Tr4n5l4te

Version: 0.1.17

Use Google Translate without an API key.

Like me, maybe you've found that Google makes it a pain to work with their API. Tr4n5l4te gets around all that.

First, install PhantomJS.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'tr4n5l4te'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install tr4n5l4te

In your code:

translator = Tr4n5l4te::Translator.new
english_strings = [
  'hello',
  'how are you'
]
english_strings.each do |text|
  puts translator.translate(text, :en, :es)
end
# => hola
# => cómo estás

➤ ./exe/translate -h
Options:
  -y, --yaml-file=<s>     A YAML locale file - filename determines source language 'en.yml' - English
  -l, --lang=<s>          Destination language
  -i, --list              List known languages
  -s, --sleep-time=<i>    Sleep time (default: 2)
  -t, --timeout=<i>       Poltergeist timeout option (default: 30)
  -v, --verbose           Be verbose with output
  -h, --help              Show this message

To translate a YAML file:

$ ./exe/translate -y /path/to/yml/file -l "destination-language"

The translator will sleep for 2 seconds, by default, between each string translation. You can override that by passing in the amount of time, in seconds, you want it to sleep:

$ ./exe/translate -y config/locales/en.yml -l French -s 3

Warning: If you pass in '0' and translate a large file, it is very likely that Google will ban your IP address.

To list all known languages

$ ./exe/translate --list

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

The specs are sprinkled with integration tests which will actually go out and hit the live web. To run them:

$ INTEGRATION=1 rake spec

Please be kind or Google is likely to ban your IP address.

$ INTEGRATION=1 COVERAGE=1 rake spec
$ open coverage/index.html # if you are on OSX

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/midwire/tr4n5l4te.

Thanks to all of those who contribute!

• @kirylpl - Fixed phantomjs selector, migration to Optimist gem
• @gahia - Fixed phantomjs SSL handshake problem, Look for and report non-neutral gender translations. Now accepts the "male" translation by default and warns that there are alternatives, Don't fail if a translation is not found but instead show a warning message and continue.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.