Improved integration module documentation

. Updated example to define DOMAIN and get_available_languages()
  as seen in several projects.
. Ensured myapp is consistent in various examples.
. Emphasized note on private naming implementation.
. Updated example to show get_available_languages().

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@ -14,18 +14,28 @@ At the command line::
Creating an Integration Module
==============================
To use oslo.i18n in a project, you will need to create a small
integration module to hold an instance of
To use oslo.i18n in a project (e.g. myapp), you will need to create a
small integration module to hold an instance of
:class:`~oslo_i18n.TranslatorFactory` and references to
the marker functions the factory creates.
::
.. note::
# app/i18n.py
Libraries probably do not want to expose the new integration module
as part of their public API, so rather than naming it
``myapp.i18n`` it should be called ``myapp._i18n`` to indicate that
it is a private implementation detail, and not meant to be used
outside of the library's own code.
.. code-block:: python
# myapp/_i18n.py
import oslo_i18n
_translators = oslo_i18n.TranslatorFactory(domain='myapp')
DOMAIN="myapp"
_translators = oslo_i18n.TranslatorFactory(domain=DOMAIN)
# The primary translation function using the well-known name "_"
_ = _translators.primary
@ -46,16 +56,20 @@ the marker functions the factory creates.
_LE = _translators.log_error
_LC = _translators.log_critical
def get_available_languages():
return oslo_i18n.get_available_languages(DOMAIN)
Then, in the rest of your code, use the appropriate marker function
for each message:
.. code-block:: python
from myapp.i18n import _, _LW
from myapp._i18n import _, _LW, _LE
# ...
LOG.warn(_LW('warning message: %s'), var)
variable = "openstack"
LOG.warning(_LW('warning message: %s'), variable)
# ...
@ -80,17 +94,17 @@ for each message:
LOG.exception(msg)
raise RuntimeError(msg)
It is important to use the marker functions, rather than the longer
form of the name, because the tool that scans the source code for
translatable strings looks for the marker function names.
.. note::
Libraries probably do not want to expose the new integration module
as part of their public API, so rather than naming it
``mylib.i18n`` it should be called ``mylib._i18n`` to indicate that
it is a private implementation detail, and not meant to be used
outside of the library's own code.
The import of multiple modules from _i18n on a single line is
a valid exception to
`OpenStack Style Guidelines <http://docs.openstack.org/developer/hacking/#imports>`_
for import statements.
It is important to use the marker functions (e.g. _LI), rather than
the longer form of the name, because the tool that scans the source
code for translatable strings looks for the marker function names.
.. warning::
@ -104,9 +118,9 @@ translatable strings looks for the marker function names.
Handling hacking Objections to Imports
======================================
The OpenStack style guidelines prefer importing modules and accessing
names from those modules after import, rather than importing the names
directly. For example:
The `OpenStack Style Guidelines <http://docs.openstack.org/developer/hacking/#imports>`_
prefer importing modules and accessing names from those modules after
import, rather than importing the names directly. For example:
::
@ -126,15 +140,14 @@ names from within modules. It is acceptable to bypass this for the
translation marker functions, because they must have specific names
and their use pattern is dictated by the message catalog extraction
tools rather than our style guidelines. To bypass the hacking check
for imports from the integration module, add an import exception to
for imports from this integration module, add an import exception to
``tox.ini``.
For example::
# tox.ini
[hacking]
import_exceptions =
app.i18n
import_exceptions = myapp._i18n
.. _hacking: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/hacking
@ -179,23 +192,23 @@ emitted.
import oslo_i18n
trans_msg = oslo_i18n.translate(msg, desired_locale=my_locale)
trans_msg = oslo_i18n.translate(msg, my_locale)
if desired_locale is not specified then the default locale is used.
If a locale is not specified the default locale is used.
Available Languages
===================
Only the languages that have translations provided are available for
translation. To determine which languages are available the
:func:`~oslo_i18n.get_available_languages` is provided. Since different languages
can be installed for each domain, the domain must be specified.
:func:`~oslo_i18n.get_available_languages` is provided. The integration
module provides a domain defined specific function.
::
.. code-block:: python
import oslo_i18n
import myapp._i18n
avail_lang = oslo_i18n.get_available_languages('myapp')
languages = myapp._i18n.get_available_languages()
.. seealso::