Translation-Machine

Overview

A simple web application that translates text from one language to another using a MongoDB database. This was built using the Google Translate API. Try it for yourself at https://translationmachine.onrender.com/ (may take a while to load).

Requirements

• Node.js
• npm
• MongoDB

Setup

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/your-username/translation-application.git
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Update the .env file in the root directory and add your MongoDB credentials:

MONGO_DB_USERNAME = "your-mongodb-username"
MONGO_DB_PASSWORD = "your-mongodb-password"
MONGO_DB_NAME = "your-mongodb-database-name"
MONGO_COLLECTION = "translations"
MONGO_CONNECTION_STRING = "your-mongodb-connection-string"

4. Update the options in the translationMachine.ejs file in the root directory and add you X-RapidAPI-Key for Google Translate. You can obtain this at https://rapidapi.com/googlecloud/api/google-translate1

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  url: 'https://google-translate1.p.rapidapi.com/language/translate/v2',
  headers: {
    'content-type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
    'Accept-Encoding': 'application/gzip',
    'X-RapidAPI-Key': 'ENTER_API_KEY_HERE',
    'X-RapidAPI-Host': 'google-translate1.p.rapidapi.com'
  },
  data: encodedParams,
};

Running the Application

1. Start the server: node app.js
2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000

Usage

• Select a language from the dropdown menus to specify the input and output.
• Enter text to translate in the input field.
• Click the "Translate" button to see the translation result.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.md for details