Resources localization

Localization (i18n + l10n)

DBeaver uses the standard properties-based i18n model. All translatable resources reside in *.properties file. Each plugin (bundle) has its own set of resources. Almost all plugins have at least a bundles.properties resource. Bigger plugins have additional resources in the src folder. See the full list of property files below.

bundle.properties contains an original string in the English language. All translated resources are placed in bundle_XX.properties files where XX is a two-letter language code.

Environment setup

• Clone DBeaver repository
  • Install GitHub Desktop
  • In the top menu select File -> Clone Repository
  • In the appeared popup window select the URL tab and paste DBeaver URL: https://github.com/dbeaver/dbeaver.git
  • Press Clone

Localizing tools

Eclipse IDE

• Install Eclipse (any version, any package)
• Install ResourceBundle Editor plugin.
  • Main menu Help -> Install New Software -> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/essiembre/eclipse-rbe/master/eclipse-rbe-update-site/site.xml
• Main menu -> File -> Import... -> General -> Existing Projects into Workspace -> Browse
• Choose your DBeaver clone directory and import all projects
• Open some properties file (e.g. bundle.properties - see below ) in ResourceBundle editor:
• Edit properties:

Intellij IDEA Community

Push your changes

• Open GitHub Desktop
• At the top, select Current branch and press the New Branch button
• Create a new branch with a name related to l10n
• Commit to the new branch
• Publish brunch/push (right button at the top)
• Fetch origin (right button at the top)
• In the main menu select Branch -> Create Pull Request
• On the opened GitHub page add some meaningful text for your pull request name and press the Create pull request button
• Return to GitHub Desktop and switch to devel branch

or

Create a Pull Request with your changes (in branch devel) https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request-from-a-fork/

Properties

Module	Purpose	File
Core	Commands, properties	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core/OSGI-INF/l10n/bundle.properties
Core	Messages,UI strings	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/core/CoreResources.properties
API	Properties	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.model/OSGI-INF/l10n/bundle.properties
API	Messages	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.model/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/model/messages/ModelResources.properties
UI	Properties	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ui/OSGI-INF/l10n/bundle.properties
UI	Messages	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ui/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/bundle/UIMessages.properties
Application (Standalone)	Commands, properties	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ui.app.standalone/OSGI-INF/l10n/bundle.properties
Application (Eclipse)	Commands, properties	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ui.app.eclipse/OSGI-INF/l10n/bundle.properties
Data Transfer	Commands, properties	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.data.transfer/OSGI-INF/l10n/bundle.properties
Data Transfer	Messages	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.data.transfer/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/tools/transfer/internal/DTMessages.properties
ERD	Commands, properties	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.erd/OSGI-INF/l10n/bundle.properties
ERD	Messages	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.erd/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/erd/ERDResources.properties
SSH	Commands, properties	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.net.ssh/OSGI-INF/l10n/bundle.properties
SSH	Messages	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.net.ssh.ui/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ui/net/ssh/SSHUIMessages.properties
Generic driver	Properties	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.generic/OSGI-INF/l10n/bundle.properties
Generic driver	Messages	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.generic/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/generic/GenericResources.properties
MySQL	Properties	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.mysql/OSGI-INF/l10n/bundle.properties
MySQL	Messages	plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.mysql/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/mysql/MySQLResources.properties
..	..	The same for Oracle (ext.oracle), DB2 (ext.db2), Exasol (ext.exasol), PostgreSQL (ext.postgresql) and SQL Server (ext.mssql)

Testing you changes

Once you have changed one of these resources you might want to test your changes. You can:

• Run DBeaver directly from Eclipse workspace
• Build DBeaver from source and run executable

Changing user interface language

See