What is Lingui String Exporter?

Lingui is a JavaScript library for internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) in global projects. By default, Lingui uses the PO Catalog Format during the Message Extraction. Message extraction is an essential step in the internationalization process. It involves analyzing your code and extracting all messages defined in it so that your message catalogs are always up-to-date with the source code.

The extracted messages can't just be used in production as is, they need to be compiled. Compilation is the process of bundling the messages into optimized JavaScript files for each language.

Typically, to update content within a web app, you need to make changes to the source code and then deploy the updates to your web server. This process is suitable for occasional updates. However, if you support a multilingual web app, where translations need to be updated frequently, you may want to provide translations to users more rapidly with minimal manual intervention.

In this case, Over-the-Air Content Delivery can be a valuable solution. By integrating a content localization platform like Crowdin into your web application, you can streamline the translation process.

OTA Content Delivery in Lingui requires compilation on the client side. The Lingui String Exporter is designed to avoid any additional compilation by providing already compiled messages ready to use in your application.

Setting up the integration

• Install the Lingui String Exporter
• Open the Translations tab in your Crowdin project, then Target File Bundles and click the Add bundle button to create a new Bundle. As the Target file format select the Lingui String Exporter:
• Then create a new Distribution in the Over-The-Air Content Delivery section:

Crowdin OTA JS Client

It's recommended to use the Crowdin OTA Client JS to easily retrieve the translation string hosted on the CDN.

Visit the Lingui OTA tutorial for more details.

Features