msime-windows/server/README.md

Metasequoia IME Server(水杉输入法 Server 端)

This is the server end of MetasequoiaImeTsf.

How to build

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2026
• CMake
• vcpkg
• Python3.10+
• Boost

Make sure vcpkg and Boost are installed by Scoop.

Build steps(For Dev)

First, build IME dictonary and prepare assets,

cd $env:LOCALAPPDATA
mkdir MetasequoiaImeTsf
cd MetasequoiaImeTsf
git clone --recursive https://github.com/metasequoiaime/MetasequoiaImeDict.git
cd .\MetasequoiaImeDict\makecikudb\xnheulpb\makedb\separated_jp_version
python .\create_db_and_table.py
python .\insert_data.py
python .\create_index_for_db.py
Copy-Item -Path .\out\cutted_flyciku_with_jp.db -Destination $env:LOCALAPPDATA\MetasequoiaImeTsf

Then, clone and build MetasequoiaImeServer,

git clone --recursive https://github.com/metasequoiaime/MetasequoiaImeServer.git

Prepare environment,

cd MetasequoiaImeServer
python .\scripts\prepare_env.py
Copy-Item -Path .\assets\tables\* -Destination $env:LOCALAPPDATA\MetasequoiaImeTsf
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\MetasequoiaImeTsf\config.toml" -Target ".\assets\config\config.toml"

e.g.

cd MetasequoiaImeServer
python .\scripts\prepare_env.py
Copy-Item -Path .\assets\tables\* -Destination $env:LOCALAPPDATA\MetasequoiaImeTsf
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\Users\sonnycalcr\AppData\Local\MetasequoiaImeTsf\config.toml" -Target "C:\Users\sonnycalcr\EDisk\CppCodes\IMECodes\MetasequoiaImeServer\assets\config\config.toml"

Then, build and run,

.\scripts\lcompile.ps1
.\scripts\lrun.ps1

If you want to build and run in one step, run the following command,

.\scripts\llaunch.ps1

Developer Shortcuts

The server process includes a few built-in global shortcuts that are useful during development:

• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + T
  • terminate MetasequoiaImeServer immediately
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + R
  • restart MetasequoiaImeServer
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + C
  • clear IME engine cache
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 1 to Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 8
  • delete candidate 1 to 8 from the current candidate window
  • this only works while the candidate window is visible

Screenshots