def __(text):
""" Translation helper. Takes a string and tries to return its translation to the current FreeCAD locale.
If the translation is missing or the file does not exists, return default english string. """
# Get FreeCAD current language
freecad_locale = FreeCADGui.getLocale().lower().replace(", ", "-").replace(" ", "-")
# Find mod directory
mod_directory = path.dirname(path.abspath(__file__))
# Open translation file and print the matching string, if it's defined.
filename = "{mod_directory}/lang/{locale}.json".format(mod_directory=mod_directory, locale=freecad_locale)
if not path.isfile(filename):
filename = "{mod_directory}/lang/{locale}.json".format(mod_directory=mod_directory, locale="english")
with open(filename, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
translation = json.load(f)
# Tries to return the translation. It it does not exist, creates it
to_ret = translation.get(text, None)
if not to_ret:
translation[text] = text
with open(filename, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
json.dump(translation, f, indent=4)
return text
return to_ret
