Adding a new language to the platform

This article describes how to add a new language to the platform. Swedish is taken as an example.

How to add a language to the platform

1. To make a new language appear in the language selection field, create the /usr/local/mgr5/etc/xml/billmgr_msg_<sv>.xml file with the following content:
   
   File content

   	<mgrdata>
   		<lang name="sv">
   		</lang>
   	</mgrdata>

   Comments

   • billmgr — abbreviated name of the platform. The file <mgrname>_msg_sv.xml should be named according to the name of the platform, that is, the BILLmanager file will be named billmgr_msg_<язык>.xml
   • sv — language code. Use an arbitrary value.
2. To display the language name in the platform, create the  /usr/local/mgr5/etc/xml/core_mod_sv.xml file with the following content:
   
   File content

   <mgrdata>
   <lang name="en">
          <messages name="label_langs">
          <msg name="sv">Svenska</msg>
          </messages>
   </lang>
   </mgrdata>

   Comments

   1. Svenska — language name.
   2. sv — language code. Use the value you specified in the billmgr_msg _<sv>.xml file.
3. After both files have been added, restart the command platform:
   

   killall core

In the platform, you will be able to select the Swedish language:

• on the authorization page;
• on the page for changing the user's language.

How to translate the platform interface

Once the new language is added, you can translate the platform interface into that language.

1. Take the English message file billmgr_msg _en.xml as a base and copy it:
   

   cp /usr/local/mgr5/etc/xml/billmgr_msg _en.xml /usr/local/mgr5/etc/xml/billmgr_msg_<sv>.xml

   Comments

   • billmgr — abbreviated name of the platform.
   • <sv> — language code. Use an arbitrary value.
2. In the new file billmgr_msg _sv.xml change <lang name="en"> to <lang name="sv">. You will get a file for the Swedish language, which already has all possible platform messages.
3. Translate the messages in the file from English to Swedish.

4. For the changes to take effect, restart the platform:
   

   killall core