I think the title should be updated, this is a translation helper tool that happens to work on translation files formatted as YAML. This is not a YAML editor.
I really wish there was something like that though:(
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#12You should handle errors more gracefully. I just tried uploading a YAML file that we're reading perfectly fine in Golang and your tool refused to open it with a "duplicate mapping" error.
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#13[off-topic] Does anyone know of a CLI tool like jq that works with YAML instead?
Just convert yaml to json and run it through jq?
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#14[off-topic] Does anyone know of a CLI tool like jq that works with YAML instead?
https://github.com/dflemstr/rq seems to be something like that
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#15diff doesn't need a landing page, unnecessary text, images, and logos to be loaded. The interface has too much friction for the user. Even WITH all the extra gumpf, scrolling and clicking I still have no idea what this is for.
Have you tried reading the description?
> Localize and translate any apps or sites that uses YAML for localization.
> Yaml is used in many languages such as Ruby, Python, Php and for Framework such as Rails or Symphony.Re: Show HN: Pollly – Editor for YAML localization and translation files
#16Can you explain what it's for? I'm familiar with YAML but I have no idea what "translate apps & sites" means. Do you mean "translate" as in i18n? What kind of files would I be uploading?
I believe it's Rails translation files which looked like this: en.yml: https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/blob/d14fe4e0a1c54d2... fr.yml: https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/blob/d14fe4e0a1c54d2... In this case, I understand the need of the editor because managing large translation files by hand is a very time consuming task and overall painful experience. From going back and forth between trying to match tr…
So Rails doesn't use .po files?
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
I believe it's Rails translation files which looked like this: en.yml: https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/blob/d14fe4e0a1c54d2... fr.yml: https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/blob/d14fe4e0a1c54d2... In this case, I understand the need of the editor because managing large translation files by hand is a very time consuming task and overall painful experience. From going back and forth between trying to match tr…
So Rails doesn't use .po files?
There are gettext gem available, but by default Rails ship with the YAML translation thing.