normit package let’s you use all the Google Translate goodies in your terminal. I developed it because using web interface to translate stuff several times a day seemed way too cumbersome.
Usage
Installing it is as simple as:
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npm install normit |
Now translating to every language supported by the Google People is just a few keystrokes away:
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normit en es "hey cowboy where is your horse?"=> "Hey vaquero dónde está tu caballo?" |
For the lazy ones like me setting a couple of aliases makes things even easier:
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alias ttp='normit en pl' # Translate To Polishalias tte='normit pl en' # Translate To English |
Looking for the synonyms of the word you are translating? Then -s flag is something for you:
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normit es en muchacho -s=> boy=> Synonyms: boy, lad, youngster, laddie, cully |
normit can even talk to you! Just install mpg123 (check the docs for info how to) and use a -t flag:
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normit en en "hold your horses cowboy !" -t=> "hold your horses cowboy !" # and an english voice asks you to hold on |
Thanks to idea by Nedomas you can use normit to practice any language when doing your everyday work. After adding this hook to your ~/.zshrc file you will see and hear your git commit messages translated to the language of your choice:
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export LANG=esgit(){[[ "$@" = commit -m* ]]&&normit en $LANG ${${@:$#}//./} -t;command git $@} |
It works only for zsh so far. I am not a shell ninja so if you come up with how to make it work for bash then don’t hesitate to submit a PR.
What’s Next?
You just came up with other cool idea on how to use normit? Then share it in the comments and I will be more then happy to include it in the docs. You can follow me on twitter to be notified about my other projects.
