Re: 'lang' file editor ...

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what I'm looking for is something that will make it possible for an end user
to merge [the contents] existing language files (that contain the items for the same language)
*and* perform translations between languages in a visual/easy way (i.e. without opening
a text editor) but end up with lang files that still formatted and commented when I'm done.

it's a three step process:

1. 'parse' 2 files: a 'reference' and a 'translation' file
2. display an editing interface for the 2 files (textareas, filtering [e.g. show only
untranslated items], sorting, etc)
3. write out a merged/updated file.

probably the merging of 2 existing lang files of the same language will require
a seperate interface than the translation/comparison of 2 files containing different
languages.

I have made a half-assed attempt to do this some years ago and it worked ok
but wasn't quite the level of sophistication I desired  - If no one has anything like
this lying around then I guess it's time for me to hack up a new thingummy,
using var_export()/print_r() [and running the code to merge, etc] won't cut it
(I've been down that road already) so probably I'm looking
at using either the tokenizer (although how exactly is something I'd have to look into)
or a combination of preg_match()/preg_replace() (which is something I am confident
I can now do to the required level - when I tried before my regexp skills sucked
too much).

I'm quite sure I make it work, but I'd be surprised if no-one has gone before me
- there must be tons of projects out there with the same kind of language file structure ...

maybe I should consider moving my 'shit' into gettext format.

Jim Lucas wrote:
> Richard Lynch wrote:
>> Seems to me you'd be better off just running the PHP code and dumping
>> the arrays out with var_dump or print_r "like" function to generate
>> your new language files...
>>
>> Otherwise, you're writing a fairly big chunk of the PHP parser, which
>> is already in PHP, so you re-invent the wheel...
>>
>> On Wed, April 11, 2007 9:07 pm, Jochem Maas wrote:
>>> anyone know of a decent script (or something I can rip out of an
>>> existing OS tool)
>>> that is capable of comparing, editing and saving 'old skool' lang
>>> files - you know
>>> the ones which define tons of array elements e.g.:
>>>
>>> $Lang['foo'] = 'bar';
>>>
>>> I'm looking for something that can handle quotes properly and 'weird'
>>> array keys
>>> (that include constants, for instance) as well as sprintf markers in
>>> the 'translation'
>>> text (e.g. "my %s hurts") and if at all possible the abiltiy to
>>> recognise and not f'up
>>> stuff like:
>>>
>>> $Lang['foo'] = 'my '.$Lang['bar'].' really hurts';
>>>
>>> and I'd prefer it to be able to keep file formatting, item ordering
>>> and comments
>>> as they were when saving back into the file.
>>>
>>> I can't find anything really useful - the firefox 'php lang file'
>>> editor plugin, is,
>>> for instance, not up to the job.
>>>
>>> tar,
>>> Jochem
>>>
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>>
>>
> From what he said, I read that he want to rip the contents out of the
> file, not actually parse it.
> 
> for example, if he parsed this out:
> $Lang['foo'] = 'my '.$Lang['bar'].' really hurts';
> 
> You would get the completed string, not a line that has the variable
> call in it.
> 
> Maybe I took it wrong, but that is what I thought he wanted.
> 
> a reader, not a parser.
> 

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