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Next Up

• Lots of testing.
• DB backend for view translation.
• Eager loading for model translations?
• Packaging
• Finish up chained backend. (done?)
• Locale + Translation classes
• view translations with yaml (file/dir structure)
• basic model translations (simplest thing possible)

Lower Priority

• gem plugin.
• Setup automatic test running that tracks latest Rails edge.

Meta

• We will use RSpec for testing, along with a model factory such as Object Daddy or Factorygirl.
• The top-most module will be Globalize.
• The plugin will be distributed as a gem plugin.

Component Specifications

• YAML-based View Translation
• Content Translation
• Locale Class
• Locale LoadPath
• Locale switching after translated model is already loaded
• The Chained Backend (experimental!)
• Pluralize backend (experimental!)
• Fallbacks
• Caching
• Helpers
• Currency formatting
• Form processing
• View template switching
• Determining locale from HTTP, etc
• Translation view generator — creates controller/view to manage translations online
• Rake tasks
  • dump, load translations
  • generate migrations
  • look for untranslated keys (possibly)

Notes

To run the specs go to the projects root dir and run: spec -O spec/spec.opts spec