extract: Fix extraction for es6/jsx files
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- Dominant language
- Python
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- 26
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Description
Django makemessages / GNU gettext do not currently support es6's template strings anywhere in a jsx file (not just in a gettext() call). Since it doesn't appear that gettext has any plans to add this support, we should really find a workaround or another library.
Bug reports:
Having backticks in the file causes xgettext's parsing to break, printing a few warnings in the log about unterminated strings or regexes. Additionally, it will complete the parsing but miss many gettext strings, leading to incomplete .po files.
Jira ticket:
https://openedx.atlassian.net/browse/LEARNER-6038
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the failure with Django makemessages or GNU gettext on a JSX file containing backtick template strings, using the linked bug reports for context. Investigate how extraction currently handles those files; done means gettext strings are extracted without parser warnings and the resulting .po files are complete.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- django, javascript, python
- Domain
- localization, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100