Interface Translator

All Known Subinterfaces:
GlobalTranslator, MiniMessageTranslationStore, TranslationStore<T>, TranslationStore.StringBased<T>
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractTranslationStore, AbstractTranslationStore.StringBased, MiniMessageTranslator
public interface Translator
A message translator.

To see how to create a Translator with a ResourceBundle see TranslationStore.StringBased.registerAll(Locale, ResourceBundle, boolean)

To bypass vanilla's MessageFormat-based translation system, see translate(TranslatableComponent, Locale)

After creating a Translator you can add it to the GlobalTranslator to enable automatic translations by the platforms.

Since:
4.0.0
See Also:

  • Method Details

    • parseLocale

      static @Nullable Locale parseLocale(String string)
      Parses a Locale from a String.
      Parameters:
      string - the string
      Returns:
      a locale
      Since:
      4.0.0

    • name

      Key name()
      A key identifying this translation source.

      Intended to be used for display to users.

      Returns:
      an identifier for this translation source
      Since:
      4.0.0

    • hasAnyTranslations

      default TriState hasAnyTranslations()
      Checks if this translator has any translations.
      Returns:
      TriState.TRUE if any, TriState.NOT_SET if unknown, or TriState.FALSE if none
      Since:
      4.15.0

    • canTranslate

      default boolean canTranslate(String key, Locale locale)
      Checks if this translator can translate the given key and locale pair.
      Parameters:
      key - the key
      locale - the locale
      Returns:
      true if this translator will return a non-null value for either of the two translate methods
      Since:
      4.20.0

    • translate

      @Nullable MessageFormat translate(String key, Locale locale)
      Gets a message format from a key and locale.

      When used in the GlobalTranslator, this method is called only if translate(TranslatableComponent, Locale) returns null.

      Parameters:
      key - a translation key
      locale - a locale
      Returns:
      a message format or null to skip translation
      Since:
      4.0.0

    • translate

      default @Nullable Component translate(TranslatableComponent component, Locale locale)
      Gets a translated component from a translatable component and locale.

      Care should be taken to ensure you do not unintentionally remove the children or style of component. This can be avoided by copying over the children/style using the following code as an example:

      final Component myNewComponent = ...; // get your component here
return myNewComponent
  .append(component.children()) // ensure it has the original components children as well
  .applyFallbackStyle(component.style()); // apply a "fallback" style
      Parameters:
      component - a translatable component
      locale - a locale
      Returns:
      a translated component or null to use translate(String, Locale) instead (if available)
      Since:
      4.13.0