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# Microsoft Translator

A simple Elixir interface to Microsoft Translator translation API in Azure. The Translator is a cloud-based machine translation service. The core service is the Translator, which powers a number of Microsoft products and services, and is used by thousands of businesses worldwide in their applications and workflows, which allows their content to reach a global audience.

## Installation

If [available in Hex](https://hex.pm/docs/publish), the package can be installed
by adding `microsoft_translator` to your list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:

```elixir
def deps do
  [
    {:microsoft_translator, "~> 0.1.5"}
  ]
end
```

## Get access to API

### Creating a account in the Microsoft Azure

To perform operations in Microsoft Azure via the API, you need to:
- [Sign in](https://ms.portal.azure.com/) to the Azure portal.
- Create a subscription for Translator. Create a resource in the **Search the Marketplace search box**, enter **Translator** and then select it.
- Select **Create** to define details for the subscription.
- From the **Pricing tier** list, select the pricing tier that best fits your needs.
- Select **Create** to finish creating the subscription.
  
### Getting a Authentication key

When you sign up for Translator, you get a personalized access key unique to your subscription. This key is required on each call to the Translator.

1. Retrieve your authentication key by first selecting the appropriate subscription.
1. Select **Keys** in the **Resource Management** section of your subscription's details.
1. Copy either of the keys listed for your subscription.

```elixir
config :microsoft_translator,
  api_key: "KEY_1 or KEY_2"
  endpoint: "ENDPOINT"
```

## Usage

### Supported languages

Request for getting list of supported languages is #languages.

```elixir
  MicrosoftTranslator.languages()
```

### Language detection

Request for detecting language of text is #detect.

```elixir
  MicrosoftTranslator.detect("Hello")
```

### Translation

Request for translating text is #translate.

```elixir
  MicrosoftTranslator.translate("Hello", "uk")
```

## Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on at https://gl.negrienko.com/negrienko/microsoft_translator.

## License

The hex is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

## Disclaimer

Use this package at your own peril and risk.

## Documentation

Documentation generated with [ExDoc](https://github.com/elixir-lang/ex_doc)
and published on [HexDocs](https://hexdocs.pm). Once published, the docs can
be found at [https://hexdocs.pm/microsoft_translator](https://hexdocs.pm/microsoft_translator).