Command line tool to automate the manipulation of i18n string files in Rails and Android.

• Generate a list all English translations that have been updated or added since the last translation
• Integrate a list of newly translated strings into the right place in the project translation file(s)
• Validate that all languages have the same keys

• Must be used in context of git controlled project
• Assumes that android string files are called strings.xml under res/values-xx

Install the gem in your project

gem install vocab

Set the current git commit to be the starting point for the next translation diff

vocab init

You may need to change the SHA hash in .vocab to match the commit of the last translation

cd APP_ROOT
vocab extract android

This will create two files in the current directory:

strings.diff.xml Contains all the keys that need to be updated for existing languages strings.full.xml Contains all keys for a full translation

Send these files off to the appropriate translator. When they files come back, put the partial language translations in tmp/translations. For example:

tmp/translations/values-zn/strings.xml
tmp/translations/values-es/es-strings-7.xml

The file must be in the properly named folder and end with xml.

For new language files, just put them directly under the res directory.

For new languages, you simply take the file containing the full translation and put it in the proper directory under the res directory.

Integrate partial the translations with the following command:

cd APP_ROOT
vocab merge android

cd APP_ROOT
vocab validate android

cd RAILS_ROOT
vocab extract rails

This will create two files in the current directory:

en.diff.yml Contains all the keys that need to be updated for existing languages en.full.yml Contains all keys for a full translation

Send these files off to the appropriate translator. When they files come back, put them in tmp/translations. For example:

tmp/translations/zn.yml
tmp/translations/es.yml

Integrate the translations with the following command:

cd RAILS_ROOT
vocab merge rails

Keys will be put in the correct nested yml file. You can put whole or partial translations in tmp/translations.

cd RAILS_ROOT
vocab validate rails

Keys starting with 'debug_' are ignored for both Rails and Android string files. Prepend development-only strings with 'debug_' to avoid these keys being sent to translators.

• Better documentation (omnigraffle graphic)
• Dry run extract
• Add .processed to each tmp/translation after success
• Handle full translations under tmp/translations when no existing translation exists in android
• Add iOS support
• Add AIR support
• Add Chrome support
• Add Firefox support