feat(dictionary): add Hachidori backend support

- Add backend selection, setup gating, Anki integration, and external host support
- Add launcher flags, documentation, packaging, and focused tests
- Open on-demand overlay modals on the first attempt
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@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ AnkiConnect listens on `http://127.0.0.1:8765` by default. If you changed the po
AnkiConnect and Kiku/Senren settings follow the [configuration validation rules](/configuration#configuration-file): invalid values produce a warning and fall back to the option's default. Use JSON booleans such as `true`, not strings such as `"true"`, and a positive number for `ankiConnect.pollingRate`.
### Reusing SubMiner settings in Hachidori
When Hachidori is the selected backend, SubMiner uses its Anki settings to populate Hachidori's first Anki template on startup and when opening its settings. It copies the configured deck and tags into untouched defaults, then fills missing word, sentence, pronunciation-audio, and picture mappings with fields that exist in Anki. Pronunciation uses `ankiConnect.fields.wordAudio`, falling back to `fields.audio` when no word-audio field is set.
If the note type is unset, SubMiner looks for a unique match containing its configured word and sentence fields. Enabled Lapis, Kiku, or Senren integration narrows the search; Lapis uses its configured model name. A fresh mapping also receives Hachidori's matching preset for readings, definitions, and other recognized fields. If several note types match, choose one in Hachidori Settings. If Anki is closed, open Hachidori Settings again after starting Anki to retry.
Existing custom decks, tags, field mappings, advanced templates, and additional templates stay intact. This fills missing settings rather than continually overwriting Hachidori choices. The Anki endpoint continues to follow SubMiner's proxy configuration. Sentence audio, image timing, translation, metadata, and duplicate field grouping remain controlled by SubMiner; pronunciation sources are configured in Hachidori. Linking an external dictionary host does not change this behavior.
## Auto-enrichment transport
When you add a word via Yomitan, SubMiner detects the new card and fills in the sentence, audio, and image fields automatically. Two detection methods are available:
@@ -141,6 +149,8 @@ Field names are matched against your Anki note type case-insensitively (an exact
`fields.wordAudio` selects the existing dictionary-audio field used to calculate the animated image's opening freeze. This mapping only reads audio; `fields.audio` still controls where generated sentence audio is written. See [config.example.jsonc](/config.example.jsonc) for defaults.
When Hachidori mines through SubMiner's Anki proxy, it prepares downloadable word audio before saving the note so the animation delay can be measured on the first mine. Configure a downloadable pronunciation source in Hachidori's Audio settings; browser speech cannot be saved into Anki by the SubMiner overlay. If pronunciation is unavailable, Hachidori reports a warning and the card has no word-audio hold.
These mappings always control normal word-card enrichment, including Yomitan proxy/polling updates and manual clipboard updates. Enabling Lapis or Kiku does not replace the configured word-card sentence and audio fields with `Sentence` and `SentenceAudio`. The dedicated sentence-card and audio-card shortcuts still use those Lapis/Kiku field names.
Two related options live alongside `fields`: `ankiConnect.deck` (target deck; empty falls back as described above) and `ankiConnect.tags` (tags added to mined cards, default `["SubMiner"]`; set `[]` to disable tagging). The `miscInfo` content is controlled by `ankiConnect.metadata.pattern` (default `[SubMiner] %f (%t)`; tokens: `%f` filename, `%F` filename with extension, `%t` timestamp, `%T` timestamp with milliseconds, `<br>` newline).
@@ -315,6 +325,8 @@ Word cards get a card-type flag when SubMiner fills their sentence, whether that
When you mine the same word multiple times, SubMiner can merge the cards instead of creating duplicates. This is designed for note types that support grouped fields: [Kiku](https://github.com/youyoumu/kiku) and [Senren](https://github.com/BrenoAqua/Senren) (which calls the feature scene switching).
Field grouping runs when a new note is added with known duplicates. With the Hachidori backend that is the popup's **Add anyway** choice; **Overwrite** updates the existing note in place and only receives media enrichment.
