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mireiawen/translation
=====================

Sets up the text translation domain and other settings for gettext translations

0.2.1(6y ago)040MITPHPPHP >=7.3.0

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Translation
===========

[](#translation)

Helper class to set up the text translation domain and other settings for gettext translations

- Class name: `Translation`
- Namespace: `Mireiawen\Translation`

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- Intl extension
- PHP 7

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can clone or download the code from the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/Mireiawen/translation) or you can use composer: `composer require mireiawen/translation`

Methods
-------

[](#methods)

### \_\_construct

[](#__construct)

```
Translation::__construct(string $path, string $default_language, string $domain, string $codeset = 'UTF-8')

```

Set up the translation and try to detect the user settings

#### Arguments

[](#arguments)

- **string** `$path` - The filesystem path to the translations
- **string** `$default_language` - The default language to use, if none can be determined
- **string** `$domain` - The text domain to bind to
- **string** `$codeset` - The character set to use with the translation file

#### Exceptions thrown

[](#exceptions-thrown)

##### \\Exception

[](#exception)

- In case the extension is missing
- In case the translation folder does not exist
- In case the language cannot be determined

### GetLanguage

[](#getlanguage)

```
Translation::GetLanguage()

```

Get the user's currently selected language

#### Return value

[](#return-value)

- **string** - The current language code

### TranslateTo

[](#translateto)

```
Translation::TranslateTo(string $language, string $domain, string $codeset = 'UTF-8')

```

Set up the environment to load the correct translation file for the chosen language

#### Arguments

[](#arguments-1)

- **string** `$language` - The language to load
- **string** `$domain` - The text domain to bind to
- **string** `$codeset` - The character set to use with the translation file

#### Exceptions thrown

[](#exceptions-thrown-1)

##### \\Exception

[](#exception-1)

- In case the language is empty

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 21% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

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

Every ~14 days

Total

2

Last Release

2459d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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