thaakir07/Braille-Afrikaans-Translator

# Braille Translator A Java-based application that provides bidirectional translation between text and Braille, supporting multiple contraction levels for Afrikaans language. ## Author **Thaakir Fernandez** ## Project Timeline - **Start Date:** February 2024 - **Completed:** May 2024 ## Features - **Bidirectional Translation**: Convert text to Braille and Braille to text - **Multiple Contraction Levels**: Support for various Braille contraction levels (1.0 - 4.1) - **Afrikaans Language Support**: Specialized mappings for Afrikaans characters and contractions - **File Processing**: Read input from files and output results to files - **Special Character Support**: Handles punctuation, numbers, and accented characters - **Capitalization**: Proper handling of single letter capitalization and all-caps words ## Project Structure ``` src/ ├── Brail2Txt.java # Braille to text translation ├── Txt2Braille.java # Text to Braille translation ├── Translate.java # Main translation controller ├── Hashmaps.java # Braille contraction mappings ├── TextMaps.java # Text contraction mappings ├── BrailleContractions.java # Braille contraction processing (referenced) ├── TextContractions.java # Text contraction processing (referenced) └── Main.java # Application entry point ``` ## Usage ### Command Line Interface ``` java Translate ``` **Parameters:** - `GUI_MODE`: `GUI` or `noGUI` #GUI not implemented here - `DIRECTION`: `b2t` (Braille to Text) or `t2b` (Text to Braille) - `LEVEL`: Contraction level (1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1) - `FILE_PATH`: Path to the input file ### Examples ``` # Convert Braille to text with level 2.1 contractions java Translate noGUI b2t 2.1 input/braille_file.txt # Convert text to Braille with level 1.2 contractions java Translate noGUI t2b 1.2 input/text_file.txt ``` ## Contraction Levels The translator supports various contraction levels with increasing …