deepl client filesystem

a browser extension to connect the deepl.com translator to your file system

status: abandoned

install

git clone https://github.com/milahu/deepl-client-filesystem.git
cd deepl-client-filesystem
( cd backend; npm install; )
( cd extension; npm install; )

run

cd deepl-client-filesystem
( cd backend; npm run start &; )
( cd extension; npm run dev; )

• chrome -> menu -> extensions
• enable dev mode
• load unpacked extension from deepl-client-filesystem/extension/build/
• configure the extension
  • open the extension popup
  • set the backend URL, for example http://127.0.0.1:9218
  • save config

• open https://www.deepl.com/translator
• you should see a new button Connect to Backend

• create a test input file
  • mkdir -p ~/.cache/deepl-client-filesystem/en/de
  • echo hello world > ~/.cache/deepl-client-filesystem/en/de/just-a-test.txt
• in the deepl translator, click the button Connect to Backend
• now the content of ~/.cache/deepl-client-filesystem/en/de/just-a-test.txt should be copied to the translator

todo

• get the translated targetText from the translator, send it to the backend, write to file
• the targetFile path could be ~/.cache/deepl-client-filesystem/en/de/result/just-a-test.txt
• allow the user to fix the translation in the deepl interface, save the new translation to file
• allow to navigate the input files: load first, go to next, go to previous, select file