import java.util.ResourceBundle;
/**
+ * Maps i18n keys to translated texts, depending on a current locale.
+ *
* @author David ‘Bombe’ Roden <bombe@freenetproject.org>
*/
public class I18n {
+ /** The default locale, English. */
private static Locale defaultLocale = new Locale("en");
+
+ /** The current locale. */
private static Locale currentLocale;
+ /**
+ * Returns the currently set locale.
+ *
+ * @return The current locale
+ */
public static Locale getLocale() {
if (currentLocale == null) {
currentLocale = Locale.getDefault();
return currentLocale;
}
+ /**
+ * Sets the current locale.
+ *
+ * @param locale
+ * The new current locale
+ */
public static void setLocale(Locale locale) {
currentLocale = locale;
Locale.setDefault(locale);
}
+ /**
+ * Returns the resource bundle for the current locale.
+ *
+ * @return The resource bundle for the current locale
+ */
public static ResourceBundle getResourceBundle() {
return getResourceBundle(getLocale());
}
+ /**
+ * Returns the resource bundle for the given locale.
+ *
+ * @param locale
+ * The locale to get the resource bundle for
+ * @return The resource bundle for the given locale
+ */
public static ResourceBundle getResourceBundle(Locale locale) {
return ResourceBundle.getBundle("de.todesbaum.jsite.i18n.jSite", locale);
}
+ /**
+ * Retrieves a translated text for the given i18n key. If the resource
+ * bundle for the current locale does not have a translation for the given
+ * key, the default locale is tried. If that fails, the key is returned.
+ *
+ * @param key
+ * The key to get the translation for
+ * @return The translated value, or the key itself if not translation can be
+ * found
+ */
public static String getMessage(String key) {
try {
return getResourceBundle().getString(key);