String audit

Check strings on the way out, and deliveries on the way in.

Two checks over the same catalog: lint the source for the patterns that make strings hard to translate, then diff the returned delivery against it before you import. Load the samples to see what each check catches. Nothing you paste leaves the browser.

Lints one catalog for the problems that make a string hard or impossible to translate.

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Audit findings

Keys

Errors

Warnings

Info

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Empty / whitespace-only valueerror
checkout.freeShipping
Value is empty. Did you forget to fill in the translation?

Unbalanced ICU braceserror

checkout.intro

Welcome to checkout. {Plus a few more lines of legalese, actually a very long s…

Unbalanced braces (1 unclosed).

String concatenation in valueerror
auth.rateLimit
```
"You have " + count + " attempts remaining"
```
Looks like concatenated JS: translators can't reorder fragments. Refactor into a single string with placeholders.
Embedded HTMLwarning
auth.tos
```
By signing in you agree to our <a href='/tos'>Terms</a>
```
HTML detected. Either use ICU tag syntax ({tagName, /tagName}) or move markup outside the string and inject the inner text only.
Hardcoded plural via key suffixwarning
auth.errorPassword_plural
```
Wrong password (multiple attempts)
```
Looks like a plural form encoded in the key. ICU MessageFormat (`{count, plural, one {…} other {…}}`) lets translators pick the correct categories per locale.
Identifier or code as valuewarning
common.ok
```
OK
```
Value looks like an identifier, not a UI string. Move it to config and do not ship it to translators.
Identifier or code as valuewarning
checkout.FOOTER_TEXT
```
footerText
```
Value looks like an identifier, not a UI string. Move it to config and do not ship it to translators.
Printf-style placeholderwarning
checkout.summary
```
You have %d items in cart
```
Found printf-style or Objective-C placeholders. Use ICU named placeholders ({count}) so translators can reorder.
Ambiguous short stringinfo
common.ok
```
OK
```
Short value with little context. Add a translator comment (e.g. via .arb's `@key.description` or a sibling `_comment` key).
Ambiguous short stringinfo
common.submit
```
Submit
```
Short value with little context. Add a translator comment (e.g. via .arb's `@key.description` or a sibling `_comment` key).
Ambiguous short stringinfo
common.cancel
```
Cancel
```
Short value with little context. Add a translator comment (e.g. via .arb's `@key.description` or a sibling `_comment` key).
Ambiguous short stringinfo
auth.signIn
```
Sign in
```
Short value with little context. Add a translator comment (e.g. via .arb's `@key.description` or a sibling `_comment` key).
Ambiguous short stringinfo
checkout.totalLabel
```
Total:  
```
Short value with little context. Add a translator comment (e.g. via .arb's `@key.description` or a sibling `_comment` key).
Ambiguous short stringinfo
checkout.FOOTER_TEXT
```
footerText
```
Short value with little context. Add a translator comment (e.g. via .arb's `@key.description` or a sibling `_comment` key).
Double space inside valueinfo
checkout.totalLabel
```
Total:  
```
Multiple consecutive spaces. Usually a typo.
Very long stringinfo
checkout.intro
```
Welcome to checkout. {Plus a few more lines of legalese, actually a very long s…
```
Value is 300 characters. Split into shorter strings so TM leverage works sentence-by-sentence.
Leading or trailing whitespaceinfo
checkout.totalLabel
```
Total:  
```
Whitespace at the start or end of the value. Trim unless intentional (e.g. concatenation glue).