Goal

With Chrome extension, user-defined protocol and Windows API integrated in C#, the auto-look-up process when reviewing words on Shanbay can be even more cost-efficient and precise comparing with former methods.

• [x] Find a good Dictionary
  • [x] Modify for better user experience
• [x] FInd a good Dictionary Software
  • [x] Modify for better user experience
  • [x] FInd a even better Dictionary Software and modify it for good
• [x] Integrate with Shanbay
  • [x] Basic intergration by simulating user activity
  • [x] Advanced intergration by combining webpage with local software
    • [x] Triggered by user activity
      • [ ] Triggered by page content update

Chrome Extension

manifest.json

{
    "name": "GoldenDictForShanbay",
    "version": "0.9",
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "description": "GoldenDictForShanbay",
    "icons": {"16":"16.png","48":"48.png","128":"128.png"},
    "permissions": [
        "https://www.shanbay.com/bdc/review/"
    ],
    "browser_action": {
        "default_icon": "16.png" 
    }, 
    "content_scripts":[ 
        { 
            "matches": ["https://www.shanbay.com/bdc/review/"],
            "js":["main.js"] 
        }
    ] 
}

main.js

document.addEventListener("keydown",callmain, false);

var formerword = null;
var word = null;
    
function callmain(){
document.addEventListener("keydown",callmain, false);

var formerword = null;
var word = null;
    
function callmain(){
    if(
        event.keyCode == 32  //space
        || event.keyCode == 49 //main 1
        || event.keyCode == 50 //main 2
        || event.keyCode == 68 //d
        || event.keyCode == 97 //numpad 1
        || event.keyCode == 98 //numpad 2
    ){
        setTimeout(main, 200); 
    }
};

function main(){
    word = document.getElementsByTagName("h1")[0].innerHTML
    if(formerword != word){
        window.location.href="GoldenDict://"+word;
        formerword = word;
    } 
}

User-defined Protocol

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\GoldenDict]
"URL Protocol"="D:\\Users\\Mark\\Documents\\Mark\\Data\\Dictionary\\GoldenDict\\protocol\\GoldendictProtocol.exe"
@="protocol.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\GoldenDict\DefaultIcon]
@="D:\\Users\\Mark\\Documents\\Mark\\Data\\Dictionary\\GoldenDict\\protocol\\GoldendictProtocol.exe,1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\GoldenDict\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\GoldenDict\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\GoldenDict\shell\open\command]
@="\"D:\\Users\\Mark\\Documents\\Mark\\Data\\Dictionary\\GoldenDict\\protocol\\GoldendictProtocol.exe\" \"%1\""

C#

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text;
namespace GoldendictProtocol

{

class Program

{

static void Main(string[] args)

{

IntPtr hWnd = GetForegroundWindow();
        if (args.Length > 0)
        {
            args[0] = args[0].Remove(0, 13);
            args[0] = args[0].Replace("%20", " ");
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("D:\\Users\\Mark\\Documents\\Mark\\Data\\Dictionary\\GoldenDict\\GoldenDict.exe", "\"" + args[0] + "\"");
        }
        System.DateTime beforDT = System.DateTime.Now;
        System.DateTime afterDT = new System.DateTime();
        do
        {
            if (hWnd == GetForegroundWindow())
            {
                afterDT = System.DateTime.Now;
                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1);
                continue;
            }
            else
            {
                break;
            }
        } while (afterDT.Subtract(beforDT).TotalMilliseconds < 200);
        SetForegroundWindow(hWnd);
    }

    [DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "GetForegroundWindow")]
    public static extern IntPtr GetForegroundWindow();
    [DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "SetForegroundWindow")]
    public static extern int SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hwnd);
}

}