Scan your code, extract translation keys/values, and merge them into i18n resource files.
There is a major breaking change since v1.0, and the API interface and options are not compatible with v0.x.
Checkout Migration Guide while upgrading from earlier versions.
- Fully compatible with i18next - a full-featured i18n javascript library for translating your webapplication.
- Support Key Based Fallback to write your code without the need to maintain i18n keys. This feature is available since i18next@^2.1.0
- A standalone parser API
- A transform stream that works with both Gulp and Grunt task runner.
- Support custom transform and flush functions.
npm install --save-dev i18next-scanner
var fs = require('fs');
var Parser = require('i18next-scanner').Parser;
var customHandler = function(key) {
parser.set(key, '__TRANSLATION__');
};
var parser = new Parser();
var content = '';
// Parse Translation Function
// i18next.t('key');
content = fs.readFileSync('/path/to/app.js', 'utf-8');
parser
.parseFuncFromString(content, customHandler) // pass a custom handler
.parseFuncFromString(content, { list: ['i18next.t']}) // override `func.list`
.parseFuncFromString(content, { list: ['i18next.t']}, customHandler)
.parseFuncFromString(content); // using default options and handler
// Parse HTML Attribute
// <div data-i18n="key"></div>
content = fs.readFileSync('/path/to/index.html', 'utf-8');
parser
.parseAttrFromString(content, customHandler) // pass a custom handler
.parseAttrFromString(content, { list: ['data-i18n'] }) // override `attr.list`
.parseAttrFromString(content, { list: ['data-i18n'] }, customHandler)
.parseAttrFromString(content); // using default options and handler
console.log(parser.get());
console.log(parser.get({ sort: true }));
console.log(parser.get('translation:key', { lng: 'en'}));The main entry function of i18next-scanner is a transform stream. You can use vinyl-fs to create a readable stream, pipe the stream through i18next-scanner to transform your code into an i18n resource object, and write to a destination folder.
Here is a simple example showing how that works:
var scanner = require('i18next-scanner');
var vfs = require('vinyl-fs');
var options = {
// See options at https://github.com/i18next/i18next-scanner#options
};
vfs.src(['/path/to/src'])
.pipe(scanner(options))
.pipe(vfs.dest('/path/to/dest'));Alternatively, you can get a transform stream by calling createStream() as show below:
vfs.src(['/path/to/src'])
.pipe(scanner.createStream(options))
.pipe(vfs.dest('/path/to/dest'));Now you are ready to set up a minimal configuration, and get started with Gulp. For example:
var gulp = require('gulp');
var scanner = require('i18next-scanner');
gulp.task('i18next', function() {
return gulp.src(['src/**/*.{js,html}'])
.pipe(scanner({
lngs: ['en', 'de'], // supported languages
resource: {
// the source path is relative to current working directory
loadPath: 'assets/i18n/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json',
// the destination path is relative to your `gulp.dest()` path
savePath: 'i18n/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json'
}
}))
.pipe(gulp.dest('assets'));
});Once you've finished the installation, add this line to your project's Gruntfile:
grunt.loadNpmTasks('i18next-scanner');In your project's Gruntfile, add a section named i18next to the data object passed into grunt.initConfig(), like so:
grunt.initConfig({
i18next: {
dev: {
src: 'src/**/*.{js,html}',
dest: 'assets',
options: {
lngs: ['en', 'de'],
resource: {
loadPath: 'assets/i18n/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json',
savePath: 'i18n/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json'
}
}
}
}
});There are two ways to use i18next-scanner:
var Parser = require('i18next-scanner').Parser;
var parser = new Parser(options);
var code = "i18next.t('key'); ...";
parser.parseFuncFromString(content);
var html = '<div data-i18n="key"></div>';
parser.parseAttrFromString(html);
parser.get();Parse translation key from JS function
parser.parseFuncFromString(content)
parser.parseFuncFromString(content, { list: ['_t'] });
parser.parseFuncFromString(content, function(key, options) {
options.defaultValue = key; // use key as the value
parser.set(key, options);
});
parser.parseFuncFromString(content, { list: ['_t'] }, function(key, options) {
parser.set(key, options); // use defaultValue
});Parse translation key from HTML attribute
parser.parseAttrFromString(content)
parser.parseAttrFromString(content, { list: ['data-i18n'] });
parser.parseAttrFromString(content, function(key) {
var defaultValue = key; // use key as the value
parser.set(key, defaultValue);
});
parser.parseAttrFromString(content, { list: ['data-i18n'] }, function(key) {
parser.set(key); // use defaultValue
});Get the value of a translation key or the whole i18n resource store
// Returns the whole i18n resource store
parser.get();
// Returns the resource store with the top-level keys sorted by alphabetical order
parser.get({ sort: true });
// Returns a value in fallback language (@see options.fallbackLng) with namespace and key
parser.get('ns:key');
// Returns a value with namespace, key, and lng
parser.get('ns:key', { lng: 'en' });Set a translation key with an optional defaultValue to i18n resource store
// Set a translation key
parser.set(key);
// Set a translation key with default value
parser.set(key, defaultValue);
// Set a translation key with default value using options
parser.set(key, {
defaultValue: defaultValue
});var scanner = require('i18next-scanner');
scanner.createStream(options, customTransform /* optional */, customFlush /* optional */);The optional customTransform function is provided as the 2nd argument for the transform stream API. It must have the following signature: function (file, encoding, done) {}. A minimal implementation should call the done() function to indicate that the transformation is done, even if that transformation means discarding the file.
