v1.5.0

VoiceBlender/voiceblenderv1.5.0Mar 12, 2026by amirivojdan

AI Summary

This release introduces a web-based interface, a dependency parser, and TextRank keyword extraction to the Shekar toolkit, alongside enhancements to the spacing normalizer and bug fixes.

Key Highlights

Web UI for easy experimentation with a single command
New dependency parser module for Persian syntactic analysis
TextRank keyword extraction method added
Enhanced Spacing Normalizer for handling plurals and superlatives

New Features

Web UI for experimentation
Dependency Parser module
TextRank keyword extraction
Enhanced Spacing Normalizer

Full Release Notes

# What's New in v1.5.0

This release introduces new features, enhancements, and bug fixes to Shekar's Persian text processing toolkit.

## Highlights

- **Web UI for Easy Experimentation** – launch an interactive interface with a single command: `shekar serve -p 8080`. Explore and test Shekar's features without writing any code.
- **Dependency Parser** – added a new dependency parser module for syntactic analysis of Persian sentences.
- **TextRank Keyword Extraction** – TextRank is now available as a keyword extraction method alongside the existing options.
- **Enhanced Spacing Normalizer** – now correctly normalizes attached plurals and superlatives (e.g., `آدم‌ها` → `آدمها`, `نازک‌ترین` → `نازکترین`).

![Shekar WebUI Demo](https://github.com/amirivojdan/shekar/blob/d5d34f6fdfce6075224d70818eb508268fa6ed49/assets/webui-demo.gif)

## Bug Fixes

- Fixed a bug in the stemmer.
- Fixed a bug in RAKE keyword extraction.
- Fixed a bug in `PunctuationSpacingNormalizer`.