3.2 KiB
The translate-file.ps1 PowerShell Script
This PowerShell script translates a text file into another language.
Parameters
translate-file.ps1 [[-File] <String>] [[-SourceLang] <String>] [[-TargetLang] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-File <String>
Specifies the file to translate
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-SourceLang <String>
Specifies the source language
Required? false
Position? 2
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-TargetLang <String>
Specifies the target language
Required? false
Position? 3
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
Example
PS> ./translate-file C:\Memo.txt en de
Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Source Code
<# .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 in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }
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