For example:
var scanner = require('i18next-scanner');
var vfs = require('vinyl-fs');
var customTransform = function _transform(file, enc, done) {
var parser = this.parser;
var content = fs.readFileSync(file.path, enc);
// add your code
done();
};
vfs.src(['/path/to/src'])
.pipe(scanner(options, customTransform))
.pipe(vfs.dest('path/to/dest'));To parse a translation key, call parser.set(key, defaultValue) to assign the key with an optional defaultValue.
For example:
var customTransform = function _transform(file, enc, done) {
var parser = this.parser;
var content = fs.readFileSync(file.path, enc);
parser.parseFuncFromString(content, { list: ['i18n.t'] }, function(key) {
var defaultValue = '__L10N__';
parser.set(key, defaultValue);
});
done();
};Alternatively, you may call parser.set(defaultKey, value) to assign the value with a default key. The defaultKey should be unique string and can never be null, undefined, or empty.
For example:
var hash = require('sha1');
var customTransform = function _transform(file, enc, done) {
var parser = this.parser;
var content = fs.readFileSync(file.path, enc);
parser.parseFuncFromString(content, { list: ['i18n._'] }, function(key) {
var value = key;
var defaultKey = hash(value);
parser.set(defaultKey, value);
});
done();
};The optional customFlush function is provided as the last argument for the transform stream API, it is called just prior to the stream ending. You can implement your customFlush function to override the default flush function. When everything's done, call the done() function to indicate the stream is finished.
For example:
var scanner = require('i18next-scanner');
var vfs = require('vinyl-fs');
var customFlush = function _flush(done) {
var parser = this.parser;
var resStore = parser.getResourceStore();
// loop over the resStore
Object.keys(resStore).forEach(function(lng) {
var namespaces = resStore[lng];
Object.keys(namespaces).forEach(function(ns) {
var obj = namespaces[ns];
// add your code
});
});
done();
};
vfs.src(['/path/to/src'])
.pipe(scanner(options, customTransform, customFlush))
.pipe(vfs.dest('/path/to/dest'));Below are the configuration options with their default values:
{
debug: false,
sort: false,
attr: {
list: ['data-i18n'],
extensions: ['.html', '.htm']
},
func: {
list: ['i18next.t', 'i18n.t'],
extensions: ['.js', '.jsx']
},
lngs: ['en'],
ns: ['translation'],
defaultNs: 'translation',
defaultValue: '',
resource: {
loadPath: 'i18n/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json',
savePath: 'i18n/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json',
},
nsSeparator: ':',
keySeparator: '.',
pluralSeparator: '_',
contextSeparator: '_',
interpolation: {
pefix: '{{',
suffix: '}}'
}
}Type: Boolean Default: false
Set to true to trun on debug output.
Type: Boolean Default: false
Set to true if you want to sort translation keys in ascending order.
Type: Object or false
If an Object is supplied, you can either specify a list of attributes and extensions, or override the default.
{ // Default
attr: {
list: ['data-i18n'],
extensions: ['.html', '.htm']
}
}You can set attr to false to disable parsing attribute as below:
{
attr: false
}Type: Object or false
If an Object is supplied, you can either specify a list of translation functions and extensions, or override the default.
{ // Default
func: {
list: ['i18next.t', 'i18n.t'],
extensions: ['.js', '.jsx']
}
}You can set func to false to disable parsing translation function as below:
{
func: false
}Type: Array Default: ['en']
An array of supported languages.
Type: String or Array Default: ['translation']
A namespace string or an array of namespaces.
Type: String Default: 'translation'
The default namespace used if not passed to translation function.
Type: String or Function Default: ''
The default value used if not passed to parser.set.
Provides the default value with a string:
{
defaultValue: '__NOT_TRANSLATED__'
}Provides the default value as a callback function:
{
// @param {string} lng The language currently used.
// @param {string} ns The namespace currently used.
// @param {string} key The translation key.
// @return {string} Returns a default value for the translation key.
defaultValue: function(lng, ns, key) {
if (lng === 'en') {
// Return key as the default value for English language
return key;
}
// Return the string '__NOT_TRANSLATED__' for other languages
return '__NOT_TRANSLATED__';
}
}Type: Object
Resource options:
{ // Default
resource: {
// path where resources get loaded from
loadPath: 'i18n/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json',
// path to store resources
savePath: 'i18n/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json',
// jsonIndent to use when storing json files
jsonIndent: 2
}
}Type: String or false Default: '.'
Key separator used in translation keys.
Set to false to disable key separator if you prefer having keys as the fallback for translation (e.g. gettext). This feature is supported by [email protected]. Also see Key based fallback at http://i18next.com/translate/keyBasedFallback.
Type: String or false Default: ':'
Namespace separator used in translation keys.
Set to false to disable namespace separator if you prefer having keys as the fallback for translation (e.g. gettext). This feature is supported by [email protected]. Also see Key based fallback at http://i18next.com/translate/keyBasedFallback.
Type: String Default: '_'
The character to split plural from key.
Type: String Default: '_'
The character to split context from key.
Type: Object
interpolation options
{ // Default
interpolation: {
// The prefix for variables
prefix: '{{',
// The suffix for variables
suffix: '}}'
}
}Checkout Integration Guide to learn how to integrate with React, Gettext Style I18n, and Handlebars.
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