(PowerBuilder) 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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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_JsonToken
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_JResp
integer li_RespStatusCode
string ls_TranslatedText
integer i
integer n

// 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 
loo_JsonToken = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_JsonToken.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
li_Success = loo_JsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/_googleTranslate.json")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug "Failed to load _googleTranslate.json"
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    return
end if

loo_Http = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")

loo_Http.AuthToken = loo_JsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

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

// {
//     "q": "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.",
//     "source": "en",
//     "target": "es",
//     "format": "text"
// }

loo_Json = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

// The following code creates the JSON request body.
loo_Json.UpdateString("q","The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.")
loo_Json.UpdateString("source","en")
loo_Json.UpdateString("target","es")
loo_Json.UpdateString("format","text")

loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0
Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()

loo_Resp = loo_Http.PostJson3("https://translation.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2","application/json",loo_Json)
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    return
end if

loo_JResp = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_JResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Resp.GetBodyJson(loo_JResp)
loo_JResp.EmitCompact = 0

Write-Debug "Response Body:"
Write-Debug loo_JResp.Emit()

li_RespStatusCode = loo_Resp.StatusCode
Write-Debug "Response Status Code = " + string(li_RespStatusCode)
if li_RespStatusCode >= 400 then
    Write-Debug "Response Header:"
    Write-Debug loo_Resp.Header
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_Resp
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_JResp
    return
end if

destroy loo_Resp

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

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

i = 0
n = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("data.translations")
do while i < n
    loo_JResp.I = i
    ls_TranslatedText = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.translations[i].translatedText")
    Write-Debug ls_TranslatedText
    i = i + 1
loop


destroy loo_JsonToken
destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_JResp