converting CodeIgniter language files to .po (for gettext)

3
votes

I'd like to maintain my native language translation for a CodeIgniter-based application.

However, translation files are in app_lang.php file as content of the array, and I'd like to use 'standard' gettext tools to translate which are also easier to maintain, keep under DVCS etc.

Do you know about some application which would enable to convert from/to CodeIgniter language files to/from gettext *.po files?

All I know is the following blueprint at Launchpad: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/phsite/+spec/gnu-gettext-translations

1
phpcodeigniterinternationalizationmultilingualgettext
Please include a link to a CodeIgniter "language file". - sorin
Here it is: bitbucket.org/jesseterry/myclientbase/src/8d5ae553787e/… - gour

1 Answers

0
votes

The multi-platform tool Poedit allows you to perform customisable searches on your code and generate a .po file from the results. It's a bit buggy on OS X and I haven't tried it with CI language files, but have used it on custom internationalization code and it worked perfectly.

You will need to edit the rules to use $this->CI->lang->line or $lang but it should work after a little tweaking.