<# .SYNOPSIS Translates a text file into another language .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script translates a text file into another language. .PARAMETER File Specifies the file to translate .PARAMETER SourceLang Specifies the source language .PARAMETER TargetLang Specifies the target language .EXAMPLE PS> ./translate-file C:\Memo.txt en de .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0 #> param([string]$File = "", [string]$SourceLang = "", [string]$TargetLang = "") function UseLibreTranslate { param([string]$Text, [string]$SourceLang, [string]$TargetLang) $Parameters = @{"q"="$Text"; "source"="$SourceLang"; "target"="$TargetLang"; } $Result = (Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://libretranslate.com/translate -Method POST -Body ($Parameters|ConvertTo-Json) -ContentType "application/json").content | ConvertFrom-Json start-sleep -milliseconds 3000 # 20 requests per minute maximum return $Result.translatedText } try { if ($File -eq "" ) { $File = read-host "Enter path to file" } if ($SourceLang -eq "" ) { $SourceLang = read-host "Enter language used in this file" } if ($TargetLang -eq "" ) { $TargetLang = read-host "Enter language to translate to" } $Lines = Get-Content -path $File foreach($Line in $Lines) { if ("$Line" -eq "") { write-output "$Line"; continue } if ("$Line" -eq " ") { write-output "$Line"; continue } if ("$Line" -like "===*") { write-output "$Line"; continue } if ("$Line" -like "---*") { write-output "$Line"; continue } if ("$Line" -like "!*(/*)") { write-output "$Line"; continue } $Result = UseLibreTranslate $Line $SourceLang $TargetLang write-output $Result } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))" exit 1 }