Localizer

Local-first localization authoring and QA utility for .NET applications and games. A local model proposes drafts; deterministic code owns identity, validation, approval, and export. Consumers exchange files — they do not load Localizer assemblies.

Highlights

• Engine-neutral catalog with stable keys, BCP 47 locales, and Draft/Approved workflow
• Derived Missing and Stale status from fingerprints so approved text survives source changes
• Deterministic validators for plain and indexed composite placeholders ({0}, {1})
• Local Ollama drafting through a provider port; drafts stay unapproved until a human Approves
• Compact per-locale runtime JSON export and Unity Localization String Table CSV import/export
• Avalonia desktop host for catalog authoring, review, and project-folder handoff
• Layered Core / Application / Infrastructure / Desktop solution; dependencies point inward

Architecture

Localizer.Core
      ^
Localizer.Application
      ^
Localizer.Infrastructure
      ^
Localizer.Desktop

Pipeline intent: Sources -> Neutral catalog -> Drafting and QA -> Review -> Generated outputs.

Projects: Localizer.Core (domain, lifecycle, validation), Localizer.Application (ports and use cases), Localizer.Infrastructure (JSON persistence, Ollama drafting, compact locale export, Unity CSV adapters), Localizer.Desktop (Avalonia composition root), plus Core/Application/Infrastructure test projects.

Details: docs/architecture.md

Stack

• C# / .NET 10
• Avalonia
• Ollama local HTTP API
• System.Text.Json
• NUnit

Docs

• Architecture
• Catalog and format contract

License

MIT