```jsonc
"ankiConnect": {
"isKiku": {
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## Core settings
### Dictionary backend
`dictionaryBackend` accepts `"yomitan"` or `"hachidori"`. The default is defined in the [generated configuration example](/config.example.jsonc). Restart SubMiner after changing it. The tray shows the selected backend's settings, and the global dictionary-settings shortcut follows the same selection.
Each backend stores its own dictionaries and mining settings. `yomitan.externalProfilePath` applies only to Yomitan. See [Hachidori setup](./usage.md#hachidori-setup) before switching an existing installation.
### Logging
Control the minimum log level for runtime output:
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*/
{
// ==========================================
// Dictionary Backend
// Select the dictionary lookup backend: yomitan or hachidori.
// Restart SubMiner after changing the backend. Each backend keeps separate settings and dictionaries.
// ==========================================
"dictionaryBackend": "yomitan", // Dictionary lookup backend. Restart SubMiner after changing this setting. Values: yomitan | hachidori
// ==========================================
// Japanese Subtitle Generation
// Generate timed Japanese subtitles from local audio using whisper.cpp.
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| Shortcut | Action | Scope | Configurable |
| ------------- | ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| `Alt+Shift+O` | Toggle visible overlay | Works while the overlay or mpv has focus | `shortcuts.toggleVisibleOverlayGlobal` |
| `Alt+Shift+Y` | Open Yomitan settings | OS-global (registered with the OS) | Fixed (not configurable) |
| `Alt+Shift+Y` | Open active dictionary settings | OS-global (registered with the OS) | Fixed (not configurable) |
::: tip
`Alt+Shift+O` is dispatched by the overlay window and the mpv plugin, so it works from either surface without OS registration. Only `Alt+Shift+Y` is registered with the OS; if it conflicts with another application, that binding cannot be changed. All `shortcuts.*` keys hot-reload - no restart needed.
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ When the mpv plugin is installed, all commands use a `y` chord prefix - press `y
| `y-S` | Stop overlay |
| `y-t` | Toggle visible overlay |
| `v` | Cycle primary subtitle bar mode (hidden → visible → hover) |
| `y-o` | Open Yomitan settings |
| `y-o` | Open active dictionary settings |
| `y-r` | Restart overlay |
| `y-c` | Check overlay status |
| `y-h` | Open session help |
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Every current launcher wrapper uses the Bun runtime included with the SubMiner app. This includes setup installs, release downloads, `make install`, and the AUR package. You only need the wrapper directory on your terminal `PATH`. Building SubMiner from source still requires Bun on the development machine.
> [!IMPORTANT]
> SubMiner requires the bundled Yomitan instance to have at least one dictionary imported for lookups to work.
> See [Yomitan setup](#yomitan-setup) for details.
> SubMiner requires at least one dictionary in the selected lookup backend.
> See [Yomitan setup](#yomitan-setup) or [Hachidori setup](#hachidori-setup).
::: tip Anki card enrichment
If you want sentence, audio, and screenshot fields on your Anki cards, add this to your config:
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ SubMiner.AppImage --toggle-primary-subtitle-bar # Toggle the primary subtitle b
SubMiner.AppImage --toggle-subtitle-sidebar # Toggle the subtitle sidebar
SubMiner.AppImage --open-tsukihime # Open TsukiHime subtitle search
SubMiner.AppImage --yomitan # Open Yomitan settings
SubMiner.AppImage --hachidori # Open Hachidori settings
SubMiner.AppImage --settings # Open the SubMiner settings window
SubMiner.AppImage --jellyfin # Open the Jellyfin setup window
SubMiner.AppImage --dictionary # Generate a character dictionary ZIP
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ The tray menu also includes `View Changelog`, which opens the in-app changelog m
### Windows mpv shortcut
First-run setup creates the config file, then requires Yomitan dictionaries before it can finish.
First-run setup creates the config file, then requires dictionaries in the selected backend before it can finish.
If you enabled the optional Windows shortcut during install, SubMiner creates a `SubMiner mpv` shortcut in the Start menu and/or on the desktop. On Windows, that shortcut is the recommended way to launch local files with SubMiner because it starts `mpv.exe` with the right defaults directly.
