local patterns = {
    number = "%-?[%d+%.]+",
    checkNumber = "%-?[%d+%.]*",
    phrase = "[%a?%d?]+",
    checkPhrase = "[%a+%d*]*",
    space = "%s+",
    word = "%a+",
}

function translate(language, code)
    local translations;
    if language == "javascript" or language == "js" then
        translations = {
            ["(%a+)%s*%+%+"] = "%1 = %1 + 1",
            ["(%a+)%s*%+%=%s*("..patterns.number..")"] = "%1 = %1 + %2",
            ["(%a+)%s*%-%-"] = "%1 = %1 - 1",
            ["if%s*%((.+)%)%s*{"] = "if %1 then",
            ["while%s*%((.+)%)%s*{"] = "while %1 do",
            ["for%s*%(v?a?r?%s*("..patterns.phrase.."%s*%=%s*"..patterns.number..");%s*"..patterns.phrase..".+("..patterns.number..");.+("..patterns.number..")%s*%)%s*{"] = "for %1, %2, %3 do",
            ["for%s*%(v?a?r?%s*("..patterns.phrase.."%s*%=%s*"..patterns.number..");%s*"..patterns.phrase.."%s*.%s*("..patterns.phrase..");%s*"..patterns.phrase.."%s*=%s*"..patterns.phrase.."%s*.%s*("..patterns.number..")%s*%)%s*{"] = "for %1, %2, %3 do",
            ["function%s+(%a+)%s*%((.+)%)%s*{"] = "function %1(%2)",
            ["(function%s+%a+%s*%(.+%).+)}"] = "%1 end",
            ["([while]?[if]?)(.+)([do]?[then]?)(.+)}"] = "%1 %2 %3 %4 end",
            ["console%.log"] = "print",
            ["var"] = "local"
        }
    end
    for pattern, replace in pairs(translations) do
        code = code:gsub(pattern, replace)
    end
    return code
end