node-pseudo-l10n

node-pseudo-l10n

Turns a PO, MO, or POT file into a pseudo-localized PO file.

Installation:

npm install node-pseudo-l10n

Usage:

const pseudoLoc = require('node-pseudo-l10n');

// for a single string
pseudoLoc.transformString('This ends with a string place-holder %s');
// returns 'Ţĥîîîš éééñðš ŵîîîţĥ ààà šţŕîîîñĝ þļàààçééé-ĥôôôļðéééŕ %s'

// for PO or POT files
const pseudoLocPoFileContents = await pseudoLoc.transform({
  filePath: './someFile.po'
});

Why would I use pseudo localization?

It's one of the fastest ways to test if your app can be localized (without going through the pain of full localization).

What's pseudo-localized text look like?

Here's a some text `This ends with a string place-holder %s pseudo-localized Ţĥîîîš éééñðš ŵîîîţĥ ààà šţŕîîîñĝ þļàààçééé-ĥôôôļðéééŕ %s`.