Azure Translator Code

Azure Translator Code is a powerful library for translating JSON files into multiple languages using the Azure Cognitive Translator service. This library supports translating JSON files located in multiple folders or within a single folder, depending on your needs.

Important Links

• NPM Page
• GitHub Repository
• Try the Library Here

Installation

Install the library using npm or yarn:

As Development Dependency

npm install -D azure-translator-code

or

yarn add -D azure-translator-code

As Production Dependency

npm install azure-translator-code

or

yarn add azure-translator-code

Usage

You can import the JSON file you want to translate in two ways:

Importing a JSON File

const jsonFile = require("./jsonFileToTranslate/en.json");

// or

const jsonFile = {
	HomePage: {
		welcome: "Welcome",
		hello: "Hello",
		SubText: {
			subText: "This is a subtext",
		},
	},
};

Translating JSON to Multiple Languages

After importing the JSON file, you can use the library to translate it:

Importing the Functions

const {
	translate,
	translateText,
	translateToMultipleFolders,
	translateToUnicFolder,
	updateTranslationsMulti,
	updateTranslationsUnic,
} = require("azure-translator-code");
// or
import {
	translate,
	translateText,
	translateToMultipleFolders,
	translateToUnicFolder,
	updateTranslationsMulti,
	updateTranslationsUnic,
} from "azure-translator-code";

import type { TranslationType } from "azure-translator-code";

Define your Azure API details and languages:

const key = "YOUR_AZURE_KEY"; // Replace with your Azure API key
const endpoint = "https://api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.com/";
const location = "eastus";
const fromLang = "en";
const toLangs = [
	"pt",
	"de",
	"es",
	"fr",
	"it",
	"ja",
	"ko",
	"nl",
	"ru",
	"zh",
	"pt-pt",
	"ar",
	"tlh-Latn",
];

const jsonFile = {
	translation: {
		welcome: "Welcome",
		hello: "Hello",
	},
};

// Translate to multiple folders
translateToMultipleFolders(key, endpoint, location, fromLang, toLangs, jsonFile); 
// This will create a folder called multiFolderGeneratedTranslations

// Translate to a single folder
translateToUnicFolder(key, endpoint, location, fromLang, toLangs, jsonFile); 
// This will create a folder called unicFolderGeneratedTranslations

// Update translations in multiple folders
updateTranslationsMulti(key, endpoint, location, fromLang, toLangs, jsonFile); 
// Only new keys will be translated in the multiFolderGeneratedTranslations folder

// Update translations in a single folder
updateTranslationsUnic(key, endpoint, location, fromLang, toLangs, jsonFile); 
// Only new keys will be translated in the unicFolderGeneratedTranslations folder

Customizing Folder Structure

You can specify the folder name or location where translations will be saved. Saving always starts from the project root folder.

const key = "YOUR_AZURE_KEY";
const endpoint = "https://api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.com/";
const location = "eastus";
const fromLang = "en";
const toLangs = ["pt", "de"];

const jsonFile = {
	translation: {
		welcome: "Welcome",
		hello: "Hello",
	},
};

// Save translations in custom folder
translateToMultipleFolders(
	key,
	endpoint,
	location,
	fromLang,
	toLangs,
	jsonFile,
	"myFolder",
);
// This will create a folder called myFolder

translateToUnicFolder(
	key,
	endpoint,
	location,
	fromLang,
	toLangs,
	jsonFile,
	"./myFolder/OtherFolder/etc",
);
// This will create a folder at ./myFolder/OtherFolder/etc

// If you just want to update the file for new keys, use the update functions to avoid unnecessary requests.

Translating and Logging Results

You can also log the translation results to the console for verification.

const { translate, translateText } = require("azure-translator-code");

const key = "YOUR_AZURE_KEY"; 
const endpoint = "https://api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.com/";
const location = "eastus";
const fromLang = "en";
const toLangs = ["pt"];
const jsonFile = {
	HomePage: {
		Welcome: "Welcome",
		Hello: "Hello",
	},
};

translate(key, endpoint, location, fromLang, toLangs, jsonFile).then((res) => {
	console.log(res);
});

// Output
/**
{
	HomePage: {
		Welcome: "Bem-vindo",
		Hello: "Olá",
	},
};
 */

// or

translateText("Hello World!", fromLang, toLangs, endpoint, key, location).then(
	(res) => {
		console.log(res[0].translations);
	},
);

// Output -> [{ text: "Olá, mundo!", to: "pt" }]

Make sure to replace the key, location and endpoint with your actual Azure access credentials.

Contributing

If you would like to contribute to this project, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request on our GitHub repository.