Android app to download and install a large set of Sanskrit (and other) dictionaries, which can then be used from any compatible dictionary app.

For app users

• Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sanskritcode.sanskritdictionaryupdater
• Amazon store link: https://amazon.com/dp/B07HBPZ7P6
• Ratings Certificate
• Signed apk is also released (https://rebrand.ly/dict-updater) in this repository.
• Signed aab is here.

For library users

• We publish to a downloaderFlow bintray package.

Usage

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.github.sanskrit-coders:downloaderFlow:0.0.2@aar'
    // Somehow, dependencies from the above are not automatically deduces (despite downloaderFlow-0.0.2.pom containing them). Hence reincluding them below.
    implementation group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '27.0.1-android'
    implementation('com.loopj.android:android-async-http:1.4.9')
    implementation('org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.14')
}
repositories {
    ...
    maven {
        url 'https://dl.bintray.com/sanskrit-coders/android-repo'
    }
}

For code contributors

• See comment in MainActivity.kt for a rough understanding of the code.
  • Why do we use java rather than kotlin as source directory? Intellij and android studio don't work optimally otherwise - no autocomplete.
• Review notifications setup: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/138230?hl=en
• Debugging
  • Parsing adb logcat:
    • Use a good log viewer like lnav Downloads/logcat.txt
    • Look for lines with string "****************" to get an idea of when activity lifecycle methods are called.
• Generating dependency tree:
  • gradle app:dependencies > dep_tree_android.txt
  • gradle -q dependencies app:dependencies --configuration compile > dep_tree.txt

Publishing to maven

• Build a new version of the aar package by updating libraryVersion in build.gradle and using gradle tasks- assemble.
• Publication location described above.
• Android library publication tips here
• Relevant gradle tasks: bintrayUpload.

Current problems

• Layout preview reports an error:
  • The following classes could not be instantiated: - android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatTextView
  • Failed fix attempts:
    • Rebuilding
    • clearing cache
    • invalidating cache and restarting
    • Refresh layout
  • Details [here])(https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29887722/error-rendering-problems-the-following-classes-could-not-be-found-android-suppo/30011016#30011016).

For dictionary contributors

• Just open an issue in the most appropriate project (stardict-sanskrit, stardict-hindI, stardict-kannada, stardict-pAlI, stardict-tamiL, stardict-telugu), or if there is no match, in this project.

To contribute new dictionary repositories

• We will just need to list your dictionary repository in <dictioanryIndices.md>. Open an issue in this project.
• Creating your dictionary repository:
  • Just follow the pattern you observe in, say this repo.
  • Note that the filename of your dictionary should have two parts, separated by __, as in kRdanta-rUpa-mAlA__2016-02-20_23-22-27.
    • The first part should be the actual dictionary name, the second the timestamp.
  • All stardict and other dictionary files should have names matching the dictionary name specified above.

Store listings

Publish to Google Play here.

hi-IN

प्राप्यान्तर्जालात् स्टार्डिक्ट-कोशानां सूचिः, स्थापयति तान् कोशान् यन्त्रे SDCARD/dictdata इत्यत्र। एवं स्थापिताः सञ्चिकाः stardict-प्रयोक्तृ-तन्त्रांशैः क्रियतामिति। स्टार्डिक्ट्-प्रयोक्तृ-तान्त्रांशः कश्चित् (उदाहरणार्थम् - ebdic (प्रशस्तम्), ColorDict, GoldenDict, GoldenDict paid ...) युष्माभिः स्थापितो वा स्थाप्यते वेति नः प्रत्ययः। 

