Elefas is a SQL schema for Postgres to implement a long-term translation memory : contrairly to Cyclotis, this memory is indexed and adapted to more than two languages for the same segment. But it is designed to be called in batch mode, analysing a document and returning found results in a format usable by CAT tools (TMX). It is not designed to be updated real-time: once it will contain millions of segments, updating indexes may become too slow to obtain answer in seconds.

Like Cyclotis, Elefas is a global project agregating by several elements to be downloaded separately:

Core

This part contains tools to create the SQL database, command-line scripts to import and export data, and an API to access it. All these tools are designed to work on the server itself (meaning that the server which hosts the database will also execute the scripts): working with external machines should need to use one of the web interfaces.

It will be available in two versions:

Indicus

written in Perl and volontarily limited to support of TMX, XLIFF and already segmented text (TXT) files;
to support other file formats you can configure automatic run of external tools: ideal if you already use XLIFF files and have a favorite tool.

Maximus

written in Ruby in order to use Culter and Spongiae for support of more formats;
Ideal if you want a support of multiple file formats out of the box, without even using XLIFF format.

Both versions will use the same SQL schema, and it will be possible to use one version to query the other.

WWW Interfaces

Like for Cyclotis, interfaces give the possibility to use an Elefas database via an internet web site:

• HTML, for human interface
• REST, for use by other software

In both cases, you can import a file or submit an input file to retreive matching segments, the result will arrive in a directory on the server (in the future, it should instead arrive by e-mail).

Elefas Indicus has own interface available here

For Elefas Maximus you should use Consociata instead.