langcodec-cli (Command Line)

Universal CLI for converting, inspecting, and merging localization files.

• Formats: Apple .strings, .xcstrings, Android strings.xml, CSV, TSV
• Commands: convert, merge, view, stats, debug

Install

cargo install langcodec-cli

Commands

convert

langcodec convert -i input.strings -o strings.xml
langcodec convert -i input.csv -o output.xcstrings --source-language en --version 1.0

Auto-detects formats from extensions. For JSON/YAML custom formats, see --input-format in the root README.

merge

langcodec merge -i a.strings -i b.strings -o merged.strings --lang en --strategy last

view

langcodec view -i values/strings.xml --full

Prints entries. Plurals are labeled with Type: Plural and show categories.

stats

langcodec stats -i values/strings.xml
langcodec stats -i Localizable.xcstrings --json

Shows per-language totals, counts by status, and completion percent (excludes DoNotTranslate). Use --json for machine-readable output.

debug

langcodec debug -i input.strings --lang en -o output.json

Notes

• Android plurals <plurals> are supported.
• Language inference: en.lproj/Localizable.strings, values-es/strings.xml, base values/ → en by default.
• Globbing: use quotes for patterns in merge (e.g., '**/*.xml').

License

MIT