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So, I'm doing translations for a game, and I have different dictionaries. If a translation doesn't exist in one language, I want to set it to the English translation. Every method I've tried to combine the dictionaries has ended up incredibly inefficient.
Here are some cut down examples
local translation-sr = {
Buttons = {
Confirm = "Потврди";
Submit = "Унеси";
};
Countries = {
Bloxell = "Блоксел";
USA = "Сједињене Америчке Државе";
};
Firearms = {
Manufacturers = {
GenMot = "Џенерални Мотори";
Intratec = "Интратек";
TF = "ТФ Оружје";
};
};
};
local translation-en = {
Buttons = {
Confirm = "Confirm";
Purchase = "Purchase";
Submit = "Submit";
};
Countries = {
Bloxell = "Bloxell";
USA = "United States";
};
Firearms = {
Manufacturers = {
GenMot = "General Motors";
Intratec = "Intratec ";
TF = "TF Armaments";
};
};
Languages = {
Belarusian = "Belarusian";
English = "English";
French = "French";
German = "German";
Italian = "Italian";
Russian = "Russian";
Serbian = "Serbian";
Spanish = "Spanish";
};
};
dictionary lua
asked Jan 3 at 14:17
gitroggitrog
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So, I'm doing translations for a game, and I have different dictionaries. If a translation doesn't exist in one language, I want to set it to the English translation. Every method I've tried to combine the dictionaries has ended up incredibly inefficient.
Here are some cut down examples
local translation-sr = {
Buttons = {
Confirm = "Потврди";
Submit = "Унеси";
};
Countries = {
Bloxell = "Блоксел";
USA = "Сједињене Америчке Државе";
};
Firearms = {
Manufacturers = {
GenMot = "Џенерални Мотори";
Intratec = "Интратек";
TF = "ТФ Оружје";
};
};
};
local translation-en = {
Buttons = {
Confirm = "Confirm";
Purchase = "Purchase";
Submit = "Submit";
};
Countries = {
Bloxell = "Bloxell";
USA = "United States";
};
Firearms = {
Manufacturers = {
GenMot = "General Motors";
Intratec = "Intratec ";
TF = "TF Armaments";
};
};
Languages = {
Belarusian = "Belarusian";
English = "English";
French = "French";
German = "German";
Italian = "Italian";
Russian = "Russian";
Serbian = "Serbian";
Spanish = "Spanish";
};
};
dictionary lua
asked Jan 3 at 14:17
gitroggitrog
226
"Every method I've tried to combine the dictionaries has ended up incredibly inefficient." How "efficient" does it need to be? It is a scripting language after all.
– Nicol Bolas
Jan 3 at 14:26
I mean it's not versatile at all, I don't want to constantly update the code if I add a new layer.
– gitrog
Jan 3 at 15:07
OK, but where's the layering code? You've only shown us a bunch of tables; how do you use them? How do you substitute values in the default table for values absent in the non-default one?
– Nicol Bolas
Jan 3 at 15:33
That's what I'm trying to figure out, my past methods have been super silly.
– gitrog
Jan 3 at 15:51
1
This code does not compile. Trytranslation_srinstead oftranslation-sr.
– lhf
Jan 3 at 16:20
|
show 3 more comments
So, I'm doing translations for a game, and I have different dictionaries. If a translation doesn't exist in one language, I want to set it to the English translation. Every method I've tried to combine the dictionaries has ended up incredibly inefficient.
