = p.capitalize() + '\n'
self.buffer.insert_with_tags_by_name(my_iter, tmp, 'header')
for d in definitions:
if d['partOfSpeech']==p:
self.buffer.insert(my_iter, d['text'])
self.buffer.insert(my_iter, '\n\n')
if examples:
# write examples
my_iter = self.buffer_2.get_start_iter()
for p in examples['examples']:
title = p['title'] + '\n'
text = p['text'] + '\n'
self.buffer_2.insert_with_tags_by_name(my_iter, title, 'title')
self.buffer_2.insert(my_iter, text)
self.buffer_2.insert(my_iter, '\n\n')
# highlighting words in examples
search_str = word
start_iter = self.buffer_2.get_start_iter()
s = True
while s:
found = start_iter.forward_search(search_str, 0, None)
if found:
match_start, match_end = found # add this line to get match_start and match_end
self.buffer_2.apply_tag_by_name('highlight', match_start, match_end)
start_iter = match_end
else:
s = False
if related:
# write related
my_iter = self.buffer_3.get_start_iter()
for p in related[0]['words']:
text = p + '\n\n'
self.buffer_3.insert(my_iter, text)
gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
self.statusbar.pop(bar_id)
if (definitions and examples and related):
self.statusbar.push(bar_id, 'Request successfully completed.')
else:
self.statusbar.push(bar_id, 'Request Error. Try again later.')
gtk.gdk.threads_leave()
