API New JS sprintf and inject replacement functions

Fix sprintf issues when replacement was at start of string + introduce
new inject function using injection map similar to the PHP version of
_t()

docs/en/topics/i18n.md

@@ -375,10 +375,16 @@ format which can be processed more easily by external translation providers (see
 	alert(ss.i18n._t('MYMODULE.MYENTITY'));
 
 
-### Advanced Usage with sprintf()
+### Advanced Use
+
+The `ss.i18n` object contain a couple functions to help and replace dynamic variable from within a string.
+
+#### Legacy sequential replacement with sprintf()
+
+	`sprintf()` will substitute occurencies of `%s` in the main string with each of the following arguments passed to the function. The substitution is done sequentially.
 
 	:::js
-	// MYMODULE.MYENTITY contains "Really delete %s articles by %s authors?"
+	// MYMODULE.MYENTITY contains "Really delete %s articles by %s?"
 	alert(ss.i18n.sprintf(
 		ss.i18n._t('MYMODULE.MYENTITY'),
 		42,
@@ -387,6 +393,19 @@ format which can be processed more easily by external translation providers (see
 	// Displays: "Really delete 42 articles by Douglas Adams?"
 
 
+#### Variable injection with inject()
+
+	`inject()` will substitute variables in the main string like `{myVar}` by the keys in the object passed as second argument. Each variable can be in any order and appear multiple times.
+
+	:::js
+	// MYMODULE.MYENTITY contains "Really delete {count} articles by {author}?"
+	alert(ss.i18n.inject(
+		ss.i18n._t('MYMODULE.MYENTITY'),
+		{count: 42, author: 'Douglas Adams'}
+	));
+	// Displays: "Really delete 42 articles by Douglas Adams?"
+
+
 ## Limitations
 
 *  No detecting/conversion of character encodings (we rely fully on UTF-8)

javascript/i18n.js

@@ -138,33 +138,50 @@ ss.i18n = {
 			return stripStr(parts.join(" "));
 		},
 
-	/*
+		/**
-	 * printf()
+		 * Substitutes %s with parameters
-	 * C-printf like function, which substitutes %s with parameters
+	 	 * given in list. %%s is used to escape %s.
-	 * given in list. %%s is used to escape %s.
+	 	 * 
-	 *
+		 * @param string S : The string to perform the substitutions on.
-	 * Doesn't work in IE5.0 (splice)
+		 * @return string The new string with substitutions made
-	 *
+		 */
-	 * @param string S : string to perform printf on.
-	 * @param string L : Array of arguments for printf()
-	 */
 		sprintf: function(S) {
 			if (arguments.length == 1) return S;
 
-			var nS = "";
+			var args  = [],
-			var tS = S.split("%s");
+					len   = arguments.length,
-			
+					index = 0,
-			var args = [];
+					regx  = new RegExp('(.?)(%s)', 'g'),
-			for (var i=1, len = arguments.length; i <len; ++i) {
+					result;
+
+			for (var i=1; i<len; ++i) {
 				args.push(arguments[i]);
 			};
 
-			for(var i=0; i<args.length; i++) {
+			result = S.replace(regx, function(match, subMatch1, subMatch2, offset, string){
-				if (tS[i].lastIndexOf('%') == tS[i].length-1 && i != args.length-1)
+				if (subMatch1 == '%') return match; // skip %%s
-					tS[i] += "s"+tS.splice(i+1,1)[0];
+				return subMatch1 + args[index++];
-				nS += tS[i] + args[i];
+			});
-			}
+
-			return nS + tS[tS.length-1];
+			return result;
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Substitutes variables with a list of injections. 
+	 	 * 
+		 * @param string S : The string to perform the substitutions on.
+		 * @param object map : An object with the substitions map e.g. {var: value}
+		 * @return string The new string with substitutions made
+		 */
+		inject: function(S, map) {
+			var regx = new RegExp("\{([A-Za-z0-9_]*)\}", "g"),
+					result;
+
+			result = S.replace(regx, function(match, key, offset, string){
+				return (map[key]) ? map[key] : match;
+			});
+
+			return result;
 		},
 		
 		/**

javascript/i18nx.js

@@ -18,20 +18,33 @@ ss.i18n = {
 		sprintf: function(S) {
 			if (arguments.length == 1) return S;
 
-			var nS = "";
+			var args  = [],
-			var tS = S.split("%s");
+					len   = arguments.length,
-			
+					index = 0,
-			var args = [];
+					regx  = new RegExp('(.?)(%s)', 'g'),
-			for (var i=1, len = arguments.length; i <len; ++i) {
+					result;
+
+			for (var i=1; i<len; ++i) {
 				args.push(arguments[i]);
 			};
 
-			for(var i=0; i<args.length; i++) {
+			result = S.replace(regx, function(match, subMatch1, subMatch2, offset, string){
-				if (tS[i].lastIndexOf('%') == tS[i].length-1 && i != args.length-1)
+				if (subMatch1 == '%') return match; // skip %%s
-					tS[i] += "s"+tS.splice(i+1,1)[0];
+				return subMatch1 + args[index++];
-				nS += tS[i] + args[i];
+			});
-			}
+
-			return nS + tS[tS.length-1];
+			return result;
+		},
+
+		inject: function(S, map) {
+			var regx = new RegExp("\{([A-Za-z0-9_]*)\}", "g"),
+					result;
+
+			result = S.replace(regx, function(match, key, offset, string){
+				return (map[key]) ? map[key] : match;
+			});
+
+			return result;
 		},
 		
 		// stub methods