simple bible app for the pre

[jmichae3]

Originally Posted by jmichae3

I can do javascript, but I do not have a pre. I do not know what provisions the pre has in WebOS for allowing access to files. javascript by itself only can access a single document. It has been shown to me that it can be enhanced to access multiple outside files to make a search engine. Dreamweaver is built on Mozilla's Javascript Engine and has search-and-replace with optional regex that also has the option of spanning an entire folder tree. I am hoping webos has similar provisions.

I have javascript code that almost passes muster for AND search per line (currently though I think it does OR, will have to go over the code again). it does not currently sort the results. to sort results, it would require that I understand the structure of the document, and that each "line" or paragraph have the attributes ebook= chapter= verse= book=. I would also need to hard-code a structure in the code (maybe, just maybe a include file will work) that defines an array which contains a list of books and ebooks. if it is only a simple Bible reader, then the ebook entry is not needed.
I am not a company, so I am unable to download the palm dev software.
Jim Michaels

I just added sorting. it no longer has the requirement of having attributes on each verse line. it has the requirements of having a complete reference at the beginning of each verse line followed by a space. but it still needs modification with code that accesses outside files. I am unsure exactly what the .match() function will find. will it be the inside text? or will it be HTML that I have to strip out?

[Sharper]

Originally Posted by frankos72

Here's a little teaser of the up coming version for all you loyal followers.

Additions Include Bookmarks, the app remembers your last location and the ability to install additional translations. As of this moment NET Bible is the only translation that we have ready, but dsei has joined our team and will be working on additional translations ASAP. Next up on the translations list, ASV and a Spanish Translation.

Would like to know if this updated version will be included in the new app store of webOS 1.2 or should we watch for it in the homebrew section?

[stickywhipit]

Originally Posted by jmichae3

I just added sorting. it no longer has the requirement of having attributes on each verse line. it has the requirements of having a complete reference at the beginning of each verse line followed by a space. but it still needs modification with code that accesses outside files. I am unsure exactly what the .match() function will find. will it be the inside text? or will it be HTML that I have to strip out?

can you pass along some of the code for us to incorporate. we already have one search solution that we are looking into from the simple big book team, but would love to see what you have done as well.

[stickywhipit]

Originally Posted by Sharper

Would like to know if this updated version will be included in the new app store of webOS 1.2 or should we watch for it in the homebrew section?

we may release it earlier into the homebrew for regression testing, before putting it in the palm app catalog. either way, the simple bible will always be free.

[jmichae3]

Originally Posted by stickywhipit

can you pass along some of the code for us to incorporate. we already have one search solution that we are looking into from the simple big book team, but would love to see what you have done as well.

how do I post code and where? this is not like sourceforge.net. email me from my contact page and I will email you back with the code. it's not safe for me to post my email here.
http://jesusnjim.com/contactme.php

[Shadavis08]

When I turn my pre into landscape mode the header bar does not extend to the length of the screen like it should. Just wandering (telling someone) if it is a bug or not. It does however adjust the first time I go into landscape ,but when I change books it shortens back up like I turned back vertical or something lol

[rboatright]

That question (about posting code) is why we strongly urge teams to post their code at public repositories.

For webos projects webos-internals or preware offers free git hosting.

[frankos72]

Originally Posted by jmichae3

how do I post code and where? this is not like sourceforge.net. is there someone I can email? I left mine. email me and I will email you back with the code.

You can also post it right here by using the Advanced Posting tools.

this.couldBeSample(code);

[frankos72]

BTW, Yall, look for a new Version from stickywhipit SOON. For more info and a change log visit our website www.bitsofgodsoftware.com

[jmichae3]

what are advanced posting tools? all I see here are plain editing controls in the reply box. you have got to help me out here. I am a complete newbie, and this editor appears to be way too simple for doing code. however, I will see if this comes out.

/*
I currently don't know how the pre handles reading documents by JS, so someone 
will have to modify that section of code (commented).
all you need is a form with 
<form action="somepage.html" method="POST">
<input type='text' name='searchtext'>
<input type='button' value='Word Search' onclick="wordsearch_and()">
<input type='button' value='Phrase Search' onclick="phrasesearch()"><br>
</form>

This is built on the premise that each verse line contains the complete verse 
reference in the form (not including double quotes) 
"1 Corinthans 12:2 " within at least the first 10 characters of the line.

