Translate long text from one language to another, via Amazon Translate.
npm install extra-amazontranslateTranslate long text from one language to another, via [Amazon Translate].
> Do you want to:
> - Share your ideas to people in their local language?
> - Translate YouTube video subtitles to another language?
> - Or, [Upload Wikipedia TTS videos on YouTube]?
Sample: "I want to order a stuffed crust pizza".
npm install -g extra-amazontranslate in console.
npm install extra-amazontranslate.
bash
amazontranslate "I want to order a stuffed crust pizza" --target "spanish"
get text in spanish
amazontranslate -t input.txt -o output.txt --target "japanese"
output.txt created from japanese translation of input.txt
amazontranslate "Hello 911, my husband is in danger!" -ot "fr"
get text in french
echo "Dead man walking." | amazontranslate --log -ot "pt"
get text (from stdin) in portugese (log enabled)
`
> Supported [language pairs]?
$3
`bash
amazontranslate [options]
text: input text
Options:
--help: show this help
-l, --log: enable log
-o, --output: set output text file
-t, --text: set input text file
-r, --retries: set translate retries (8)
-os, --source: set source language (auto)
-ot, --target: set target language (en)
-bs, --block_separator: set translate block separator (.)
-bl, --block_length: set translate block length (2500)
-c, --config_: set amazon config options (see Extra AWS Config options below)
Environment variables:
$TRANSLATE_LOG # enable log (0)
$TRANSLATE_OUTPUT # set output text file
$TRANSLATE_TEXT # set input text file
$TRANSLATE_RETRIES # set translate retries (8)
$TRANSLATE_SOURCE # set source language (auto)
$TRANSLATE_TARGET # set target language (en)
$TRANSLATE_BLOCK_SEPARATOR # set translate block separator (.)
$TRANSLATE_BLOCK_LENGTH # set translate block length (2500)
... # see Extra AWS Config options below
`
> See [Extra AWS Config] options.
Package
`javascript
const amazontranslate = require('extra-amazontranslate');
await amazontranslate('I want to order a stuffed crust pizza', {target: 'es'});
// get text in spanish
await amazontranslate('Dead man walking.', {log: true, target: 'pt'});
// get text in portugese (log enabled)
`
$3
`javascript
const amazontranslate = require('extra-amazontranslate');
amazontranslate(text, options={})
// text: input text to be translated
// options: translation and config options
// -> Promise
-r, --retries:
-os, --source:
-ot, --target: set target language (en)
-bs, --block_separator: set translate block separator (.)
-bl, --block_length: set translate block length (2500)
-c, --config_: set amazon config options (see Extra AWS Config options below)
// Default options:
options = {
stdio: [0, 1, 2], // set child process stdio
log: false, // enable log
retries: 8, // set translate retries
source: 'auto', // set source language
target: 'en', // set target language
block: {
separator: '.', // set translate block separator
length: 2500 // set translate block length
},
config: null // set amazon config options (see Extra AWS Config options below)
}
``
> See [Extra AWS Config] options.
Similar
Do you need anything similar?
- [extra-awsconfig] can get AWS config from arguments and environment variables.
- [extra-amazontts] can synthesize speech from text for multiple languages.
Suggestions are welcome. Please [create an issue].

> References: [Extra AWS Config], [AWS Translate API], [language codes], [language pairs].
[Amazon Translate]: https://aws.amazon.com/translate/
[Upload Wikipedia TTS videos on YouTube]: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wikipedia+audio+article
[extra-awsconfig]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/extra-awsconfig
[extra-amazontts]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/extra-amazontts
[create an issue]: https://github.com/nodef/extra-amazontranslate/issues

[Extra AWS Config]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/extra-awsconfig
[AWS Translate API]: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/latest/AWS/Translate.html
[language codes]: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/latest/AWS/Translate.html#translateText-property
[language pairs]: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/pairs.html