I18nAttributes

I18nAttributes is a generate model attributes I18n locale files plugin for Rails3.

https://github.com/vkill/i18n_attributes

Supported versions

Ruby 1.8.7, 1.9.2, 1.9.3
Rails 3.0.x, 3.1

Installation

In your app's Gemfile, add:

gem "i18n_attributes", :group => [:development]

Then run:

> bundle
> rails generate i18n_attributes:install

If your want to configure, see config/initializers/i18n_attributes.rb

Uninstallation

Run:

> rails destroy i18n_attributes:install

Usage Example

Basic Usage

When your generate post model, then hook invoke, create config/locales/model_zh-CN/post.yml file

> rails g model post title:string
    invoke  active_record
    create    db/migrate/20111119121327_create_posts.rb
    create    app/models/post.rb
    invoke    test_unit
    create      test/unit/post_test.rb
    create      test/fixtures/posts.yml
    invoke  i18n_attributes
    create    config/locales/model_en/post.yml
    create    config/locales/model_zh-CN/post.yml

If your models has been created, you want generate model attributes i18n locale file,very easy also, run

> rails g i18n_attributes:revise_model
    create  config/locales/model_en/post.yml
    create  config/locales/model_zh-CN/post.yml

Translate attribute

If you want translate attribute or model name

First, edit config/initializers/i18n_attributes.rb file, like this

if Rails.env.development?
  I18nAttributes.configure do |config|
    config.locales = [:en, :"zh-CN"]
    config.translator = {
      ##if use this, you mast install youdao_fanyi, see https://github.com/vkill/youdao_fanyi
      :"zh-CN" => Proc.new{|str| YoudaoFanyi.t(str).first}
    }
  end
end

Then, install youdao_fanyi, see https://github.com/vkill/youdao_fanyi. you also use to _lang and more.

Last, run rails g i18n_attributes:revise_model, results like this

> rails g i18n_attributes:revise_model
  create  config/locales/model_en/user.yml
  INFO  translated attribute/model_name id
  INFO  translated attribute/model_name username
  INFO  translated attribute/model_name created_at
  INFO  translated attribute/model_name updated_at
  INFO  translated attribute/model_name User
  create  config/locales/model_zh-CN/user.yml

> cat config/locales/model_zh-CN/user.yml
  ---
  zh-CN:
    activerecord:
      models:
        user: 用户
      attributes:
        user:
          id: id
          username: 用户名
          created_at: created_at
          updated_at: updated_at