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lib/services/schema-detection/utilities/language

Language detection utilities.

Uses the franc library to detect the language of sample data, enabling language-aware field mapping detection.

Type Aliases

SupportedLanguage

SupportedLanguage = typeof SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES[number]

Variables

SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES

const SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES: readonly ["eng", "deu", "fra", "spa", "ita", "nld", "por"]

Supported languages for field mapping detection.


LANGUAGE_NAMES

const LANGUAGE_NAMES: Record<string, string>

Human-readable names for supported languages.

Functions

extractTextForLanguageDetection()

extractTextForLanguageDetection(sampleData, headers): string

Extracts text content suitable for language detection from sample data.

Filters out values that are not useful for language detection:

  • Non-string values (numbers, booleans, null)
  • Very short strings (likely IDs or codes)
  • Email addresses, URLs, dates, coordinates, UUIDs

Parameters

sampleData

Record<string, unknown>[]

Array of sample data rows

headers

string[]

Column headers

Returns

string

Combined text content for language detection


detectLanguageFromText()

detectLanguageFromText(text): LanguageResult

Detects the language of text using the franc library.

Parameters

text

string

Text to analyze

Returns

LanguageResult

Language detection result


detectLanguage()

detectLanguage(sampleData, headers): LanguageResult

Detects language from sample data and headers.

Parameters

sampleData

Record<string, unknown>[]

Array of sample data rows from uploaded file

headers

string[]

Column headers from uploaded file

Returns

LanguageResult

Language detection result


isSupportedLanguage()

isSupportedLanguage(code): code is “eng” | “deu” | “fra” | “spa” | “ita” | “nld” | “por”

Checks if a language code is supported.

Parameters

code

string

Returns

code is “eng” | “deu” | “fra” | “spa” | “ita” | “nld” | “por”

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