Provides a Simple Java API Client for using Google Translate.

Features:

Generates strings.xml file in correct folder (SPANISH => values-es)

Uses Google Cloud Translation API

• Access 2,000,000 free characters / day

Small library size - less than 50Kb.

Quickstart:

Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/the-mac/google-api-translate-java.git

Set up your API Key

Add Translation Service

1. Visit Google APIs & Services to create key
2. Click on Create if there is no existing project
3. Complete project Creation
4. Click on Dashboard
5. Click on ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES
6. Type translate
7. Click on Google Cloud Translation API
8. Click on Enable (Note: You will need to set up Billing / For Free Trial)

Create & Insert Credentials into Project

1. Click on Credentials
2. Click on Create Credentials
3. Click on API Key
4. Copy/Paste sample-project.properties to a project.properties file

apiKey=API_KEY_HERE
fromLanguage=SPANISH
toLanguage=ENGLISH

1. Copy Your API Key value from Google Console
2. Paste your New API Key replacing API_KEY_HERE

apiKey=AIzaSyAkYbwMzqgUOo_nXHe7n_XIoLEZG8Su6N4
fromLanguage=SPANISH
toLanguage=ENGLISH

1. Click Close on Google Console API Key Prompt
2. Run Main java application

import com.google.api.translate.Language;
import com.google.api.translate.Translate;

public class Main {
    private static Properties properties = new Properties();

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

        InputStream input = null;
        String translatedText = null;
        
        try {

            input = new FileInputStream("project.properties");
            properties.load(input);
            
            // Set the Google Translate API key
            GoogleAPI.setKey(properties.getProperty("apiKey"));
            
            String text = "Bonjour le monde";
            Language from = Language.FRENCH;
            Language to = Language.ENGLISH;

            System.out.printf("Translating: %s \n\nFrom %s to %s\n\n", text, from, to);
            System.out.println(Translate.DEFAULT.execute(text, from, to)+"\n");
            System.out.println("Completed Translate API call successfully");
            

        } catch (Exception ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();    
        }
    }
}

The result should look like the following:

Translating: Bonjour le monde 

From fr to en

Hi world

Completed Translate API call successfully