Management script for Django to easily run the 'makemessages'-command for all files in your Django application. #django #translations

translate.py

'''
    translate.py
    Management script for Django to easily run the
    'makemessages'-command and 'compilemessages'-command for all 
    files in your Django application.

    Put in any registered django app in the location
    <app>/management/commands/translate.py
    and then use python manage.py translate
    to run makemessages on all files in your project

    Made by Johan Niklasson
    https://github.com/vonNiklasson
    https://gist.github.com/vonNiklasson/5fec59ad635ff3083f914188cb6736cf

    Modified by Charles Williams
    https://github.com/charlwillia6
    https://gist.github.com/charlwillia6/9b1e311dd6747c867631e6cde1c527aa

    Add LANGUAGE_IGNORE_PATTERNS = [] to you settings file for custom ignore
    patterns
'''

from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
from django.core import management


class Command(BaseCommand):
    settings = None
    ignore_patterns = ['node_modules/*']

    help = "Runs command makemessages for all domains"

    def add_arguments(self, parser):
        parser.add_argument(
            '--make-django',
            action='store_true',
            dest='make-django',
            default=False,
            help='Makes the translation for python and template files only (excludes JavaScript translation unless stated)'
        )

        parser.add_argument(
            '--make-djangojs',
            action='store_true',
            dest='make-djangojs',
            default=False,
            help='Makes the translation for javascript files only (excludes regular translation unless stated)'
        )

        parser.add_argument(
            '--compile-all',
            action='store_true',
            dest='compile-all',
            default=False,
            help='Compiles .po files to .mo files (compilemessages only)'
        )

    def handle(self, *args, **options):
        if self.settings is None:
            raise Exception("settings is None")

        if hasattr(self.settings, 'LANGUAGE_IGNORE_PATTERNS'):
            ignore_patterns = self.settings.LANGUAGE_IGNORE_PATTERNS
        else:
            ignore_patterns = Command.ignore_patterns

        languages = [seq[0] for seq in self.settings.LANGUAGES]

        if options['compile-all'] == False:
            if options['make-django'] == True or (options['make-django'] == False and options['make-djangojs'] == False):
                self.stdout.write("Translating Python and template files")
                management.call_command('makemessages', locale=languages, domain='django', ignore=ignore_patterns)

            if options['make-djangojs'] == True or (options['make-djangojs'] == False and options['make-django'] == False):
                self.stdout.write("Translating JavaScript files")
                management.call_command('makemessages', locale=languages, domain='djangojs', ignore=ignore_patterns)
        else:
            self.stdout.write("You cannot use the --compile-all and --make-[django/djangjs] arguments together")

        if options['compile-all'] == True and options['make-django'] == False and options['make-djangojs'] == False:
            self.stdout.write("Compiling All Translation Files")
            management.call_command('compilemessages', local=languages)

Cheers, great work on the script :) I haven't been working with any Django project for a while, but you've made some great changes! :)