[WEBTOOL][RESOURCES] Strings.xml Builder and Translator [OPENSOURCE]

[rignaneseleo]

StringsXmlBuilder​

What is?
StringsXmlBuilder is a web tool that allows anyone to easily translate the resources of your app.

Why?
I'm new to the world of Android applications and after a few months after published my first app (SlimSocial for Facebook) I started to have the need to get help to translate my app but I realized that it is not easy and the hand of all, translate an app with a notepad, especially if it contains a lot of strings.
So I tought: why don't create a web tool to make the translation of strings.xml files more handy and faster?

How?
I had never done anything in php, so this could be an occasion to use it and study it (sorry if the code is not optimized or contains stupid things :silly. It works well, now it is a BETA and I want to see if you can find it usefull.

Some features:
- Already translate all strings, you just have to make sure it is correct.
- Possibility to translate starting from already translated file (useful to update translation)
- Don't translate the strings with translatable="false"
- Maintains the order.
- The apostrophes are written with the \ before.
- Writes only translated strings.

The code is fully published on my GITHUB. Improvement and advice are much appreciated :good:

Screenshoot

How can I use it?
1. Upload your strings.xml on github or in other cloud
2. Get the url of the xml file (on github you can get it using the ROW button) (you need => this)
3. Paste the url and the desidered language on StringsXmlBuilder form
4. Now you just have to check and fix the strings wrong


How can I use it more quickly?
Some developers put in thier app the possibility to translate leading directly to the xml file: it's unlikely that any novice user knows how to do it.
With StringsXmlBuilder you can prepare the translation so who translate can immediately translate spending less time.

You can easly build your app translation link:
- To allow people to choose the language:

http://stringsxmlbuilder.site88.net/index.php?originalXmlURL=XML_LINK​

- To prepare the builder for a generic translation (with all fields empty, without automatic translations):

http://stringsxmlbuilder.site88.net/builder.php?originalXmlURL=XML_LINK​

- To prepare the builder for a specific language (with all fields empty):

http://stringsxmlbuilder.site88.net/builder.php?originalXmlURL=XML_LINK&translationLang=TRANSLATION_LANGUAGE​

Give me a feedback!
Improve my code on GitHub



Don't forget the THANKS ​

 

[rignaneseleo]

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[rignaneseleo]

reserved2

 

[rignaneseleo]

I've update the interface: now is more friendly and minimal.

Give me a feedback

 

[SaschaHa]

Awesome tool, I just tried it and it works like a charme I will use it 4 my next projects

Many thanks!!

 

[rignaneseleo]

Thanks to have used it!

 

[rignaneseleo]

From now, you can translate a strings.xml starting from an old one.
It is usefull for translating long files (that require many days) and also for who has only to update a translation.

Enjoy​

 

[29y6145]

Good tools

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[rignaneseleo]

Good tools

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Thank you !

 

[norbi1952]

Good job. This tool is very helpful in translating

 

[rignaneseleo]

Thanks! Any suggestion?

 

[komisarov]

The tool is pretty good, but there are two things I would find useful. First is ability to add file from your computer and the second is possibility to display some explanation for the strings. Some of them can be difficult to translate when taken out of context so you have to check it inside the app. I'm not sure if that function would make sense though as the explanations would probably have to be written in the strings.xml file, making it bigger and harder to read.
PS. Also noticed one small mistake - it says "translaction" instead of "translation"

 

[siju2012]

@rignaneseleo Translation no longer works. It shows "Error during translation". Are you working on this?

 

[rignaneseleo]

I'm surfing throw free hostings so this is the new host: http://stringsxmlbuilder.site88.net/
Now auto translations are available again!
Enjoy!​

ps. tell me if you know any solution to host a php webtool for free

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[siju2012]

It doesn't work for bitbucket repo. Any support for that?