Class GoogleTranslator

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tika.language.translate.impl.AbstractTranslator
org.apache.tika.language.translate.impl.GoogleTranslator
All Implemented Interfaces:
Translator

public class GoogleTranslator extends AbstractTranslator
An implementation of a REST client to the Google Translate v2 API. Based on the great tutorial from hayageek.com. Set your API key in translator.google.properties.
  • Constructor Details

    • GoogleTranslator

      public GoogleTranslator()
  • Method Details

    • translate

      public String translate(String text, String sourceLanguage, String targetLanguage) throws TikaException, IOException
      Description copied from interface: Translator
      Translate text between given languages.
      Parameters:
      text - The text to translate.
      sourceLanguage - The input text language (for example, "en").
      targetLanguage - The desired language to translate to (for example, "fr").
      Returns:
      The translation result. If translation is unavailable, returns the same text back.
      Throws:
      TikaException - When there is an error translating.
      IOException
    • translate

      public String translate(String text, String targetLanguage) throws TikaException, IOException
      Description copied from interface: Translator
      Translate text to the given language This method attempts to auto-detect the source language of the text.
      Parameters:
      text - The text to translate.
      targetLanguage - The desired language to translate to (for example, "hi").
      Returns:
      The translation result. If translation is unavailable, returns the same text back.
      Throws:
      TikaException - When there is an error translating.
      IOException
    • isAvailable

      public boolean isAvailable()
      Returns:
      true if this Translator is probably able to translate right now.