File Extensions |
.json |
API Extension |
json |
Import |
Yes |
Export |
Yes |
Plural forms support |
No |
Description support |
Yes |
Format options |
No |
Google provides internationalization support for Chrome extensions. Localized strings for Chrome extensions are stored in a .JSON file often named messages.json. Chrome JSON files have a slightly different structure than .JSON files used for localization on other platforms. For Chrome JSON, strings that need translation are placed in the sub-key message
nested under each unit key-value pair. A description
may also be added to each key-value pair.
AI chatbots can be very effective at generating a list of keys from a .JSON file.
Code Sample
{ "boolean_key": { "message": "--- true\n" }, "empty_string_translation": { "message": "" }, "key_with_description": { "message": "Check it! Key has a description! (In some formats)", "description": "I'm a very important description for this key!" }, "key_with_line-break": { "message": "This translations contains\na line-break." }, "nested.deeply.key": { "message": " I'm nested deeply." }, "nested.key": { "message": "This key is nested inside a namespace." }, "null_translation": { "message": null }, "sample_collection": { "message": "---\n- first item\n- second item\n- third item\n" }, "simple_key": { "message": "I am a simple key with a simple message." }, "unverified_key": { "message": "Not yet verified waiting for it. (In some formats we also export this status)" } }