Lingo
Lingo adds statically typed localized strings, which enables fast and less error prone user visible string entry.
Installation
📦 Swift Package Manager (recommended)
Use SPM for best overall result for both local development and CI environments.
Add Lingo to your Packages.swift file:
.package(url: "https://github.com/Mobelux/Lingo", from: "1.0.0"),
Add a Run Script build phase to your Xcode project and include the following script:
INPUT="./<app-name>/Resources/Localizable.strings"
OUTPUT="./<app-name>/Utils/Lingo.swift"
if which .build/release/lingo >/dev/null; then
.build/release/lingo --input $INPUT --output $OUTPUT
else
swift run -c release lingo --input $INPUT --output $OUTPUT
fi
🌱 Mint
mint install Mobelux/Lingo
Add a Run Script build phase to your Xcode project and include the following script:
INPUT="./<app-name>/Resources/Localizable.strings"
OUTPUT="./<app-name>/Utils/Lingo.swift"
lingo --input $INPUT --output $OUTPUT
⚙️ Manual
Clone this repo and build the executable:
swift build -c release lingo
Copy the resulting binary to a location where it can be executed. It is recommeded to add it to the project directory and include in SCM for best result on CI.
Add a Run Script build phase to your Xcode project and include the following script:
INPUT="./<app-name>/Resources/Localizable.strings"
OUTPUT="./<app-name>/Utils/Lingo.swift"
<path-to-lingo>/lingo --input $INPUT --output $OUTPUT
Usage
Add a Localizable.strings file to your project, for most configurations this is your --input file. The first time Lingo is executed it will create a Swift source file at the location specified in --output. Add this file to your Xcode project. Subsequent executions will update this file, adding new localized strings.