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# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'open-uri'

module Tr4n5l4te
  class Translator
    START_PAGE = 'https://translate.google.com'

    attr_reader :sleep_time, :agent

    def initialize(args = {})
      @sleep_time = args.fetch(:sleep_time, 2)
      @agent = Agent.new
    end

    def translate(text, from_lang, to_lang)
      encoded_text = validate_and_encode(text)
      return '' if encoded_text == ''

      smart_visit(translator_url(encoded_text, from_lang, to_lang))
      result_box = browser.find('.JLqJ4b.ChMk0b > span:first-child')
      postprocess(result_box.text)
    rescue Capybara::Ambiguous
      all_translations = browser.find_all('.JLqJ4b.ChMk0b > span:first-child')
      multiples = all_translations.collect(&:text)
      puts("WARNING: '#{text}' has multiple translations: [#{multiples.join(', ')}]")
      text
    end

    private

    def preprocess(text)
      @interpolations = text.scan(/(%{.*})/).flatten
      @interpolations.each_with_index do |var, ndx|
        stub = "VAR#{ndx}"
        text.gsub!(%r{#{var}}, stub)
      end
      text
    end

    def postprocess(text)
      @interpolations.each_with_index do |interp, ndx|
        stub = /VAR#{ndx}/i
        text.gsub!(stub, interp)
      end
      text
    end

    def validate_and_encode(text)
      return '' if text.nil?
      fail "Cannot translate a [#{text.class}]: '#{text}'" unless text.respond_to?(:gsub)

      CGI.escape(preprocess(text.strip))
    end

    def smart_visit(url)
      load_cookies
      agent.visit(url)
      store_cookies
      sleep_default
    end

    def translator_url(encoded_text, from_lang, to_lang)
      "#{START_PAGE}/##{from_lang}/#{to_lang}/#{encoded_text}"
    end

    def store_cookies
      agent.store_cookies(Tr4n5l4te.cookie_file)
    end

    def load_cookies
      agent.load_cookies(Tr4n5l4te.cookie_file)
    end

    def sleep_default
      sleep(sleep_time)
    end

    def browser
      agent.browser
    end
  end
end

Version data entries

2 entries across 2 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
tr4n5l4te-0.1.13	lib/tr4n5l4te/translator.rb
tr4n5l4te-0.1.12	lib/tr4n5l4te/translator.rb