RubyTranslate provides a simple wrapper around the Google Translate API for detecting and translating languages.

Usage:

  gem install sermoa-ruby_translate
  require 'ruby_translate'

Detect:

  RubyTranslate.detect("Mein Luftkissenfahrzeug ist voller Aale")
  => "de"

  RubyTranslate.detect("Safisha viatu yangu mara moja!")
  => "sw"

Translate:

  RubyTranslate.translate("Mein Luftkissenfahrzeug ist voller Aale", "en")
  => "My hovercraft is full of eels"

  RubyTranslate.translate("Il y a un singe qui vole dans l'arbre.", "en")
  => "There is a flying monkey in the tree."

  RubyTranslate.translate("They are singing in St Peter's Square", "it")
  => "Essi sono il canto, in Piazza San Pietro"

  RubyTranslate.translate("Eu queria um outro pedacinho de Apfelstrudel, por favor", "sv", "pt")
  => "Jag ville ha en bit av Apfelstrudel, tack"
  
  languages = ["it", "fr", "de", "es", "pt", "ru", "pl"]
  languages.each{|language| puts RubyTranslate.translate("All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.", language, "en")}
  Tutti gli esseri umani nascono liberi ed eguali in dignità e diritti.
  Tous les êtres humains naissent libres et égaux en dignité et en droits.
  Alle Menschen sind frei geboren und gleich an Würde und Rechten.
  Todos los seres humanos nacen libres e iguales en dignidad y derechos.
  Todos os seres humanos nascem livres e iguais em dignidade e em direitos.
  Все люди рождаются свободными и равными в своем достоинстве и правах.
  Wszyscy ludzie rodzą się wolni i równi pod względem swej godności i swych praw.
  
Note that the 'from' parameter is optional - if you do not provide it, RubyTranslate first uses detect to guess which language it is.
  
Acknowledgements:

Thanks to the following excellent sources for inspiration:

* http://ruby.geraldbauer.ca/google-translation-api.html
* http://github.com/elisehuard/google_translate/tree/master
* http://github.com/sishen/rtranslate/tree/master
* http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hovercraft.htm
* http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/useful.htm
* http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/