Application: gvSIG desktop » Library: org.gvsig.tools

/**

 * gvSIG. Desktop Geographic Information System.

 *

 * Copyright (C) 2007-2013 gvSIG Association.

 *

 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or

 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License

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 */

package org.gvsig.tools.i18n;

import java.io.File;

public interface I18nManager {

        /**

         * Get translation for the current language of <b>message</b>.

         * 

         * If the translation not found return the message it self.

         * 

         * @param message

         *          the message key used for translation.

         * 

         * @return the traslated message

         */

        public String getTranslation(String message);

        /**

         * Get translation for the current language of <b>message</b>.

         * This use the java MessageFormat utiity to replace args in the

         * resulting translation message.

         * 

         * If the translation not found return the message it self.

         * 

         * @param message

         *          the message key used for translation.

         * 

         * @param args

         * @return the traslated message

         */

        public String getTranslation(String message, String[] args);

        public void addResourceFamily(String family, ClassLoader loader, String callerName);

        /**

         * Adds an additional family of resource files containing some translations.

         * The search path to locate the files is provided by the dir parameter.

         *

         * Example:

         *   <code>i18nManager.addResourceFamily("text", new File("./resources"))</code>

         * 

         * @param family    The family name (or base name) which is used to search

         *                  actual properties files.

         * @param folder    The search path to locate the property files

         */

        public void addResourceFamily(String family, File folder);

}