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Pappel Localization and format conversion tooling

A revival of the Babel tower, for your apps.

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Installation

npm install pappel -g

Remove the -g if you do not plan on using the CLI

CLI

Usage

pappel --input <path> --output-format <output-format> [--v] [--w] [--input-format <input-format>] [--lang <lang>] [--output-dir <path>] [--output-file <filename.ext>]

Options

input - source file path
output-format - (pappel|android|ios|xliff|react-native-localization)
input-format - (xlsx|android|ios|xliff)
lang='' - 2 letter ISO code
output-dir='.' - output direction path
output-file - name of the output file with extension
v - Version of Pappel
w - Watch your file

Examples

Android (xml) 2 iOS (strings)

pappel --input strings.xml --output-format ios

iOS (strings) 2 Android (xml)

pappel --input Localizable.strings --output-format android

XLSX 2 React Native Localization

pappel --input spreadsheet.xlsx --output-format react-native-localization

XLIFF 2 Android (xml)

pappel --input translation.xliff --output-format android

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API

Examples

Android (xml) 2 iOS (strings)

var Pappel = require('pappel');

var importer = new Pappel.Importer.AndroidXML();
var xmlString = fs.readFileSync('./strings.xml', 'utf8');
var pappelFormat = importer.convert({
  input : xmlString
});

var exporter = new Pappel.Exporter.Strings();
var content = exporter.convert({
  input: pappelFormat
});
var fileContent = exporter.wrapContent({
  content : content
});
fs.writeFileSync('./Localizable.strings', fileContent, 'utf8');