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Rails I18n From The Trenches

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Clemens Kofler discusses recent developments and challenges in Ruby on Rails i18n, including new features in i18n 0.2.0 and ongoing issues like CLDR compliance and bad Rails implementations. He emphasizes that i18n is not trying to be gettext and shares recommendations for optimal i18n setups. The presentation concludes with resources for further exploration of the topic.

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Rails i18n From the Trenches Clemens Kofler
Hi, I’m Clemens! (Clemens Kofler, clemensk)
Today, I’m going to talk about ... • The latest developments in Ruby/Rails i18n • Current problems (in Rails) and potential future changes
i18n
Rails I18n From The Trenches
http://guides.rails.info/i18n.html
i18n basics in 2 minutes
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Do you like Gettext? (of course it’s fake)
_ s_ p_ t n_ ns_ np_
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
i18n news
Additions in i18n 0.2.0 • translation procs • custom namespace separators • Ruby 1.9-style string interpolation • (symlinked translations)
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
+ a bunch of neat plugins (list at the end)
Additions in i18n 0.2.0 • translation procs • custom namespace separators • Ruby 1.9-style string interpolation • (symlinked translations)
bleeding edge
Current edge • Base backend + module includes • Pluralization module • Cache module • Locale fallbacks module from Globalize 2 • Chain backend from Globalize 2 • Gettext support (experimental)
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Current edge • Base backend + module includes • Pluralization module • Cache module • Locale fallbacks module from Globalize 2 • Chain backend from Globalize 2 • Gettext support (experimental)
Current problems • Tools • Data input • CLDR compliance • Some unfinished integration (Date/Time#to_s, labels) • Bad Rails implementations (AR Errors) • (Clean) routing i18n nearly impossible • (Gettext support / “enterprise-readiness”)
Tools
http://github.com/svenfuchs/i18n-tools
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Parsing dates/times is really hard (you can try out my experimental delocalize plugin)
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Rails I18n From The Trenches
You can do something like this with translate_routes but it’s basically a really scary hack.
i18n vs. Gettext?
War? Not really.
We are not Gettext (and we don’t want to be) ((ever))
Recommendations
The Setup • i18n edge • Translations from GitHub • (Globalize 2 for model translations) • (localized_dates for transparent date handling) • (delocalize for parsing localized input) • (translate_routes for i18n routing)
Rails I18n From The Trenches
Questions?
Some resources • http://rails-i18n.org • http://guides.rails.info/i18n.html • http://github.com/svenfuchs/i18n • http://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n • http://github.com/svenfuchs/i18n-tools • http://groups.google.com/group/rails-i18n • Pluralization rules: http://gist.github.com/106372
clemens@railway.at http://www.railway.at http://github.com/clemens
Image credits • http://www.sxc.hu/photo/708615 • http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferneyes/469259974/ • http://aceitapretzel.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/dexter-ap.jpg • http://www.flickr.com/photos/dunechaser/2936384313/ • http://www.festivalcervantino.gob.mx/Ficesmas/prensa/galerias/oct/12/ Hamletokok/images/061012_hamlet_20FGJ.jpg • http://www.flickr.com/photos/srgblog/1408923862/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/purrr/126597849/

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Rails I18n From The Trenches

  • 1. Rails i18n From the Trenches Clemens Kofler
  • 2. Hi, I’m Clemens! (Clemens Kofler, clemensk)
  • 3. Today, I’m going to talk about ... • The latest developments in Ruby/Rails i18n • Current problems (in Rails) and potential future changes
  • 7. i18n basics in 2 minutes
  • 9. Do you like Gettext? (of course it’s fake)
  • 10. _ s_ p_ t n_ ns_ np_
  • 14. Additions in i18n 0.2.0 • translation procs • custom namespace separators • Ruby 1.9-style string interpolation • (symlinked translations)
  • 21. + a bunch of neat plugins (list at the end)
  • 22. Additions in i18n 0.2.0 • translation procs • custom namespace separators • Ruby 1.9-style string interpolation • (symlinked translations)
  • 24. Current edge • Base backend + module includes • Pluralization module • Cache module • Locale fallbacks module from Globalize 2 • Chain backend from Globalize 2 • Gettext support (experimental)
  • 33. Current edge • Base backend + module includes • Pluralization module • Cache module • Locale fallbacks module from Globalize 2 • Chain backend from Globalize 2 • Gettext support (experimental)
  • 34. Current problems • Tools • Data input • CLDR compliance • Some unfinished integration (Date/Time#to_s, labels) • Bad Rails implementations (AR Errors) • (Clean) routing i18n nearly impossible • (Gettext support / “enterprise-readiness”)
  • 35. Tools
  • 39. Parsing dates/times is really hard (you can try out my experimental delocalize plugin)
  • 45. You can do something like this with translate_routes but it’s basically a really scary hack.
  • 48. We are not Gettext (and we don’t want to be) ((ever))
  • 50. The Setup • i18n edge • Translations from GitHub • (Globalize 2 for model translations) • (localized_dates for transparent date handling) • (delocalize for parsing localized input) • (translate_routes for i18n routing)
  • 53. Some resources • http://rails-i18n.org • http://guides.rails.info/i18n.html • http://github.com/svenfuchs/i18n • http://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n • http://github.com/svenfuchs/i18n-tools • http://groups.google.com/group/rails-i18n • Pluralization rules: http://gist.github.com/106372
  • 55. Image credits • http://www.sxc.hu/photo/708615 • http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferneyes/469259974/ • http://aceitapretzel.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/dexter-ap.jpg • http://www.flickr.com/photos/dunechaser/2936384313/ • http://www.festivalcervantino.gob.mx/Ficesmas/prensa/galerias/oct/12/ Hamletokok/images/061012_hamlet_20FGJ.jpg • http://www.flickr.com/photos/srgblog/1408923862/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/purrr/126597849/