I understand now how you have extended this functionality, Asaf. Thank you for doing that. Warm regards, Ashwin
On Wed, 24 Dec 2025 at 02:51, Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you, Ashwin. That is indeed a good usage scenario for searching > Project Gutenberg. > > To clarify, this scenario is already possible for human users by limiting > your Google search like so: "site:gutenberg.org tomorrow creeps in this > petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time". > > The tool I've announced above (Gutensearch) allows one to run multiple > such queries via machine-to-machine communication ("API") without running > into Google blocking. > > Cheers, > > A. > > On Tue, Dec 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM Ashwin Baindur <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I don't know much about the technology, but thanks a lot for this Asaf. >> It will be really helpful to locate specific quotes where the name of the >> text is not remembered, besides many other uses. Warm regards, Ashwin >> >> On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 at 02:31, Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Wikimedians, >>> >>> I have recently discovered that the venerable digital library Project >>> Gutenberg does not offer a sitewide full-text search. While it is possible >>> to search it using a site-limited search in a search engine (e.g. "site: >>> gutenberg.org <search string>" in most search engines), it is not >>> possible to do so regularly and programmatically (the search engines charge >>> money for API access). >>> >>> I have therefore created the Gutensearch API service >>> <https://gutensearch.toolforge.org/>.[1] It is simply a RESTful search >>> API searching ALL the texts in Project Gutenberg (I will be updating the >>> database with new texts every few months), returning results in JSON. The >>> API >>> documentation is linked from the homepage >>> <https://gutensearch.toolforge.org/docs/api>[2], as is the link for >>> requesting >>> a free API key <https://gutensearch.toolforge.org/api_key_requests/new>[3]. >>> (API keys are implemented to control abuse.) >>> >>> If this is something that would be useful to one of your tools or >>> applications, feel free to request a key. Be sure to specify the intended >>> use, both for inspiration and to help identify your request as not spammy. >>> >>> If you know of people outside Wikimedia who might find this handy, feel >>> free to forward this message onwards. >>> >>> Feedback welcome! >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Asaf >>> (volunteer capacity) >>> >>> [1] https://gutensearch.toolforge.org/ >>> [2] https://gutensearch.toolforge.org/docs/api >>> [3] https://gutensearch.toolforge.org/api_key_requests/new >>> -- >>> Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >>> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> Public archives at >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/PHN7UBOTRCALAYHUQMBOK3VHAZLFFTUM/ >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> >> >> -- >> Warm regards, >> >> Ashwin Baindur >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/AKMYCQ4I6CY4ZWSL7SCXDLBP4XJFN6DK/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > > -- > Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/PCBZOORR2SQWRT5BZRVKFGDQ5MK3C7OG/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] -- Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur
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