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JSONTranslator

Utility function that loads a translator from a folder or a table.

To get translations uploaded.

  1. Run the game
  2. On the client, check LocalizationService.GeneratedJSONTable
  3. Right click > Save as CSV
  4. Stop the game
  5. In Studio, go to plugins > "Localization Tools"
  6. Upload the CSV (update)

Functions​

new​

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JSONTranslator.new(
translatorName: string,--

Name of the translator. Used for source.

localeId: string,
dataTable: table
) → JSONTranslator

Constructs a new JSONTranslator from the given args.

local translator = JSONTranslator.new("MyTranslator", en", {
	actions = {
		respawn = "Respawn {playerName}";
	};
})

print(translator:FormatByKey("actions.respawn"), { playerName = "Quenty"}) --> Respawn Quenty

-- Observing is preferred
maid:GiveTask(translator:ObserveFormatByKey("actions.respawn", {
	playerName = RxInstanceUtils.observeProperty(player, "DisplayName");
}):Subscribe(function(text)
	print(text) --> "Respawn Quenty"
end)

local translator = JSONTranslator.new(script)
-- assume there is an `en.json` underneath the script with valid JSON.

ObserveFormatByKey​

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JSONTranslator.ObserveFormatByKey(
translationKey: string,
translationArgs: table?--

May have observables (or convertable to observables) in it.

) → Observable<string>

Observes the translated value

PromiseFormatByKey​

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JSONTranslator.PromiseFormatByKey(
translationKey: string,
args: table?
) → Promise<string>

Formats the resulting entry by args.

TIP

You should use JSONTranslator.ObserveFormatByKey instead of this to respond to locale changing.

PromiseTranslator​

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JSONTranslator.PromiseTranslator(self: JSONTranslator) → Promise<Translator>

Returns a promise that will resolve once the Roblox translator is loaded from the cloud.

ObserveTranslator​

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JSONTranslator.ObserveTranslator(self: JSONTranslator) → Observable<Translator>

Observes the current Roblox translator for this translator.

ObserveLocaleId​

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JSONTranslator.ObserveLocaleId(self: JSONTranslator) → Observable<string>

Observes the current locale id for this translator.

SetEntryValue​

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JSONTranslator.SetEntryValue(
translationKey: string,
source: string,
context: string,
localeId: string,
text: string
) → ()

Adds an entry value to the localization table itself. This can be useful for ensuring pseudo localization and/or generating localization values from the game data itself.

ObserveTranslation​

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JSONTranslator.ObserveTranslation(
prefix: string,
text: string,
translationArgs: table?
) → Observable<string>

Observes a translation key and formats it with the given args.

ToTranslationKey​

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JSONTranslator.ToTranslationKey(
prefix: string,
text: string
) → string

Converts the given prefix and text into a translation key.

GetLocaleId​

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JSONTranslator.GetLocaleId(self: JSONTranslator) → string

Gets the current localeId of the translator if it's initialized, or a default if it is not.

GetLocalizationTable​

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JSONTranslator.GetLocalizationTable(self: JSONTranslator) → LocalizationTable

Gets the localization table the translation is using.

PromiseLoaded​

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JSONTranslator.PromiseLoaded(self: JSONTranslator) → Promise

Returns a promise that will resolve once the translator is loaded from the cloud.

FormatByKey​

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JSONTranslator.FormatByKey(
translationKey: string,
args: table?
) → string

Formats or errors if the cloud translations are not loaded.

TIP

You should use JSONTranslator.ObserveFormatByKey instead of this to respond to locale changing.

Destroy​

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JSONTranslator.Destroy(self: JSONTranslator) → ()

Cleans up the translator and deletes the localization table if it exists. Should be called by ServiceBag

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