XLIFF 2.0
XLIFF 2.0 is a widely used XML-based format for the exchange of localisation data. It is the successor of XLIFF 1.2.
It is used for Angular, Symfony and many other platforms.
Features
- Multiple segments per unit
- Any nesting of groups
- Each
segmentis treated separately (independent of group/unit) - Description/meaning are used as context when provided
in
<note category="description">/<note category="meaning">
Options
Options are passed as query parameters in the URL.
The options untranslated and context can use any DNF combination of the described values.
I.e. a comma separated list of values for an OR combination and an underscore separated list of
values for an AND
combination.
For details check the options documentation.
| name | values | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|
untranslated |
combination of XLIFF 2.0 states, no-state, target-equals-source, empty-target |
initial,no-state_target-equals-source,no-state_empty-target |
Translate all units that match this configuration. |
context |
combination of XLIFF 2.0 states, no-state, target-not-equals-source, non-empty-target |
translated,reviewed,final,no-state_target-not-equals-source |
Use all units that match this configuration as translation context (glossary). |
newState |
any XLIFF 2.0 state, or unchanged |
translated |
State of the (newly) translated units. unchanged: keep existing state. |
Limitations
none that we are aware of 🙂