Javascript i18n using gettext, jQuery and Python
This toolkit uses a combination of gettext, a jQuery plugin and a Python script to enable the internationalization of Javascript files.
This technique is to be used before deploying or commiting javascript code. It take the form of a single console command which goes through multiple parsing and conversion steps. After this command is executed, a JSON file is available and can be used via a jQuery plugin.
No js version
cake build to get it.
mo2json-all
Will create json files for all domains for all languages in some folder.
Translations filename format: :locales_dir/:language/LC_MESSAGES/:domain.mo.
Requirements
- Gettext
- Python 2.5 or later (not compatible with Python 3.x)
Sample javascript code
{ };;;;Setup needed in the HTML document
Console command and expected output
C:\gettext> makemessages.bat
Extracting keys from javascript code
Merging new keys with existing keys
Converting message files to binary
0 translated messages, 4 untranslated messages.
4 translated messages.
Converting binary files to JSON
Removing temp files
Resulting JSON files
"": "Project-Id-Version: \nReport-Msgid-Bugs-To: \nPOT-Creation-Date: 2009-01-29 14:30-0500\nPO-Revision-Date: 2009-01-30 11:05-0500\nLast-Translator: John Doe <john.doe@shopmedia.com>\nLanguage-Team: fr <LL@li.org>\nMIME-Version: 1.0\nContent-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\nContent-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n" "Couldn't put Humpty together again.": "Ne purent jamais Remonter Humpty." "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,": "Humpty Dumpty s'assit sur le mur," "All the king's horses, And all the king's men,": "Tous les chevaux du roi, Et tous les soldats du roi" "Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.": "Humpty Dumpty se cassa la figure."