Make $tmpdir a generic conf.d/worddiv/.cache

README.md

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+
+## installation
+

latex-hyphenation-template.tex

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+% TeX template for use with worddiv.fish
+% for a different approach, see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/693030, also quoted at the bottom of this file
+
+% we can set the language as a global option by passing it as an option to \documentclass
+\documentclass[language]{article}
+
+% according to the babel user guide (babel.pdf), if we've set the language globally (above), setting it here again is actually redundant, but if it ain't broke...
+\usepackage[language]{babel}
+
+% include exceptions for US English from /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic/hyphenex/ushyphex.tex
+% my fish script uncomments this line just in those cases where it has also set the language to `american`
+% \input ushyphex
+
+
+\begin{document}
+
+\showhyphens{expression}
+
+\end{document}
+
+
+% here's a lualatex alternative, suggested by koppor ( https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/693030 )
+
+% % !TeX program = lualatex
+% \documentclass{article}
+% \usepackage{showhyphens}
+% \begin{document}
+% \input{ushyphex}
+% antinuclear
+% \end{document}

worddiv.fish

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ function worddiv --description "Interact with TeX and babel (LaTeX) to show word
 
     # set up temporary directory for our own .tex files and LaTeX's logfiles
     # -f : scope our variable to the function
-    set -f tmpdir show-hyphens_(date -Ins) 
-    mkdir "./$tmpdir" || echo "Unable to create temporary directory!"
-    set -f template_path /home/marc/.config/fish/hyphenation
+    set -f project_path ~/.config/fish/conf.d/worddiv
+    set -f tmpdir $project_path/.cache/tempdir_(date -Ins) 
+    mkdir -p "$tmpdir" || echo "Unable to create temporary directory!"
     set -f template_filename latex-hyphenation-template.tex
     set -f expression_filename latex-hyphenation-target.tex
     set -f secondary_filename latex-hyphenation-target-british.tex
@@ -36,30 +36,42 @@ function worddiv --description "Interact with TeX and babel (LaTeX) to show word
     set -f expression ""
     while test $expression != "q"
 	read -f --prompt hyphenation_prompt expression
+	if test ! -e $tmpdir
+	mkdir -p "$tmpdir" || echo "Unable to create temporary directory!"
+	end
+	
 	if test $expression != "q" 
 
-	    # latex+babel: generate input and output
-	    cp $template_path/$template_filename ./$tmpdir/
+	    ## latex+babel
+	    # generate input and output
+	    cp $project_path/$template_filename $tmpdir/
 
-	    sed "s/language/$language/g" ./$tmpdir/$template_filename | 
+	    # for now, $language just = american
+	    sed "s/language/$language/g" $tmpdir/$template_filename | 
 	    sed "s/expression/$expression/g" |
-	    # uncomment the \input ushyphex line to include the exceptions list for AE
-	    sed "s/% \\\input/\\\input/g" > ./$tmpdir/$expression_filename
 
+	    # modify template: uncomment its \input ushyphex line so that 
+	    # the exceptions list for AE will be included
+	    sed "s/% \\\input/\\\input/g" > $tmpdir/$expression_filename
 
-	    # let's check and see if british is different
-	    sed "s/language/$secondary_language/g" ./$tmpdir/$template_filename | 
-	    sed "s/expression/$expression/g" > ./$tmpdir/$secondary_filename
+            # let's check and see if british english divides this expression differently
+	    # for now, $secondary_language just = british
+	    sed "s/language/$secondary_language/g" $tmpdir/$template_filename | 
+	    sed "s/expression/$expression/g" > $tmpdir/$secondary_filename
 
+	    # american
 	    set -f babel_output (
-	    latex -draftmode ./$tmpdir/$expression_filename | 
+	    latex -draftmode $tmpdir/$expression_filename | 
 	    grep "\\[\\] .OT1" | sed 's_\\[\\] .OT1/cmr/m/n/10 __' )
 
+	    # british
 	    set -f babel_output_british (
-	    latex -draftmode ./$tmpdir/$secondary_filename | 
+	    latex -draftmode $tmpdir/$secondary_filename | 
 	    grep "\\[\\] .OT1" | sed 's_\\[\\] .OT1/cmr/m/n/10 __' )
 
-	    # tex+showhyphens: generate output
+
+	    ## tex+showhyphens
+	    # generate output
 	    set -f tex_untrimmed (echo -e "\showhyphens{$expression}" | 
 	    tex --output-directory "$tmpdir" | tail -n +4 | head -n -10 | 
 	    sed 's/^\[\] \\\tenrm //' )
@@ -67,31 +79,37 @@ function worddiv --description "Interact with TeX and babel (LaTeX) to show word
 	    # $tex_untrimmed has trailing whitespace; trim it
 	    set -f tex_output (string trim "$tex_untrimmed")
 	    
-	    # echo -n "latex: " ; echo -n $babel_output ; echo "|"
-	    # echo -n "  tex: " ; echo -n $tex_output ; echo "|"
-
+	    ## run comparisons ... 
+	    # babel AE vs plain TeX
 	    if test "$babel_output" = "$tex_output"
+		# babel AE vs babel BE
 		if test "$babel_output" != "$babel_output_british"
-		set_color yellow ; echo -en "\nbabel      (AE): " 
-	        else
-		set_color yellow ; echo -en "\nbabel (AE & BE): " 
+		    set_color yellow ; echo -en "\nbabel      (AE): " 
+		else
+		    set_color yellow ; echo -en "\nbabel (AE & BE): " 
 		end
+		# ... and output results
 		set_color normal ; echo -e "$babel_output\n"
 	    else
 		set_color yellow ; echo -en "\nbabel      (AE): " ; set_color normal ; echo $babel_output
 		set_color yellow ; echo -en "\nplain TeX  (AE): " ; set_color normal ; echo -e "$tex_output\n"
 	    end
+
+	    # one more comparison
+	    # babel AE vs babel BE
 	    if test "$babel_output" != "$babel_output_british"
 		set_color yellow ; echo -en "babel      (BE): "
 		set_color normal ; echo -e "$babel_output_british\n"
 	    end
 	end
     end
+end
 
     echo -e "\nQuitting...\n"
 
     # clean up
-    rm -r $tmpdir
-
+    if -e $tmpdir
+	rm -r $tmpdir
+    end
 end