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+# Reference
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+
+## Table of Contents
+
+**Functions**
+
+* [`translate`](#translate): A function that calls the _() function in gettext. This is because _ is protected in the puppet language
+
+## Functions
+
+### translate
+
+Type: Ruby 4.x API
+
+A function that calls the _() function in gettext. This is because _ is protected in the puppet language
+
+* **Note** Translate with simple strings:
+  - Takes in a string and passes it to fast_gettext's _() function. Primarily used for 'marking' a string to be added to a .pot file.
+Translate with interpolation:
+  - Takes in a string and a hash. Please note that variables in the message are wrapped with %{VAR} not ${VAR}.
+  - The hash contains key value pairs with marker and the variable it will be assigned to.
+  - The translate module passes it to fast_gettext's _() function. Primarily used for 'marking' a string to be added to a .pot file.
+
+#### Examples
+
+##### 
+
+```puppet
+fail(translate("Failure message"))
+```
+
+##### 
+
+```puppet
+fail(translate('message is %{color}'), {'color' => 'green'})
+```
+
+#### `translate(String $message, Optional[Hash] $interpolation_values)`
+
+The translate function.
+
+Returns: `String` translated message.
+
+##### Examples
+
+###### 
+
+```puppet
+fail(translate("Failure message"))
+```
+
+###### 
+
+```puppet
+fail(translate('message is %{color}'), {'color' => 'green'})
+```
+
+##### `message`
+
+Data type: `String`
+
+Message to translate
+
+##### `interpolation_values`
+
+Data type: `Optional[Hash]`
+
+Optional.
+