@google-cloud/translate

What is @google-cloud/translate?

@google-cloud/translate is a Node.js client library for Google Cloud Translation API. It allows developers to translate text between thousands of language pairs, detect the language of text, and get a list of supported languages.

What are @google-cloud/translate's main functionalities?

Translate Text

This feature allows you to translate text from one language to another. In this example, the text 'Hello, world!' is translated to Spanish ('es').

const {Translate} = require('@google-cloud/translate').v2;
const translate = new Translate();

async function translateText() {
  const text = 'Hello, world!';
  const target = 'es';

  const [translation] = await translate.translate(text, target);
  console.log(`Text: ${text}`);
  console.log(`Translation: ${translation}`);
}

translateText();

Detect Language

This feature allows you to detect the language of a given text. In this example, the language of 'Bonjour le monde' is detected.

const {Translate} = require('@google-cloud/translate').v2;
const translate = new Translate();

async function detectLanguage() {
  const text = 'Bonjour le monde';

  const [detection] = await translate.detect(text);
  console.log(`Text: ${text}`);
  console.log(`Language: ${detection.language}`);
}

detectLanguage();

List Supported Languages

This feature allows you to get a list of all supported languages for translation. The example code retrieves and prints the list of supported languages.

const {Translate} = require('@google-cloud/translate').v2;
const translate = new Translate();

async function listLanguages() {
  const [languages] = await translate.getLanguages();
  console.log('Languages:', languages);
}

listLanguages();

Other packages similar to @google-cloud/translate

aws-sdk

The AWS SDK for JavaScript provides a set of services including Amazon Translate, which offers similar functionalities to @google-cloud/translate. Amazon Translate can translate text between multiple languages and detect the source language. However, it is part of a broader suite of AWS services and may require more setup if you are only interested in translation.

microsoft-cognitiveservices-speech-sdk

This SDK from Microsoft provides access to the Azure Cognitive Services, including the Translator Text API. It offers similar functionalities such as text translation and language detection. The Azure Translator Text API is known for its high-quality translations and extensive language support, comparable to Google Cloud Translation.

deepl

The deepl npm package provides access to the DeepL API, which is known for its high-quality translations. DeepL supports fewer languages compared to Google Cloud Translation but is often praised for its accuracy and fluency in translations. It is a good alternative if you need high-quality translations for supported languages.

README

@google-cloud/translate

Google Translate API Client Library for Node.js

Looking for more Google APIs than just Translate? You might want to check out google-cloud.

• API Documentation
• Official Documentation

An API key is required for Translate. See Identifying your application to Google.

$ npm install --save @google-cloud/translate

var translate = require('@google-cloud/translate')({
  key: 'API Key'
});

// Translate a string of text.
translate.translate('Hello', 'es', function(err, translation) {
  if (!err) {
    // translation = 'Hola'
  }
});

// Detect a language from a string of text.
translate.detect('Hello', function(err, results) {
  if (!err) {
    // results = {
    //   language: 'en',
    //   confidence: 1,
    //   input: 'Hello'
    // }
  }
});

// Get a list of supported languages.
translate.getLanguages(function(err, languages) {
  if (!err) {
    // languages = [
    //   'af',
    //   'ar',
    //   'az',
    //   ...
    // ]
  }
});