Hosting dictionary on github pages with Hugo

[drdhaval2785]

Because the dictionaries are static content,
gave it a try to generate via static site generator Hugo.
The output is available at https://sanskrit-kosha.github.io/

For a specific entry, one can use
https://sanskrit-kosha.github.io/{dictcode}/{headword}
e.g.
https://sanskrit-kosha.github.io/armh/ह्लादिनी

[drdhaval2785]

https://gohugo.io/hosting-and-deployment/hosting-on-github/#step-by-step-instructions

Note - your username.github.io repository should not be empty. Otherwise it gave a lot of errors.

[drdhaval2785]

Adding a new dictionary

This should be relatively easy.
Add the directory containing md files in content folder at https://github.com/sanskrit-kosha/kosha-hugo2/tree/main/content

[drdhaval2785]

@vvasuki
Can you provide some feedback?

Can we use this process for other dictionaries from indic-dict dictionaries?
We already use gh-pages for other purposes.
https://gohugo.io/hosting-and-deployment/hosting-on-github/#github-project-pages should be the way to go in that case.

Generating .md files from .babylon files should be a trivial problem.

[vvasuki]

Good! For the general problem, I'd mostly repeat my feedback from 2 years ago below.

On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 12:11 PM विश्वासो वासुकिजः (Vishvas Vasuki) wrote:

namaste dhavala,

This approach is not scalable as the number of dictionaries increases and the number of pages runs into the hundreds of thousands. Plus search will be problematic.

Any way, just so that you can play around - see indic-dict.github.io and https://github.com/indic-dict/indic-dict.github.io/tree/hugo-source/content . Add whatever md files you like in the content folder and it should show up. A slightly better idea is to place files in the static folder, for example: static/kosha/ekAkSharanAmamAlA , and name files using ascii transliteration. then https://indic-dict.github.io/shabda-details/?shabda=a can be made to work.

PS: https://indic-dict.github.io/shabda-details/?shabda=%E0%A4%85 or https://indic-dict.github.io/shabda-details/?shabda=अ works. So, easiest thing for you to do would be to add new dictionaries to static/kosha/ and update https://github.com/indic-dict/indic-dict.github.io/edit/hugo-source/content/shabda-details.md to add a card for the newly added dictionaries.

I myself will be travelling next week and a half - so won't be able to be of assistance then.

On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 8:46 AM Dhaval Patel wrote:

   Dear Vishvas,
   I am attaching herewith the tar file which has all MD files for ekAkSaranAmamAlA which was recently added.

   As you have already developed some theme and have experience regarding hugo and wercker workflow, I would request you to create a workflow for me.

   Expected outcome -
   1. host on xyz.github.io.
   2. Whenever there is a change in any of the .md file, the github.io page should be regenerated.
   3. URL should be like xyz.github.io/dictCode/word e.g. xyz.github.io/ensk/अ . (ensk stands for ekaksharanamamala - sadhukalashagani). I am able to get this working on local server by hugo, but not sure how to work on it via github pages and wercker.

   Typical folder structure of the repository would be

   dictName1
       md
           a.md
           b.md
   dictName2
       md
           c.md
           d.md

   e.g.
   ekAkSaranAmamAlA
       md
           अ.md
           आ.md

   -- 
   Dr. Dhaval Patel, I.A.S
   Collector and District Magistrate, Surat
   www.sanskritworld.in

[vvasuki]

Although, I'd modify " A slightly better idea is to place files in the static folder" to "A much better idea is to place files in static fixed web locations (could be entirely different repositories), like how https://ashtadhyayi.github.io/sutra-details/?sutra=1.1.1 operates"