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mlo/babl
========

Toolkit for working with translations in Symfony

v0.4.0(10y ago)017[2 issues](https://github.com/mloberg/Babl/issues)MITPHP

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Babl
====

[](#babl)

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Toolkit for working with translation files in Symfony.

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 5.4

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

[](#installation)

There are a couple ways you can install Babl.

### As a Phar (Recommended)

[](#as-a-phar-recommended)

```
$ curl http://mloberg.github.io/Babl/installer.php | php

```

This will place a `babl.phar` file in your current directory. From there you can move it someplace easier to access (`/usr/local/bin`) and rename it to just `babl`.

### Globally Through Composer

[](#globally-through-composer)

If you already have tools installed globally through composer, this is probably the best way to go.

```
$ composer global require mlo/babl --prefer-source

```

### As a Composer Dependency

[](#as-a-composer-dependency)

You can also install Babl through composer so it's always available in your project.

```
$ composer require --dev mlo/babl

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To see the current version of Babl

```
$ babl --version

```

To convert translation files between different formats, use the `convert`command. For example if you have `messages.en.yml`, but want an XLIFF.

```
$ babl convert app/Resources/translations/messages.en.yml xliff

```

The default format is `xliff`, but there is also `yml` and `php`.

If you want to add a translation entry to a file, use the `add` command.

```
$ babl add app/Resources/translations/messages.en.yml greeting "Hello World!"

```

You can merge multiple translation files together. If the `--target` option is not set, it will use the first file.

```
$ babl merge --target translations.en.xliff messges.en.yml validator.en.xliff emails.en.php

```

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 31% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~36 days

Total

5

Last Release

3792d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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