React Native Pseudo Localization

Pseudolocalization

Pseudolocalization (or pseudo-localization) is a software testing method used for testing internationalization aspects of software. Instead of translating the text of the software into a foreign language, as in the process of localization, the textual elements of an application are replaced with an altered version of the original language.

| English | Pseudo Language |
| ------------- | ------------- |
| | |

Inspiration

Inspired by Brian Holt talk on ReactRally and tryggvigy GitHub repository.

Why?

To catch localization problems like:

- Translated text that is significantly longer than the source language, and does not fit within the UI constraints, or which causes text breaks at awkward positions.
- Font glyphs that are significantly larger than, or possess diacritic marks not found in, the source language, and which may be cut off vertically.
- Application code that assumes all characters fit into a limited character set, such as ASCII or ANSI, which can produce actual logic bugs if left uncaught.

Snack Example

Live example on Snack

Installation

``bash
yarn add react-native-pseudo-localization
`

or

`bash
npm install --save react-native-pseudo-localization
`

Quick Start

`javascript

import {Text} from 'react-native'
import PseudoProvider from 'react-native-pseudo-localization'

export default class App extends Component {

render() {
return (

Test

)
}
}
``

Props

key | type | Value | Description
------ | ---- | ------- | ----------------------
enabled | boolean | true | Programaticaly enabla and disable pseudo localizations

TODO

- React Context API failback for older versions
- Bidi english pseudo strategy

Articles

Pseudo Localization @ Netflix

License

MIT License. © Željko Marković 2018