001/*
002 * Sonar, open source software quality management tool.
003 * Copyright (C) 2008-2012 SonarSource
004 * mailto:contact AT sonarsource DOT com
005 *
006 * Sonar is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
007 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
008 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
009 * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
010 *
011 * Sonar is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
012 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
013 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
014 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
015 *
016 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
017 * License along with Sonar; if not, write to the Free Software
018 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02
019 */
020package org.sonar.api.i18n;
021
022import org.sonar.api.BatchComponent;
023import org.sonar.api.ServerComponent;
024
025import java.util.Locale;
026
027/**
028 * Main component that provides translation facilities.
029 * 
030 * @since 2.10
031 */
032public interface I18n extends ServerComponent, BatchComponent {
033
034  /**
035   * Searches the message of the <code>key</code> for the <code>locale</code> in the list of available bundles.
036   * <br>
037   * If not found in any bundle, <code>defaultText</code> is returned.
038   * <p/>
039   * If additional parameters are given (in the objects list), the result is used as a message pattern
040   * to use in a MessageFormat object along with the given parameters.
041   *
042   * @param locale the locale to translate into
043   * @param key the key of the pattern to translate
044   * @param defaultValue the default pattern returned when the key is not found in any bundle
045   * @param parameters the parameters used to format the message from the translated pattern.
046   * @return the message formatted with the translated pattern and the given parameters
047   */
048  String message(final Locale locale, final String key, final String defaultValue, final Object... parameters);
049
050}