Application Resource Bundle (ARB)

See the docs for more details including the specification for ARB design, or the schema for validation.

Application Resource Bundle (abbreviated ARB) is a localization resource format that is

• simple - based on JSON,
• extensible - vocabulary can be added without affecting existing tools and usage,
• directly usable - applications can access the resource directly from this format without converting to another form.

In ARB, localizable resources are encoded as a JSON object. Each resource will have a resource entry identified by resource key, and an optional resource attribute entry with resource attribute key.

Example:

app-resource-bundle/example/simple.arb

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	{
	"@@locale": "en",
	"@@context": "HomePage",
	"helloAndWelcome": "Welcome {firstName} {lastName}!",
	"@helloAndWelcome": {
	"description": "Initial welcome message",
	"placeholders": {
	"firstName": {
	"type": "String"
	},
	"lastName": {
	"type": "String"
	}
	}
	},
	"newMessages": "You have {newMessages, plural, =0{No new messages} =1 {One new message} two{Two new Messages} other {{newMessages} new messages}}",
	"@newMessages": {
	"type": "text",
	"description": "Number of new messages in inbox.",
	"placeholders": {
	"newMessages": {
	"type": "int"
	}
	}
	}
	}