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Microsoft Translator uses the Microsoft Translate API to translate metadata values from one source language into one or more target languages.

This task cab be configured to process particular fields, and use a default language if no authoritative language for an item can be found. Bing API v2 key is needed.

MicrosoftTranslator extends the more generic AbstractTranslator. This now seems wasteful, but a GoogleTranslator had also been written to extend AbstractTranslator. Unfortunately, Google has announced they are decommissioning free Translate API service, so this task hasn't been included in DSpace's general set of curation tasks.

Translated fields are added in addition to any existing fields, with the target language code in the 'language' column. This means that running a task multiple times over one item with the same configuration could result in duplicate metadata.

This task is intended as a prototype / example for developers and administrators who are new to the curation system.

Configure Microsoft Translator

An example configuration file can be found in [dspace]/config/modules/translator.cfg.

#---------------------------------------------------------------#
#----------TRANSLATOR CURATION TASK CONFIGURATIONS--------------#
#---------------------------------------------------------------#
# Configuration properties used solely by MicrosoftTranslator   #
# Curation Task (uses Microsoft Translation API v2)             #
#---------------------------------------------------------------#
## Translation field settings
##
## Authoritative language field
## This will be read to determine the original language an item was submitted in
## Default: dc.language
translator.field.language = dc.language

## Metadata fields you wish to have translated
translator.field.targets = dc.description.abstract, dc.title, dc.type

## Translation language settings
##
## If the language field configured in translate.field.language is not present
## in the record, set translate.language.default to a default source language
## or leave blank to use autodetection
translator.language.default = en

## Target languages for translation
translator.language.targets = de, fr

## Translation API settings
##
## Your Bing API v2 key and/or Google "Simple API Access" Key
## (note to Google users: your v1 API key will not work with Translate v2,
## you will need to visit https://code.google.com/apis/console and activate
## a Simple API Access key)
##
## You do not need to enter a key for both services.
translator.api.key.microsoft = YOUR_MICROSOFT_API_KEY_GOES_HERE
translator.api.key.google = YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY_GOES_HERE
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