crossTerm API with Java

This example simulates a PIM application where new product names and product descriptions are checked in real time against the terminology system. When the features of a new product are typed, an auto-completion is offered.

Getting started

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Demo

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Description

• Start the application and type a misnomer as product name.
• The terminology check is triggered as soon as you switch into another field.
  • For misnomers:
  • A warning shows up next to the input field.
  • The result panel shows the misnomer and the recommended term.
    
  • For recommended terms:
  • No warnings are shown.
  • The result panel shows the terms found.
• When you click on one of the terms, the selected term opens in crossTerm Web. Here additional information such as definitions, images, synonyms etc. could be available.
• When you type into product description, a check will be done (after an idle time of 500 ms).
• The Features field implements an auto-suggestion based on crossTerm while typing terms are suggested. Misnomers are ignored when suggestions are collected.

Search mode

• The application presents different ways of searching terms in Across.
• SearchTerms: This is called by lost focus of the field Project name. The value of the field is a searched term. Found terms are shown in the field Found terms.
• SearchTermsInText: a user types in the field Project description and if he pauses for longer than 0.5 seconds during typing, search starts. The value of the field is a text for the search.
• WildcardSearch: When a user types in the field Features, search starts. This mode works only if the user types 2 or more symbols into the field.

Used technologies

The following technologies are used: