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import fnmatch
import glob
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import io
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import os
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import re
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import sys
from itertools import dropwhile
from optparse import make_option
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import django
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from django . core . management . base import CommandError , NoArgsCommand
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from django . core . management . utils import ( handle_extensions , find_command ,
popen_wrapper )
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from django . utils . encoding import force_str
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from django . utils . functional import total_ordering
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from django . utils . text import get_text_list
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from django . utils . jslex import prepare_js_for_gettext
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plural_forms_re = re . compile ( r ' ^(?P<value> " Plural-Forms.+? \\ n " ) \ s*$ ' , re . MULTILINE | re . DOTALL )
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STATUS_OK = 0
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def check_programs ( * programs ) :
for program in programs :
if find_command ( program ) is None :
raise CommandError ( " Can ' t find %s . Make sure you have GNU "
" gettext tools 0.15 or newer installed. " % program )
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@total_ordering
class TranslatableFile ( object ) :
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def __init__ ( self , dirpath , file_name , locale_dir ) :
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self . file = file_name
self . dirpath = dirpath
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self . locale_dir = locale_dir
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def __repr__ ( self ) :
return " <TranslatableFile: %s > " % os . sep . join ( [ self . dirpath , self . file ] )
def __eq__ ( self , other ) :
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return self . path == other . path
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def __lt__ ( self , other ) :
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return self . path < other . path
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@property
def path ( self ) :
return os . path . join ( self . dirpath , self . file )
def process ( self , command , domain ) :
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"""
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Extract translatable literals from self . file for : param domain : ,
creating or updating the POT file .
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Uses the xgettext GNU gettext utility .
"""
from django . utils . translation import templatize
if command . verbosity > 1 :
command . stdout . write ( ' processing file %s in %s \n ' % ( self . file , self . dirpath ) )
_ , file_ext = os . path . splitext ( self . file )
if domain == ' djangojs ' and file_ext in command . extensions :
is_templatized = True
orig_file = os . path . join ( self . dirpath , self . file )
with open ( orig_file ) as fp :
src_data = fp . read ( )
src_data = prepare_js_for_gettext ( src_data )
thefile = ' %s .c ' % self . file
work_file = os . path . join ( self . dirpath , thefile )
with open ( work_file , " w " ) as fp :
fp . write ( src_data )
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args = [
' xgettext ' ,
' -d ' , domain ,
' --language=C ' ,
' --keyword=gettext_noop ' ,
' --keyword=gettext_lazy ' ,
' --keyword=ngettext_lazy:1,2 ' ,
' --keyword=pgettext:1c,2 ' ,
' --keyword=npgettext:1c,2,3 ' ,
' --from-code=UTF-8 ' ,
' --add-comments=Translators ' ,
' --output=- '
]
if command . wrap :
args . append ( command . wrap )
if command . location :
args . append ( command . location )
args . append ( work_file )
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elif domain == ' django ' and ( file_ext == ' .py ' or file_ext in command . extensions ) :
thefile = self . file
orig_file = os . path . join ( self . dirpath , self . file )
is_templatized = file_ext in command . extensions
if is_templatized :
with open ( orig_file , " rU " ) as fp :
src_data = fp . read ( )
thefile = ' %s .py ' % self . file
content = templatize ( src_data , orig_file [ 2 : ] )
with open ( os . path . join ( self . dirpath , thefile ) , " w " ) as fp :
fp . write ( content )
work_file = os . path . join ( self . dirpath , thefile )
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args = [
' xgettext ' ,
' -d ' , domain ,
' --language=Python ' ,
' --keyword=gettext_noop ' ,
' --keyword=gettext_lazy ' ,
' --keyword=ngettext_lazy:1,2 ' ,
' --keyword=ugettext_noop ' ,
' --keyword=ugettext_lazy ' ,
' --keyword=ungettext_lazy:1,2 ' ,
' --keyword=pgettext:1c,2 ' ,
' --keyword=npgettext:1c,2,3 ' ,
' --keyword=pgettext_lazy:1c,2 ' ,
' --keyword=npgettext_lazy:1c,2,3 ' ,
' --from-code=UTF-8 ' ,
' --add-comments=Translators ' ,
' --output=- '
]
if command . wrap :
args . append ( command . wrap )
if command . location :
args . append ( command . location )
args . append ( work_file )
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else :
return
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msgs , errors , status = popen_wrapper ( args )
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if errors :
if status != STATUS_OK :
if is_templatized :
os . unlink ( work_file )
raise CommandError (
" errors happened while running xgettext on %s \n %s " %
( self . file , errors ) )
elif command . verbosity > 0 :
# Print warnings
command . stdout . write ( errors )
if msgs :
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# Write/append messages to pot file
potfile = os . path . join ( self . locale_dir , ' %s .pot ' % str ( domain ) )
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if is_templatized :
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# Remove '.py' suffix
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if os . name == ' nt ' :
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# Preserve '.\' prefix on Windows to respect gettext behavior
old = ' #: ' + work_file
new = ' #: ' + orig_file
else :
old = ' #: ' + work_file [ 2 : ]
new = ' #: ' + orig_file [ 2 : ]
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msgs = msgs . replace ( old , new )
write_pot_file ( potfile , msgs )
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if is_templatized :
os . unlink ( work_file )
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def write_pot_file ( potfile , msgs ) :
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"""
Write the : param potfile : POT file with the : param msgs : contents ,
previously making sure its format is valid .
