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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. yiisoft/i18n-message-gettext ActiveLibrary[Framework](/categories/framework) yiisoft/i18n-message-gettext ============================ Yii Translator gettext Message Storage 1.1.0(3y ago)131348[1 PRs](https://github.com/yiisoft/translator-message-gettext/pulls)BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP ^8.0CI passing Since May 13Pushed 4mo ago13 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/yiisoft/translator-message-gettext)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/yiisoft/i18n-message-gettext)[ Docs](https://www.yiiframework.com/)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/yiisoft)[ Fund](https://opencollective.com/yiisoft)[ RSS](/packages/yiisoft-i18n-message-gettext/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced today READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (7)Versions (3)Used By (0) [ ![Yii](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8317c17418b39410a660f5149071d26c5023c0d5fb2b7ebb771324812f666d73/68747470733a2f2f796969736f66742e6769746875622e696f2f646f63732f696d616765732f7969695f6c6f676f2e737667) ](https://github.com/yiisoft) Yii Translator gettext Message Storage ====================================== [](#yii-translator-gettext-message-storage) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c063d63bdfefecd1fa55c0cdac0e34151e1638716f84c36d70c3963d902b5e91/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f796969736f66742f7472616e736c61746f722d6d6573736167652d676574746578742f762f737461626c652e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/yiisoft/translator-message-gettext)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d12c9ba11ac29ce024cccb1205a3478f092a667943ba2c886c77f89b28c1a126/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f796969736f66742f7472616e736c61746f722d6d6573736167652d676574746578742f646f776e6c6f6164732e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/yiisoft/translator-message-gettext)[![Build status](https://github.com/yiisoft/translator-message-gettext/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/yiisoft/translator-message-gettext/actions/workflows/build.yml?query=branch%3Amaster)[![Code Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/675f3137e9a5cf752b129ca76b94ab4dfdb7318a2f98b0dc351c2829cada23ec/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f796969736f66742f7472616e736c61746f722d6d6573736167652d676574746578742f6272616e63682f6d61737465722f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/yiisoft/translator-message-gettext)[![Mutation testing badge](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f1c5b1d99c0bc6b3f15af578beb27704c5f1642036927ce5941f9d923a73b0ff/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f656e64706f696e743f7374796c653d666c61742675726c3d687474707325334125324625324662616467652d6170692e737472796b65722d6d757461746f722e696f2532466769746875622e636f6d253246796969736f66742532467472616e736c61746f722d6d6573736167652d676574746578742532466d6173746572)](https://dashboard.stryker-mutator.io/reports/github.com/yiisoft/translator-message-gettext/master)[![static analysis](https://github.com/yiisoft/translator-message-gettext/workflows/static%20analysis/badge.svg)](https://github.com/yiisoft/translator-message-gettext/actions?query=workflow%3A%22static+analysis%22)[![type-coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/22b5c91a4b326d2bb964a9edbeddb7501709adf7e25ebc67c21842a1ae84ed7b/68747470733a2f2f73686570686572642e6465762f6769746875622f796969736f66742f7472616e736c61746f722d6d6573736167652d676574746578742f636f7665726167652e737667)](https://shepherd.dev/github/yiisoft/translator-message-gettext) The package provides message storage backend based on gettext file format to be used with [`yiisoft/translator`](https://github.com/yiisoft/translator) package. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP 8.0 or higher. - `gettext` PHP extension. Installation ------------ [](#installation) The package could be installed with [Composer](https://getcomposer.org): ``` composer require yiisoft/translator-message-gettext ``` ### Attention [](#attention) When using gettext, `locale` depends on your OS requirement: - for Windows `'locale' => 'en-US.UTF-8'` - for Linux `'locale' => 'en_US.UTF-8'` General usage ------------- [](#general-usage) The package is meant to be used with [`yiisoft/translator`](https://github.com/yiisoft/translator): ``` use Yiisoft\Translator\CategorySource; use Yiisoft\Translator\Message\Gettext\MessageSource; $categorySource = new CategorySource( 'my-category', new MessageSource('/path/to/messages'), ); ``` The examples below are about using it separately. ### Create of instance of MessageSource [](#create-of-instance-of-messagesource) ``` /** @var string $path - path to your gettext storage */ $messageSource = new \Yiisoft\Translator\Message\Gettext\MessageSource($path); ``` ### Read message without `yiisoft/translator` package [](#read-message-without-yiisofttranslator-package) ``` /** * @var \Yiisoft\Translator\Message\Gettext\MessageSource $messageSource * @var ?string $translatedString */ $id = 'messageIdentificator'; $category = 'messages'; $language = 'de-DE'; $translatedString = $messageSource->getMessage($id, $category, $language); ``` You can create your translations in .mo format with use third-party software (for example Poedit) Recommended structure to your gettext storage: ``` -- path_to_your_storage -- de_DE -- LC_MESSAGES -- messages.mo ``` Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) - [Internals](docs/internals.md) If you need help or have a question, the [Yii Forum](https://forum.yiiframework.com/c/yii-3-0/63) is a good place for that. You may also check out other [Yii Community Resources](https://www.yiiframework.com/community). License ------- [](#license) The Yii Translator gettext Message Storage is free software. It is released under the terms of the BSD License. Please see [`LICENSE`](./LICENSE.md) for more information. Maintained by [Yii Software](https://www.yiiframework.com/). 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