extension/lib/translate.coffee

   1 # This file provides a simple function for getting the localized version of a
   2 # string of text.
   3
   4 PROPERTIES_FILE = 'vimfx.properties'
   5
   6 stringBundle = Services.strings.createBundle(
   7   # Randomize URI to work around bug 719376.
   8   "#{ADDON_PATH}/locale/#{PROPERTIES_FILE}?#{Math.random()}"
   9 )
  10
  11 translate = (name, values...) ->
  12   try
  13     return stringBundle.formatStringFromName(name, values, values.length)
  14   catch error
  15     # If you accidentally pass a `name` that does not exist in a '.properties'
  16     # file the thrown error is terrible. It only tells you that an error
  17     # occurred, but not why. Wrap in a try-catch to fix that.
  18     console.error('VimFx: Translation error', name, values, error)
  19
  20 module.exports = translate