Shift Translator Hover Toggle + Selection Tooltip (Chrome Translator API)

Hover a paragraph, then press Shift to toggle translation. Press Shift with selected text to show translation tooltip.

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// ==UserScript==
// @name         Shift Translator Hover Toggle + Selection Tooltip (Chrome Translator API)
// @namespace    https://example.com/
// @version      0.8.0
// @description  Hover a paragraph, then press Shift to toggle translation. Press Shift with selected text to show translation tooltip.
// @match        *://*/*
// @run-at       document-idle
// @grant        none
// @license      MIT
// ==/UserScript==

(() => {
  'use strict';

  const SOURCE_LANGUAGE = 'en';
  const TARGET_LANGUAGE_CANDIDATES = ['zh-CN', 'zh', 'zh-Hans'];

  const PARAGRAPH_SELECTOR = 'div,p, li, blockquote';

  const EXCLUDED_SELECTOR = [
    'script',
    'style',
    'noscript',
    'textarea',
    'code',
    'pre',
    'kbd',
    'samp',
    'svg',
    'canvas',
    '[translate="no"]',
    '[data-tm-no-translate="1"]',
  ].join(',');

  const TRANSLATED_COPY_ATTR = 'data-tm-translated-copy';
  const TRANSLATED_FROM_ATTR = 'data-tm-translated-from';
  const SOURCE_ID_ATTR = 'data-tm-source-id';
  const LOADING_ATTR = 'data-tm-loading-placeholder';

  const translatorCache = new Map();

  let activeToast = null;
  let toastTimer = null;

  let tooltipState = null;
  let hoveredParagraph = null;

  const style = document.createElement('style');
  style.textContent = `
    @keyframes tm-spin {
      from { transform: rotate(0deg); }
      to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
    }

    .tm-spinner {
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
      border-radius: 999px;
      border: 2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.16);
      border-top-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.72);
      animation: tm-spin 0.8s linear infinite;
      flex: 0 0 auto;
    }

    .tm-loading-row {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      padding: 8px 0;
      color: rgba(0,0,0,0.62);
      font: 13px/1.4 system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
    }

    .tm-loading-bubble {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 10px;
      padding: 10px 12px;
      border-radius: 12px;
      background: rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
      color: rgba(0,0,0,0.68);
      font: 13px/1.45 system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
    }
  `;
  document.documentElement.appendChild(style);

  function uid() {
    return `tm_${Date.now().toString(36)}_${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8)}`;
  }

  function showToast(message, ms = 1600, isError = false) {
    if (!activeToast) {
      activeToast = document.createElement('div');
      activeToast.style.cssText = [
        'position:fixed',
        'left:16px',
        'bottom:16px',
        'z-index:2147483647',
        'max-width:min(520px,calc(100vw - 32px))',
        'padding:10px 12px',
        'border-radius:10px',
        'background:rgba(20,20,20,0.92)',
        'color:#fff',
        'font:13px/1.4 system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif',
        'box-shadow:0 8px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.28)',
        'white-space:pre-wrap',
        'pointer-events:none',
      ].join(';');
      document.documentElement.appendChild(activeToast);
    }

    activeToast.textContent = message;
    activeToast.style.background = isError ? 'rgba(176,0,32,0.94)' : 'rgba(20,20,20,0.92)';
    activeToast.style.display = 'block';

    clearTimeout(toastTimer);
    toastTimer = setTimeout(() => {
      if (activeToast) {
        activeToast.style.display = 'none';
      }
    }, isError ? 5000 : ms);
  }

  function isElement(value) {
    return value && value.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE;
  }

  function isParagraphLike(el) {
    return isElement(el) && el.matches(PARAGRAPH_SELECTOR);
  }

  function getParagraphFromPoint(event) {
    if (typeof document.elementsFromPoint === 'function') {
      const stack = document.elementsFromPoint(event.clientX, event.clientY);

      for (const el of stack) {
        if (!isElement(el)) continue;
        if (el.closest(`[${TRANSLATED_COPY_ATTR}="1"]`)) continue;

        const paragraph = el.closest(PARAGRAPH_SELECTOR);
        if (paragraph) return paragraph;
      }
    }

    const target = event.target instanceof Element ? event.target : event.target?.parentElement;
    if (!target) return null;

    const paragraph = target.closest(PARAGRAPH_SELECTOR);
    if (!paragraph) return null;
    if (paragraph.closest(`[${TRANSLATED_COPY_ATTR}="1"]`)) return null;

