Locale.CLI 0.0.3

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There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details. 
dotnet tool install --global Locale.CLI --version 0.0.3
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dotnet tool install --local Locale.CLI --version 0.0.3
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line. 
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nuke :add-package Locale.CLI --version 0.0.3

Locale.CLI

A cross-platform command-line tool for multi-format localization management with auto-translation support.

Installation

dotnet tool install -g Locale.CLI

Commands

locale scan - Scan for Translation Gaps

Compare localization files across cultures, detect missing/orphan keys and empty values.

locale scan ./locales --base en --targets tr,de

locale diff - Compare Two Files

Compare two localization files with placeholder mismatch detection.

locale diff en.json tr.json

locale check - Validate Against Rules

Validate files against configurable rules with CI exit codes.

locale check ./locales --rules no-empty-values,no-duplicate-keys --ci

locale convert - Transform Between Formats

Convert localization files between different formats.

locale convert en.json en.yaml

locale generate - Create Skeleton Files

Generate skeleton target files from a base language.

locale generate tr --from en --in ./locales --out ./locales

locale watch - Monitor for Changes

Watch localization files for changes and auto-run scan/check.

locale watch ./locales --base en --mode scan

locale translate - Auto-Translate

Automatically translate using external APIs.

# Google Translate (free, no API key)
locale translate tr --from en --in ./locales --provider google

# DeepL (requires API key)
locale translate de --from en --in ./locales --provider deepl --api-key YOUR_KEY

# OpenAI ChatGPT
locale translate tr --from en --in ./locales --provider openai --api-key YOUR_KEY

# Local Ollama
locale translate tr --from en --in ./locales --provider ollama --model llama3.2

Translation Providers

Provider API Key Required Notes
Google No Uses free unofficial API
DeepL Yes High quality translations
Bing Yes Microsoft Translator
Yandex Yes Good for Slavic languages
LibreTranslate Optional Open source, self-hostable
OpenAI Yes ChatGPT (gpt-4o-mini default)
Claude Yes Anthropic Claude 3
Gemini Yes Google AI
Azure OpenAI Yes Enterprise Azure deployment
Ollama No Local LLM (llama3.2 default)

Supported Formats

JSON, YAML, RESX, PO/Gettext, XLIFF, SRT, VTT, CSV, i18next JSON, Fluent FTL, and VB resources.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
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