"""
if os . path . exists ( potfile ) :
# Strip the header
msgs = ' \n ' . join ( dropwhile ( len , msgs . split ( ' \n ' ) ) )
else :
msgs = msgs . replace ( ' charset=CHARSET ' , ' charset=UTF-8 ' )
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with open ( potfile , ' a ' ) as fp :
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fp . write ( msgs )
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class Command ( NoArgsCommand ) :
option_list = NoArgsCommand . option_list + (
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make_option ( ' --locale ' , ' -l ' , default = None , dest = ' locale ' , action = ' append ' ,
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help = ' Creates or updates the message files for the given locale(s) (e.g. pt_BR). '
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' Can be used multiple times. ' ) ,
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make_option ( ' --domain ' , ' -d ' , default = ' django ' , dest = ' domain ' ,
help = ' The domain of the message files (default: " django " ). ' ) ,
make_option ( ' --all ' , ' -a ' , action = ' store_true ' , dest = ' all ' ,
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default = False , help = ' Updates the message files for all existing locales. ' ) ,
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make_option ( ' --extension ' , ' -e ' , dest = ' extensions ' ,
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help = ' The file extension(s) to examine (default: " html,txt " , or " js " if the domain is " djangojs " ). Separate multiple extensions with commas, or use -e multiple times. ' ,
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action = ' append ' ) ,
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make_option ( ' --symlinks ' , ' -s ' , action = ' store_true ' , dest = ' symlinks ' ,
default = False , help = ' Follows symlinks to directories when examining source code and templates for translation strings. ' ) ,
make_option ( ' --ignore ' , ' -i ' , action = ' append ' , dest = ' ignore_patterns ' ,
default = [ ] , metavar = ' PATTERN ' , help = ' Ignore files or directories matching this glob-style pattern. Use multiple times to ignore more. ' ) ,
make_option ( ' --no-default-ignore ' , action = ' store_false ' , dest = ' use_default_ignore_patterns ' ,
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default = True , help = " Don ' t ignore the common glob-style patterns ' CVS ' , ' .* ' , ' *~ ' and ' *.pyc ' . " ) ,
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make_option ( ' --no-wrap ' , action = ' store_true ' , dest = ' no_wrap ' ,
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default = False , help = " Don ' t break long message lines into several lines. " ) ,
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make_option ( ' --no-location ' , action = ' store_true ' , dest = ' no_location ' ,
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default = False , help = " Don ' t write ' #: filename:line ' lines. " ) ,
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make_option ( ' --no-obsolete ' , action = ' store_true ' , dest = ' no_obsolete ' ,
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default = False , help = " Remove obsolete message strings. " ) ,
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make_option ( ' --keep-pot ' , action = ' store_true ' , dest = ' keep_pot ' ,
default = False , help = " Keep .pot file after making messages. Useful when debugging. " ) ,
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)
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help = ( " Runs over the entire source tree of the current directory and "
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" pulls out all strings marked for translation. It creates (or updates) a message "
" file in the conf/locale (in the django tree) or locale (for projects and "
" applications) directory. \n \n You must run this command with one of either the "
" --locale or --all options. " )
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requires_model_validation = False
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leave_locale_alone = True
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def handle_noargs ( self , * args , * * options ) :
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locale = options . get ( ' locale ' )
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self . domain = options . get ( ' domain ' )
self . verbosity = int ( options . get ( ' verbosity ' ) )
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process_all = options . get ( ' all ' )
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extensions = options . get ( ' extensions ' )
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self . symlinks = options . get ( ' symlinks ' )
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ignore_patterns = options . get ( ' ignore_patterns ' )
if options . get ( ' use_default_ignore_patterns ' ) :
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ignore_patterns + = [ ' CVS ' , ' .* ' , ' *~ ' , ' *.pyc ' ]
self . ignore_patterns = list ( set ( ignore_patterns ) )
self . wrap = ' --no-wrap ' if options . get ( ' no_wrap ' ) else ' '
self . location = ' --no-location ' if options . get ( ' no_location ' ) else ' '
self . no_obsolete = options . get ( ' no_obsolete ' )
self . keep_pot = options . get ( ' keep_pot ' )
if self . domain not in ( ' django ' , ' djangojs ' ) :
raise CommandError ( " currently makemessages only supports domains "
" ' django ' and ' djangojs ' " )
if self . domain == ' djangojs ' :
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exts = extensions if extensions else [ ' js ' ]
