rescodegen

A command line tool for creating Swift and Objective-C code from localizable strings.

Installation

$ sudo gem install rescodegen

Usage

Generate Code

$ rescodegen -l swift -o output_folder Localizable.strings

Options

Option	Value	Description
-l	swift\	objc
-o	relative/path/to/output/directory	Where to generate the files.
-p	e.g. SH	An optional prefix to apply to Objective-C types.

Example

Localizable.strings

/* The Ok button label displayed when an error occurs on the home screen. */
"HomeScreen.Alert.OkButtonLabel" = "Ok";

/* The error message displayed by an alert when content could not be loaded. */
"HomeScreen.Alert.LoadErrorMessage" = "There was an error loading your content.";

Generate Code

$ rescodegen -l swift -o . Localizable.strings
$ rescodegen -l objc -o . Localizable.strings

Xcode

Drag the generated files into Xcode and add them to your target.

Swift

Access localised strings using the localizedString property. Strings.Singular.homeScreen_alert_loadErrorMessage.localizedString

Objective-C

Access localised strings using the LocalizedSingularString function. LocalizedSingularString(SingularString_homeScreen_alert_loadErrorMessage);