Searches for synonyms online

syn.go

package main

import (
	"os"
	"strings"
	"github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery"
	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
)

func findSynonyms(query string) string {
	url := "http://thesaurus.com/browse/" + query

	doc, e := goquery.NewDocument(url)
	if e != nil {
		panic(e.Error())
	}

	var synonyms string = ""
	doc.Find(".synonyms span.text").Each(func(i int, s *goquery.Selection) {
		synonyms += s.Text() + "\n"
	})
	return synonyms
}

func main() {
	app := cli.NewApp()
	app.Name = "syn"
	app.Usage = "search for synonyms online"
	app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) {
		var query string
		if len(c.Args()) > 0 {
			query = strings.Join(c.Args(), " ")
			println(findSynonyms(query))
		} else {
			println("Please specify a query to search synonyms for")
		}
	}

	app.Run(os.Args)
}