Re: 'lang' file editor ...

I just played around with token_get_all() and token_name() and by the looks of the output it's going to be quite easy to create something that can rewrite the contents of a file and or augment it ... the only really tricky thing that I can't get my head round right away is handling the following in a nice way: $Lang['foo'] = 'bar'; $Lang['foo'] = 'my '.$Lang['bar'].' really hurts'; but part of the answer/solution to that problem lies in what I would like to present (and/or require from0 the person who will use the lang file 'editor' it's been a pleasure talking to myself ;-) Jochem Maas wrote: > anyone know of a decent script (or something I can rip out of an existing OS tool) > that is capable of comparing, editing and saving 'old skool' lang files - you know > the ones which define tons of array elements e.g.: > > $Lang['foo'] = 'bar'; > > I'm looking for something that can handle quotes properly and 'weird' array keys > (that include constants, for instance) as well as sprintf markers in the > 'translation' > text (e.g. "my %s hurts") and if at all possible the abiltiy to recognise and not > f'up > stuff like: > > $Lang['foo'] = 'my '.$Lang['bar'].' really hurts'; > > and I'd prefer it to be able to keep file formatting, item ordering and comments > as they were when saving back into the file. > > I can't find anything really useful - the firefox 'php lang file' editor plugin, > is, > for instance, not up to the job. > > tar, > Jochem >