# react-localized / preact-localized [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/react-localized.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-localized) [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/preact-localized.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/preact-localized) Complete internationalization tool for React and Preact components. Features: - based on [gettext](https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html) format, uses translation `.po` files - translation strings for `.po` files can be extracted automatically from project source files - plural forms are supported - gettext function aliases are supported - JavaScript string templates are supported - locale data is extendable, for example by adding date formats, currencies, etc. - locale data can be separated from the main bundle by using dynamic import ### Basic component example ```js import { useLocales } from 'react-localized' // or from 'preact-localized' export default () => { const { gettext } = useLocales() return ( <> { gettext('Hello, World!') } // Привет, Мир! ) } ``` ### Complex example [Live demo](http://fakundo.github.io/react-localized/) | [Source](https://github.com/fakundo/react-localized/tree/master/examples) ### Installation and usage #### 1. Use existing `.po` files with translation messages or generate them from your project source files To generate `.po` files you can use the extractor CLI tool. Extractor searches your project source files for functions like `gettext`, `ngettext`, etc. Extractor also can update existing `.po` files without erasing existing translations in those files. ```console npm i react-localized-extractor ``` ```console react-localized-extractor [options] Options: --version Show version number [boolean] --help Show help [boolean] --locales, -l List of desired locales (comma separated) [string] [required] --source, -s Source files pattern [string] [default: "./src/**/*.@(js|ts|jsx|tsx)"] --output, -o Output .po files directory [string] [default: "./locales"] --alias, -a Function alias [string] --save-pot Should create catalog .pot file in output directory [boolean] [default: false] ``` ```console react-localized-extractor -l ru ``` #### 2. Modify `.po` files to add / edit translation Use your favourite editor for `.po` files. I recommend you to use `Poedit`. #### 3. Import `.po` files into your project by using webpack loader (optional) The loader transforms the contents of the `.po` files to JSON using `gettext-parser`. Therefore, if you are not using `webpack`, you can generate JSON files using this parser and import them into your project. ```console npm i react-localized-loader ``` ```js module: { rules: [ { test: /\.po$/, use: 'react-localized-loader' } ] } ``` #### 4. Install `react-localized` or `preact-localized` ```console // for React npm i react-localized // for Preact npm i preact-localized ``` #### 5. Create data object for each locale Use the `createLocale` function from the package. The first argument is for translation messages taken from `.po` file. The second argument is for extra data such as date formats, currencies, and so on. Example of the file `ru.js` for russian locale ```js import { createLocale } from 'react-localized' // or from 'preact-localized' import messages from 'messages/ru.po' const extra = { ... } export default createLocale(messages, extra) ``` #### 6. Render provider component ```js import { LocalizedProvider } from 'react-localized' // or from 'preact-localized' import fr from 'fr.js' import de from 'de.js' const ru = () => import('ru.js').then(data => data.default) // separated from the main bundle const locales = { fr, de, ru } export default () => ( { ({ localeReady }) => ( localeReady ? 'render children' : 'loading locale' ) } ) ``` #### 7. Localize components using hook ```js import { useLocales } from 'react-localized' // or from 'preact-localized' export default () => { const { gettext, ngettext, ...extra } = useLocales() return ( <> { gettext('Hello, World!') } // Привет, Мир! { ngettext('apple', 'apples', 1) } // яблоко { ngettext('apple', 'apples', 2) } // яблока { ngettext('apple', 'apples', 5) } // яблок ) } ``` #### 8. Localize components using HOC (Higher-Order Component) ```js import { withLocales } from 'react-localized' // or from 'preact-localized' class LocalizedComponent extends Component { render() { const { pgettext, formatDate, formats } = this.props // 'formatDate' and 'formats' are extra data passed to the 'createLocale' return ( <> { pgettext('Context', 'Text with context') } // Текст с контекстом { formatDate(new Date(), formats.date) } // 1 января 2020 ) } } export default withLocales()(LocalizedComponent) ``` ### Using string templates ```js import { useLocales } from 'react-localized' // or from 'preact-localized' export default () => { const { gettext, ngettext, pgettext, npgettext } = useLocales() const name = 'Anna' const i = 2 return ( <> { gettext`My name is ${name}` } // Мое имя Anna { ngettext`${i} apple``${i} apples`(i) } // 2 яблока { pgettext('Ctx')`My name is ${name}` } { npgettext('Ctx')`${i} apple``${i} apples`(i) } ) } ``` ### Using function aliases Use `LocalizedProvider` `alias` prop to define function aliases. Example of alias for `gettext` only ```js ``` Example of aliases for `gettext` and `ngettext` ```js ``` Example of alias usage ```js import { useLocales } from 'react-localized' // or from 'preact-localized' export default () => { const { __, __n } = useLocales() const name = 'Anna' return ( <> { __('Hello, World!') } { __`My name is ${name}` } { __n`apple``apples`(5) } ) } ``` Also configure extractor. Example of alias for `gettext` only ```console react-localized-extractor -l ru -a __ ``` Example of aliases for `gettext` and `ngettext` ```console react-localized-extractor -l ru -a.gettext __ -a.ngettext __n ``` ### API #### LocalizedProvider props - `locales` - defined locales - `selected` - selected locale (default `en`) - `alias` - function aliases (string or object) - `children({ localeReady })` #### Data returned by hook / props passed to the child of the HOC - `locale` - `gettext(text)` - `ngettext(text, textPlural, n)` - `pgettext(context, text)` - `npgettext(context, text, textPlural, n)` - `...aliases` - defined function aliases - `...extra` - extra data passed to the `createLocale` ### License MIT

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	react-localized		9	2	3.2.1	2 years ago	7 years ago

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