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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>messages</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.73.2" /><meta name="keywords" content=" ISO C++ , messages " /><meta name="keywords" content=" ISO C++ , library " /><link rel="start" href="../spine.html" title="The GNU C++ Library Documentation" /><link rel="up" href="bk01pt06ch15.html" title="Chapter 15. Facets aka Categories" /><link rel="prev" href="codecvt.html" title="codecvt" /><link rel="next" href="containers.html" title="Part VII. Containers" /></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">messages</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="codecvt.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 15. Facets aka Categories</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="containers.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr /></div><div class="sect1" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="manual.localization.facet.messages"></a>messages</h2></div></div></div><p>
The std::messages facet implements message retrieval functionality
equivalent to Java's java.text.MessageFormat .using either GNU gettext
or IEEE 1003.1-200 functions.
</p><div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="facet.messages.req"></a>Requirements</h3></div></div></div><p>
The std::messages facet is probably the most vaguely defined facet in
the standard library. It's assumed that this facility was built into
the standard library in order to convert string literals from one
locale to the other. For instance, converting the "C" locale's
<code class="code">const char* c = "please"</code> to a German-localized <code class="code">"bitte"</code>
during program execution.
</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p>
22.2.7.1 - Template class messages [lib.locale.messages]
</p></blockquote></div><p>
This class has three public member functions, which directly
correspond to three protected virtual member functions.
</p><p>
The public member functions are:
</p><p>
<code class="code">catalog open(const string&, const locale&) const</code>
</p><p>
<code class="code">string_type get(catalog, int, int, const string_type&) const</code>
</p><p>
<code class="code">void close(catalog) const</code>
</p><p>
While the virtual functions are:
</p><p>
<code class="code">catalog do_open(const string&, const locale&) const</code>
</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p>
<span class="emphasis"><em>
-1- Returns: A value that may be passed to get() to retrieve a
message, from the message catalog identified by the string name
according to an implementation-defined mapping. The result can be used
until it is passed to close(). Returns a value less than 0 if no such
catalog can be opened.
</em></span>
</p></blockquote></div><p>
<code class="code">string_type do_get(catalog, int, int, const string_type&) const</code>
</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p>
<span class="emphasis"><em>
-3- Requires: A catalog cat obtained from open() and not yet closed.
-4- Returns: A message identified by arguments set, msgid, and dfault,
according to an implementation-defined mapping. If no such message can
be found, returns dfault.
</em></span>
</p></blockquote></div><p>
<code class="code">void do_close(catalog) const</code>
</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p>
<span class="emphasis"><em>
-5- Requires: A catalog cat obtained from open() and not yet closed.
-6- Effects: Releases unspecified resources associated with cat.
-7- Notes: The limit on such resources, if any, is implementation-defined.
</em></span>
</p></blockquote></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="facet.messages.design"></a>Design</h3></div></div></div><p>
A couple of notes on the standard.
</p><p>
First, why is <code class="code">messages_base::catalog</code> specified as a typedef
to int? This makes sense for implementations that use
<code class="code">catopen</code>, but not for others. Fortunately, it's not heavily
used and so only a minor irritant.
</p><p>
Second, by making the member functions <code class="code">const</code>, it is
impossible to save state in them. Thus, storing away information used
in the 'open' member function for use in 'get' is impossible. This is
unfortunate.
</p><p>
The 'open' member function in particular seems to be oddly
designed. The signature seems quite peculiar. Why specify a <code class="code">const
string& </code> argument, for instance, instead of just <code class="code">const
char*</code>? Or, why specify a <code class="code">const locale&</code> argument that is
to be used in the 'get' member function? How, exactly, is this locale
argument useful? What was the intent? It might make sense if a locale
argument was associated with a given default message string in the
'open' member function, for instance. Quite murky and unclear, on
reflection.
</p><p>
Lastly, it seems odd that messages, which explicitly require code
conversion, don't use the codecvt facet. Because the messages facet
has only one template parameter, it is assumed that ctype, and not
codecvt, is to be used to convert between character sets.
</p><p>
It is implicitly assumed that the locale for the default message
string in 'get' is in the "C" locale. Thus, all source code is assumed
to be written in English, so translations are always from "en_US" to
other, explicitly named locales.
</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="facet.messages.impl"></a>Implementation</h3></div></div></div><div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="messages.impl.models"></a>Models</h4></div></div></div><p>
This is a relatively simple class, on the face of it. The standard
specifies very little in concrete terms, so generic
implementations that are conforming yet do very little are the
norm. Adding functionality that would be useful to programmers and
comparable to Java's java.text.MessageFormat takes a bit of work,
and is highly dependent on the capabilities of the underlying
operating system.
</p><p>
Three different mechanisms have been provided, selectable via
configure flags:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>
generic
</p><p>
This model does very little, and is what is used by default.
</p></li><li><p>
gnu
</p><p>
The gnu model is complete and fully tested. It's based on the
GNU gettext package, which is part of glibc. It uses the
functions <code class="code">textdomain, bindtextdomain, gettext</code> to
implement full functionality. Creating message catalogs is a
relatively straight-forward process and is lightly documented
below, and fully documented in gettext's distributed
documentation.
</p></li><li><p>
ieee_1003.1-200x
</p><p>
This is a complete, though untested, implementation based on
the IEEE standard. The functions <code class="code">catopen, catgets,
catclose</code> are used to retrieve locale-specific messages
given the appropriate message catalogs that have been
constructed for their use. Note, the script <code class="code">
po2msg.sed</code> that is part of the gettext distribution can
convert gettext catalogs into catalogs that
<code class="code">catopen</code> can use.
