var i18n = {}; i18n.t = function (str, context) { // We are currently assuming that we will receive context in form of a Dict // of key value pairs and string will be having substitution for keywords // like these "__keyword__". if (context === undefined) { return 'translated: ' + str; } var keyword_regex = /__(\w)+__/g; var keys_in_str = str.match(keyword_regex); var keywords = _.map(keys_in_str, function (key) { return key.slice(2, key.length - 2); }); _.each(keywords, function (keyword) { str = str.replace('__' + keyword + '__', context[keyword]); }); return 'translated: ' + str; }; module.exports = i18n;