FTL-Extract 0.10.0a2
Extract fluent keys from python code and organize them in .ftl files
Requires Python: <3.15,>=3.11
Keywords: i18n, ftl, ftl-extract

# FTL-Extract

## Description

**FTL-Extract** is a Python package that extracts Fluent keys from `.py` files and generates `.ftl` file with extracted
keys.

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🔥 Try `fast-ftl-extract` command.

It's Rust version of `ftl extract` command, that is 10-20 times faster than Python version.

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## Installation

Use the package manager [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable) to install FTL-Extract.

```shell
$ pip install FTL-Extract
```

Or use modern tool like [UV](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) to install FTL-Extract.

```shell
$ uv add --dev FTL-Extract
```

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## Usage

First of all, you should create locales directory in your project.

```shell
$ mkdir project_path/locales
```

Then, you can use the following command to extract keys from your code.

```shell
$ ftl extract project_path/code_path project_path/locales
```

By default, FTL-Extract will create a directory named `en` and put all keys into `_default.ftl` file.

In some cases, you may want to extract keys to specific `.ftl` files.
So, there is new keyword argument `_path` in `i18n.get` and `i18n.<key>`.

```python
# Before
i18n.get("key-1", arg1="value1", arg2="value2")

# After
i18n.get("key-1", arg1="value1", arg2="value2", _path="dir/ftl_file.ftl")

# Also
i18n.key_1(arg1="value1", arg2="value2", _path="dir/ftl_file.ftl")

# Or
i18n.some.key_1(arg1="value1", arg2="value2", _path="dir/ftl_file.ftl")
```

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## 💁‍♂️ Explanation of the `ftl extract` command

```shell
$ ftl extract project_path/code_path project_path/locales
```

- `project_path/code_path` - path to the project directory where the code is located.
- `project_path/locales` - path to the project directory where the `.ftl` files will be located.

### 📚 Additional arguments

- `-l` or `--language` - add a new language to the project.
- `-k` or `--i18n-keys` - add additional i18n keys to the extractor.
- `-K` or `--i18n-keys-append` - add additional i18n keys to the extractor and append them to the default list.
- `-p` or `--i18n-keys-prefix` - add a prefix to the i18n keys. For example, `self.i18n.<key>()`.
- `-e` or `--exclude-dirs` - exclude specific directories from the extraction process.
- `-E` or `--exclude-dirs-append` - add more directories to exclude from the extraction process.
- `-i` or `--ignore-attributes` - ignore specific attributes of the `i18n.*` like `i18n.set_locale`.
- `-I` or `--append-ignore-attributes` - add more attributes to ignore to the default list.
- `--ignore-kwargs` - ignore specific kwargs of the i18n_keys like `when=...` in
  `aiogram_dialog.I18nFormat(..., when=...)`.
- `--comment-junks` - comments errored translations in the `.ftl` file.
- `--default-ftl-file` - specify the default `.ftl` file name.
- `--comment-keys-mode` - specify the comment keys mode. It will comment keys that are not used in the code or print
  warnings about them. Available modes: `comment`, `warn`.
- `-v` or `--verbose` - print additional information about the process.
- `--dry-run` - run the command without making any changes to the files.

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## 💁‍♂️ Explanation of the `ftl stub` command

```shell
$ ftl stub 'project_path/locales/<locale>' 'project_path/code_path'
```

- `project_path/locales/<locale>` - path to the locales directory where the `<locale>` directory (e.g. `en`) contains `.ftl` files located.
- `project_path/code_path` - path to the directory where the `stub.pyi` will be located.


## FAQ

#### ❓ - How to add more languages to the project ?

```shell
# Here we add 3 languages: English, Ukrainian and Polish
$ ftl extract project_path/code_path project_path/locales -l en -l uk -l pl
```

#### ❓ - How to detect another i18n keys like `LazyProxy` or `L` ?

```shell
# Here we extract ftl keys from i18n-keys like `LF`, `LazyProxy` and `L`
$ ftl extract project_path/code_path project_path/locales -K LF -K LazyProxy -K L
```

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## How I use FTL-Extract in most of my projects

```shell
$ fast-ftl-extract \
  'app/bot' \
  'app/bot/locales' \
  -l 'en' \
  -l 'uk' \
  -K 'LF' \
  -I 'core' \
  -E './tests/*' \
  --ignore-kwargs 'when' \
  --comment-junks \
  --comment-keys-mode 'comment' \
  --verbose
```

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## Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first
to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.