main.py

# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
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from flask import Flask, render_template, request
import google.auth
from google.cloud import translate

app = Flask(__name__)
_, PROJECT_ID = google.auth.default()
TRANSLATE = translate.TranslationServiceClient()
PARENT = 'projects/{}'.format(PROJECT_ID)
SOURCE, TARGET = ('en', 'English'), ('es', 'Spanish')


@app.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def translate(gcf_request=None):
    """
    main handler - show form and possibly previous translation
    """

    # Flask Request object passed in for Cloud Functions
    # (use gcf_request for GCF but flask.request otherwise)
    local_request = gcf_request if gcf_request else request

    # reset all variables (GET/POST)
    text = translated = None

    # form submission and if there is data to process (POST)
    if local_request.method == 'POST':
        text = local_request.form['text'].strip()
        if text:
            data = {
                'contents': [text],
                'parent': PARENT,
                'target_language_code': TARGET[0],
            }
            # handle older call for backwards-compatibility
            try:
                rsp = TRANSLATE.translate_text(request=data)
            except TypeError:
                rsp = TRANSLATE.translate_text(**data)
            translated = rsp.translations[0].translated_text

    # create context & render template
    context = {
        'orig':  {'text': text, 'lc': SOURCE},
        'trans': {'text': translated, 'lc': TARGET},
    }
    return render_template('index.html', **context)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    import os
    app.run(debug=True, threaded=True, host='0.0.0.0',
            port=int(os.environ.get('PORT', 8080)))