adapted to the new words file

generator.lua

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 require "r2h2_modified"
 require "quick-terminal-customization"
+require "get_words"
 
-words = dofile("heonian-content/words.lua")
+words = getWords("heonian-content/words")
 
 input = arg[1] or "input.txt"
 

get_words.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+function getWords(path)
+	local file = io.open(path,"r")
+	local text = file:read("*all")
+	file:close()
+
+	local t = {} -- this table will hold our words!!! words format is {word, translation, types, canon origin, meta origin, notes} last three are optional.
+
+	local p = 0 -- current position, nil if at end of file
+	while p do
+		p = p + 1
+		
+		local new_word_data = ""
+		
+		-- this isnt the whole word yet, but all the data around it separated with tabs, so lets get what we want.
+		-- careful if its uh end of file tho!
+		local np = string.find(text,"\n",p) -- np is the next word. this is so we can slice it
+		if np then
+			new_word_data = string.sub(text, p, np-1) 
+		else
+			new_word_data = string.sub(text, p)
+		end			
+		
+		if new_word_data ~= "" then
+			local new_word = {} -- we'll hold it all here once spliced
+			local wp = 0 -- word data position!
+			while wp do -- nil if at end of string so.
+				wp = wp + 1 -- lets move past the tab we just found
+				
+				local wnp = string.find(new_word_data, "	",wp)
+				local stuff = ""
+				-- we now splice the word every tab and add it to the uhhh 
+				if wnp then
+					stuff = string.sub(new_word_data, wp, wnp-1) or stuff
+				else
+					stuff = string.sub(new_word_data,wp) or stuff
+				end
+				
+				table.insert(new_word,stuff)		
+				wp = wnp
+			end 
+			-- now we add the word ot the word table
+			table.insert(t, new_word)
+		end
+		-- and move on the next
+		p = np					
+	end
+	-- now we just. return the table.
+	return t
+end