Locale::Maketext::Simple(3pm)

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NAME

6       Locale::Maketext::Simple - Simple interface to
7       Locale::Maketext::Lexicon
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VERSION

10       This document describes version 0.18 of Locale::Maketext::Simple,
11       released Septermber 8, 2006.
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SYNOPSIS

14       Minimal setup (looks for auto/Foo/*.po and auto/Foo/*.mo):
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16           package Foo;
17           use Locale::Maketext::Simple;       # exports 'loc'
18           loc_lang('fr');                     # set language to French
19           sub hello {
20               print loc("Hello, [_1]!", "World");
21           }
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23       More sophisticated example:
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25           package Foo::Bar;
26           use Locale::Maketext::Simple (
27               Class       => 'Foo',       # search in auto/Foo/
28               Style       => 'gettext',   # %1 instead of [_1]
29               Export      => 'maketext',  # maketext() instead of loc()
30               Subclass    => 'L10N',      # Foo::L10N instead of Foo::I18N
31               Decode      => 1,           # decode entries to unicode-strings
32               Encoding    => 'locale',    # but encode lexicons in current locale
33                                           # (needs Locale::Maketext::Lexicon 0.36)
34           );
35           sub japh {
36               print maketext("Just another %1 hacker", "Perl");
37           }
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DESCRIPTION

40       This module is a simple wrapper around Locale::Maketext::Lexicon,
41       designed to alleviate the need of creating Language Classes for module
42       authors.
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44       The language used is chosen from the loc_lang call. If a lookup is not
45       possible, the i-default language will be used. If the lookup is not in
46       the i-default language, then the key will be returned.
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48       If Locale::Maketext::Lexicon is not present, it implements a minimal
49       localization function by simply interpolating "[_1]" with the first
50       argument, "[_2]" with the second, etc.  Interpolated function like
51       "[quant,_1]" are treated as "[_1]", with the sole exception of
52       "[tense,_1,X]", which will append "ing" to "_1" when X is "present", or
53       appending "ed" to <_1> otherwise.
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OPTIONS

56       All options are passed either via the "use" statement, or via an
57       explicit "import".
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59   Class
60       By default, Locale::Maketext::Simple draws its source from the calling
61       package's auto/ directory; you can override this behaviour by
62       explicitly specifying another package as "Class".
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64   Path
65       If your PO and MO files are under a path elsewhere than "auto/", you
66       may specify it using the "Path" option.
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68   Style
69       By default, this module uses the "maketext" style of "[_1]" and
70       "[quant,_1]" for interpolation.  Alternatively, you can specify the
71       "gettext" style, which uses %1 and %quant(%1) for interpolation.
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73       This option is case-insensitive.
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75   Export
76       By default, this module exports a single function, "loc", into its
77       caller's namespace.  You can set it to another name, or set it to an
78       empty string to disable exporting.
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80   Subclass
81       By default, this module creates an "::I18N" subclass under the caller's
82       package (or the package specified by "Class"), and stores lexicon data
83       in its subclasses.  You can assign a name other than "I18N" via this
84       option.
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86   Decode
87       If set to a true value, source entries will be converted into
88       utf8-strings (available in Perl 5.6.1 or later).  This feature needs
89       the Encode or Encode::compat module.
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91   Encoding
92       Specifies an encoding to store lexicon entries, instead of
93       utf8-strings.  If set to "locale", the encoding from the current locale
94       setting is used.  Implies a true value for "Decode".
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

97       Thanks to Jos I. Boumans for suggesting this module to be written.
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99       Thanks to Chia-Liang Kao for suggesting "Path" and "loc_lang".
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AUTHORS

105       Audrey Tang <cpan@audreyt.org>
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COPYRIGHT

108       Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 by Audrey Tang <cpan@audreyt.org>.
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110       This software is released under the MIT license cited below.
111       Additionally, when this software is distributed with Perl Kit, Version
112       5, you may also redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms
113       as Perl itself.
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116       Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
117       copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
118       "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
119       without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
120       distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
121       permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
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