Checks for duplicate msgids in .po files to prevent translation issues.
This tool scans your repository for .po files and checks for duplicate msgid entries within each file. Duplicate msgids can lead to incorrect or missing translations, so this action helps you catch these issues early. It can be run as a GitHub Action or as a command-line tool.
To use this action, add the following step to your workflow file (e.g., .github/workflows/main.yml):
name: Lint PO Files
on: pull_request
jobs:
lint-po:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout code
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run po-linter
uses: Lundalogik/po-linter@v1The action provides a summary of its findings in the GitHub Actions job summary.
If duplicate msgids are found, the action will fail and provide a summary detailing which files contain duplicates and what the duplicate msgids are.
If no duplicate msgids are found, the action will succeed and provide a confirmation summary.
You can also use this tool from your terminal using npx. This is useful for local checks.
npx @limetech/po-linterThe tool will scan for .po files in the current directory and all subdirectories, and print any duplicates it finds.
$ npx @limetech/po-linter
Checking file: src/translations/sv.po
Duplicate msgid found in src/translations/sv.po: "An unexpected error occurred"
❌ Found duplicate msgid's in 1 file(s)
- src/translations/sv.po (1 duplicates)
- "An unexpected error occurred"$ npx @limetech/po-linter
Checking file: src/translations/en.po
Checking file: src/translations/sv.po
✅ No duplicate msgids found.This action does not require any inputs.
This action does not produce any outputs when run as a GitHub Action. When run as a CLI tool, it will exit with a non-zero status code if duplicates are found.
This project is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License. See the LICENSE file for details.