NICT TexTra Machine Translation API plugin for OmegaT
This is an implementation of OmegaT plugin which support NICT TexTra Machine Translation API which are provided by NiCT for non-profit and OSS translations and Kawamura-International for Business translations.
NEWS
- 16, Jan. 2021 - Version 2020.2.1 - Support adaptive translation engine(custom id: a-*).
- 15, Nov. 2020 - Version 2020.2.0 - Support custom engine configuration(custom id: c-*).
- 14, Nov. 2020 - Version 2020.1.0 - Support business account and change version schema with YEAR.
- Version 0.11.0 Supports TexTra API which NICT changed web API on 11, Novmember, 2020. Versions before v0.11.0 is not working now.
Install
Please download latest omegat-textra-plugin-x.x.zip file from releases page
in this Github repository. You can get a plugin file (omegat-textra-plugin-x.x.jar) from downloaded zip distribution.
The OmegaT plugin should be placed in $HOME/.omegat/plugins or C:\Program Files\OmegaT\plugins
depending on your operating systemc.
Configuration
You can enable the plugin using Options > Preferences... > Machine Translation to check Textra by NICT on.
After enables configurations, it is necessary to configure TexTra username, API key and secret
on a dialog shown when pushing Configure button
The information can be obtained from a link shown on the dialog. After configured, suggestions will appear in the Machine Translation pane automatically.
Windows
On Windows you can install the plugin to the plugins directory where OmegaT is installed (e.g. C:\Program Files\OmegaT) or to your Application Data directory:
Windows 10: C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\OmegaT
Mac OS X
On OS X you are recommended to install the plugin to /Users//Library/Preferences/OmegaT/plugins. The Library folder in your home directory may be hidden ; to access it from the Finder, select Go > Go to Folder from the main menu and enter ~/Library/Preferences/OmegaT/plugins.
Linux & BSD
On Linux and BSD you can install the plugin to the plugins directory where OmegaT is installed (alongside OmegaT.jar) or to ~/.omegat/plugins.
TexTra Terms and API key
You need to agree NICT TexTra Service terms and get an account (username, api key and api secret) to use this plugin with OmegaT. The terms show at https://mt-auto-minhon-mlt.ucri.jgn-x.jp/content/policy/
TexTra TLS certification
NICT TexTra uses Starfield G2 certificate for their https communication. Java8 does not includes its root certificate as trusted one. You may need to import its certification as trusted one from Java application.
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Java 11.0.3 (Apr. 16, 2019) include the certification. https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/11-0-3-oracle-relnotes-5290048.html
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Java bug tracking https://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8207191
To download certification, please go to;
https://certs.secureserver.net/repository/
and download sfroot-g2.crt
then import a cert, for example on Mac:
sudo keytool -importcert -trustcacerts -file sfroot-g2.crt -keystore /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_121.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/lib/security/cacerts -alias starfield-g2 -storepass changeit
Please check it carefully with sha256 footprint on the site and keytool's notification.
On Ubuntu/Mint, please check your certs directory where exists starfield G2 certificate as /etc/ssl/certs/Starfield_Root_Certificate_Authority_-_G2.crt then manually run
sudo update-ca-certificates
Supported language combinations
NICT non-profit and OSS translations account
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languages
- English
- Japanese
- Chinese(Mandarin, Taiwanese)
- Italian
- Indonesian
- French
- Portuguese
- Myanmar
- Thai
- Vietnamese
- Spanish
- Arabic
- Russian
- Germany
- Korean
- Philippian
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Engines
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General NT
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Finance NT
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Patent NT
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General NT+ (minnaNT)
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VoiceTra NT
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CUSTOM engine
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Kawamura-Internaltional Personal Business account
- Languages
- Japanese
- Chinese(Mandarin, Taiwan)
- English
- Engines
- General NT
- VoiceTra NT
- Patent NT
- Science
- Finance
License
The plugin is distributed under the GNU general public license version 3 or later.