This tool was developed to convert JSON translated files from the project Mattermost to PO used in Pootle server.

Either install a package made for your GNU/Linux distribution (example for Arch Linux), or if you have go installed, execute the build and install process all-in-one with this oneliner:

$ go get github.com/rodcorsi/mattermosti18n/...

The manual way could be useful if, for some reason, you need to cut the build and install process in several steps (like this is usually needed for Arch Linux packages) or if you simply want to know what the get command does under-the-hood.

$ git clone https://github.com/rodcorsi/mattermosti18n src/github.com/rodcorsi/mattermosti18n

$ GOPATH=$(pwd) go install github.com/rodcorsi/mattermosti18n/...

$ GOPATH=$(pwd) go build -o i18n2po github.com/rodcorsi/mattermosti18n/i18n2po
$ GOPATH=$(pwd) go build -o po2i18n github.com/rodcorsi/mattermosti18n/po2i18n

We are closing the repository without the .git extension in the URL in order to keep a working repository and not a bare one. Also, please note that if you are not familiar with the Go concepts yet, please read this article, this is a must-read.

After you translate some phrases in Pootle server you can convert PO files to JSON to test in your Mattermost fork.

1. Download the latest version of platform/i18n/en.json and web/static/i18n/en.json:

   $ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mattermost/platform/master/webapp/i18n/en.json -O web_static.json
   $ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mattermost/platform/master/i18n/en.json -O platform.json
   

2. Download the PO's, change the <LOCALE> for the language code (eg. es, pt_BR, de, zh_CN, etc)

   $ wget "https://translate.mattermost.com/export/?path=/<LOCALE>/mattermost/web_static.po" -O web_static.po
   $ wget "https://translate.mattermost.com/export/?path=/<LOCALE>/mattermost/platform.po" -O platform.po
   

3. After build Mattermosti18n you can use po2i18n to convert the files

   $ po2i18n -t web_static.json -o new_web_static.json web_static.po
   $ po2i18n -t platform.json -o new_platform.json platform.po
   

4. Now you can move the new json to your fork, again change the <LOCALE> for the language code

   $ mv new_web_static.json <path_to_your_mattermost>platform/webapp/i18n/<LOCALE>.json
   $ mv new_platform.json <path_to_your_mattermost>platform/i18n/<LOCALE>.json
   

If you have a translated JSON file and you can convert to PO and then upload in Pootle server.

1. Download the PO's, change the <CODE> for the language code (eg. es, pt_BR, de, zh_CN, etc)

   $ wget "http://translate.mattermost.com/export/?path=/<CODE>/mattermost/web_static.po"
   $ wget "http://translate.mattermost.com/export/?path=/<CODE>/mattermost/platform.po"
   

2. After build Mattermosti18n you can use i18n2po to convert the files

   $ i18n2po -o new_web_static.po -t web_static.po <your-web_static.json>
   $ i18n2po -o new_platform.po -t platform.po <your-platform.json>
   

3. Go to the Pootle interface and sign-in:

   • Click on Mattermost -> (your language) -> webstatic.po
   • Upload your PO translations
   • Choose your file new_web_static.po
   • Repeat this process to platform.po