    return paragraph;
  }

  function stripDuplicateIds(root) {
    if (!root || root.nodeType !== Node.ELEMENT_NODE) return;

    if (root.hasAttribute('id')) {
      root.removeAttribute('id');
    }

    root.querySelectorAll('[id]').forEach((el) => {
      el.removeAttribute('id');
    });
  }

  function collectTranslatableTextNodes(root) {
    const nodes = [];

    const walker = document.createTreeWalker(root, NodeFilter.SHOW_TEXT, {
      acceptNode(node) {
        if (!node?.nodeValue?.trim()) {
          return NodeFilter.FILTER_REJECT;
        }

        const parent = node.parentElement;
        if (!parent) return NodeFilter.FILTER_REJECT;

        if (parent.closest(EXCLUDED_SELECTOR)) {
          return NodeFilter.FILTER_REJECT;
        }

        return NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT;
      },
    });

    let current;
    while ((current = walker.nextNode())) {
      nodes.push(current);
    }

    return nodes;
  }

  async function getTranslator() {
    if (!('Translator' in self)) {
      throw new Error('Translator API is not available in this browser.');
    }

    for (const targetLanguage of TARGET_LANGUAGE_CANDIDATES) {
      const cacheKey = `${SOURCE_LANGUAGE}->${targetLanguage}`;

      if (translatorCache.has(cacheKey)) {
        return translatorCache.get(cacheKey);
      }

      let availability;
      try {
        availability = await Translator.availability({
          sourceLanguage: SOURCE_LANGUAGE,
          targetLanguage,
        });
      } catch {
        continue;
      }

      if (availability !== 'available' && availability !== 'downloadable') {
        continue;
      }

      const promise = (async () => {
        const options = {
          sourceLanguage: SOURCE_LANGUAGE,
          targetLanguage,
        };

        return Translator.create(options);
      })();

      translatorCache.set(cacheKey, promise);

      try {
        return await promise;
      } catch {
        translatorCache.delete(cacheKey);
      }
    }

    throw new Error('No supported English → Chinese translator pair available.');
  }

  async function translatePlainText(text) {
    const translator = await getTranslator();
    return translator.translate(text);
  }

  async function translateCloneTree(clone) {
    const translator = await getTranslator();
    const textNodes = collectTranslatableTextNodes(clone);

    for (const node of textNodes) {
      const text = node.nodeValue;
      if (!text?.trim()) continue;

      try {
        const translated = await translator.translate(text);
        if (translated) {
          node.nodeValue = translated;
        }
      } catch (err) {
        console.warn('[TM Translator]', err);
      }
    }
  }

  function findExistingTranslation(original) {
    const sourceId = original.getAttribute(SOURCE_ID_ATTR);

    if (!sourceId || !original.parentElement) {
      return null;
    }

    const sibling = original.nextElementSibling;

    if (
      sibling &&
      sibling.getAttribute(TRANSLATED_COPY_ATTR) === '1' &&
      sibling.getAttribute(TRANSLATED_FROM_ATTR) === sourceId
    ) {
      return sibling;
    }

    return null;
  }

  function createLoadingRow(text = 'Translating...') {
    const row = document.createElement('div');
    row.className = 'tm-loading-row';
    row.innerHTML = `
      <span class="tm-spinner" aria-hidden="true"></span>
      <span>${text}</span>
    `;
    return row;
  }

  async function toggleTranslation(original) {
    let sourceId = original.getAttribute(SOURCE_ID_ATTR);

    if (!sourceId) {
      sourceId = uid();
      original.setAttribute(SOURCE_ID_ATTR, sourceId);
    }

    const existing = findExistingTranslation(original);

    if (existing) {
      existing.remove();
      showToast('Translation hidden.');
      return;
    }

    const loadingRow = createLoadingRow('Translating...');
    loadingRow.setAttribute(LOADING_ATTR, '1');
    original.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', loadingRow);

    const clone = original.cloneNode(true);
    stripDuplicateIds(clone);
    clone.style.opacity = '0.3';
    clone.setAttribute(TRANSLATED_COPY_ATTR, '1');
    clone.setAttribute(TRANSLATED_FROM_ATTR, sourceId);

    try {
      await translateCloneTree(clone);

      if (loadingRow.isConnected) {
        loadingRow.replaceWith(clone);
      }

      showToast('Translation shown.');
    } catch (err) {
      if (loadingRow.isConnected) {
        loadingRow.remove();
      }
      console.error('[TM Translator]', err);
      showToast(err?.message || 'Translation failed.', 5000, true);
      throw err;
    }
  }

