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metarush/lang
=============

Language translations / i18n / l10n with replaceable variables.

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metarush/lang
=============

[](#metarushlang)

Language translations / i18n / l10n with replaceable variables.

Sometimes you don't need a full-blown translation package. If all you want is to read a language translation source (e.g., Yaml file) and optionally replace variables on it on runtime, then this package is for you.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Install via composer as `metarush/lang`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

1. Create a language file e.g., `en-US.yaml` and store it in a folder of your choice e.g., `locales/`
2. Put the ff. sample content in `en-US.yaml`:

```
foo: hello world
bar: the {{size}} {{color}} {{animal}} jumped
```

`foo` and `bar` will be the reference keys of each language string

3. Put the ff. in your PHP code:

```
$lang = (new \MetaRush\Lang\Builder())
            ->setLocalePath('path/to/locales/folder/')
            ->setLocale('en-US')
            ->build();

$foo = $lang->get('foo');

// $foo now contains 'hello world'
```

To replace variables on runtime:

```
$vars = [
    'size'   => 'big',
    'color'  => 'brown',
    'animal' => 'fox',
];

$bar = $lang->get('bar', $vars);

// $bar now contains 'the big brown fox jumped'
```

Additional settings
-------------------

[](#additional-settings)

### `->setOpenSyntax(string)`

[](#-setopensyntaxstring)

Change the open syntax of variables e.g., `->setOpenSyntax('%')`

### `->setCloseSyntax(string)`

[](#-setclosesyntaxstring)

Change the close syntax of variables e.g., `->setCloseSyntax('%')`

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2508d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

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