Copyright 2009 Jim Michaels
*/

var books=Array(
	Array("Genesis",0),
	Array("Exodus",1),
	Array("Leviticus",2),
	Array("Numbers",3),
	Array("Deuteronomy",4),
	Array("Joshua",5),
	Array("Judges",6),
	Array("Ruth",7),
	Array("1 Samuel",8),
	Array("2 Samuel",9),
	Array("1 Kings",10),
	Array("2 Kings",11),
	Array("1 Chronicles",12),
	Array("2 Chronicles",13),
	Array("Ezra",14),
	Array("Nehemiah",15),
	Array("Esther",16),
	Array("Job",17),
	Array("Psalms",18),
	Array("Proverbs",19),
	Array("Ecclesiastes",20),
	Array("Song of Solomon",21),
	Array("Isaiah",22),
	Array("Jeremiah",23),
	Array("Lamentations",24),
	Array("Ezekiel",25),
	Array("Daniel",26),
	Array("Hosea",27),
	Array("Joel",28),
	Array("Amos",29),
	Array("Obadiah",30),
	Array("Jonah",31),
	Array("Micah",32),
	Array("Nahum",33),
	Array("Habakkuk",34),
	Array("Zephaniah",35),
	Array("Haggai",36),
	Array("Zecharaiah",37),
	Array("Malachi",38),
	Array("Matthew",39),
	Array("Mark",40),
	Array("Luke",41),
	Array("John",42),
	Array("Acts",43),
	Array("Romans",44),
	Array("1 Corinthians",45),
	Array("2 Corinthians",46),
	Array("Galatians",47),
	Array("Ephesians",48),
	Array("Philippians",49),
	Array("Colossians",50),
	Array("1 Thessalonians",51),
	Array("2 Thessalonians",52),
	Array("1 Timothy",53),
	Array("2 Timothy",54),
	Array("Titus",55),
	Array("Philemon",56),
	Array("Hebrews",57),
	Array("James",58),
	Array("1 Peter",59),
	Array("2 Peter",60),
	Array("1 John",61),
	Array("2 John",62),
	Array("3 John",63),
	Array("Jude",64),
	Array("Revelation",65)
);

//assuming the verse line starts like 1 Corinthans 12:2
//if a book like clarke's commentary is to be used instead, you will likely need to change this function.
function extractReferenceFromVerseLine(str) {
	//search for book
	var bookpos,i,j,nextspace,found=false;
	var bookindex,chapter,verse;
	for (i=0; i < books.length; i++) {
		bookpos=str.indexOf(books[i][0],0);
		if (bookpos < 10 && bookpos != -1) {
			nextspace=str.indexof(" ",bookpos+books[i][0].length);
			bookindex=i;
			found=true;
			break;
		}
	}
	
	
	//return Array(book index, chapter#, verse#)
	if (found) {
		//extract chapter
		i=nextspace+1; 
		while (str.charAt(i) != ':') {
			i++;
		}
		//char found was a : so prev char was last char of chapter number.
		chapter=p****Int(str.slice(nextspace+1,i)); //slice does not include end position i
		i++;
		j=i;
		while (str.charAt(j) != ' ') {
			j++;
		}
		verse=p****Int(str.slice(i,j)); //slice does not include end position j
		return Array(bookindex,chapter,verse);
	} else {
		return Array(-1,-1,-1); //
	}
}

function sortfunction(a, b){
	//Compare "a" and "b" in some fashion, and return -1, 0, or 1
	//note: these are going to be arrays of 4 items, 
	//bookindex,chapter,verse,verseline.  
	//we are only concerned with bookindex,chapter,verse
	if (a[0]==b[0] && a[1]==b[1] && a[2]==b[2]) {
		return 0;
	}
	if (a[0]<b[0] ||
		a[0]==b[0] && a[1]<b[1]||
		a[0]==b[0] && a[1]==b[1] && a[2]<b[2]
		) {
		return -1
	}

	if (a[0]>b[0] ||
		a[0]==b[0] && a[1]>b[1]||
		a[0]==b[0] && a[1]==b[1] && a[2]>b[2]
		) {
		return 1
	}

