Build REST API for remote Translation Requests

[samuelowino]

1. Define Endpoints:

   • Create endpoints to handle translation requests, such as /translate.
   • Use HTTP methods like POST to submit translation requests and GET to retrieve translated content.

2. Request Payload:

   • Define the structure of the request payload, which may include the text to be translated, source language, target language, and any additional parameters.

3. Authentication and Authorization:

   • Implement authentication mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the translation API.
   • Use API keys, tokens, or OAuth for secure access.

4. Translation Service Integration:

   • Integrate with a translation service or library that provides translation capabilities.
   • Utilize popular translation APIs such as Google Cloud Translation, Microsoft Translator, or open-source libraries like OpenNMT.

5. Error Handling:

   • Define error responses for cases such as invalid requests, authentication failures, or translation service errors.
   • Use appropriate HTTP status codes and error messages to communicate issues to the client.

6. Response Format:

   • Structure the response to include the translated text, any metadata, and status indicators.
   • Return the translated content in a standardized format, such as JSON or XML.

7. Localization:

   • Support localization of error messages and response content to accommodate clients in different regions.

8. Testing and Documentation:

   • Write comprehensive documentation for the API, including details on endpoint usage, request payloads, and response formats.
   • Perform thorough testing of the API using tools like Postman or curl to ensure functionality and reliability.

9. Security:

   • Implement secure communication using HTTPS to protect data transmission.
   • Consider data privacy and compliance with regulations such as GDPR when handling translation requests.

10. Scalability and Performance:

• Design the API to handle a high volume of translation requests efficiently.
• Consider caching translated content and optimizing response times for improved performance.

[mwangidennis1]

Can i implement this together with issue 4 and 5

[samuelowino]

Yes of course

[mwangidennis1]

for For Freighting localized Strings... there is no spec and the code gives me an impression i need one since my localized strings are saved in the target folder but the Freighting expects i load the classes from a class path eg /home/mwangi/mobile-translate/src/main/resources then it tries to look for a file eg "files/pl.xml" but they are not there so it will always return a null(which is not handled ) by the caller here is the method in the IOUtils.class ignore the logs public static InputStream loadResourceFileUrl(String fileName){
//logger.info("HERE IS THE FILE I GET: " + fileName);
//logger.info("WHAT IS THIS " + IOUtils.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("files/" + fileName));
return IOUtils.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("files/" + fileName);
}

[samuelowino]

Freighter is designed to copy translated text into an Android Studio project. It requires the translated files to be located in the src/main/../files directory. You can write additional code to move the translated XML files to the res directory and read from there, or simply paste sample files for your own testing.

[mwangidennis1]

since i am not doing this for production reasons and self assigned keys ( generally only good for testing since the CA is not verifiable ) i would like to skip spec 9 and also the google translation api is not free so i will leave the way it is on the README (not doing this for production) i would also like to skip spec 4 if thats`s okay i can continue with the rest api design

[samuelowino]

Yes, please proceed without it. I can assist with any tests that require a Google Cloud account. Our goal is to create a straightforward interface where pre-translated Android strings.xml or iOS Localizable.strings files can be submitted, and we receive a list of translated versions in the available locales.