1 files changed, 28 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/oedquery.sh b/oedquery.sh
index b01b201..7c979e2 100755
--- a/oedquery.sh
+++ b/oedquery.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,31 @@
 
 read word
 word=$(echo $word | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-# curl options
-OPTS='--silent -L -H "app_id: $appId" -H "app_key: $appKey"'
 # read config file
 source oedquery.conf
+# curl options
+OPTS='--silent -L -H "app_id: $appId" -H "app_key: $appKey"'
+curlCount=0
+
+_curl() {
+  if [[ $curlCount -ge 20 ]]
+  then
+    echo "cURL loop, exiting."
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  result=$(eval curl $OPTS $1)
+  ret=$?
+  if [ "$ret" -ne 0 ]
+  then
+    echo "cURL error $ret when fetching."
+    exit
+  elif [[ "$result" == "Authentication failed" ]]
+  then
+    echo "Authentication failed, probably exceeded monthly usage."
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  ((count=count+1))
+}
 
 # function to provide data to a for loop
 _jq() {
@@ -22,18 +43,7 @@ _getdata() {
   fi
   lemmasUrl=https://od-api.oxforddictionaries.com/api/v2/lemmas/$language/$word
   # get lemmas to link an inflected form back to its headword (required to get definition)
-  result=$(eval curl $OPTS $lemmasUrl)
-  if [[ "$result" == "Authentication failed" ]]
-  then
-    echo "Authentication failed, probably exceeded monthly usage."
-    exit 0
-  fi
-  ret=$?
-  if [ "$ret" -ne 0 ]
-  then
-    echo "cURL error $ret when fetching."
-    exit
-  fi
+  _curl $lemmasUrl
 
   # get headword if it exists
   headWord=$(echo $result | jq '.results[0].lexicalEntries[0].inflectionOf[0].id')
@@ -43,13 +53,7 @@ _getdata() {
     exit
   fi
   entriesUrl=https://od-api.oxforddictionaries.com/api/v2/entries/$language/$headWord
-  result=$(eval curl $OPTS $entriesUrl)
-  ret=$?
-  if [ "$ret" -ne 0 ]
-  then
-    echo "cURL error $ret when fetching."
-    exit
-  fi
+  _curl $entriesUrl
 }
 
 # Return definition for the first sense of each lexical entry and create output string
@@ -136,7 +140,9 @@ _audio() {
 _wod() {
   wod=true
   # Get word from lexico
-  word=$( curl --silent https://www.lexico.com/ | hxnormalize -x | hxselect -i "a.linkword" | grep -o '>.*<' | sed 's/[><]//g')
+  lexicoUrl="https://www.lexico.com/"
+  _curl $lexicoUrl
+  word=$(echo $result | hxnormalize -x | hxselect -i "a.linkword" | grep -o '>.*<' | sed 's/[><]//g')
   _getdata
   _define
 }