Basicform - Update Xliff from inline translations

Update Xliff from inline translations

This Visual Studio Code extension allows you to parse inline AL language translations found in //T =... comments and update the corresponding XLiff (.xlf) translation files within the Translations folder of your Business Central AL project.

Features

• Parse inline translations from .al files.
• Updates XLiff targets that are [NAB: NOT TRANSLATED] or appends a suggested target line if already translated.
• Logs all applied translations to a translations.txt file at the project root.
• Warns about conflicting translations and multiple language files.

How to Use Ensure your workspace contains a Business Central AL project with .al files and a Translations folder containing XLiff files in the format .-.xlf.

Inline translations should be placed as comments above a Label, Caption, or Tooltip definition. For example:

//T is='Viðskiptavinir samtals %1',comment='%1=fjöldi viðskiptavina'; CustomersLbl: Label 'Customers total %1',comment='%1=number of customers';

This will provide a dictionary entry mapping 'Customers total %1' to 'Viðskiptavinir samtals %1'.

Another example:

//T is='Tímabundin starfsemi'; Caption = 'TempJobType';

This maps 'TempJobType' to 'Tímabundin starfsemi'.

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac), run the command "Parse inline translations to Xliff".

The extension will:

• Parse all .al files for inline translations.
• Find the corresponding .xlf files in the Translations folder.
• Update the elements from [NAB: NOT TRANSLATED] to the found translations.
• If a target is already translated, it appends a suggested translation line.
• Logs the applied translations to translations.txt.
• If no translations are made, translations.txt will not be modified for that run.

Project Files Created

• package.json: Extension manifest.
• extension.js: Main extension code.
• README.md: Instructions and usage details.
• test/test.js: Basic unit test.
• test/sample.al: Sample AL file with inline translations.
• test/sample.xlf: Sample XLF file representing translations.

Unit Tests Open the extension folder in VS Code. Run npm install to install dependencies. Use VSCode’s extension test features or a test runner to run the tests.

Publisher Information

• Publisher Name: Basicform.org
• Publisher Email: info@basicform.org
• Publisher URL: https://basicform.org/bc/