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translation-dictionary

JavaScript gettext-style translation output library with sprintf-js parameter replace.

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Install

Node.js

$ npm install translation-dictionary

Browser

$ bower install translation-dictionary

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<script src="bower_components/translation-dictionary/build/translation-dictionary.min.js"></script>

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<script src="bower_components/translation-dictionary/build/translation-dictionary.woe.min.js"></script>

Usage

var dict = new TranslationDictionary();

dict.registerTranslation('de', {
    'I have a car'               : 'Ich habe ein Auto',
    'I have %d cars'             : 'Ich habe %d Autos',
    'Hello %s %s'                : 'Hallo %s %s',
    'Name: %2$s, Firstname: %1$s': 'Name: %2$s, Vorname: %1$s',
    'Named arguments %(arg1)s'   : 'Benannte Argumente %(arg1)s'
});
dict.setLocale('de');

dict.__('I have a car');                                  // 'Ich habe ein Auto'
dict._p('I have a car', 'I have %d cars', 2);             // 'Ich habe 2 Autos'
dict.__('Hello %s %s', 'John', 'Doe');                    // 'Hallo John Doe'
dict.__('Name: %2$s, Firstname: %1$s', 'John', 'Doe');    // 'Name: Doe, Vorname: John'
dict.__('Named arguments %(arg1)s', { arg1: 'inserted'}); // 'Named arguments inserted'

View example/ for detailed examples.

API

getLocale ()

Return the current locale (default: 'en').

registerPluralizer (locale, pluralizer[, nPlurals=2])

Set a pluralizer for a locale with the number of plurals. Visit localization-guide for pluralforms and unicode.org for details and examples.

registerPluralizer('cs', function(n) {
    return (n === 1) ? 0 : ( n >= 2 && n <= 4) ? 1 : 2;
}, 3);

registerTranslation (locale, translations)

Merge translations to a locale.

// nPlurals=2 in german
registerTranslation('de', {
    'wolve' : 'wolf',
    'wolves': 'wölfe'
});

// nPlurals=3 in czech
dict.registerTranslation('cs', {
    'wolve' : 'vlk',
    'wolves': [
        'vlci',
        'vlků'
    ]
});

setBaseLocale (locale[, nPlurals=2])

Set the applications base language.

setLocale (locale)

Set the current locale.

translate (arguments)

Translate a singular text.

arguments[0] The text to translate. [arguments[n]] Optional parameters for sprintf to replace markers in the text.

Depending on the markers a list of parameters, an array, or an object can be used.

translate('a text');
translate('a text %s %s', 'str1', 'str2');
translate('a text %s %s', [ 'str1', 'str2' ]);
translate('a text %(name)s', { name: 'John Doe' });

__ (arguments)

Alias for translate ().

translatePlural (arguments)

Translate a text as singular or plural, depending on the count.

arguments[0] The singular text to translate. arguments[1..(nPlurals-1)] The plural text to translate. arguments[nPlurals..n] The count and parameters for sprintf to replace markers in the text.

Depending on the markers a list of parameters, an array, or an object can be used.

translatePlural('a text', 'some text', 47);
translatePlural('a text %d %s', 'some text %d %s', 47, 'str1');
translatePlural('a text %d %s', 'some text %d %s', [ 47, 'str1' ]);
translatePlural('a text %(name)s', 'some text %(name)s', { count: 47, name: 'John Doe' });

_p (arguments)

Alias for translatePlural ().

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