discord-translate-bot

A simple discord bot that translates messages using the Google Cloud Translation API.

Commands / Interactions

The bot has the following commands:

• !translate [target-language] - Reply to any message to translate it to the target language. If the target language is not specified, the bot will translate the message to English.
• /translate-text [message] [target-language] - Translate the provided message to the target language. If the target language is not specified, the bot will translate the message to English.
• !help - Display a list of available commands and useful information.
• !register - Register the translate-text command. This command is only available to users with the ADMINISTRATOR permission.
• !unregister - Unregister the translate-text command. This command is only available to users with the ADMINISTRATOR permission.

Installation

In order to run this bot, you need to have a Google Cloud account and a project with the Cloud Translation API enabled. You also need to have a Discord bot token. You can get one by creating a new bot in the Discord Developer Portal.

A .env file or environment variables are required to run the bot. The file should contain the following variables:

DISCORD_TOKEN=your_discord_bot_token
GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_TOKEN=your_google_cloud_translation_api_token
# Optionally, you can change the log level
RUST_LOG=info # or debug, trace, etc.

You can install and run the bot by cloning the repository and running the following command:

cargo run

To build a release version, run the following command:

cargo build --release

You can then run the release version using the following command:

./target/release/discord_translate_bot

Dependencies

• Rust
• dotenvy
• env_logger
• reqwest
• serde
• serde_json
• serenity
• tokio
• log

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