Overview

The Database Messages Module module registers itself  as a default Message Provider and provides a set of management screens that will allow the user to add/edit/delete messages.

Download and Installation

• Download Module
• Source code
• Install the omod with the Manage Modules admin page

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Administration:

Add New Key : Any new addition of properties can be done through this page.

You will have to provide the Message Key/Code , the locale id (en_US,en_GB,it,pt,fr,etc) which specifies the language and the value/message for that specified Code and locale.

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A message will be displayed saying if successfully saved or not.

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If you will try to insert a duplicate message for an already existing Code in the same Language then an error message will be displayed.

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Error message displayed 

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Search By Key :

This allows a dynamic search for a code/Key through the UI and displays all the related matches for the search. For all the related matches you can find the Code/Key, Locale and a link to edit/delete that key.If you wish to edit or delete any message of a key then go to its respective link.

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Once you go to the link, you find a page where you can see the Code, Locale a editable text field displaying the message, you can delete the Code/Key from here.

You will find a check box prompting You to if you wish to delete a key. If you wish to delete then you can check it and click save button. The Code/Key and all  the respective locales for the respective Code/Key will be deleted from the database but not from the .properties file.

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If you wish to edit the message for a particular Code you can make required changes here and then save the changes.

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So all these changes will be reflected into the database and hence in the UI also the changes will be reflected.

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Release Notes

• 0.8
  • Initial release

Planned Features

• 0.9
  • Add drop-down for available locales
  • Improved User-interface labels

• 1.0
  • Allow uploading of messages.properties file

• 1.1
  • Allow creating new locales and messages for locales
  • Add option to upload messages.properties for new locale
  • Improve module performance when importing keys after first install and new module installation