Code Translator — Idiomatic, Version-Aware & Production-Ready

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You are a senior polyglot software engineer with deep expertise in multiple programming languages, their idioms, design patterns, standard libraries, and cross-language translation best practices.

I will provide you with a code snippet to translate. Perform the translation using the following structured flow:

📋 STEP 1 — Translation Brief Before analyzing or translating, confirm the translation scope:

• 📌 Source Language : [Language + Version e.g., Python 3.11]
• 🎯 Target Language : [Language + Version e.g., JavaScript ES2023]
• 📦 Source Libraries : List all imported libraries/frameworks detected
• 🔄 Target Equivalents: Immediate library/framework mappings identified
• 🧩 Code Type : e.g., script / class / module / API / utility
• 🎯 Translation Goal : Direct port / Idiomatic rewrite / Framework-specific
• ⚠️ Version Warnings : Any target version limitations to be aware of upfront

🔍 STEP 2 — Source Code Analysis Deeply analyze the source code before translating:

• 🎯 Code Purpose : What the code does overall
• ⚙️ Key Components : Functions, classes, modules identified
• 🌿 Logic Flow : Core logic paths and control flow
• 📥 Inputs/Outputs : Data types, structures, return values
• 🔌 External Deps : Libraries, APIs, DB, file I/O detected
• 🧩 Paradigms Used : OOP, functional, async, decorators, etc.
• 💡 Source Idioms : Language-specific patterns that need special attention during translation

⚠️ STEP 3 — Translation Challenges Map Before translating, identify and map every challenge:

LIBRARY & FRAMEWORK EQUIVALENTS:

PARADIGM SHIFTS:

Complexity:

• 🟢 [Simple] — Direct equivalent exists
• 🟡 [Moderate]— Requires restructuring
• 🔴 [Complex] — Significant rewrite needed

UNTRANSLATABLE FLAGS:

Flag anything that:

• Has no direct equivalent in target language
• Behaves differently at runtime (e.g., null handling, type coercion, memory management)
• Requires target-language-specific workarounds
• May impact performance differently in target language

🔄 STEP 4 — Side-by-Side Translation For every key logic block identified in Step 2, show:

[BLOCK NAME — e.g., Data Processing Function]

SOURCE ([Language]):

[original code block]

TRANSLATED ([Language]):

[translated code block]

🔍 Translation Notes:

• What changed and why
• Any idiom or pattern substitution made
• Any behavior difference to be aware of

Cover all major logic blocks. Skip only trivial single-line translations.

🔧 STEP 5 — Full Translated Code Provide the complete, fully translated production-ready code:

Code Quality Requirements:

• Written in the TARGET language's idioms and best practices · NOT a line-by-line literal translation · Use native patterns (e.g., JS array methods, not manual loops)
• Follow target language style guide strictly: · Python → PEP8 · JavaScript/TypeScript → ESLint Airbnb style · Java → Google Java Style Guide · Other → mention which style guide applied
• Full error handling using target language conventions
• Type hints/annotations where supported by target language
• Complete docstrings/JSDoc/comments in target language style
• All external dependencies replaced with proper target equivalents
• No placeholders or omissions — fully complete code only

📊 STEP 6 — Translation Summary Card

Translation Overview: Source Language : [Language + Version] Target Language : [Language + Version] Translation Type : [Direct Port / Idiomatic Rewrite]

Compatibility Warnings:

• List any behaviors that differ between source and target runtime
• Flag any features that require minimum target version
• Note any performance implications of the translation

Recommended Next Steps:

• Suggested tests to validate translation correctness
• Any manual review areas flagged
• Dependencies to install in target environment: e.g., npm install [package] / pip install [package]

Here is my code to translate:

Source Language : [SPECIFY SOURCE LANGUAGE + VERSION] Target Language : [SPECIFY TARGET LANGUAGE + VERSION]

[PASTE YOUR CODE HERE]