Also add keys from persistent-string file to translation file

Author: remcom

config/laravel-translatable-string-exporter.php

@@ -27,4 +27,8 @@
     // by original strings (keys).
     // It helps navigate a translation file and detect possible duplicates.
     'sort-keys' => true,
+
+    // Indicates weather keys added to persistent-strings file should be added
+    // to translation file
+    'add-persistent-strings' => false,
 ];

src/Core/Exporter.php

@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ public function export($base_path, $language)
             IO::languageFilePath($base_path, self::PERSISTENT_STRINGS_FILENAME_WO_EXT);
         $persistent_strings = IO::readTranslationFile($persistent_strings_path);
 
+        //if enabled import persistent string to translation file
+        $new_strings = $this->addPersistentStringIfEnabled($new_strings, $persistent_strings);
+
         // Merge old an new translations preserving existing translations and persistent strings.
         $resulting_strings = $this->mergeStrings($new_strings, $existing_strings, $persistent_strings);
 
@@ -97,6 +100,21 @@ protected function sortIfEnabled($strings)
         return $strings;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Also add keys from persistent-string file to new_string.
+     *
+     * @param array $new_strings
+     * @param array $persistent_strings
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function addPersistentStringIfEnabled($new_strings, $persistent_strings) {
+        if (config('laravel-translatable-string-exporter.add-persistent-strings', false)) {
+            $new_strings = array_merge($new_strings, array_combine($persistent_strings, $persistent_strings));
+        }
+
+        return $new_strings;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Filtering an array by its keys using a callback.
      * Supports PHP < 5.6.0. Use array_filter($array, $callback, ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY) instead