Initial import

README.md

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+# translations-test
+
+```shell
+go get
+go run main.go
+LC_MESSAGES=es_ES go run main.go
+```

go.mod

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+module example/translations-test
+
+go 1.24.5
+
+require github.com/leonelquinteros/gotext v1.7.2

go.sum

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+github.com/leonelquinteros/gotext v1.7.2 h1:bDPndU8nt+/kRo1m4l/1OXiiy2v7Z7dfPQ9+YP7G1Mc=
+github.com/leonelquinteros/gotext v1.7.2/go.mod h1:9/haCkm5P7Jay1sxKDGJ5WIg4zkz8oZKw4ekNpALob8=

locales/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/default.po

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+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Language: es_ES\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
+
+msgid "Hello World"
+msgstr "Hola Mundo"

main.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/leonelquinteros/gotext"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	// Set locale from environment
+	locale := getLocale()
+	
+	// Configure gettext
+	gotext.Configure("locales", locale, "default")
+	
+	// Translate and print
+	fmt.Println(gotext.Get("Hello World"))
+}
+
+// Determine locale from environment variables
+func getLocale() string {
+	// Check LC_MESSAGES first
+	if loc := os.Getenv("LC_MESSAGES"); loc != "" {
+		return normalizeLocale(loc)
+	}
+	
+	// Fallback to LANG if LC_MESSAGES is empty
+	if loc := os.Getenv("LANG"); loc != "" {
+		return normalizeLocale(loc)
+	}
+	
+	// Default to English
+	return "en_US"
+}
+
+// Normalize locale format (es_ES.UTF-8 → es_ES)
+func normalizeLocale(loc string) string {
+	if idx := strings.Index(loc, "."); idx != -1 {
+		return loc[:idx]
+	}
+	if idx := strings.Index(loc, "@"); idx != -1 {
+		return loc[:idx]
+	}
+	return loc
+}