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require("json"); | |
require("socket.http") | |
require("socket.url") | |
function babelfish(lang, query) | |
lang = lang or "en" | |
query = query or "" | |
if lang == "en" or query == "" then | |
return query | |
end | |
local result, status = socket.http.request( | |
"http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/language/translate?v=1.0&q=" | |
.. socket.url.escape(query) | |
.. "&langpair=en|" | |
.. lang | |
) | |
if not (status == 200 or status == 201) then | |
return "api error: " .. status | |
end | |
local data = json.decode(result) | |
if data.responseStatus == 200 then | |
return data.responseData.translatedText | |
else | |
return "status " .. data.responseStatus .. ": " .. data.responseDetails | |
end | |
end | |
local text = babelfish(arg[1], arg[2]) | |
print(text) |
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