}

function ltrim(str) {
	vvar index=0;
    while (str[index]==' '||
		   str[index]=='\t'||
		   str[index]=='\r'||
		   str[index]=='\b'||
		   str[index]=='\n'||
		   str[index]=='\f') {
		index++;
	}
	//index now points to the first non-whitespace character.
	return str.substring(index, str.length);
}

function rtrim(str) {
	vvar index=str.length-1;
    while (str[index]==' '||
		   str[index]=='\t'||
		   str[index]=='\r'||
		   str[index]=='\b'||
		   str[index]=='\n'||
		   str[index]=='\f') {
		index--;
	}
	//index now points to the first non-whitespace character.
	return str.substring(0, index);
}

function wordsearch_and() {
	var words=document.forms[0].searchtext.value; //retrieve contents of textbox named searchtext from first form in document

	//bogus character replace with space
	//words=words.replace(",", " "); //treat commas as spaces
	words=words.replace("\t", " "); //treat tabs as spaces
	words=words.replace("\b", " "); //treat backspaces as spaces
	words=words.replace("\r", " "); //treat returns as spaces
	words=words.replace("\n", " "); //treat newlines as spaces
	words=words.replace("\f", " "); //treat formfeeds as spaces
	
	//eliminate repeat spaces
	var i, L1, L2;
	do {
		L1=words.length;
		words=words.replace("  ", " ");
		L2=words.length;
	} while (L1 != L2);

	words=rtrim(ltrim(words)); //trim off whitespace from ends
	
	//split up words
	var wordslist = words.split(" ");
	//now we have a useable set of words.
	
	//from here on, use document.match() to search for strings using the following code:
	var flag, j, k,found;
	var arr=Array();
	var resultsarr=Array();
	var z;
	//for every document use var a {
		//somehow get document at var a.
		for (i=0,flag=true; i < wordslist.length; i++) {
			z=a.window.document.match(wordlist[i]); //match() returns an array of strings
			//insert bookindex, chapter, verse along with the verseline result as an array
			for (j=0; j < z.length; j++) {
				k=z[j];
				var t=extractReferenceFromVerseLine(k)
				z[j]=Array(t[0],t[1],t[2],k); //book index,chapter,verse,verseline
			}
			arr[i]=z;
			arr.sort(sortfunction);
		}
		
		/*eliminate duplicate match results and put results in resultsarr
		we do this by enumerating across the entire 2D array (actually an
		array of vectors if you are thinking STL or variable length arrays 
		if you are thinking JS) and then building a unique array of resultsarr.
		*/
		for (i=0; i < wordlist.length; i++) {
			for (j=0; j < arr[i].length; i++) {
				for (k=0,found=false; k < resultsarr.length; k++) {
					if (arr[i][j]!=resultsarr[k] && !found) {
						found=true;
					}
				}
			}
		}
		//at this point, we should sort by book, chapter, and verse, like all Bible programs do, but that also means that we should have stored chapter and verse information in the array structure.
		//since I don't know the structure of the html document, (did someone add the book, chapter, and verse as attributes?  at least then we can extract it using standard getAttribute() and calls similar to getElementByID())
		//it will also require a special sort routine.  If we use qsort, we will probably have to come up with our own compare routine
		//and keep an array of books up top of the script.
		
		//write the report
		document.write("<div style='color:blue;font-weight:bold;'>Search Results</div>");
		for (k=0,found=false; k < resultsarr.length; k++) {
			document.write("<div>"+resultsarr[k]+"</div>");
		}
	//} //end for every document
}


function phrasesearch() {
	var words=document.forms[0].searchtext.value; //retrieve contents of textbox named searchtext from first form in document

	//bogus character replace with space
	//words=words.replace(",", " "); //treat commas as spaces
	words=words.replace("\t", " "); //treat tabs as spaces
	words=words.replace("\b", " "); //treat backspaces as spaces
	words=words.replace("\r", " "); //treat returns as spaces
	words=words.replace("\n", " "); //treat newlines as spaces
	words=words.replace("\f", " "); //treat formfeeds as spaces
	
