Remove Polyglot transliteration library

The model server for the Polyglot transliteration library is currently
down and the project looks unmaintained; this currently is breaking
LibreTranslate installs. This commit removes Polyglot for
transliteration but keeps using Polyglot for language detection.

- https://github.com/LibreTranslate/LibreTranslate/issues/344
- https://community.libretranslate.com/t/improving-transliteration-in-libretranslate/400
This commit is contained in:
P.J. Finlay 2022-11-16 08:31:25 -06:00
parent 1c5b006c87
commit ee638b407d
4 changed files with 5 additions and 92 deletions

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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from translatehtml import translate_html
from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename
from app import flood, remove_translated_files, security
from app.language import detect_languages, transliterate, improve_translation_formatting
from app.language import detect_languages, improve_translation_formatting
from .api_keys import Database, RemoteDatabase
from .suggestions import Database as SuggestionsDatabase
@ -489,8 +489,7 @@ def create_app(args):
if text_format == "html":
translated_text = str(translate_html(translator, text))
else:
translated_text = improve_translation_formatting(text, translator.translate(
transliterate(text, target_lang=source_langs[idx]["language"])))
translated_text = improve_translation_formatting(text, translator.translate(text))
results.append(unescape(translated_text))
if source_lang == "auto":
@ -512,8 +511,7 @@ def create_app(args):
if text_format == "html":
translated_text = str(translate_html(translator, q))
else:
translated_text = improve_translation_formatting(q, translator.translate(
transliterate(q, target_lang=source_langs[0]["language"])))
translated_text = improve_translation_formatting(q, translator.translate(q))
if source_lang == "auto":
return jsonify(

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@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
from pathlib import Path
import polyglot
from argostranslate import package, translate
import app.language
@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ import app.language
def boot(load_only=None):
try:
check_and_install_models(load_only_lang_codes=load_only)
check_and_install_transliteration()
except Exception as e:
print("Cannot update models (normal if you're offline): %s" % str(e))
@ -59,36 +57,4 @@ def check_and_install_models(force=False, load_only_lang_codes=None):
print(
"Loaded support for %s languages (%s models total)!"
% (len(translate.get_installed_languages()), len(available_packages))
)
def check_and_install_transliteration(force=False):
# 'en' is not a supported transliteration language
transliteration_languages = [
l.code for l in app.language.load_languages() if l.code != "en"
]
# check installed
install_needed = []
if not force:
t_packages_path = Path(polyglot.polyglot_path) / "transliteration2"
for lang in transliteration_languages:
if not (
t_packages_path / lang / f"transliteration.{lang}.tar.bz2"
).exists():
install_needed.append(lang)
else:
install_needed = transliteration_languages
# install the needed transliteration packages
if install_needed:
print(
f"Installing transliteration models for the following languages: {', '.join(install_needed)}"
)
from polyglot.downloader import Downloader
downloader = Downloader()
for lang in install_needed:
downloader.download(f"transliteration2.{lang}")
)

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@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import string
from argostranslate import translate
from polyglot.detect.base import Detector, UnknownLanguage
from polyglot.transliteration.base import Transliterator
__languages = None
@ -113,52 +112,3 @@ def improve_translation_formatting(source, translation, improve_punctuation=True
return translation
def __transliterate_line(transliterator, line_text):
new_text = []
# transliteration is done word by word
for orig_word in line_text.split(" "):
# remove any punctuation on the right side
r_word = orig_word.rstrip(string.punctuation)
r_diff = set(char for char in orig_word) - set(char for char in r_word)
# and on the left side
l_word = orig_word.lstrip(string.punctuation)
l_diff = set(char for char in orig_word) - set(char for char in l_word)
# the actual transliteration of the word
t_word = transliterator.transliterate(orig_word.strip(string.punctuation))
# if transliteration fails, default back to the original word
if not t_word:
t_word = orig_word
else:
t_word = improve_translation_formatting(orig_word.strip(string.punctuation), t_word, improve_punctuation=False)
# add back any stripped punctuation
if r_diff:
t_word = t_word + "".join(r_diff)
if l_diff:
t_word = "".join(l_diff) + t_word
new_text.append(t_word)
# rebuild the text
return " ".join(new_text)
def transliterate(text, target_lang="en"):
# initialize the transliterator from polyglot
transliterator = Transliterator(target_lang=target_lang)
# check for multiline string
if "\n" in text:
lines = []
# process each line separate
for line in text.split("\n"):
lines.append(__transliterate_line(transliterator, line))
# rejoin multiline string
return "\n".join(lines)
else:
return __transliterate_line(transliterator, text)

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@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
#!/usr/bin/env python
import argparse
from app.init import check_and_install_models, check_and_install_transliteration
from app.init import check_and_install_models
if __name__ == "__main__":
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
@ -10,4 +10,3 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
if len(lang_codes) == 0 or lang_codes[0] == '':
lang_codes = None
check_and_install_models(force=True, load_only_lang_codes=lang_codes)
check_and_install_transliteration(force=True)