# Introduction to polyglotr

# Introduction

The `polyglotr` package is a language translation tool for the R programming language. It provides convenient functions to translate text using different (free) translation services. This vignette will guide you through the usage of the package and demonstrate how to translate text and files in various languages.

# Installation

You can install the `polyglotr` package from CRAN using the following command:

    library(polyglotr)

# Basic usage

## Translating Text

To translate text using the `polyglotr` package, you can use the `mymemory_translate` and `google_translate` functions. Here’s an example of how to translate a simple phrase:

    text <- "Hello, how are you?"

    # Translate using MyMemory Translation API
    translation_mymemory <- mymemory_translate(text, target_language = "fr", source_language = "en")

    # Translate using Google Translate
    translation_google <- google_translate(text, target_language = "fr", source_language = "en")

    cat(translation_mymemory)
    cat(translation_google)

## Translating Files

The package also provides a function, `translate_file`, to translate the content of a file. Here’s an example:

    # Translate the content of a file using Google Translate
    # translate_file("path/to/file.txt", target_language = "fr", source_language = "en", overwrite = TRUE)

In the above example, the content of the file “file.txt” is translated from English to French using Google Translate. The translated content replaces the original content if the `overwrite` parameter is set to `TRUE`. Otherwise, a new file with the translated content is created.