  function getSelectedText() {
    const selection = window.getSelection?.();

    if (selection && !selection.isCollapsed) {
      const text = selection.toString();

      if (text?.trim()) {
        const range = selection.getRangeAt(0);
        return {
          text,
          rect: range.getBoundingClientRect(),
        };
      }
    }

    return null;
  }

  function closeTooltip() {
    if (!tooltipState) return;

    const { tooltip, onPointerDown, onBlur, onVisibilityChange } = tooltipState;

    document.removeEventListener('pointerdown', onPointerDown, true);
    window.removeEventListener('blur', onBlur, true);
    document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisibilityChange, true);

    tooltip.remove();
    tooltipState = null;
  }

  async function openSelectionTooltip(selectionData) {
    if (!selectionData?.text?.trim()) {
      return;
    }

    closeTooltip();

    const tooltip = document.createElement('div');
    tooltip.style.cssText = [
      'position:fixed',
      'z-index:2147483647',
      'max-width:min(520px,calc(100vw - 24px))',
      'min-width:280px',
      'background:#fff',
      'color:#111',
      'border-radius:14px',
      'box-shadow:0 16px 48px rgba(0,0,0,0.22)',
      'border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.08)',
      'padding:14px',
      'font:14px/1.55 system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif',
      'overflow:hidden',
      'word-break:break-word',
      'box-sizing:border-box',
    ].join(';');

    const title = document.createElement('div');
    title.style.cssText = [
      'font-size:12px',
      'font-weight:700',
      'text-transform:uppercase',
      'letter-spacing:.04em',
      'margin-bottom:10px',
      'color:rgba(0,0,0,0.48)',
    ].join(';');
    title.textContent = 'Translation';

    const content = document.createElement('div');
    content.style.whiteSpace = 'pre-wrap';
    content.appendChild(createLoadingRow('Translating...'));

    tooltip.appendChild(title);
    tooltip.appendChild(content);
    document.documentElement.appendChild(tooltip);

    const rect = selectionData.rect;
    const tooltipWidth = Math.min(520, window.innerWidth - 24);
    const left = Math.min(window.innerWidth - tooltipWidth - 12, Math.max(12, rect.left));
    const top = Math.min(window.innerHeight - 24, rect.bottom + 12);

    tooltip.style.left = `${left}px`;
    tooltip.style.top = `${top}px`;
    tooltip.style.width = `${tooltipWidth}px`;

    const onPointerDown = (event) => {
      if (!tooltip.contains(event.target)) {
        closeTooltip();
      }
    };

    const onBlur = () => {
      closeTooltip();
    };

    const onVisibilityChange = () => {
      if (document.hidden) {
        closeTooltip();
      }
    };

    document.addEventListener('pointerdown', onPointerDown, true);
    window.addEventListener('blur', onBlur, true);
    document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisibilityChange, true);

    tooltipState = {
      tooltip,
      onPointerDown,
      onBlur,
      onVisibilityChange,
    };

    try {
      const translated = await translatePlainText(selectionData.text);
      if (!tooltipState) return;

      content.textContent = translated || '';
    } catch (err) {
      console.error('[TM Translator]', err);
      content.textContent = 'Translation failed.';
      showToast(err?.message || 'Translation failed.', 5000, true);
    }
  }

  function handlePointerMove(event) {
    const paragraph = getParagraphFromPoint(event);

    if (paragraph && isParagraphLike(paragraph)) {
      hoveredParagraph = paragraph;
    } else {
      hoveredParagraph = null;
    }
  }

  async function handleShiftKeyDown(event) {
    if (event.key !== 'Shift') return;
    if (event.repeat) return;

    const selectionData = getSelectedText();

    if (selectionData) {
      event.preventDefault();
      event.stopImmediatePropagation();
      await openSelectionTooltip(selectionData);
      return;
    }

    if (!hoveredParagraph || !isParagraphLike(hoveredParagraph)) {
      return;
    }

    event.preventDefault();
    event.stopImmediatePropagation();

    try {
      await toggleTranslation(hoveredParagraph);
    } catch {
      // error toast already handled
    }
  }

  document.addEventListener('pointermove', handlePointerMove, true);
  document.addEventListener('keydown', handleShiftKeyDown, true);

  console.log('[TM Translator] Loaded.');
})();