mirabelian/Program.cs

// I hereby waive this project under the public domain - see UNLICENSE for details.

// Function to read user input
string ReadInput(string prompt)
{
	Console.Write(prompt);
	return Console.ReadLine();
}

// Function to translate a complete sentence
string TranslateSentence(string sentence, Dictionary<string, string> dictionary)
{
	if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sentence))
		return sentence; // Return the original sentence if it's empty or whitespace

	// Split the sentence into words, considering punctuation
	var words = sentence.Split(
		new char[] { ' ', ',', '.', '!', '?' },
		StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries
	);
	var translatedWords = words.Select(word => TranslateWord(word, dictionary));

	// Reassemble the translated words into a sentence
	return string.Join(" ", translatedWords);
}

// Function to translate a single word
string TranslateWord(string word, Dictionary<string, string> dictionary)
{
	if (dictionary.TryGetValue(word.ToLower(), out string? translatedWord))
		return translatedWord;
	else
		return word; // Return the original word if not found in the dictionary
}

// Small dictionary for English to Mirabelian translation
// Mirabelian Language dictionary
var translationDict = new Language("mirabelian.json");

// Main method to read input and translate
string inputSentence = ReadInput("Enter an English sentence to translate (or 'exit' to quit): ");
var input = inputSentence.ToLower();
while (input != "exit")
{
	string translatedSentence = TranslateSentence(inputSentence, translationDict.Words);
	Console.WriteLine($"Translation: {translatedSentence}");
	inputSentence = ReadInput("Enter another sentence: ");
}