(Node.js) Google Translate Text

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Demonstrates how to use the Cloud Translation API to translate text from one spoken language to another. The example translates from English to Spanish.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // IMPORTANT: 
    // Don't forget you need to 1st enable the Cloud Translation API in your Google Developers Console at https://console.cloud.google.com
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
    // This example loads the JSON access token file 
    var jsonToken = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    var success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/_googleTranslate.json");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log("Failed to load _googleTranslate.json");
        return;
    }

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token");

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    // The following code creates the JSON request body.
    json.UpdateString("q","The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.");
    json.UpdateString("source","en");
    json.UpdateString("target","es");
    json.UpdateString("format","text");

    json.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log(json.Emit());

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.PostJson3("https://translation.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2","application/json",json);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var jResp = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    resp.GetBodyJson(jResp);
    jResp.EmitCompact = false;

    console.log("Response Body:");
    console.log(jResp.Emit());

    var respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
    console.log("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        console.log("Response Header:");
        console.log(resp.Header);
        console.log("Failed.");

        return;
    }

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "data": {
    //     "translations": [
    //       {
    //         "translatedText": "El zorro rpida salt sobre el perro perezoso."
    //       }
    //     ]
    //   }
    // }

    var translatedText;

    var i = 0;
    var n = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.translations");
    while (i < n) {
        jResp.I = i;
        translatedText = jResp.StringOf("data.translations[i].translatedText");
        console.log(translatedText);
        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();