django-statici18n 1.0

A Django app that provides helper for generating Javascript catalog to static files.

A Django app that provides helper for generating JavaScript catalog to static files.

Overview

When dealing with internationalization in JavaScript code, Django provides the javascript_catalog view which sends out a JavaScript code library with functions that mimic the gettext interface, plus an array of translation strings.

At first glance, it works well and everything is fine. But, because javascript_catalog view is generating JavaScript catalog dynamically on each request, it’s adding an overhead that can be an issue with site growth.

That’s what django-statici18n is for:

Collecting JavaScript catalogs from each of your Django apps (and any other place you specify) into a single location that can easily be served in production.

The main website for django-statici18n is github.com/zyegfryed/django-statici18n where you can also file tickets.

Installation

• Use your favorite Python packaging tool to install django-statici18n from PyPI, e.g.:

  pip install django-statici18n

• Add 'statici18n' to your INSTALLED_APPS setting:

  INSTALLED_APPS = [
      # ...
      'statici18n',
  ]

• Once you have translated and compiled your messages, use the compilejsi18n management command:

  python manage.py compilejsi18n

• Add the django.core.context_processors.i18n context processor to your TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS setting - should have already been set by Django:

  TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
    # ...
    'django.core.context_processors.i18n',
  )

• Edit your template(s) and replace the dynamically generated script by the statically generated one:

  <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}jsi18n/{{ LANGUAGE_CODE }}/djangojs.js"></script>

Note

By default, the generated catalogs are stored to STATIC_ROOT/jsi18n. You can modify the output path and more options by tweaking django-statici18n settings.

(Optionnal)

The following step assumes you’re using the django.contrib.staticfiles app.

• Edit your template(s) and use the provided template tag:

  {% load statici18n %}
  <script src="{% statici18n LANGUAGE_CODE %}"></script>