Demonstrate use of gettext .po i18n in Mifos
Background
Mifos currently uses Java properties files for i18n (a monolingual format). The folks in #pootle highly recommended the gettext .po (portable object) format (a "bilingual" format) over Java properties. PO is very mature and has a rich toolset. "alaa" in #pootle recommended http://code.google.com/p/gettext-commons , for instance.
Status - Available
Not started.
Contact
Please email the mifos-developer list or contact Adam Monsen (Unlicensed) on IRC if you are interested in helping on this project.
Mentor
Current Volunteer(s)
None.
Terminology
None.
Time Estimate
~8 hrs
Prerequisite experience
Java programming, scripting.
Details
Acceptance Criteria
- demonstrate message lookup from a Java class in Mifos
- demonstrate message lookup from a Freemarker template
Optional
- demonstrate message lookup from a JSP page
Steps
- Read How To Develop On Mifos for information on contributing and getting set up.
- Introduce yourself to the community on the mifos-developer mailing list and IRC channel
- Fill out the Contributor Agreement