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+"""_locale.py
+
+Functions related to building, initializing, updating, and compiling localization translations.
+
+Borrowed from RetroArcher.
+"""
+# standard imports
+import argparse
+import datetime
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+project_name = 'Sunshine'
+
+script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+root_dir = os.path.dirname(script_dir)
+locale_dir = os.path.join(root_dir, 'locale')
+project_dir = os.path.join(root_dir, project_name.lower())
+
+year = datetime.datetime.now().year
+
+# retroarcher target locales
+target_locales = [
+    'de',  # Deutsch
+    'en',  # English
+    'en_GB',  # English (United Kingdom)
+    'en_US',  # English (United States)
+    'es',  # español
+    'fr',  # français
+    'it',  # italiano
+    'ru',  # русский
+]
+
+
+def x_extract():
+    """Executes `xgettext extraction` in subprocess."""
+
+    commands = [
+        'xgettext',
+        f'--default-domain={project_name.lower()}',
+        f'--output={os.path.join(locale_dir, project_name.lower() + ".pot")}',
+        '--language=C++',
+        '--boost',
+        '--from-code=utf-8',
+        '-F',
+        f'--msgid-bugs-address=github.com/{project_name.lower()}',
+        f'--copyright-holder={project_name}',
+        f'--package-name={project_name}',
+        '--package-version=v0'
+    ]
+
+    pot_filepath = os.path.join(locale_dir, f'{project_name.lower()}.pot')
+
+    extensions = ['cpp', 'h', 'm', 'mm']
+
+    # find input files
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(project_dir, topdown=True):
+        for name in files:
+            filename = os.path.join(root, name)
+            extension = filename.rsplit('.', 1)[-1]
+            if extension in extensions:  # append input files
+                commands.append(filename)
+
+    print(commands)
+    proc = subprocess.run(args=commands, cwd=root_dir)
+
+    # fix header
+    body = ""
+    with open(file=pot_filepath, mode='r') as file:
+        for line in file.readlines():
+            if line != '"Language: \\n"\n':  # do not include this line
+                if line == '# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.\n':
+                    body += f'# Translations template for {project_name}.\n'
+                elif line.startswith('#') and 'YEAR' in line:
+                    body += line.replace('YEAR', str(year))
+                elif line.startswith('#') and 'PACKAGE' in line:
+                    body += line.replace('PACKAGE', project_name)
+                else:
+                    body += line
+
+    # rewrite pot file with updated header
+    with open(file=pot_filepath, mode='w+') as file:
+        file.write(body)
+
+
+def babel_init(locale_code: str):
+    """Executes `pybabel init` in subprocess.
+
+    :param locale_code: str - locale code
+    """
+    commands = [
+        'pybabel',
+        'init',
+        '-i', os.path.join(locale_dir, f'{project_name.lower()}.pot'),
+        '-d', locale_dir,
+        '-D', project_name.lower(),
+        '-l', locale_code
+    ]
+
+    print(commands)
+    proc = subprocess.run(args=commands, cwd=root_dir)
+
+
+def babel_update():
+    """Executes `pybabel update` in subprocess."""
+    commands = [
+        'pybabel',
+        'update',
+        '-i', os.path.join(locale_dir, f'{project_name.lower()}.pot'),
+        '-d', locale_dir,
+        '-D', project_name.lower(),
+        '--update-header-comment'
+    ]
+
+    print(commands)
+    proc = subprocess.run(args=commands, cwd=root_dir)
+
+
+def babel_compile():
+    """Executes `pybabel compile` in subprocess."""
+    commands = [
+        'pybabel',
+        'compile',
+        '-d', locale_dir,
+        '-D', project_name.lower()
+    ]
+
+    print(commands)
+    proc = subprocess.run(args=commands, cwd=root_dir)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Set up and gather command line arguments
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description='Script helps update locale_id translations. Translations must be done manually.')
+
+    parser.add_argument('--extract', action='store_true', help='Extract messages from c++ files.')
+    parser.add_argument('--init', action='store_true', help='Initialize any new locales specified in target locales.')
+    parser.add_argument('--update', action='store_true', help='Update existing locales.')
+    parser.add_argument('--compile', action='store_true', help='Compile translated locales.')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.extract:
+        x_extract()
+
+    if args.init:
+        for locale_id in target_locales:
+            if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(locale_dir, locale_id)):
+                babel_init(locale_code=locale_id)
+
+    if args.update:
+        babel_update()
+
+    if args.compile:
+        babel_compile()