.JSON - Simple (Strings)

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File Extensions	.json
API Extension	simple_json
Import	Yes
Export	Yes
Plural forms support	Yes
Description support	No
Format options	enable_pluralization

.JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) was originally designed only for JavaScript, but became a standard exchange file format in parallel with .XML, .YAML, .Properties, etc. .JSON consists of key-value pairs wrapped in curly brackets. A value can either be a string, a number, or an object (one or more key-value pairs wrapped in curly brackets). Simple JSON is a .JSON file with most values being plain strings excepting for plural forms purposes. In this case, strings placed as values will be translated.

AI chatbots can be very effective at generating a list of keys from a .JSON file.

Format Options

Identifier	enable_pluralization
Type	boolean
Upload	Yes
Download	No
Default	true
Description	Enables detection of pluralized keys. All matching keys will be persisted as pluralized keys.

Code Sample

{
  "boolean_key": "--- true\n",
  "empty_string_translation": "",
  "key_with_description": "Check it out! This key has a description! (At least in some formats)",
  "key_with_line-break": "This translations contains\na line-break.",
  "nested.deeply.key": "Wow, this key is nested even deeper.",
  "nested.key": "This key is nested inside a namespace.",
  "null_translation": null,
  "pluralized_key": {
    "one": "Only one pluralization found.",
    "other": "Wow, you have %s pluralizations!",
    "zero": "You have no pluralization."
  },
  "sample_collection": [
    "first item",
    "second item",
    "third item"
  ],
  "simple_key": "Just a simple key with a simple message.",
  "unverified_key": "This translation is not yet verified and waits for it. (In some formats we also export this status)"
}

Plural forms

This format uses named categories to identify the different pluralizations of a key. The following categories are reserved for plural forms:

.zero | .one | .two | .few | .many | .other

Example names for correctly identified, persisted and marked pluralized keys:

inbox.messages.notification.one
inbox.messages.notification.other

Plurals for JSON files

The most common format of plural key messages on various libraries:

"messages": {
    "one": "One message received.",
    "other": "%s messages received.",
    "zero": "No messages received."
}