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date: 2020-11-17
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id: 65433588-930a-4386-a010-77240faaca80
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title: Pseudo-localization Translator
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---
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# Description
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Pseudolocalization[^1] is a software testing method for testing
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internationalization. Instead of translating the text of the software
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into a foreign language, the textual elements of an application are
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replaced with an altered version of the original language.
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These problems can be solved with pseudolocalization, a software testing
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method used for testing internationalization. In this method, instead of
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translating the text of the software into a foreign language, the
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textual elements of an application are replaced with an altered version
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of the original language.
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For example, `Account Settings` is translated as
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`[!!! Àççôûñţ Šéţţîñĝš !!!]`. First, the original text is expanded in
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length with characters like `[!!! !!!]` to test the application when
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using languages more verbose than the original one. This solves the
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first problem.
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In addition, the original characters are replaced by similar but
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accented characters. This makes the text highly readable, while allowing
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to test the application with all kinds of accented and special
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characters. This solves the second problem.
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# Syntax
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``` yaml
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# config/packages/translator.yaml
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framework:
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translator:
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# ...
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pseudo_localization:
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# replace characters by their accented version
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accents: true
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# wrap strings with brackets
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brackets: true
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# controls how many extra characters are added to make text longer
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expansion_factor: 1.4
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# maintain the original HTML tags of the translated contents
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parse_html: true
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# also translate the contents of these HTML attributes
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localizable_html_attributes: ['title']
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```
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# Footnotes
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[^1]: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudolocalization>
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