NAME

       Xacobeo::I18n - Utilities for internationalization (i18n).

SYNOPSIS

               # Initialize the i18n framework (done once)
               use FindBin;
               use Xacobeo::I18n;
               Xacobeo::I18n->init("$FindBin::Bin/../share/locale/");

               # Import the i18n utilities (used everywhere where i18n is needed)
               use Xacobeo::I18n;
               print __("Hello world"), "\n";

DESCRIPTION

       This package provides utilities that perform i18n. This module relies on gettext.

       The initialization of the i18n framework should be performed only once, preferably as soon
       as possible. Once the framework is initialized any module requiring to translate a string
       can include this module.

       This module exports automatically the shortcut functions used for translating messages.
       This is done in order to make the translation transparent.

FUNCTIONS

       The following functions are available:

   __
       Translates a single string through gettext.

       Parameters:

       •   $string

           The string to translate.

   __x
       Translates a string that uses place holders for variable substitution.

       Parameters:

       •   $string

           The string to translate.

       •   %values

           A series of key/value pairs that will be replacing the place holders.

   __n
       Translates a string in either singular or plural.

       Parameters:

       •   $singular

           The string in its singular form (one item).

       •   $plural

           The string in its plural form (more than one item).

       •   $count

           The number of items.

       •   %values

           A series of key/value pairs that will be replacing the place holders.

   __nx
       Translates a string in either singular or plural with variable substitution.

       Parameters:

       •   $singular

           The string in its singular form (one item).

       •   $plural

           The string in its plural form (more than one item).

       •   $count

           The number of items.

   __xn
       Same as "__nx".

       Parameters:

       •   $singular

           The string in its singular form (one item).

       •   $plural

           The string in its plural form (more than one item).

       •   $count

           The number of items.

   domain
       Returns the translation domain.

   init
       Initializes the i18n framework (gettext). Must be called in the fashion:

               Xacobeo::I18n->init($folder);

       Parameters:

       •   $folder

           The folder where to find the translation files. For instance for the translation
           /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/xacobeo.mo the folder /usr/share/locale has to be
           provided.

AUTHORS

       Emmanuel Rodriguez <potyl@cpan.org>.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       Copyright (C) 2008,2009 by Emmanuel Rodriguez.

       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
       terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.8 or, at your option, any later version of
       Perl 5 you may have available.