	//eliminate repeat spaces
	var i, L1, L2,z,k,j,t,arr;
	do {
		L1=words.length;
		words=words.replace("  ", " ");
		L2=words.length;
	} while (L1 != L2);

	words=rtrim(ltrim(words)); //trim off whitespace from ends
	
	//from here on, use document.match() to search for strings using the following code:
	var k;
	var arr;
	//for every document use var a {
		//somehow get document at var a.
		arr=a.window.document.match(wordlist[i]); //match() returns an array of strings
		for (j=0; j < z.length; j++) {
			k=z[j];
			var t=extractReferenceFromVerseLine(k)
			z[j]=Array(t[0],t[1],t[2],k); //book index,chapter,verse,verseline
		}
		arr[i]=z;
		arr.sort(sortfunction);
		//at this point, we should sort by book, chapter, and verse, like all Bible programs do, but that also means that we should have stored chapter and verse information in the array structure.
		//since I don't know the structure of the html document, (did someone add the book, chapter, and verse as attributes?  at least then we can extract it using standard getAttribute() and calls similar to getElementByID())
		//it will also require a special sort routine.  If we use qsort, we will probably have to come up with our own compare routine
		//and keep an array of books up top of the script.
		
		//write the report
		document.write("<div style='color:blue;font-weight:bold;'>Search Results</div>");
		for (k=0; k < arr.length; k++) {
			document.write("<div>"+arr[k]+"</div>");
		}
	//} //end for every document
}

[frankos72]

There you have it jmichae3. That's what I was talking about.

[Shadavis08]

i guess you dont really want info about the actions of the app. then right ????? bugs and stuff of that sort.

[Shadavis08]

how about the message bible its a very good translation as well .....please?!??!?!

[frankos72]

Originally Posted by Shadavis08

i guess you dont really want info about the actions of the app. then right ????? bugs and stuff of that sort.

Input is greatly valued. I'm sorry to have ignored your statements Shadavis08. The bug you are reporting is already fixed in the version that will be released here soon.

For complete up-to-date information on the progress of Simple Bible, please visit the news section of our website at www.bitsofgodsoftware.com We have had to go this route since getting in the app catalog. We can't direct everyone here for support and it's just easier to maintain one central area than to keep that and this up.

[frankos72]

Originally Posted by Shadavis08

how about the message bible its a very good translation as well .....please?!??!?!

It is copyrighted. We are currently working with public domain or free to use versions since we don't charge for this application. There is more information on translations on the homepage of our website as well as in the FAQ in the application itself and on the website.

[Shadavis08]

ok just wanted to know if anyone was listening ,thanks for the response and what about the ,message bible could yall try to get that one too ? i would gladly pay for this app with all the different versions because it is great to study with several bibles . i had like ten or fifteen on my 755p . oh yeah will you be adding other stuff too like strongs numbers or the greek and hebrew translations ?? that would make me a happy man right there!!!

[frankos72]

Originally Posted by Shadavis08

and what about the ,message bible could yall try to get that one too ?

See post #235 right above where you asked this question.

Please take the time to read the available information before posting a question. When you do post a question, please give people time to answer them. By time I mean a day or two. This forum doesn't work like Instant Messaging but more like a cross between e-mail and snail mail. I just happen to be hanging out here tonight.

[rboatright]

Originally Posted by jmichae3

what are advanced posting tools? all I see here are plain editing controls in the reply box. you have got to help me out here. I am a complete newbie, and this editor appears to be way too simple for doing code. however, I will see if this comes out.

Jim, this is way more complex than you need.... you don't need to zero out the commas and etc. please take a look at the search code in simple big book. It's much more direct.

Also, why do you keep choosing not to download the simplebible app and the sdk and run it on your computer? Why write theoreticals in isolation like this?

Rick

[rboatright]

Feature complete simple Big Book now posted as 1.0.0

• Full text search of every word in the Big Book with "and", "or" and "exact phrase" searching.
• Search lists all matches, and jumps to the one you select on a tap.
• Search terms are highlighted for easy reference.

Thanks again for sharing the framework to build on.

All code in the IPK is gpl2.

Enjoy.

Rick

[stickywhipit]

simple bible 0.10.6 has been released to the homebrew catalog with translations and a few other helpful features and bug fixes! we are very excited about this release because the #1 feature request is now pretty complete! we are still testing it out and debugging the delete code, but we thought releasing it to the homebrew community to help us test, while we finish up the first 2 new translations (NET and ESV), would be exciting for you all. enjoy it and test it out and let us know what you think! here is the link to the homebrew version of the app.