After setup completes, the shortcut is the normal Windows playback entry point.
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If you also use Yomitan in a browser, set that profile up separately. It inherits nothing from the bundled instance.
### Hachidori setup
Set `dictionaryBackend` to `"hachidori"` in SubMiner settings or `config.jsonc`, then restart SubMiner. The tray's dictionary settings entry changes to **Open Hachidori Settings**. Switching to `"yomitan"` restores the Yomitan entry after restarting.
Open Hachidori settings with `subminer app --hachidori` or `SubMiner.AppImage --hachidori`. Import your dictionary ZIPs or use Hachidori's recommended dictionary installer, then configure its Anki templates. Yomitan and Hachidori keep separate dictionaries and settings. Yomitan profiles, custom Handlebars templates, and `yomitan.externalProfilePath` do not transfer to Hachidori.
First-run setup also offers **Dictionary source → Use an external dictionary host → Link host**. Enable sharing in the other Hachidori app or browser, or start a compatible Docker dictionary host, then enter its sharing address, such as `127.0.0.1:8771` or `ws://host:8771/link`. Use the WebSocket sharing port, not the management page or HTTP API port. The external host section is collapsed until you expand it or a host is linked. Browser hosts need the browser, Hachidori extension, and relay running. Electron hosts need the host app and any required relay running. Docker hosts need the container running; no browser needs to stay open.
Setup checks the host connection and dictionary inventory before enabling Finish. Import at least one dictionary on the host and refresh status. The link persists across restarts. **Unlink and use local dictionaries** restores SubMiner's local library. Anki templates, pronunciation sources, custom buttons, and SubMiner's audio/image processing remain local while linked. Dictionary settings and dictionary edits use the host. Older hosts without the standalone frequency query support frequency annotations through term lookups; frequency-only entries without a matching term require an updated host.
Both named settings flags work independently of the selected backend. Opening settings does not switch the overlay backend. The global dictionary-settings shortcut opens the selected backend.
Hachidori uses SubMiner's subtitle scanning, lookup counter, popup pause behavior, controller commands, character dictionaries, and Anki media enrichment. Keep SubMiner's AnkiConnect proxy enabled for screenshots and sentence audio. SubMiner routes Hachidori to that proxy when it is active; Hachidori's own screen recorder and screenshot capture are disabled in the embedded app.
Existing controls such as `startupWarmups.yomitanExtension` and `subtitleStyle.autoPauseVideoOnYomitanPopup` apply to the selected backend. Hachidori has one dictionary configuration, so character-dictionary profile scope applies to that configuration.
First-run setup remembers each backend that finished it. Switching to a backend for the first time asks for that backend's dictionaries; switching back to one that already finished does not repeat setup. Until SubMiner restarts, it keeps running the backend it started with, and the launcher gates playback on that running backend and logs a restart reminder.
Hachidori's own duplicate handling differs from Yomitan's. Choosing **Overwrite** in the Hachidori popup updates the existing note and SubMiner enriches its media, while **Add anyway** creates a new note and runs SubMiner's Kiku/Senren [field grouping](./anki-integration.md#field-grouping-kiku-senren). Mining from the stats dashboard uses the selected backend as well.
### YouTube playback
`subminer` accepts direct URLs (for example, YouTube links) and `ytsearch:` targets.
@@ -408,7 +429,7 @@ See [Keyboard Shortcuts](/shortcuts) for the full reference, including mining sh
| Keybind | Action | Scope |
| ------------- | ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Alt+Shift+O` | Toggle visible overlay | Works while the overlay or mpv has focus (configurable via `shortcuts.toggleVisibleOverlayGlobal`) |
| `Alt+Shift+Y` | Open Yomitan settings | OS-global - registered with the system, works from any window |
| `Alt+Shift+Y` | Open active dictionary settings | OS-global - registered with the system, works from any window |
`Alt+Shift+Y` is fixed and not configurable. All other shortcuts can be changed under `shortcuts` in your config.