Advanced Apple .stringsdict

Stringsdict.swift

//: Playground - noun: a place where people can play

// Place included Localizable.stringsdict in ~/Documents/Shared Playground Data

import AppKit
import XCPlayground

let bundle = NSBundle(URL: XCPlaygroundSharedDataDirectoryURL)!

let format = NSLocalizedString("PhotosMoviesRemaining", tableName: nil, bundle: bundle, value: "", comment: "")

NSString.localizedStringWithFormat(format, 0, 0) // "Done!"
NSString.localizedStringWithFormat(format, 0, 1) // "1 video remaining"
NSString.localizedStringWithFormat(format, 0, 2) // "2 videos remaining"
NSString.localizedStringWithFormat(format, 1, 0) // "1 photo remaining"
NSString.localizedStringWithFormat(format, 2, 0) // "2 photos remaining"
NSString.localizedStringWithFormat(format, 1, 1) // "1 photo, 1 video remaining"
NSString.localizedStringWithFormat(format, 1, 2) // "1 photo, 2 videos remaining"
NSString.localizedStringWithFormat(format, 2, 2) // "2 photos, 2 videos remaining"

Localizable.stringsdict

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>PhotosMoviesRemaining</key>
	<dict>
		<key>NSStringLocalizedFormatKey</key>
		<string>%1$#@d_photos_d_movies@</string>
		<key>d_photos_d_movies</key>
		<dict>
			<key>NSStringFormatSpecTypeKey</key>
			<string>NSStringPluralRuleType</string>
			<key>NSStringFormatValueTypeKey</key>
			<string>d</string>
			<key>zero</key>
			<string>%2$#@no_photos_d_movies@</string>
			<key>one</key>
			<string>%d photo%2$#@delimiter@%2$#@d_movies@ remaining</string>
			<key>other</key>
			<string>%d photos%2$#@delimiter@%2$#@d_movies@ remaining</string>
		</dict>
		<key>no_photos_d_movies</key>
		<dict>
			<key>NSStringFormatSpecTypeKey</key>
			<string>NSStringPluralRuleType</string>
			<key>NSStringFormatValueTypeKey</key>
			<string>d</string>
			<key>zero</key>
			<string>Done!</string>
			<key>other</key>
			<string>%2$#@d_movies@ remaining</string>
		</dict>
		<key>d_movies</key>
		<dict>
			<key>NSStringFormatSpecTypeKey</key>
			<string>NSStringPluralRuleType</string>
			<key>NSStringFormatValueTypeKey</key>
			<string>d</string>
			<key>zero</key>
			<string></string>
			<key>one</key>
			<string>%d video</string>
			<key>other</key>
			<string>%d videos</string>
		</dict>
		<key>delimiter</key>
		<dict>
			<key>NSStringFormatSpecTypeKey</key>
			<string>NSStringPluralRuleType</string>
			<key>NSStringFormatValueTypeKey</key>
			<string>d</string>
			<key>zero</key>
			<string></string>
			<key>other</key>
			<string>, </string>
		</dict>
	</dict>
</dict>
</plist>

A .stringsdict this complex will be nearly impossible for translators to translate correctly. Instead of this, it's better to separate out your cases and have a bit of branching in your code:

• 0, 0 case ("Done!")
• 0, n case (movies only)
• n, 0 case (photos only)
• n, n case