CLI to manage messages

main.py

@@ -2,8 +2,24 @@
 
 # Copyright (C) 2020 by ÿnérant, eichhornchen, nicomarg, charlse
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+import argparse
+import sys
 
 from squirrelbattle.bootstrap import Bootstrap
+from squirrelbattle.translations import Translator
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+
+    parser.add_argument("--makemessages", "-mm", action="store_true",
+                        help="Extract translatable strings")
+    parser.add_argument("--compilemessages", "-cm", action="store_true",
+                        help="Compile translatable strings")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])
+    if args.makemessages:
+        Translator.makemessages()
+    elif args.compilemessages:
+        Translator.compilemessages()
+    else:
         Bootstrap.run_game()

squirrelbattle/translations.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 import gettext as gt
+import os
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, List
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ class Translator:
     translators: dict = {}
 
     for language in SUPPORTED_LOCALES:
+        dir = Path(__file__).parent / "locale" / language / "LC_MESSAGES"
+        dir.mkdir(parents=True) if not dir.is_dir() else None
+        if os.path.isfile(dir / "squirrelbattle.mo"):
             translators[language] = gt.translation(
                 "squirrelbattle",
                 localedir=Path(__file__).parent / "locale",
@@ -41,19 +45,21 @@ class Translator:
     @classmethod
     def makemessages(cls) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
         for language in cls.SUPPORTED_LOCALES:
+            file_name = Path(__file__).parent / "locale" / language \
+                / "LC_MESSAGES" / "squirrelbattle.po"
             args = ["find", "squirrelbattle", "-iname", "*.py"]
             find = subprocess.Popen(args, cwd=Path(__file__).parent.parent,
                                     stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
             args = ["xargs", "xgettext", "--from-code", "utf-8",
-                    "--join-existing",
                     "--add-comments",
                     "--package-name=squirrelbattle",
                     "--package-version=3.14.1",
                     "--copyright-holder=ÿnérant, eichhornchen, "
                     "nicomarg, charlse",
                     "--msgid-bugs-address=squirrel-battle@crans.org",
-                    "-o", Path(__file__).parent / "locale" / language
+                    "-o", file_name]
-                    / "LC_MESSAGES" / "squirrelbattle.po"]
+            if file_name.is_file():
+                args.append("--join-existing")
             print(f"Make {language} messages...")
             subprocess.Popen(args, stdin=find.stdout)