README.md

# Expo

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> Low-level [GNU gettext][gettext] file handling (for `.po`, `.pot`, and `.mo`
> files), including writing and parsing.

See [the documentation][docs].

For a full Gettext integration, see the [Gettext library][elixir-gettext].

## Usage

Expo can *parse* PO, POT, and MO files from [GNU gettext][gettext]:

```elixir
Expo.PO.parse_file!("priv/gettext/default.pot")
#=> %Expo.Messages{...}
```

It can also *write* well-formed PO, POT, and MO files:

```elixir
"priv/gettext/default.pot"
|> Expo.PO.parse_file!()
|> Expo.PO.compose()
|> then(fn content -> File.write!("priv/gettext/copy.pot") end)
```

This library can also parse [`Plural-Form`
headers](https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/Plural-forms.html)
in PO or POT files, and ships with a built-in list of languages and their plural
forms. You can find which plural form to use for a given *amount* by using
`Expo.PluralForms.index/2`:

```elixir
{:ok, plural_form} = Expo.PluralForms.plural_form("de")

Expo.PluralForms.index(plural_form, 1)
#=> 0
Expo.PluralForms.index(plural_form, 213)
#=> 1
```

## License

Copyright 2015 Plataformatec Copyright 2020 Dashbit 2022 JOSHMARTIN GmbH

  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  You may obtain a copy of the License at:

  > <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>

  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  limitations under the License.

[docs]: https://hexdocs.pm/expo
[elixir-gettext]: https://github.com/elixir-gettext/gettext
[gettext]: https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/