dbtranslator

DBTranslator

DBTranslator is a versatile translation package for Discord bots that allows you to manage multiple languages and set server-specific language preferences. It provides flexibility in how you organize your language files and integrates seamlessly with your existing bot setup.

Features

• 🌐 Multilingual Support: Easily handle multiple languages for your Discord bot.
• 🛠️ Customizable File Organization: Organize your language files however you prefer.
• 📁 Persistent Settings: Save server-specific language preferences in a serverData.json file.
• 💻 No External Dependencies: Operates without requiring additional npm packages.

Installation

Install DBTranslator via npm:

npm install dbtranslator

Usage

Basic Setup

• Importing and Initializing

  Import DBTranslator and initialize it with a default language:

  const DBTranslator = require('dbtranslator');
  const translator = new DBTranslator('en'); // Default language is English
  

• Setting Up Translations

  You can organize your language files in any directory you prefer. For example:

  const path = require('path');
  const DBTranslator = require('dbtranslator');
  
  // Set the path to your language files
  const languagesPath = path.join(__dirname, 'path_to_languages');
  
  const translator = new DBTranslator('en', languagesPath);
  

  Your language files can be in any format you choose, as long as they can be imported correctly by your bot.

• Setting and Using Language Preferences

  Use the translator in your bot's message handler to set and use language preferences:

  client.on('messageCreate', message => {
    if (message.content.startsWith('!setlang')) {
      const args = message.content.split(' ');
      const language = args[1];
      const serverId = message.guild.id;
  
      // Set the server's language preference
      translator.setServerLanguage(serverId, language);
      message.channel.send(`Language for this server set to ${language}`);
    }
  
    // Example usage of translation
    const footerText = translator.translate('request_by', message.guild.id) + " " + message.author.username;
    message.channel.send({ content: `Translation Example: ${footerText}` });
  });
  

Configuration

• Default Language: Set a default language when initializing the DBTranslator instance.

  const translator = new DBTranslator('en');
  

• Language Files: Place your language files in any directory. When initializing DBTranslator, specify the path to your language files if they are not in the default location.

• Server Preferences: DBTranslator will automatically create a serverData.json file in the package directory to store server-specific language preferences.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

Contact

Maintained by AmtiXDev. For any questions or suggestions, feel free to open an issue or reach out.