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Protobuf-like i18n from plain code. Version 0.25.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05.
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Protobuf-like i18n from plain code
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Project history and usage
wuchale is a compile-time internationalization toolkit for JavaScript and TypeScript projects. Its project README positions it around writing normal component code and letting the build step extract and replace translatable messages, with catalog storage based on compact arrays and standard PO files.
Project history
The project is organized as the `wuchalejs/wuchale` monorepo and includes the core CLI plus official adapter packages for JSX, Svelte, Astro, JSON storage, and vanilla JavaScript or TypeScript. The official documentation and README emphasize a zero-wrapper approach: developers write literal UI text, then wuchale scans source code with AST analysis and rewrites build output for localization.
Adoption history
Public adoption signals are still modest compared with older i18n libraries, but the project has a real documentation surface, examples, changelog, Discord link, and hundreds of GitHub stars. Its niche is newer front-end stacks where developers want i18n without `t()` calls, wrapper components, or manually named message keys.
How it is used
The documented workflow is to install the base package and any framework adapter, add the Vite plugin when applicable, create `wuchale.config.js`, run `npx wuchale`, and let the tool extract messages into catalogs. Translators edit the extracted PO files, and wuchale compiles compact catalogs for the application build.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers and front-end tooling watchers, wuchale is interesting because it treats i18n as a compiler transform rather than a runtime library convention. It belongs near Vite plugins, AST-based source transforms, gettext-style catalog tooling, and framework adapters for React, Preact, Svelte, SolidJS, Astro, and plain JS/TS.
Timeline
- 0.9.0: Earliest version listed in the official core changelog.
- 2026: The official changelog lists the 0.25.x series and recent fixes around nested messages and build behavior.
- 2026: The README describes official packages for the core CLI, JSX, Svelte, Astro, and JSON storage.
Related projects
- wuchale overlaps conceptually with gettext and PO-file workflows, but targets modern JavaScript build pipelines. Its README contrasts its normal-code workflow with traditional calls such as `t('Hello')` or wrapper components such as `Trans`.
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wuchale.config.jswuchale.config.ts- Windows
wuchale.config.jswuchale.config.ts
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wuchale | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.25.6
manager updated2026-07-05
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Package metadata
| Package key | brew:wuchale |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.25.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://wuchale.dev/ |
| Last updated | 2026-07-05T09:59:45Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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