moricard / arab-phone

Simple automatic translation fun

arab-phone

Simple automatic translation fun.

It translates a string through a series of language pairs. It uses the API access to http://mymemory.translated.net/, for which arab-phone can be seen as a straightforward example.

Example Use

The module is packed as a module exporting two calls: chain (to set the languages chain) and phone (to access the functionality).

To see it in action, it can be run command-line specifying the sentence (in French) to run through:

node arab-phone.js pendant que les jeunes vierges se baignent a la fontaine, les vieillards boivent et parient aux courses
registering callbackende
registering callbackdefr
registering callbackfrru
registering callbackrues
registering callbackesfr
registering callbackfres
registering callbackesen
registering callbackenko
registering callbackkofr
translation step[en]: while the maidens bathing in the fountain, old drink and bet races
translating to "de"
translation step[de]: während die Mädchen Baden im Brunnen, alte Getränk und Wette Rennen
translating to "fr"
translation step[fr]: tandis que les filles se baignant dans la fontaine, ancienne boisson et pari courses
translating to "ru"
translation step[ru]: в то время как девушки купаются в фонтане, древний напиток и ставка гонки
translating to "es"
translation step[es]: mientras que las chicas de natación en la carrera fuente, antigua bebida y la oferta
translating to "fr"
translation step[fr]: tandis que les filles se baigner dans la fontaine, boisson antique et offrent carrière
translating to "es"
translation step[es]: mientras que las niñas nadan en la fuente, antigua bebida y ofrecen la carrera
translating to "en"
translation step[en]: while the girls swim in the fountain, ancient drink and offer career
translating to "ko"
translation step[ko]: 소녀는 분수, 고대의 음료에서 수영과 직업을 제공하면서
translating to "fr"
last one : fontaines de filles, la natation et la profession ancienne, tout en offrant des boissons

About The Name

The French term Téléphone arabe is the French equivalent for Chinese whispers, the game in which one person whispers a message to another, which is passed through a line of people until the last player announces the message to the entire group.