@aws-sdk/client-translate

What is @aws-sdk/client-translate?

@aws-sdk/client-translate is an AWS SDK for JavaScript package that allows developers to interact with the Amazon Translate service. This service provides real-time translation of text between multiple languages, making it useful for applications that require language translation capabilities.

What are @aws-sdk/client-translate's main functionalities?

Translate Text

This feature allows you to translate text from one language to another. The code sample demonstrates how to use the TranslateTextCommand to translate 'Hello, world!' from English to Spanish.

const { TranslateClient, TranslateTextCommand } = require('@aws-sdk/client-translate');

const client = new TranslateClient({ region: 'us-east-1' });

const translateText = async (text, sourceLang, targetLang) => {
  const command = new TranslateTextCommand({
    Text: text,
    SourceLanguageCode: sourceLang,
    TargetLanguageCode: targetLang
  });
  const response = await client.send(command);
  return response.TranslatedText;
};

translateText('Hello, world!', 'en', 'es').then(console.log).catch(console.error);

List Languages

This feature allows you to list all supported languages by Amazon Translate. The code sample demonstrates how to use the ListLanguagesCommand to retrieve and print the list of supported languages.

const { TranslateClient, ListLanguagesCommand } = require('@aws-sdk/client-translate');

const client = new TranslateClient({ region: 'us-east-1' });

const listLanguages = async () => {
  const command = new ListLanguagesCommand({});
  const response = await client.send(command);
  return response.Languages;
};

listLanguages().then(console.log).catch(console.error);

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README

@aws-sdk/client-translate

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