Here are some cut down examples
local translation-sr = {
Buttons = {
Confirm = "Потврди";
Submit = "Унеси";
};
Countries = {
Bloxell = "Блоксел";
USA = "Сједињене Америчке Државе";
};
Firearms = {
Manufacturers = {
GenMot = "Џенерални Мотори";
Intratec = "Интратек";
TF = "ТФ Оружје";
};
};
};
local translation-en = {
Buttons = {
Confirm = "Confirm";
Purchase = "Purchase";
Submit = "Submit";
};
Countries = {
Bloxell = "Bloxell";
USA = "United States";
};
Firearms = {
Manufacturers = {
GenMot = "General Motors";
Intratec = "Intratec ";
TF = "TF Armaments";
};
};
Languages = {
Belarusian = "Belarusian";
English = "English";
French = "French";
German = "German";
Italian = "Italian";
Russian = "Russian";
Serbian = "Serbian";
Spanish = "Spanish";
};
};
dictionary lua
asked Jan 3 at 14:17
gitroggitrog
226
So, I'm doing translations for a game, and I have different dictionaries. If a translation doesn't exist in one language, I want to set it to the English translation. Every method I've tried to combine the dictionaries has ended up incredibly inefficient.
Here are some cut down examples
local translation-sr = {
Buttons = {
Confirm = "Потврди";
Submit = "Унеси";
};
Countries = {
Bloxell = "Блоксел";
USA = "Сједињене Америчке Државе";
};
Firearms = {
Manufacturers = {
GenMot = "Џенерални Мотори";
Intratec = "Интратек";
TF = "ТФ Оружје";
};
};
};
local translation-en = {
Buttons = {
Confirm = "Confirm";
Purchase = "Purchase";
Submit = "Submit";
};
Countries = {
Bloxell = "Bloxell";
USA = "United States";
};
Firearms = {
Manufacturers = {
GenMot = "General Motors";
Intratec = "Intratec ";
TF = "TF Armaments";
};
};
Languages = {
Belarusian = "Belarusian";
English = "English";
French = "French";
German = "German";
Italian = "Italian";
Russian = "Russian";
Serbian = "Serbian";
Spanish = "Spanish";
};
};
dictionary lua
dictionary lua
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asked Jan 3 at 14:17
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"Every method I've tried to combine the dictionaries has ended up incredibly inefficient." How "efficient" does it need to be? It is a scripting language after all.
– Nicol Bolas
Jan 3 at 14:26
I mean it's not versatile at all, I don't want to constantly update the code if I add a new layer.
– gitrog
Jan 3 at 15:07
OK, but where's the layering code? You've only shown us a bunch of tables; how do you use them? How do you substitute values in the default table for values absent in the non-default one?
– Nicol Bolas
Jan 3 at 15:33
That's what I'm trying to figure out, my past methods have been super silly.
– gitrog
Jan 3 at 15:51
1
This code does not compile. Trytranslation_srinstead oftranslation-sr.
– lhf
Jan 3 at 16:20
|
show 3 more comments
"Every method I've tried to combine the dictionaries has ended up incredibly inefficient." How "efficient" does it need to be? It is a scripting language after all.
– Nicol Bolas
Jan 3 at 14:26
I mean it's not versatile at all, I don't want to constantly update the code if I add a new layer.
– gitrog
Jan 3 at 15:07
OK, but where's the layering code? You've only shown us a bunch of tables; how do you use them? How do you substitute values in the default table for values absent in the non-default one?
– Nicol Bolas
Jan 3 at 15:33
That's what I'm trying to figure out, my past methods have been super silly.
– gitrog
Jan 3 at 15:51
1
This code does not compile. Trytranslation_srinstead oftranslation-sr.
– lhf
Jan 3 at 16:20
"Every method I've tried to combine the dictionaries has ended up incredibly inefficient." How "efficient" does it need to be? It is a scripting language after all.
– Nicol Bolas
Jan 3 at 14:26
"Every method I've tried to combine the dictionaries has ended up incredibly inefficient." How "efficient" does it need to be? It is a scripting language after all.
– Nicol Bolas
Jan 3 at 14:26
I mean it's not versatile at all, I don't want to constantly update the code if I add a new layer.
– gitrog
Jan 3 at 15:07
I mean it's not versatile at all, I don't want to constantly update the code if I add a new layer.
