Added translations

api/translation.py

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+'''
+This file provides the functionality for
+the translation function, by first converting the
+country/language name to an ISO369-1 language identifier 
+and then translating it using the Yandex Translation API
+'''
+import requests, urllib.parse
+from util import logging, config
+import pycountry
+
+api_key = config.settings["api_keys"]["yandex"]
+langs = pycountry.languages
+
+def name_to_ISO(name: str) -> str:
+    alpha = ""
+    for language in langs:
+        if language.name.lower() == name.lower():
+            alpha = language.alpha_2
+            break
+
+    return alpha
+
+def translate(text: str, lang: str) -> str:
+    url_encoded_text = urllib.parse.quote(text)
+    url = f"https://translate.yandex.net/api/v1.5/tr.json/translate?key={api_key}&text={url_encoded_text}&lang={lang}"
+
+    response = requests.get(url)
+    if not response.ok:
+        logging.error(f"Failed to contact Yandex API: {response.status_code}")
+        return ""
+
+    return response.json()["text"][0]