Name

Dist::Zilla::Plugin::PotWriter - Something that writes gettext language translation template file

Synopsis

  with 'Dist::Zilla::Role::PotWriter';

  # ...

  sub execute {
      my $self = shift;
      $self->write_pot(%params);
  }

Description

This role provides a utility method for generating a GNU gettext-style language translation template.

Instance Methods

write_pot

  $self->write_pot(%params);

Creates or updates a GNU gettext-style language translation file. The supported parameters are:

to

Path::Class::File object representing the file to write to. Required.

scan_files

Array reference listing the files to scan. Defaults to all *.pm files gathered by Dist::Zilla.

xgettext

Path to the xgettext application. Defaults to just xgettext (xgettext.exe on Windows), which should work if it's in your path.

encoding

Encoding to assume when scanning for localizable strings. Defaults to UTF-8.

package

The name of the localization package. Defaults to the distribution name as configured for Dist::Zilla.

version

The version of the package. Defaults to the version as configured for Dist::Zilla.

copyright_holder

The name of the translation copyright holder. Defaults to the copyright holder configured for Dist::Zilla.

bugs_email

Email address for reporting translation bugs. Defaults to the email address of the first author known to Dist::Zilla, if available and parseable by Email::Address.

Author

David E. Wheeler <david@justatheory.com>

Copyright and License

This software is copyright (c) 2012-2013 by David E. Wheeler.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.