FastGettext is a simple, safe, and fast library for internationalization and localization of text in Ruby applications. It provides concise syntax for translations and is 18 times faster and uses much less memory than other i18n libraries like GetText. FastGettext is well suited for most Ruby applications but may not be the best option for building large frameworks or plugins.

1. FastGettext

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3. FastSimpleCleanSafeGettext

4. FastGettext – GetText GetText is a pile of spaghetticode Entagled with AR/Rails/X namespace: 34 vs 7 9.17 times slower than FastGettext 2884 KB larger

5. FastGettext – Why use it? _('Hello!') Simpler, Safer, Faster, more Maintainable then t('view.messages.greeting.friendly')

6. FastGettext – Simple? Readable & clean code Automatic translation finding (parsing + tests) No defaults needed

7. FastGettext – Safe? No ”No translation found” for users, ever! Always fallback to en No fuzzy translations No obsolete translations

8. FastGettext – Fast? 18 times faster Small footprint: 0.136mb vs 7.12mb Custom backends (.mo/.po/.yml/database...)

9. FastGettext – Maintainable Code is readable, no parallel yml lookup If it is tested, translation is known If it is not tested, everyone can see

10. FastGettext – When not to use Building plugins Building huge frameworks others use

11. FastGettext – Syntax _('Hello %{name}') % :name=>user.name _('available'): x n_('apple','apples',x) s_('Car|Name') <-> s_('User|Name')

12. FastGettext – gettext_i18n_rails DEMO