– gitrog
Jan 3 at 15:07
OK, but where's the layering code? You've only shown us a bunch of tables; how do you use them? How do you substitute values in the default table for values absent in the non-default one?
– Nicol Bolas
Jan 3 at 15:33
OK, but where's the layering code? You've only shown us a bunch of tables; how do you use them? How do you substitute values in the default table for values absent in the non-default one?
– Nicol Bolas
Jan 3 at 15:33
That's what I'm trying to figure out, my past methods have been super silly.
– gitrog
Jan 3 at 15:51
That's what I'm trying to figure out, my past methods have been super silly.
– gitrog
Jan 3 at 15:51
1
1
This code does not compile. Try
translation_sr instead of translation-sr.– lhf
Jan 3 at 16:20
This code does not compile. Try
translation_sr instead of translation-sr.– lhf
Jan 3 at 16:20
|
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I guess you want to do something like this
setmetatable(translation_sr.Buttons,{__index=translation_en.Buttons})
for all leaf subtables. You can do this by hand if there are only a few subtables.
answered Jan 3 at 16:22
lhflhf
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I believe you should use a metatable to accomplish what you need.
I assume that you will always index by the English default word. With that true you can do the following.
local function default(t,k)
return k
end
local translation_sr = {
Button = setmetatable({
Confirm = "Потврди",
Submit = "Унеси",
},
{ __index = default }),
Countries = setmetatable({
["Bloxell"] = "Блоксел",
["United States"]= "Сједињене Америчке Државе",
},
{ __index = default }),
Firearms = {
Manufacturers = setmetatable({
["General Motors"] = "Џенерални Мотори",
["Intratec"] = "Интратек",
["TF Armaments"] = "ТФ Оружје",
},
{ __index = default }),
},
}
This function simply returns your key that was not present in the table.
local function default(t,k)
return k
end
With this key being assumed to be the English word you would use as the default the returned value for "Purchase" you would get "Purchase" back from the translation_sr. This method requires no translation_en table
answered Jan 3 at 16:23
NifimNifim
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I guess you want to do something like this
setmetatable(translation_sr.Buttons,{__index=translation_en.Buttons})
for all leaf subtables. You can do this by hand if there are only a few subtables.
answered Jan 3 at 16:22
lhflhf
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I guess you want to do something like this
setmetatable(translation_sr.Buttons,{__index=translation_en.Buttons})
for all leaf subtables. You can do this by hand if there are only a few subtables.
answered Jan 3 at 16:22
lhflhf
56.7k668106
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I guess you want to do something like this
setmetatable(translation_sr.Buttons,{__index=translation_en.Buttons})
for all leaf subtables. You can do this by hand if there are only a few subtables.
answered Jan 3 at 16:22
lhflhf
56.7k668106
I guess you want to do something like this
setmetatable(translation_sr.Buttons,{__index=translation_en.Buttons})
for all leaf subtables. You can do this by hand if there are only a few subtables.
answered Jan 3 at 16:22
lhflhf
56.7k668106
answered Jan 3 at 16:22
lhflhf
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answered Jan 3 at 16:22
lhflhf
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answered Jan 3 at 16:22
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I believe you should use a metatable to accomplish what you need.
I assume that you will always index by the English default word. With that true you can do the following.
local function default(t,k)
return k
end
local translation_sr = {
Button = setmetatable({
Confirm = "Потврди",
Submit = "Унеси",
},
{ __index = default }),
Countries = setmetatable({
["Bloxell"] = "Блоксел",
["United States"]= "Сједињене Америчке Државе",
},
{ __index = default }),
Firearms = {
Manufacturers = setmetatable({
["General Motors"] = "Џенерални Мотори",
["Intratec"] = "Интратек",
["TF Armaments"] = "ТФ Оружје",
},
{ __index = default }),
},
}
This function simply returns your key that was not present in the table.
local function default(t,k)
return k
end
With this key being assumed to be the English word you would use as the default the returned value for "Purchase" you would get "Purchase" back from the translation_sr. This method requires no translation_en table
answered Jan 3 at 16:23
NifimNifim
562410
add a comment |
I believe you should use a metatable to accomplish what you need.
