@lingui/macro

What is @lingui/macro?

@lingui/macro is a package that provides macros for internationalization (i18n) in JavaScript and React applications. It allows developers to mark strings for translation and handle pluralization, among other i18n tasks, in a way that integrates seamlessly with the LinguiJS framework.

What are @lingui/macro's main functionalities?

Translation

The `t` macro is used to mark strings for translation. This allows the string to be extracted and translated into different languages.

import { t } from '@lingui/macro';

const message = t`Hello, World!`;

Pluralization

The `plural` macro handles pluralization based on a count. It allows you to define different strings for singular and plural forms.

import { plural } from '@lingui/macro';

const message = plural(count, {
  one: '# book',
  other: '# books'
});

Select

The `select` macro is used for gender-based or other categorical selections. It allows you to define different strings based on the value of a variable.

import { select } from '@lingui/macro';

const message = select(gender, {
  male: 'He is a developer.',
  female: 'She is a developer.',
  other: 'They are a developer.'
});

Date and Time Formatting

The `date` macro formats dates according to the specified options. This is useful for displaying dates in a localized format.

import { date } from '@lingui/macro';

const message = date(new Date(), {
  year: 'numeric',
  month: 'long',
  day: 'numeric'
});

Other packages similar to @lingui/macro

react-intl

react-intl is a popular library for internationalization in React applications. It provides components and an API to format dates, numbers, and strings, and to handle pluralization and translations. Compared to @lingui/macro, react-intl is more component-based and may require more boilerplate code.

i18next

i18next is a full-featured i18n framework for JavaScript. It supports translation, pluralization, and formatting, and can be used with various front-end frameworks including React. i18next is more flexible and can be used in a wider range of environments compared to @lingui/macro, which is more tightly integrated with LinguiJS.

formatjs

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README

@lingui/macro

Babel Macros which transforms tagged template literals and JSX components to ICU MessageFormat.

@lingui/macro is part of LinguiJS. See the documentation for all information, tutorials and examples.

Installation

npm install --save-dev @lingui/macro
# yarn add --dev @lingui/macro

Usage

See the reference documentation.

import { setupI18n } from "@lingui/core"
import { t } from "@lingui/macro"

const i18n = setupI18n()

const message = i18n._(t`Hello, my name is ${name} and today is ${date(now)}`)

// line above is transformed using babel-plugin-macros to this
// const message = i18n._(/*i18n*/{ id: "Hello, my name is {name} and today is {now,date}", values: { name, now }})

License

MIT

Changelog

3.13.1 (2022-01-21)

Bug Fixes

• add lingui core to macro peer dependencies (#1187) (daaa773)
• cloud service import() on case-sensitive filesystems (#1174) (5feb120)
• i18n.activate should load instantly new messages (#1182) (f8f47a2)
• remove the obsolete defineMessages function from the typings. (#1179) (19b032f)