Frequently Asked Questions
Lokali FAQs
i18n coverage measurement, translation tools for Next.js / React / Vue, and how Lokali's GitHub Action fits into your release workflow.
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i18n coverage is the percentage of source strings (typically keys in an
en.json or default locale file) that have equivalents defined per target locale — e.g. coverage of 92% means 8% of strings are missing in that language. The inverse metric — hardcoded strings — counts user-facing literals in source code that were never extracted to the locale file at all. Run a free score and see which keys are missing at /audit.Paste a public GitHub URL into /audit; Lokali scans your locale files, scores coverage per language, and lists hardcoded strings with line numbers. Results are cached for 30 days, and the open-source repo leaderboard lives at /audit/leaderboard ranking thousands of public repos.
Yes. Install the GitHub App, drop
messages/en.json and messages/{fr,de,...}.json into your repo, and Lokali opens translation PRs against them automatically on every push. The framework-specific guide — folder layouts, .lokali.yml config, and PR examples — is at /for/nextjs, and the general quickstart is at /docs.Yes. Lokali reads standard i18next JSON files (
public/locales/{lng}/translation.json) and writes AI translations back via PR. See the React-specific notes and config tabs at /for/react, plus the shared /docs quickstart.Yes. vue-i18n's standard
src/locales/{en,fr,...}.json layout is supported out of the box. Walkthrough with folder conventions and the .lokali.yml config block is at /for/vue.Yes — the Lokali i18n Coverage Check action runs on every PR and posts a coverage delta comment so you catch regressions before merge. Install it from the GitHub Marketplace at github.com/marketplace/actions/i18n-coverage-check, or read the full configuration guide at /i18n-coverage-github-action.
Once you install the GitHub App, signed-in users get a per-repo coverage dashboard at /dashboard — historical scores, language-by-language deltas, and the list of repos with the biggest recent drops. For unauthenticated score alerts, subscribe on /audit and Lokali will email you weekly when your number changes by more than 5 points.
Free for open-source and public repos — no string cap, no install fee. Private repos are priced per repo, not per seat or per string. Full current pricing, including team and enterprise tiers, is at /pricing.
A user-facing literal in your source code that was never extracted to the locale file — e.g.
<button>Save</button> instead of <button>{t('save')}</button>. /audit lists them with file path and line number so you can extract them into your i18n catalog before Lokali picks them up.Run a manual /audit before any major release and after pulling in new dependencies — coverage regressions often come from newly added components that hardcode literals. For continuous coverage, install the action from github.com/marketplace/actions/i18n-coverage-check so every PR posts a coverage delta comment automatically.
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