n42translation Tool

Creates locale files for iOS, Android and Rails from common source files.

Source Files

Config File

• n42translation-config.yml defines the default outputpaths for Android, iOS and Rails

Language Files

• <fileprefix>.<lang>.yml (e.g. horsch.en.yml) contains keys for all platforms
• <fileprefix>.<lang>.<target>.yml (e.g. horsch.en.android.yml) contains keys for only this target platform

Examples

• bundle exec n42translation build android horsch: builds the locales for android from the sources to the default folder given in the config file
• bundle exec n42translation build android horsch myAndroid: builds the locales for android from the sources to the myAndroid folder
• bundle exec n42translation build all horsch: build ios, android and rails to the default folders
• bundle exec n42translation add all horsch "path.to.my_message" "my new message": adds the key path.to.my_message with value "my new message" to the horsch..yml files
• bundle exec n42translation add all ios "path.to.my_message" "my new message": adds the key path.to.my_message with value "my new message" to the horsch..ios.yml files

HOW TO INITIALIZE A PROJECT

• you first have to run the initilizer script: bundle exec n42translation init <project_name>

• so lets say if you wanted to initialize a project with name stack: bundle exec n42translation init stacks all "en,de"

• this creates a config file, and the necessary target-yaml files for the languages en and de