--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/lib/claude/Translator.luan	Sun Aug 31 17:40:20 2025 -0600
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+local Luan = require "luan:Luan.luan"
+local error = Luan.error
+local Parsers = require "luan:Parsers.luan"
+local json_parse = Parsers.json_parse or error()
+local json_string = Parsers.json_string or error()
+local Claude = require "site:/lib/claude/Claude.luan"
+local claude_chat = Claude.chat or error()
+local Logging = require "luan:logging/Logging.luan"
+local logger = Logging.logger "claude/Translator"
+
+
+local Translator = {}
+
+function Translator.translate(text,lang)
+	local thread = {
+		system = `%>
+Translate <%=lang%> in the text you get to English.
+Preserve formatting.
+The text may also contain English.  Just leave that unchanged.
+<%		`
+		messages = {{
+			role = "user"
+			content = text
+		}}
+		temperature = 0
+	}
+	local resultJson = claude_chat(thread)
+	local result = json_parse(resultJson)
+	-- logger.info(json_string(result))
+	result.type == "message" or error()
+	result.role == "assistant" or error()
+	result.stop_reason == "end_turn" or result.stop_reason == "tool_use" or error()
+	local content = result.content or error()
+	#content==1 or error()
+	content = content[1]
+	content.type == "text" or error()
+	return content.text or error()
+end
+
+return Translator