Add xcstrings format support and export-all option#4
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…(n * m). Translation: normalization is 18x faster using --exportall with 5 languages
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Adds Apple String Catalog (
.xcstrings) support to the parser while keeping the existing.stringsflow and the same generated.swiftoutput.Key points
--format strings|xcstringsto choose the download/output translation format (maps to POEditor'stype). The generated.swiftfile is identical for both.XCStringsTranslationParserto parse the downloaded catalog JSON intoTranslation, taking values from the preferred → source → any language.--exportallflag to download all languages at once (options=[{"export_all": 1}]); combined withxcstringsit produces a single multi-language catalog.{1{var}}→{{var}}) in the dumped.xcstringsso they match the iOS format, matching what.stringsalready did.How to review
--format strings(default) → unchanged behavior,.strings+.swift.--format xcstrings --exportall→ single.xcstringswith all languages, variables normalized to{{var}}, valid JSON..swiftis the same regardless of--format.