extensions.md

Extensions Translation

For developing a CiviCRM extension in a way that can be translated, all the best practices described in the Internationalisation for Developers page apply. This page describes special considerations that need to be taken into account for extensions.

For translators: Translating strings on Transifex

There is a separate project on Transifex to translate extensions. Each extension has its own "resource". Therefore, when a translator joins a translation team, they can translate all extensions. We didn't see a need to separate each extension in a separate project, because each extension should have only one translation (.po) file.

See: https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/civicrm_extensions/

For administrators: Download translation files for extensions

The easiest way to download translations for extensions is to use the l10nupdate extension.

For developers: Correct usage of the E::ts() function

In PHP, Smarty, and JS code, the convention is to perform translations using the E::ts() helper function. This is the same as in core code — with the additional requirement that one must specify the "domain" so that the translation engine can use the correct dictionary (.mo file) at run-time.

!!! note "New in civix 17.08" E::ts() was added to civix 17.08. The civix file may need to be regenerated. You can read more about it in the civix upgrade notes. Extensions may still use the old syntax using ts() with the domain argument.

PHP:

use CRM_Myextension_ExtensionUtil as E;

class CRM_Myextension_Form_Example {
  function example() {
    $string = E::ts('Hello, %1', array(
      1 => $display_name,
    ));
  }
}

Smarty templates:

{crmScope extensionKey='org.example.myextension'}
  <p>{ts 1=$display_name}Hello, %1{/ts}</p>
{/crmScope}

Javascript:

(function ($, ts){
  $('.foo').click(function greet(display_name) {
    window.alert(ts('Hello, %1', {1: display_name}));
  });
}(CRM.$, CRM.ts('org.example.myextension')));

Angular:

$scope.ts = CRM.ts('org.example.myextension');

Angular HTML templates:

<p>{{ts('Hello, %1', {1: display_name})}}</p>