json-to-stringsdict

According to Apple, this is how localization is going to work now:

https://developer.apple.com/library/Mac/releasenotes/Foundation/RN-Foundation/index.html

If you're anything like me, you can't stand looking at XML, not to mention, who's going to want to hand an XML file like that to a translator? For everyone's sanity, I created a small command line script that you can run on spec JSON to convert it to a Localizable.stringsdict file, usable by Xcode.

Setup

First,

$ git clone git@github.com:dclowd9901/json-to-stringsdict.git

Or,

$ npm install json-to-stringsdict -g (if you want to be able to run the script anywhere)

Then,

$ npm install

Use

Use is as easy as

$ jts filename.json

Creates a Localizable.stringsdict file in the cwd.

$ jts filename.json foo.blah

Creates the same file in the same place with the name foo.blah. Generally, though, you'll want to do something like this:

$ jts filename.json <Path to project folder>/<language code>.lproj/Localizable.stringsdict

Which will place the .stringsdict file right where you need it. Don't forget to add it to your project's build resources, of course.

License

Licensed by MIT License.

json-to-stringsdict