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--- a/i18nilize/src/internationalize/helpers.py
+++ b/i18nilize/src/internationalize/helpers.py
@@ -25,6 +25,35 @@ def get_token(file_path):
     token = data["Token"]
     return token
 
+
+# Input: a JSON object
+# Output: None, but creates a local JSON file containing the object
+def create_json(json_object):
+    with open("src/internationalize/jsonFile/translations.json", "w") as outfile:
+        outfile.write(json_object)
+
+# Input: None (for now)
+# Output: None, but creates a local JSON file containing translations
+def generate_file():
+    file_content = {
+        "Token": "85124f79-0829-4b80-8b5c-d52700d86e46",
+        "translations" : [{
+				"language": "French",
+				"hello": "bonjour",
+				"No": "Non",
+				"Why": "pourquoi",
+			},
+			{
+				"language": "Spanish",
+				"hello": "Hola",
+			},
+		]
+    }
+
+    # transforms the dictionary object above into a JSON object
+    json_object = json.dumps(file_content, indent=4)
+    create_json(json_object)
+
 # make hashmap from translations
 def make_translation_map(data):
     translations_map = {}
@@ -36,4 +65,5 @@ def make_translation_map(data):
 
 # get translations from hashmap given the language
 def get_translation(translations_map, language):
-    return translations_map.get(language, "Translation not found")
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+    return translations_map.get(language, "Translation not found")
+
diff --git a/i18nilize/src/internationalize/jsonFile/translations.json b/i18nilize/src/internationalize/jsonFile/translations.json
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+++ b/i18nilize/src/internationalize/jsonFile/translations.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    "Token": "85124f79-0829-4b80-8b5c-d52700d86e46",
+    "translations": [
+        {
+            "language": "French",
+            "hello": "bonjour",
+            "No": "Non",
+            "Why": "pourquoi"
+        },
+        {
+            "language": "Spanish",
+            "hello": "Hola"
+        }
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/i18nilize/tests/test_generate_file.py b/i18nilize/tests/test_generate_file.py
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+++ b/i18nilize/tests/test_generate_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import unittest
+import json
+from src.internationalize.generate_file import generate_file
+from src.internationalize.helpers import get_json
+
+# run tests using python -m tests.test_generate_file at i18nilize directory level
+
+class TestGenerateFile(unittest.TestCase):
+    generate_file()
+    data = get_json("src/internationalize/jsonFile/translations.json")
+
+    def test_token(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.data['Token'], "85124f79-0829-4b80-8b5c-d52700d86e46")
+    
+    def test_translations(self):
+        translations = self.data['translations']
+        self.assertEqual(len(translations), 2)
+
+        # French
+        self.assertEqual(translations[0]['language'], "French")
+        self.assertEqual(translations[0]['hello'], "bonjour")
+        self.assertEqual(translations[0]['No'], "Non")
+        self.assertEqual(translations[0]['Why'], "pourquoi")
+    
+        # Spanish
+        self.assertEqual(translations[1]['language'], "Spanish")
+        self.assertEqual(translations[1]['hello'], "Hola")
+
+unittest.main()
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