I assume that you will always index by the English default word. With that true you can do the following.
local function default(t,k)
return k
end
local translation_sr = {
Button = setmetatable({
Confirm = "Потврди",
Submit = "Унеси",
},
{ __index = default }),
Countries = setmetatable({
["Bloxell"] = "Блоксел",
["United States"]= "Сједињене Америчке Државе",
},
{ __index = default }),
Firearms = {
Manufacturers = setmetatable({
["General Motors"] = "Џенерални Мотори",
["Intratec"] = "Интратек",
["TF Armaments"] = "ТФ Оружје",
},
{ __index = default }),
},
}
This function simply returns your key that was not present in the table.
local function default(t,k)
return k
end
With this key being assumed to be the English word you would use as the default the returned value for "Purchase" you would get "Purchase" back from the translation_sr. This method requires no translation_en table
answered Jan 3 at 16:23
NifimNifim
562410
add a comment |
I believe you should use a metatable to accomplish what you need.
I assume that you will always index by the English default word. With that true you can do the following.
local function default(t,k)
return k
end
local translation_sr = {
Button = setmetatable({
Confirm = "Потврди",
Submit = "Унеси",
},
{ __index = default }),
Countries = setmetatable({
["Bloxell"] = "Блоксел",
["United States"]= "Сједињене Америчке Државе",
},
{ __index = default }),
Firearms = {
Manufacturers = setmetatable({
["General Motors"] = "Џенерални Мотори",
["Intratec"] = "Интратек",
["TF Armaments"] = "ТФ Оружје",
},
{ __index = default }),
},
}
This function simply returns your key that was not present in the table.
local function default(t,k)
return k
end
With this key being assumed to be the English word you would use as the default the returned value for "Purchase" you would get "Purchase" back from the translation_sr. This method requires no translation_en table
answered Jan 3 at 16:23
NifimNifim
562410
I believe you should use a metatable to accomplish what you need.
I assume that you will always index by the English default word. With that true you can do the following.
local function default(t,k)
return k
end
local translation_sr = {
Button = setmetatable({
Confirm = "Потврди",
Submit = "Унеси",
},
{ __index = default }),
Countries = setmetatable({
["Bloxell"] = "Блоксел",
["United States"]= "Сједињене Америчке Државе",
},
{ __index = default }),
Firearms = {
Manufacturers = setmetatable({
["General Motors"] = "Џенерални Мотори",
["Intratec"] = "Интратек",
["TF Armaments"] = "ТФ Оружје",
},
{ __index = default }),
},
}
This function simply returns your key that was not present in the table.
local function default(t,k)
return k
end
With this key being assumed to be the English word you would use as the default the returned value for "Purchase" you would get "Purchase" back from the translation_sr. This method requires no translation_en table
answered Jan 3 at 16:23
NifimNifim
562410
edited Jan 3 at 19:49
answered Jan 3 at 16:23
NifimNifim
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answered Jan 3 at 16:23
NifimNifim
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answered Jan 3 at 16:23
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"Every method I've tried to combine the dictionaries has ended up incredibly inefficient." How "efficient" does it need to be? It is a scripting language after all.
– Nicol Bolas
Jan 3 at 14:26
I mean it's not versatile at all, I don't want to constantly update the code if I add a new layer.
– gitrog
Jan 3 at 15:07
OK, but where's the layering code? You've only shown us a bunch of tables; how do you use them? How do you substitute values in the default table for values absent in the non-default one?
– Nicol Bolas
Jan 3 at 15:33
That's what I'm trying to figure out, my past methods have been super silly.
– gitrog
Jan 3 at 15:51
1
This code does not compile. Try
translation_srinstead oftranslation-sr.– lhf
Jan 3 at 16:20