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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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PureBasic
IncludeFile "CkHttpResponse.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"
IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

    ; 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 
    jsonToken.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jsonToken.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkJsonObject::ckLoadFile(jsonToken,"qa_data/tokens/_googleTranslate.json")
    If success <> 1
        Debug "Failed to load _googleTranslate.json"
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkHttp::setCkAuthToken(http, CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jsonToken,"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"
    ; }

    json.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If json.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; The following code creates the JSON request body.
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"q","The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"source","en")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"target","es")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"format","text")

    CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(json, 0)
    Debug CkJsonObject::ckEmit(json)

    resp.i = CkHttpResponse::ckCreate()
    If resp.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkHttp::ckHttpJson(http,"POST","https://translation.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2",json,"application/json",resp)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    jResp.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jResp.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkHttpResponse::ckGetBodyJson(resp,jResp)
    CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(jResp, 0)

    Debug "Response Body:"
    Debug CkJsonObject::ckEmit(jResp)

    respStatusCode.i = CkHttpResponse::ckStatusCode(resp)
    Debug "Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode)
    If respStatusCode >= 400
        Debug "Response Header:"
        Debug CkHttpResponse::ckHeader(resp)
        Debug "Failed."
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jResp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; 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."
    ;       }
    ;     ]
    ;   }
    ; }

    translatedText.s

    i.i = 0
    n.i = CkJsonObject::ckSizeOfArray(jResp,"data.translations")
    While i < n
        CkJsonObject::setCkI(jResp, i)
        translatedText = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"data.translations[i].translatedText")
        Debug translatedText
        i = i + 1
    Wend


    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
    CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jResp)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure