bevy_easy_localize

A simple crate to localize your game using .csv files.

Features

• Loading from .csv files
• Loading the translation file from the asset folder
• Automatically updating text components
• Hot reloading
• Lightweight

Upcoming features

• Per-language fonts
• More flexible and customizable .csv file loading

How to use

The .csv file currently must be arranged in this order:

In your project:

use bevy::prelude::*;
use bevy_easy_localize::Localize;
pub fn main() {
    App::new()
        .add_plugins(DefaultPlugins)
        .add_plugins(bevy_easy_localize::LocalizePlugin)
        //Insert the resource from an asset path
        .insert_resource(Localize::from_asset_path("translations.csv"))
        .add_systems(Startup, translate)
        .run();
}
fn translate(
    keyboard:Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>,
    mut localize:ResMut<Localize>,
){
    //Easily set the language
    localize.set_language("German");
    if keyboard.just_pressed(KeyCode::Space){
        //Use the get() method to get a translated word for the specified keyword
        println!("{}",localize.get("start_game"));
    }
}

Using the LocalizeText component:

commands.spawn((
    TextBundle::from_section(
        "default value",
        TextStyle {
            font: asset_server.load("font.ttf"),
            font_size: 100.0,
            color: Color::WHITE,
        },
    ),
    //add this component to automatically translate text
    LocalizeText::from_section("my_keyword")
));

Examples

• simple – Reading from a file to initialize the resource.
• asset – Using asset handles to initialize the resource.
• text – Using the LocalizeText component to update text.
• sys_locale - Using the crate sys-locale to set the default language.

Bevy Compatibility

About

I made this crate for my personal projects. The obvious alternative is bevy_fluent, but my goal is to just translate some text and I don't need all of the fancy features it offers. I will definitely be updating this crate and if you want to add a feature, please submit a pull request.