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else :
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exts = extensions if extensions else [ ' html ' , ' txt ' ]
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self . extensions = handle_extensions ( exts )
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if ( locale is None and not process_all ) or self . domain is None :
raise CommandError ( " Type ' %s help %s ' for usage information. " % (
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os . path . basename ( sys . argv [ 0 ] ) , sys . argv [ 1 ] ) )
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# Need to ensure that the i18n framework is enabled
from django . conf import settings
if settings . configured :
settings . USE_I18N = True
else :
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settings . configure ( USE_I18N = True )
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if self . verbosity > 1 :
self . stdout . write ( ' examining files with the extensions: %s \n '
% get_text_list ( list ( self . extensions ) , ' and ' ) )
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self . invoked_for_django = False
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self . locale_paths = [ ]
self . default_locale_path = None
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if os . path . isdir ( os . path . join ( ' conf ' , ' locale ' ) ) :
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self . locale_paths = [ os . path . abspath ( os . path . join ( ' conf ' , ' locale ' ) ) ]
self . default_locale_path = self . locale_paths [ 0 ]
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self . invoked_for_django = True
# Ignoring all contrib apps
self . ignore_patterns + = [ ' contrib/* ' ]
else :
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self . locale_paths . extend ( list ( settings . LOCALE_PATHS ) )
# Allow to run makemessages inside an app dir
if os . path . isdir ( ' locale ' ) :
self . locale_paths . append ( os . path . abspath ( ' locale ' ) )
if self . locale_paths :
self . default_locale_path = self . locale_paths [ 0 ]
if not os . path . exists ( self . default_locale_path ) :
os . makedirs ( self . default_locale_path )
# Build locale list
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locales = [ ]
if locale is not None :
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locales = locale
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elif process_all :
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locale_dirs = filter ( os . path . isdir , glob . glob ( ' %s /* ' % self . default_locale_path ) )
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locales = [ os . path . basename ( l ) for l in locale_dirs ]
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if locales :
check_programs ( ' msguniq ' , ' msgmerge ' , ' msgattrib ' )
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check_programs ( ' xgettext ' )
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try :
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potfiles = self . build_potfiles ( )
# Build po files for each selected locale
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for locale in locales :
if self . verbosity > 0 :
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self . stdout . write ( " processing locale %s \n " % locale )
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for potfile in potfiles :
self . write_po_file ( potfile , locale )
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finally :
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if not self . keep_pot :
self . remove_potfiles ( )
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def build_potfiles ( self ) :
"""
Build pot files and apply msguniq to them .
"""
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file_list = self . find_files ( " . " )
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self . remove_potfiles ( )
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for f in file_list :
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try :
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f . process ( self , self . domain )
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except UnicodeDecodeError :
self . stdout . write ( " UnicodeDecodeError: skipped file %s in %s " % ( f . file , f . dirpath ) )
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potfiles = [ ]
for path in self . locale_paths :
potfile = os . path . join ( path , ' %s .pot ' % str ( self . domain ) )
if not os . path . exists ( potfile ) :
continue
args = [ ' msguniq ' , ' --to-code=utf-8 ' ]
if self . wrap :
args . append ( self . wrap )
if self . location :
args . append ( self . location )
args . append ( potfile )
msgs , errors , status = popen_wrapper ( args )
if errors :
if status != STATUS_OK :
raise CommandError (
" errors happened while running msguniq \n %s " % errors )
elif self . verbosity > 0 :
self . stdout . write ( errors )
with open ( potfile , ' w ' ) as fp :
fp . write ( msgs )
potfiles . append ( potfile )
return potfiles
def remove_potfiles ( self ) :
for path in self . locale_paths :
pot_path = os . path . join ( path , ' %s .pot ' % str ( self . domain ) )
if os . path . exists ( pot_path ) :
os . unlink ( pot_path )
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def find_files ( self , root ) :
"""
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Helper method to get all files in the given root . Also check that there
is a matching locale dir for each file .
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"""
def is_ignored ( path , ignore_patterns ) :
"""
Check if the given path should be ignored or not .
