Translation API

A lightweight REST API built with Flask that provides text translation functionality via HTTP endpoints.

Designed as a minimal microservice, this project allows applications to send text and receive translated content in response. It is simple, deployable, and easy to integrate into frontend or backend systems.

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🚀 Features

• RESTful translation endpoint
• Lightweight Flask architecture
• JSON-based request/response
• Easy local setup
• Procfile support for cloud deployment
• Ready for integration with frontend or external services

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📦 Requirements

• Python 3.9+
• pip

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🛠 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <your-repository-url>
cd flask-main

2. Create a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate   # macOS/Linux
# venv\Scripts\activate    # Windows

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

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▶️ Running Locally

python main.py

The API will start at:

http://localhost:5000

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📡 Example Usage

Request

POST /translate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "text": "Hello world",
  "source_language": "en",
  "target_language": "pt"
}

Response

{
  "translated_text": "Olá mundo"
}

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🧪 Development Mode

export FLASK_ENV=development
export FLASK_APP=main.py
flask run

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🌐 Deployment

This project includes a Procfile, allowing deployment on:

• Heroku
• Railway
• Render
• Other Procfile-compatible PaaS platforms

Example deployment:

git push heroku main

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📁 Project Structure

flask-main/
│
├── main.py          # Application entry point
├── requirements.txt # Dependencies
├── Procfile         # Deployment configuration
└── .gitignore

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🔒 Security Notes

• Store API keys using environment variables
• Do not commit secrets
• Use a production WSGI server (e.g., Gunicorn) for deployment

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