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voda/gettext-extractor
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tool for extracting gettext messages

v4.0.5(4y ago)2232.8k—0%20[2 PRs](https://github.com/voda/gettext-extractor/pulls)BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=7.2.0

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GettextExtractor
================

[](#gettextextractor)

Tool for extracting gettext phrases from PHP files and Latte templates. Output is generated as a .pot file.

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

[](#installation)

To install gettext-extractor install it with [composer](https://getcomposer.org/): `$ composer require --dev voda/gettext-extractor`

Alternatively you can download a standalone PHAR file from [releases page](https://github.com/voda/gettext-extractor/releases).

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

`./vendor/bin/gettext-extractor [options]`

```
Options:
  -h            display this help and exit
  -oFILE        output file, default output is stdout
  -lFILE        log file, default is stderr
  -fFILE        file to extract, can be specified several times
  -kFUNCTION    add FUNCTION to filters, format is:
                FILTER:FUNCTION_NAME:SINGULAR,PLURAL,CONTEXT
                default FILTERs are PHP and Latte
                for SINGULAR, PLURAL and CONTEXT '0' means not set
                can be specified several times
  -mKEY:VALUE   set meta header

```

e.g.: `./vendor/bin/gettext-extractor -o outup/file.pot -f files/to/extract/`

Supported file types
--------------------

[](#supported-file-types)

- .php
- .latte (Nette Latte templates)

License
-------

[](#license)

GettextExtractor is licensed under the New BSD License.

Based on code from [Karel Klíma](https://github.com/karelklima/gettext-extractor).

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity38

Limited adoption so far

Community20

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 91.1% 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 ~318 days

Recently: every ~218 days

Total

12

Last Release

1671d ago

Major Versions

v3.1.4 → v4.0.02019-04-19

PHP version history (2 changes)v3.0.0PHP >=5.2.2

v4.0.0PHP >=7.2.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![voda](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/290157?v=4)](https://github.com/voda "voda (144 commits)")[![finwe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/195675?v=4)](https://github.com/finwe "finwe (5 commits)")[![norbe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/194486?v=4)](https://github.com/norbe "norbe (3 commits)")[![JanMikes](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3995003?v=4)](https://github.com/JanMikes "JanMikes (2 commits)")[![martinkvapilglamicz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/49398237?v=4)](https://github.com/martinkvapilglamicz "martinkvapilglamicz (1 commits)")[![adamzelycz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/23708774?v=4)](https://github.com/adamzelycz "adamzelycz (1 commits)")[![ondrejcech](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4385840?v=4)](https://github.com/ondrejcech "ondrejcech (1 commits)")[![sharkodlak](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/512785?v=4)](https://github.com/sharkodlak "sharkodlak (1 commits)")

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Tags

l10ngettext

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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