vscode-ext-localization

VS Code extension localization involves managing language-specific JSON files for configurations and Markdown files for walkthrough content to support multilingual user scenarios. It translates package.json resources, onboarding steps, and source code strings.

Managing translation files for VS Code extensions requires maintaining language-specific JSON and Markdown resources. This approach separates configuration strings from walkthrough content, enabling efficient updates across various localization scenarios for global audiences.

You do not need external scripting libraries to handle internationalization in VS Code extensions. The localization process relies entirely on handling native JSON and Markdown files, requiring no dependencies on external scripting libraries.

To translate walkthrough content for a VS Code extension, you provide translated Markdown files for user onboarding steps. This ensures multilingual users experience properly localized walkthrough content during their global onboarding process.

You can localize package.json settings and commands by managing language-specific JSON files for configuration resources. This configuration localization ensures settings and commands remain accessible across multiple languages for global extension users.

VS Code extension localization fails to apply to source code strings if translations within source code files are not properly handled. You must manage these source message translations alongside configuration JSON and Markdown walkthroughs.