Supported File Types (Strings)

.JSON - i18n-node-2 (Strings)

Content is machine translated from English by Phrase Language AI.

File Extensions

.js

API Extension

node_json

Import

Yes

Export

Yes

Plural forms support

Yes

Description support

No

I18n-node-2 is a library based on Node.js that can work out of the box with Express.js. I18n-node-2 integrates with applications by providing on-the-fly string extraction. Wrapping strings pending translation with the default _(“…”) method is all that is required. While running, i18n-node-2 automatically generates multiple JSON files depending on predefined locales.

I18n-node-2 uses the auto-generated JSON format to store translatable data. Prior to translation, run a sanity check of the files. With i18n-node-2 supporting plural forms, ensure that all variables remain unchanged during translation.

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

i18n-node-2 on GitHub

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": "I'm a deeply nested key.",
  "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": "simple key, simple message, so simple.",
  "unverified_key": "This translation is not yet verified and waits for it. (In some formats we also export this status)"
}

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."
}
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