Translations4Rails: an easy way to do Rails i18n localization in NetBeans

Let me introduce Translations4Rails, my new Netbeans plugin that allows you to edit all localizations of a particular key at once.

Let’s see it in action. Notice that file "ru.yml" is empty before plugin invocation:




In the editor, select the translated key. Click "i18n" button on the toolbar:




Plugin will attempt to load translations of the selected key from yml files under config/locales directory of your Rails project. Edit translations and hit Ok:

Done! Let's check the locales:

TODO:

• configurable path to locales;
• full Collections support in YAML;
• get the key at cursor position without a need to fully select one;
• better toolbar icon :)

Known problems:

• SnakeYAML is unable to parse an array "order: [ :year, :month, :day ]" (this one was in i18n_demo_app's YAML files), because it violates YAML syntax. These values should be quoted.
• If the val
  
  Known problems:

• SnakeYAML is unable to parse an array "order: [ :year, :month, :day ]" (this one was in i18n_demo_app's YAML files), because it violates YAML syntax. These values should be quoted.
• If the value being edited is a Collection, then a String will be written to output in yml. This is due to jTable automatic type conversion.

ue being edited is a Collection, then a String will be written to output in yml. This is due to jTable automatic type conversion.

Download module (NBM)  or grab the code from GitHub (GPLv3).

This is an open-source project, developed in my spare time, so, any help is welcome. You can report bugs, submit your patches, suggest improvements or spread the word on forums and microblogs.