| 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 | [](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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