1 | # y18n
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2 |
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3 | [![NPM version][npm-image]][npm-url]
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4 | [![js-standard-style][standard-image]][standard-url]
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5 | [![Conventional Commits](https://img.shields.io/badge/Conventional%20Commits-1.0.0-yellow.svg)](https://conventionalcommits.org)
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6 |
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7 | The bare-bones internationalization library used by yargs.
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8 |
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9 | Inspired by [i18n](https://www.npmjs.com/package/i18n).
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10 |
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11 | ## Examples
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12 |
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13 | _simple string translation:_
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14 |
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15 | ```js
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16 | const __ = require('y18n')().__;
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17 |
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18 | console.log(__('my awesome string %s', 'foo'));
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19 | ```
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20 |
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21 | output:
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22 |
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23 | `my awesome string foo`
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24 |
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25 | _using tagged template literals_
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26 |
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27 | ```js
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28 | const __ = require('y18n')().__;
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29 |
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30 | const str = 'foo';
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31 |
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32 | console.log(__`my awesome string ${str}`);
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33 | ```
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34 |
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35 | output:
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36 |
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37 | `my awesome string foo`
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38 |
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39 | _pluralization support:_
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40 |
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41 | ```js
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42 | const __n = require('y18n')().__n;
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43 |
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44 | console.log(__n('one fish %s', '%d fishes %s', 2, 'foo'));
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45 | ```
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46 |
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47 | output:
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48 |
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49 | `2 fishes foo`
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50 |
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51 | ## Deno Example
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52 |
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53 | As of `v5` `y18n` supports [Deno](https://github.com/denoland/deno):
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54 |
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55 | ```typescript
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56 | import y18n from "https://deno.land/x/y18n/deno.ts";
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57 |
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58 | const __ = y18n({
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59 | locale: 'pirate',
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60 | directory: './test/locales'
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61 | }).__
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62 |
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63 | console.info(__`Hi, ${'Ben'} ${'Coe'}!`)
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64 | ```
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65 |
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66 | You will need to run with `--allow-read` to load alternative locales.
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67 |
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68 | ## JSON Language Files
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69 |
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70 | The JSON language files should be stored in a `./locales` folder.
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71 | File names correspond to locales, e.g., `en.json`, `pirate.json`.
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72 |
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73 | When strings are observed for the first time they will be
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74 | added to the JSON file corresponding to the current locale.
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75 |
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76 | ## Methods
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77 |
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78 | ### require('y18n')(config)
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79 |
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80 | Create an instance of y18n with the config provided, options include:
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81 |
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82 | * `directory`: the locale directory, default `./locales`.
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83 | * `updateFiles`: should newly observed strings be updated in file, default `true`.
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84 | * `locale`: what locale should be used.
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85 | * `fallbackToLanguage`: should fallback to a language-only file (e.g. `en.json`)
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86 | be allowed if a file matching the locale does not exist (e.g. `en_US.json`),
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87 | default `true`.
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88 |
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89 | ### y18n.\_\_(str, arg, arg, arg)
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90 |
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91 | Print a localized string, `%s` will be replaced with `arg`s.
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92 |
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93 | This function can also be used as a tag for a template literal. You can use it
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94 | like this: <code>__`hello ${'world'}`</code>. This will be equivalent to
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95 | `__('hello %s', 'world')`.
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96 |
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97 | ### y18n.\_\_n(singularString, pluralString, count, arg, arg, arg)
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98 |
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99 | Print a localized string with appropriate pluralization. If `%d` is provided
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100 | in the string, the `count` will replace this placeholder.
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101 |
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102 | ### y18n.setLocale(str)
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103 |
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104 | Set the current locale being used.
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105 |
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106 | ### y18n.getLocale()
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107 |
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108 | What locale is currently being used?
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109 |
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110 | ### y18n.updateLocale(obj)
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111 |
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112 | Update the current locale with the key value pairs in `obj`.
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113 |
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114 | ## Supported Node.js Versions
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115 |
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116 | Libraries in this ecosystem make a best effort to track
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117 | [Node.js' release schedule](https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/). Here's [a
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118 | post on why we think this is important](https://medium.com/the-node-js-collection/maintainers-should-consider-following-node-js-release-schedule-ab08ed4de71a).
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119 |
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120 | ## License
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121 |
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122 | ISC
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123 |
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124 | [npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/y18n
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125 | [npm-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/y18n.svg
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126 | [standard-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-standard-brightgreen.svg
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127 | [standard-url]: https://github.com/feross/standard
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