"""
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filename = os . path . basename ( path )
ignore = lambda pattern : fnmatch . fnmatchcase ( filename , pattern )
return any ( ignore ( pattern ) for pattern in ignore_patterns )
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dir_suffix = ' %s * ' % os . sep
norm_patterns = [ p [ : - len ( dir_suffix ) ] if p . endswith ( dir_suffix ) else p for p in self . ignore_patterns ]
all_files = [ ]
for dirpath , dirnames , filenames in os . walk ( root , topdown = True , followlinks = self . symlinks ) :
for dirname in dirnames [ : ] :
if is_ignored ( os . path . normpath ( os . path . join ( dirpath , dirname ) ) , norm_patterns ) :
dirnames . remove ( dirname )
if self . verbosity > 1 :
self . stdout . write ( ' ignoring directory %s \n ' % dirname )
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elif dirname == ' locale ' :
dirnames . remove ( dirname )
self . locale_paths . insert ( 0 , os . path . join ( os . path . abspath ( dirpath ) , dirname ) )
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for filename in filenames :
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file_path = os . path . normpath ( os . path . join ( dirpath , filename ) )
if is_ignored ( file_path , self . ignore_patterns ) :
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if self . verbosity > 1 :
self . stdout . write ( ' ignoring file %s in %s \n ' % ( filename , dirpath ) )
else :
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locale_dir = None
for path in self . locale_paths :
if os . path . abspath ( dirpath ) . startswith ( os . path . dirname ( path ) ) :
locale_dir = path
break
if not locale_dir :
locale_dir = self . default_locale_path
if not locale_dir :
raise CommandError (
" Unable to find a locale path to store translations for file %s " % file_path )
all_files . append ( TranslatableFile ( dirpath , filename , locale_dir ) )
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return sorted ( all_files )
def write_po_file ( self , potfile , locale ) :
"""
Creates or updates the PO file for self . domain and : param locale : .
Uses contents of the existing : param potfile : .
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Uses msgmerge , and msgattrib GNU gettext utilities .
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"""
basedir = os . path . join ( os . path . dirname ( potfile ) , locale , ' LC_MESSAGES ' )
if not os . path . isdir ( basedir ) :
os . makedirs ( basedir )
pofile = os . path . join ( basedir , ' %s .po ' % str ( self . domain ) )
if os . path . exists ( pofile ) :
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args = [ ' msgmerge ' , ' -q ' ]
if self . wrap :
args . append ( self . wrap )
if self . location :
args . append ( self . location )
args . extend ( [ pofile , potfile ] )
msgs , errors , status = popen_wrapper ( args )
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if errors :
if status != STATUS_OK :
raise CommandError (
" errors happened while running msgmerge \n %s " % errors )
elif self . verbosity > 0 :
self . stdout . write ( errors )
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else :
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with open ( potfile , ' r ' ) as fp :
msgs = fp . read ( )
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if not self . invoked_for_django :
msgs = self . copy_plural_forms ( msgs , locale )
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msgs = msgs . replace (
" #. #-#-#-#-# %s .pot (PACKAGE VERSION) #-#-#-#-# \n " % self . domain , " " )
with open ( pofile , ' w ' ) as fp :
fp . write ( msgs )
if self . no_obsolete :
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args = [ ' msgattrib ' , ' -o ' , pofile , ' --no-obsolete ' ]
if self . wrap :
args . append ( self . wrap )
if self . location :
args . append ( self . location )
args . append ( pofile )
msgs , errors , status = popen_wrapper ( args )
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if errors :
if status != STATUS_OK :
raise CommandError (
" errors happened while running msgattrib \n %s " % errors )
elif self . verbosity > 0 :
self . stdout . write ( errors )
def copy_plural_forms ( self , msgs , locale ) :
"""
Copies plural forms header contents from a Django catalog of locale to
the msgs string , inserting it at the right place . msgs should be the
contents of a newly created . po file .
"""
django_dir = os . path . normpath ( os . path . join ( os . path . dirname ( django . __file__ ) ) )
if self . domain == ' djangojs ' :
domains = ( ' djangojs ' , ' django ' )
else :
domains = ( ' django ' , )
for domain in domains :
django_po = os . path . join ( django_dir , ' conf ' , ' locale ' , locale , ' LC_MESSAGES ' , ' %s .po ' % domain )
if os . path . exists ( django_po ) :
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with io . open ( django_po , ' rU ' , encoding = ' utf-8 ' ) as fp :
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m = plural_forms_re . search ( fp . read ( ) )
if m :
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plural_form_line = force_str ( m . group ( ' value ' ) )
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if self . verbosity > 1 :
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self . stdout . write ( " copying plural forms: %s \n " % plural_form_line )
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lines = [ ]
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found = False
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for line in msgs . split ( ' \n ' ) :
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if not found and ( not line or plural_forms_re . search ( line ) ) :
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line = ' %s \n ' % plural_form_line
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found = True
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lines . append ( line )
msgs = ' \n ' . join ( lines )
break
return msgs