</p></li></ul></div><p>
A new, standards-conformant non-virtual member function signature was
added for 'open' so that a directory could be specified with a given
message catalog. This simplifies calling conventions for the gnu
model.
</p></div><div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="messages.impl.gnu"></a>The GNU Model</h4></div></div></div><p>
The messages facet, because it is retrieving and converting
between characters sets, depends on the ctype and perhaps the
codecvt facet in a given locale. In addition, underlying "C"
library locale support is necessary for more than just the
<code class="code">LC_MESSAGES</code> mask: <code class="code">LC_CTYPE</code> is also
necessary. To avoid any unpleasantness, all bits of the "C" mask
(i.e. <code class="code">LC_ALL</code>) are set before retrieving messages.
</p><p>
Making the message catalogs can be initially tricky, but become
quite simple with practice. For complete info, see the gettext
documentation. Here's an idea of what is required:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>
Make a source file with the required string literals that need
to be translated. See <code class="code">intl/string_literals.cc</code> for
an example.
</p></li><li><p>
Make initial catalog (see "4 Making the PO Template File" from
the gettext docs).</p><p>
<code class="code"> xgettext --c++ --debug string_literals.cc -o libstdc++.pot </code>
</p></li><li><p>Make language and country-specific locale catalogs.</p><p>
<code class="code">cp libstdc++.pot fr_FR.po</code>
</p><p>
<code class="code">cp libstdc++.pot de_DE.po</code>
</p></li><li><p>
Edit localized catalogs in emacs so that strings are
translated.
</p><p>
<code class="code">emacs fr_FR.po</code>
</p></li><li><p>Make the binary mo files.</p><p>
<code class="code">msgfmt fr_FR.po -o fr_FR.mo</code>
</p><p>
<code class="code">msgfmt de_DE.po -o de_DE.mo</code>
</p></li><li><p>Copy the binary files into the correct directory structure.</p><p>
<code class="code">cp fr_FR.mo (dir)/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/libstdc++.mo</code>
</p><p>
<code class="code">cp de_DE.mo (dir)/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/libstdc++.mo</code>
</p></li><li><p>Use the new message catalogs.</p><p>
<code class="code">locale loc_de("de_DE");</code>
</p><p>
<code class="code">
use_facet<messages<char> >(loc_de).open("libstdc++", locale(), dir);
</code>
</p></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="facet.messages.use"></a>Use</h3></div></div></div><p>
A simple example using the GNU model of message conversion.
</p><pre class="programlisting">
#include <iostream>
#include <locale>
using namespace std;
void test01()
{
typedef messages<char>::catalog catalog;
const char* dir =
"/mnt/egcs/build/i686-pc-linux-gnu/libstdc++/po/share/locale";
const locale loc_de("de_DE");
const messages<char>& mssg_de = use_facet<messages<char> >(loc_de);
catalog cat_de = mssg_de.open("libstdc++", loc_de, dir);
string s01 = mssg_de.get(cat_de, 0, 0, "please");
string s02 = mssg_de.get(cat_de, 0, 0, "thank you");
cout << "please in german:" << s01 << '\n';
cout << "thank you in german:" << s02 << '\n';
mssg_de.close(cat_de);
}
</pre></div><div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="facet.messages.future"></a>Future</h3></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>
Things that are sketchy, or remain unimplemented:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="circle"><li><p>
_M_convert_from_char, _M_convert_to_char are in flux,
depending on how the library ends up doing character set
conversions. It might not be possible to do a real character
set based conversion, due to the fact that the template
parameter for messages is not enough to instantiate the
codecvt facet (1 supplied, need at least 2 but would prefer
3).
</p></li><li><p>
There are issues with gettext needing the global locale set
to extract a message. This dependence on the global locale
makes the current "gnu" model non MT-safe. Future versions
of glibc, i.e. glibc 2.3.x will fix this, and the C++ library
bits are already in place.
</p></li></ul></div></li><li><p>
Development versions of the GNU "C" library, glibc 2.3 will allow
a more efficient, MT implementation of std::messages, and will
allow the removal of the _M_name_messages data member. If this is
done, it will change the library ABI. The C++ parts to support
glibc 2.3 have already been coded, but are not in use: once this
version of the "C" library is released, the marked parts of the
messages implementation can be switched over to the new "C"
library functionality.
</p></li><li><p>
At some point in the near future, std::numpunct will probably use
std::messages facilities to implement truename/falsename
correctly. This is currently not done, but entries in
libstdc++.pot have already been made for "true" and "false" string
literals, so all that remains is the std::numpunct coding and the
configure/make hassles to make the installed library search its
own catalog. Currently the libstdc++.mo catalog is only searched
for the testsuite cases involving messages members.
</p></li><li><p> The following member functions:</p><p>
<code class="code">
catalog
open(const basic_string<char>& __s, const locale& __loc) const
</code>
</p><p>
<code class="code">
catalog
open(const basic_string<char>&, const locale&, const char*) const;
</code>
</p><p>
Don't actually return a "value less than 0 if no such catalog
can be opened" as required by the standard in the "gnu"
model. As of this writing, it is unknown how to query to see
if a specified message catalog exists using the gettext
package.
</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="bibliography"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="facet.messages.biblio"></a>Bibliography</h3></div></div></div><div class="biblioentry"><a id="id443488"></a><p><span class="title"><i>
The GNU C Library
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Correspondence
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