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# Zero-EPWING #
Zero-EPWING is a tool built to export easy to process JSON formatted UTF-8 data from dictionaries in
[EPWING](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPWING) format. This is a terrible format because:
[EPWING](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPWING) format. This is a terrible format for many reasons, some of which are
outlined below:
* It is based on a closed and undocumented standard.
* Not well supported as it isn't used anywhere else in the world.
* The only library for parsing this format, `libeb`, is abandoned.
* Data is stored in an inconsistent manner, with lots of duplication.
* Text data is stored internally in the annoying EUC-JP encoding.
* Characters which cannot be encoded are represented by image files.
* Characters which cannot be encoded are represented by image bitmaps.
Applications that parse EPWING formatted data traditionally use `libeb` to perform dictionary searches in place; dealing
with quirks in the format and `libeb` in the runtime. Zero-EPWING takes a different approach -- extract all the data and
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Zero-EPWING takes a single parameter, the directory of the EPWING dictionary to dump. It also supports the following
optional flags:
* `--pretty-print` (`-p`): output pretty-printed JSON (useful for debugging).
* `--pretty` (`-p`): output pretty-printed JSON (useful for debugging).
* `--markup` (`-m`): markup the output with as much metadata as possible.
* `--positions` (`-s`): output *page* and *offset* data for each entry.
Upon loading and processing the provided EPWING data, Zero-EPWING will output a UTF-8 encoded JSON file to stdout.
Information about errors will be printed to stderr; serious errors will result in this application returning a non-zero
exit code. A sample of the JSON data output is pretty-printed below for reference:
Upon loading and processing the provided EPWING data, Zero-EPWING will output a UTF-8 encoded JSON file to `stdout`.
Information about errors will be printed to `stderr`; serious errors will result in this application returning a
non-zero exit code. A sample of the JSON data output is pretty-printed below for reference:
```
{