diff --git a/public/src/modules/translator.js b/public/src/modules/translator.js
index e60385ed79..d975e16e1d 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/translator.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/translator.js
@@ -395,11 +395,13 @@
 
 		/**
 		 * Construct a translator pattern
+		 * @param {string} name - Translation name
+		 * @param {...string} arg - Optional argument for the pattern
 		 */
 		Translator.compile = function compile() {
-			var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
+		var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
 
-			return '[[' + args.join(', ') + ']]';
+		return '[[' + args.join(', ') + ']]';
 		};
 
 		return Translator;
diff --git a/test/translator.js b/test/translator.js
index 60fb589e0d..a89681adef 100644
--- a/test/translator.js
+++ b/test/translator.js
@@ -223,4 +223,33 @@ describe('Translator static methods', function () {
 			done();
 		});
 	});
+	describe('.escape', function () {
+		it('should escape translation patterns within text', function (done) {
+			assert.strictEqual(
+				Translator.escape('some nice text [[global:home]] here'),
+				'some nice text \\[\\[global:home\\]\\] here'
+			);
+			done();
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('.unescape', function () {
+		it('should unescape escaped translation patterns within text', function (done) {
+			assert.strictEqual(
+				Translator.unescape('some nice text \\[\\[global:home\\]\\] here'),
+				'some nice text [[global:home]] here'
+			);
+			done();
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('.compile', function () {
+		it('should create a translator pattern from a key and list of arguments', function (done) {
+			assert.strictEqual(
+				Translator.compile('amazing:cool', 'awesome', 'great'),
+				'[[amazing:cool, awesome, great]]'
+			);
+			done();
+		});
+	});
 });