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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# read source mo files and writes target js files in object form
+
+# check for ARG 1 is "mv"
+# then move the files directly and don't do manual check (don't create temp files)
+FILE_MOVE=0;
+if [ "${1}" = "mv" ]; then
+	echo "*** Direct write ***";
+	FILE_MOVE=1;
+fi;
+
+target='';
+BASE_FOLDER=$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))"/";
+# Assume script is in 4dev/bin
+base_folder="${BASE_FOLDER}../../www/";
+po_folder='../4dev/locale/'
+mo_folder='includes/locale/';
+target_folder='';
+template_file_stump='##SUFFIX##translate-##LANGUAGE##.TMP.js';
+# for output file names
+source_list=(iw);
+language_list=(en ja);
+# set target names
+if [ "${target}" == '' ]; then
+	echo "*** Non smarty ***";
+	TEXTDOMAINDIR=${base_folder}${mo_folder}.
+	# default is admin
+	TEXTDOMAIN=admin;
+fi;
+js_folder="layout/${TEXTDOMAIN}/javascript/";
+
+error=0;
+# this checks if the TEXTDOMAIN target actually exists
+if [ ! -d "${base_folder}${js_folder}" ]; then
+	echo "Cannot find target javascript folder ${base_folder}${js_folder}";
+	error=1;
+else
+	target_folder="${base_folder}${js_folder}";
+fi;
+
+if [ ${error} -eq 1 ]; then
+	exit;
+fi;
+
+# locale gettext po to mo translator master
+for file in $(ls -1 ${base_folder}../4dev/locale/*.po); do
+	file=$(basename $file .po);
+	echo "Translate language ${file}";
+	locale=$(echo "${file}" | cut -d "-" -f 1);
+	domain=$(echo "${file}" | cut -d "-" -f 2);
+	if [ ! -d "${base_folder}/includes/locale/${locale}/LC_MESSAGES/" ]; then
+		mkdir -p "${base_folder}/includes/locale/${locale}/LC_MESSAGES/";
+	fi;
+	msgfmt -o ${base_folder}/includes/locale/${locale}/LC_MESSAGES/${domain}.mo ${base_folder}${po_folder}${locale}-${domain}.po;
+done;
+
+rx_msgid_empty="^msgid \"\"";
+rx_msgid="^msgid \"";
+rx_msgstr="^msgstr \""
+
+# quick copy string at the end
+quick_copy='';
+
+for language in ${language_list[*]}; do
+	# I don't know which one must be set, but I think at least LANGUAGE
+	case ${language} in
+		ja)
+			LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8;
+			ENCODING=UTF-8;
+			LANGUAGE=ja;
+			;;
+		en)
+			# was en_JP.UTF-8
+			LANG=en_US.UTF-8;
+			ENCODING=UTF-8;
+			LANGUAGE=en;
+			;;
+	esac;
+	# write only one for language and then symlink files
+	template_file=$(echo ${template_file_stump} | sed -e "s/##SUFFIX##//" | sed -e "s/##LANGUAGE##/${LANG}/");
+	original_file=$(echo ${template_file} | sed -e 's/\.TMP//g');
+	if [ "${FILE_MOVE}" -eq 0 ]; then
+		file=${target_folder}${template_file};
+	else
+		file=${target_folder}${original_file};
+	fi;
+	echo "===> Write translation file ${file}";
+	echo ". = normal, : = escape, x = skip";
+	# init line [aka don't touch this file]
+	echo "// AUTO FILL, changes will be overwritten" > $file;
+	echo "// source: ${suffix}, language: ${language}" >> $file;
+	echo "// Translation strings in the format" >> $file;
+	echo "// \"Original\":\"Translated\""$'\n' >> $file;
+	echo "var i18n = {" >> $file;
+	# translations stuff
+	# read the po file
+	pos=0; # do we add a , for the next line
+	cat "${base_folder}${po_folder}${language}-${TEXTDOMAIN}.po" |
+	while read str; do
+		# echo "S: ${str}";
+		# skip empty
+		if [[ "${str}" =~ ${rx_msgid_empty} ]]; then
+			# skip on empty
+			echo -n "x";
+		# msgid is left, msgstr is right
+		elif [[ "${str}" =~ ${rx_msgid} ]]; then
+			echo -n ".";
+			# open left side
+			# TODO: how to handle multi line strings: or don't use them
+			# extract from between ""
+			str_source=$(echo "${str}" | sed -e "s/^msgid \"//" | sed -e "s/\"$//");
+			# close right side, if not last add ,
+			if [ "${pos}" -eq 1 ]; then
+				echo -n "," >> $file;
+			fi;
+			# all " inside string need to be escaped
+			str_source=$(echo "${str_source}" | sed -e 's/"/\\"/g');
+			# fix with proper layout
+			echo -n "\"$str_source\":\"$(TEXTDOMAINDIR=${TEXTDOMAINDIR} LANGUAGE=${language} LANG=${LANG} gettext ${TEXTDOMAIN} "${str_source}")\"" >> $file;
+			pos=1;
+		elif [[ "${str}" =~ ${rx_msgstr} ]]; then
+			# open right side (ignore)
+			echo -n "";
+		else
+			# general ignore (anything between or comments)
+			echo -n "";
+		fi;
+	done;
+
+	echo "" >> $file;
+	echo "};" >> $file;
+	echo " [DONE]";
+
+	# on no move
+	if [ "${FILE_MOVE}" -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo "===> Confirm all changes in ${file} and then move data to original";
+		echo "";
+		quick_copy=${quick_copy}"mv ${template_file} ${original_file}"$'\n';
+	fi;
+
+	# symlink to master file
+	for suffix in ${source_list[*]}; do
+		# symlink with full lang name
+		symlink_file[0]=$(echo ${template_file_stump} | sed -e "s/##SUFFIX##/${suffix}_/" | sed -e "s/##LANGUAGE##/${LANG}/" | sed -e 's/\.TMP//g');
+		# create second one with lang (no country) + encoding
+		symlink_file[1]=$(echo ${template_file_stump} | sed -e "s/##SUFFIX##/${suffix}_/" | sed -e "s/##LANGUAGE##/${LANGUAGE}\.${ENCODING}/" | sed -e 's/\.TMP//g');
+		for template_file in ${symlink_file[@]}; do
+		# if this is not symlink, create them
+			if [ ! -h "${template_file}" ]; then
+				echo "Create symlink: ${template_file}";
+				# symlik to original
+				cd "${target_folder}";
+				ln -sf "${original_file}" "${template_file}";
+				cd - >/dev/null;
+			fi;
+		done;
+	done;
+done;
+
+if [ "${FILE_MOVE}" -eq 0 ]; then
+	echo "";
+	echo "-- IN FOLDER: ${target_folder}";
+	echo "-- START: copy lines below to copy created over original --";
+	echo "${quick_copy}";
+	echo "-- END ----------------------------------------------------";
+fi;
+
+# __END__