V2025.7.3

Author: nlogozzo

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2025.7.3
+### Breaking Changes
+None
+### New APIs
+#### Localization
+- You can now specify "C" in the `Gettext::changeLanguage()` function to turn off translations.
+### Fixes
+#### Localization
+- Improved `Gettext::getAvailableLanguages()`'s search for languages
+
 ## 2025.7.2
 ### Breaking Changes
 None

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ endif()
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
 #libnick Definition
-project ("libnick" LANGUAGES C CXX VERSION 2025.7.2 DESCRIPTION "A cross-platform base for native Nickvision applications.")
+project ("libnick" LANGUAGES C CXX VERSION 2025.7.3 DESCRIPTION "A cross-platform base for native Nickvision applications.")
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(CTest)

Doxyfile

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "libnick"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = "2025.7.2"
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = "2025.7.3"
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a

include/localization/gettext.h

@@ -51,12 +51,13 @@ namespace Nickvision::Localization::Gettext
     const std::string& getDomainName();
     /**
      * @brief Gets the list of available translated languages.
+     * @brief Does not include the "C" language (the default language).
      * @return The list of available translated languages.
      */
     const std::vector<std::string>& getAvailableLanguages();
     /**
      * @brief Changes the current language for gettext translations.
-     * @param language The language code to change translations to
+     * @param language The language code to change translations to (use "C" to turn off translations and use the default language)
      * @return True if the language was changed successfully, else false
      */
     bool changeLanguage(const std::string& language);

manual/README.md

@@ -6,14 +6,15 @@
 
 libnick provides Nickvision apps with a common set of cross-platform APIs for managing system and desktop app functionality such as network management, taskbar icons, translations, app updates, and more.
 
-## 2025.7.2
+## 2025.7.3
 ### Breaking Changes
 None
 ### New APIs
 #### Localization
-- Added `Gettext::changeLanguage()` function
+- You can now specify "C" in the `Gettext::changeLanguage()` function to turn off translations.
 ### Fixes
-None
+#### Localization
+- Improved `Gettext::getAvailableLanguages()`'s search for languages
 
 ## Dependencies
 The following are a list of dependencies used by libnick. 

src/localization/gettext.cpp

@@ -44,17 +44,24 @@ namespace Nickvision::Localization
         {
             for (const std::filesystem::directory_entry& e : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(Environment::getExecutableDirectory()))
             {
-                if (e.is_directory() && std::filesystem::exists(e.path() / (getDomainName() + ".mo")))
+                if (e.is_directory() && std::filesystem::exists(e.path() / "LC_MESSAGES" / (getDomainName() + ".mo")))
                 {
                     langs.push_back(e.path().filename().string());
                 }
             }
+            std::sort(langs.begin(), langs.end());
         }
         return langs;
     }
 
     bool Gettext::changeLanguage(const std::string& language)
     {
+        if(language == "C")
+        {
+            Environment::setVariable("LANGUAGE", "");
+            setlocale(LC_ALL, "C");
+            return true;
+        }
         const std::vector<std::string>& langs{ Gettext::getAvailableLanguages() };
         if (std::find(langs.begin(), langs.end(), language) == langs.end())
         {