वयं stardict-sanskrit-गणेन प्रकाशिताः कोशसूचीः प्रयुञ्ज्महे। (ईक्षन्ताम् : https://github.com/indic-dict/stardict-sanskrit , https://sanskrit-coders.github.io/ )।  लघुसङ्केतः  पृष्ठस्यास्य- bit.ly/SanskritStarDictUpdater । संप्रत्य् एतासु भाषासु ११३+ कोषास् सङ्गृहीता अस्माभिः - Sanskrit, pALi, hindI, marathi, punjabi/ panjabi, nepali, oriya/ odiya, assamese/ Asamiya, kannaDa, telugu, tamiL / tamizh, malayalam, sinhala/ sinhalese, greek, latin, english (संस्कृतम्, पाली/ पाळी, हिन्दी, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ/ پنجابی‬, ଓଡ଼ିଆ,  অসমীয়া, ಕನ್ನಡ,  සිංහල, తెలుగు, தமிழ், മലയാളം, ελληνικά, lingua latīna)  येषां स्वलिपिमन्तरा देवनागर्या रोमकलिप्या चाप्य् अन्वेषणं शक्यम्।

क्लेशान् अत्र सूचयत, परिहरत, पश्यत च - https://github.com/indic-dict/stardict-dictionary-updater/issues ।

Report / solve issues, look at known problems here: https://github.com/sanskrit-coders/indic-dict/issues . PS: If this app does not work on your old phone for some reason, consider alternatives presented here - https://sanskrit-coders.github.io/ (but do report the failure).

Privacy Policy: https://github.com/indic-dict/stardict-dictionary-updater/blob/master/privacy-policy.md

जय हनुमन्। श्रीरामो जयतितमाम्।

English

This program downloads latest dictionary files from the internet, and stores it in the SDCARD/dictdata folder, for Stardict apps to use. We assume that you already have or will install Stardict-compatible dictionary utilities (Eg: ebdic [Rated high], ColorDict, GoldenDict, GoldenDict paid ...) separately. 

We use the indices maintained by the stardict-sanskrit project (See: https://github.com/indic-dict/stardict-sanskrit , https://sanskrit-coders.github.io/ ). [If you want to contribute new dictionaries to the stardict-sanskrit project or code to this app, that is welcome too - visit sites above.] Short-link to this app: bit.ly/SanskritStarDictUpdater

Note: Our indices allow for 113+ dictionaries in the following languages to be installed: Sanskrit, pALi, hindI, marathi, punjabi/ panjabi, nepali, oriya/ odiya, assamese/ Asamiya, kannaDa, telugu, tamiL / tamizh, malayalam, sinhala/ sinhalese, greek, latin, english (संस्कृतम्, पाली/ पाळी, हिन्दी, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ/ پنجابی‬, ଓଡ଼ିଆ,  অসমীয়া, ಕನ್ನಡ,  සිංහල, తెలుగు, தமிழ், മലയാളം, ελληνικά, lingua latīna) which you can search with the native script as well as with intuitive devanAgarI and roman transliterations.

Report / solve issues, look at known problems here: https://github.com/indic-dict/stardict-dictionary-updater/issues . PS: If this app does not work on your old phone for some reason, consider alternatives presented here - https://sanskrit-coders.github.io/ (but do report the failure).

Dicts available as of 201704-
<pre>
stardict-hindi/hi-head/                            : 1
stardict-kannada/en-head/                          : 1
stardict-kannada/kn-head/                          : 2
stardict-pali/en-head/                             : 2
stardict-pali/pali-en-head/                        : 2
stardict-pali/pali-head/                           : 2
stardict-sanskrit/en-head/                         : 5
stardict-sanskrit/sa-head/en-entries/              : 18
stardict-sanskrit/sa-head/other-entries/           : 5
stardict-sanskrit/sa-head/other-indic-entries/     : 1
stardict-sanskrit/sa-head/sa-entries/              : 3
stardict-sanskrit/sa-kAvya/                        : 10
stardict-sanskrit/sa-vyAkaraNa/                    : 26
stardict-tamil/ta-head/                            : 2
stardict-telugu/en-head/                           : 1
stardict-telugu/te-head/                           : 3
Total                                              : 84
</pre>

Privacy Policy: https://github.com/indic-dict/stardict-dictionary-updater/blob/master/privacy-policy.md

जय हनुमन्। श्रीरामो जयतितमाम्।