Translator R6 Class

Translator R6 Class

Translator R6 Class

Details

This creates shinny.i18n Translator object used for translations. Now you can surround the pieces of the text you want to translate by one of the translate statements (ex.: Translator$t("translate me")). Find details in method descriptions below.

Methods

Public methods

• Translator$new()

• Translator$get_languages()

• Translator$get_translations()

• Translator$get_key_translation()

• Translator$get_translation_language()

• Translator$translate()

• Translator$t()

• Translator$set_translation_language()

• Translator$parse_date()

• Translator$parse_number()

• Translator$automatic_translate()

• Translator$at()

• Translator$use_js()

• Translator$clone()

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Method new()

Initialize the Translator with data

Usage

Translator$new(
  translation_csvs_path = NULL,
  translation_json_path = NULL,
  translation_csv_config = NULL,
  separator_csv = ",",
  automatic = FALSE
)

Arguments

translation_csvs_path

character with path to folder containing csv translation files. Files must have "translation_" prefix, for example: translation_<LANG-CODE>.csv.

translation_json_path

character with path to JSON translation file. See more in Details.

translation_csv_config

character with path to configuration file for csv option.

separator_csv

separator of CSV values (default ",")

automatic

logical flag, indicating if i18n should use an automatic translation API.

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Method get_languages()

Get all available languages

Usage

Translator$get_languages()

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Method get_translations()

Get whole translation matrix

Usage

Translator$get_translations()

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Method get_key_translation()

Get active key translation

Usage

Translator$get_key_translation()

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Method get_translation_language()

Get current target translation language

Usage

Translator$get_translation_language()

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Method translate()

Translates 'keyword' to language specified by 'set_translation_language'

Usage

Translator$translate(keyword, session = shiny::getDefaultReactiveDomain())

Arguments

keyword

character or vector of characters with a word or expression to translate

session

Shiny server session (default: current reactive domain)

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Method t()

Wrapper to translate method.

Usage

Translator$t(keyword, session = shiny::getDefaultReactiveDomain())

Arguments

keyword

character or vector of characters with a word or expression to translate

session

Shiny server session (default: current reactive domain)

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Method set_translation_language()

Specify language of translation. It must exist in 'languages' field.

Usage

Translator$set_translation_language(transl_language)

Arguments

transl_language

character with a translation language code

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Method parse_date()

Parse date to format described in 'cultural_date_format' field in config.

Usage

Translator$parse_date(date)

Arguments

date

date object to format

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Method parse_number()

Numbers parser. Not implemented yet.

Usage

Translator$parse_number(number)

Arguments

number

numeric or character with number

Returns

character with number formatting

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Method automatic_translate()

Translates 'keyword' to language specified by 'set_translation_language' using cloud service 'api'. You need to set API settings first.

Usage

Translator$automatic_translate(keyword, api = "google")

Arguments

keyword

character or vector of characters with a word or expression to translate

api

character with the name of the API you want to use. Currently supported: google.

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Method at()

Wrapper to automatic_translate method

Usage

Translator$at(keyword, api = "google")

Arguments

keyword

character or vector of characters with a word or expression to translate

api

character with the name of the API you want to use. Currently supported: google.

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Method use_js()

Call to wrap translation in span object. Used for browser-side translations.

Usage

Translator$use_js()

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Method clone()

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

Usage

Translator$clone(deep = FALSE)

Arguments

deep

Whether to make a deep clone.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
  i18n <- Translator$new(translation_json_path = "translation.json") # translation file
  i18n$set_translation_language("it")
  i18n$t("This text will be translated to Italian")
}

# Shiny example
if (interactive()) {
library(shiny)
library(shiny.i18n)
 #to run this example  make sure that you have a translation file
 #in the same path
i18n <- Translator$new(translation_json_path = "examples/data/translation.json")
i18n$set_translation_language("pl")
ui <- fluidPage(
  h2(i18n$t("Hello Shiny!"))
)
server <- function(input, output) {}
shinyApp(ui = ui, server = server)
}