helm/bin/spell

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# A simple script for correcting the spelling of a word. Uses (and requires) fzf
# to select the correct word. This output can be piped to something like dict
#
# Usage: spell mispeling
# Example: dict $(spell mispeling)

result=$(echo "$@" | aspell -a | tail -n-2)
if [[ "$result" == '*' ]]; then
    echo "$@"
else
    if ! command -v 'fzf' >/dev/null; then
        >&2 echo "fzf not installed"
        exit 1
    fi

    words=$(echo "$result" | sed 's/[:,] /\n/g' | tail -n +2)
    if (( $(wc -l <<< "$words") > 1 )); then
        fzf <<< "$words"
    else
        echo "$words"
    fi
fi