mbauro / po_import_export

Importer and exporter for PO files

PO Import Export

PoImportExport is a tool which allows exporting a ".po" file, generated with PoEdit, into a file format like CSV or XLS and vice versa, i.e. importing a CSV/XLS file into a PO file.

N.B. Only import/export with CSV files is currently supported.

How does it work

For the export action, the tool expects a PO file, generated with PoEdit, containing the list of the original strings and their translations. The latter will be exported in another file whose format is specified by the user. In particular, the original strings will be put under the column key of the header while the translations will be placed under the column translation.

For the import action, the tool expects the path of a valid PO file and the path of a CSV file. The CSV file must contain a header row with two columns (key,translation) and then the list of the strings with their relative translations. For every row of the imported file, the tool will search if the value under the key column is contained in the PO file. If there's a match, in the PO file, for that specific key, will be added the value under the column translation.

N.B. You can find example files under the folder example

Get started

First build the project using the command:

go build github.com/Mbauro/Po_Import_Export/cmd/PoImportExport

Then you can run the project deciding which action to execute:

Export

To export a PO file into the desired file format (CSV/XLS ...) use the following command:

go run github.com/Mbauro/Po_Import_Export/cmd/PoImportExport -action export -e <poAbsoluteFilepath> -format csv

The exported file will be saved in the directory ./exportedFiles

If the argument -format is not provided, the file will be exported automatically in CSV

Import

To import a CSV/XLS file with translations into a PO file use the following command:

go run github.com/Mbauro/Po_Import_Export/cmd/PoImportExport -action import -i <translationsAbsoluteFilepath> -e <poAbsoluteFilepath> -format csv

The imported po files will be saved in the directory ./importedFiles

If the argument -format is not provided, the file will be exported automatically in CSV