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diff --git a/src/hydrilla/util/_util.py b/src/hydrilla/util/_util.py
index 9bebdc1..c7e9f47 100644
--- a/src/hydrilla/util/_util.py
+++ b/src/hydrilla/util/_util.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
import re
import json
+import locale
+import gettext
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Optional
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ def strip_json_comments(text: str) -> str:
# ignore this error, let json module report it
stripped = line
elif len(match[2]) == 1:
- raise json.JSONDecodeError('bad comment', text,
+ raise json.JSONDecodeError(_('bad_comment'), text,
processed + len(match[1]))
else:
stripped = match[1]
@@ -127,3 +129,29 @@ def validator_for(schema_filename: str) -> Draft7Validator:
"""
return Draft7Validator(resolver.resolve(schema_filename)[1],
resolver=resolver)
+
+def get_gettext(domain: str, lang: Optional[str]=None):
+ """
+ Configure translation and return its gettext() function.
+
+ If `lang` is set, look for translations for `lang`. Otherwise, try to
+ determine system's default language and use that.
+ """
+ # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3425294/how-to-detect-the-os-default-language-in-python
+ # But I am not going to surrender to Microbugs' nonfree, crappy OS to test
+ # it, to the lines inside try: may fail.
+ try:
+ from ctypes.windll import kernel32 as windll
+ lang = locale.windows_locale[windll.GetUserDefaultUILanguage()]
+ except:
+ lang = locale.getdefaultlocale()[0] or 'C'
+
+ translation = gettext.translation(
+ domain,
+ localedir=(here.parent / 'locales'),
+ languages=[lang, 'en_US']
+ )
+
+ return translation.gettext
+
+_ = get_gettext('hydrilla_builder')