3 files changed, 46 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libdino/src/application.vala b/libdino/src/application.vala
index 37fbda8b..1ce0bca4 100644
--- a/libdino/src/application.vala
+++ b/libdino/src/application.vala
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ public class Dino.Application : Gtk.Application {
     public Database db;
     public StreamInteractor stream_interaction;
     public Plugins.Registry plugin_registry = new Plugins.Registry();
+    public SearchPathGenerator? search_path_generator { get; set; }
 
     static string print_xmpp;
 
diff --git a/libdino/src/dino_i18n.h b/libdino/src/dino_i18n.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1a65f41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libdino/src/dino_i18n.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef __DINO_I18N_H__
+#define __DINO_I18N_H__
+
+#include<libintl.h>
+
+#define dino_gettext(String) ((char *) dgettext (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, String))
+
+#endif
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libdino/src/util.vala b/libdino/src/util.vala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29186aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libdino/src/util.vala
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+namespace Dino {
+
+public class SearchPathGenerator {
+
+    public string? exec_path { get; private set; }
+
+    public SearchPathGenerator(string? exec_path) {
+        this.exec_path = exec_path;
+    }
+
+    public string get_locale_path(string gettext_package, string locale_install_dir) {
+        string? locale_dir = null;
+        if (Path.get_dirname(exec_path).contains("dino") || Path.get_dirname(exec_path) == "." || Path.get_dirname(exec_path).contains("build")) {
+            string exec_locale = Path.build_filename(Path.get_dirname(exec_path), "locale");
+            if (FileUtils.test(Path.build_filename(exec_locale, "en", "LC_MESSAGES", gettext_package + ".mo"), FileTest.IS_REGULAR)) {
+                locale_dir = exec_locale;
+            }
+        }
+        return locale_dir ?? locale_install_dir;
+    }
+}
+
+[CCode (cname = "dino_gettext", cheader_filename = "dino_i18n.h")]
+public static extern unowned string _(string s);
+
+[CCode (cname = "bindtextdomain", cheader_filename = "libintl.h")]
+private static extern unowned string? bindtextdomain(string domainname, string? dirname);
+
+[CCode (cname = "bind_textdomain_codeset", cheader_filename = "libintl.h")]
+private static extern unowned string? bind_textdomain_codeset(string domainname, string? codeset);
+
+public static void internationalize(string gettext_package, string locales_dir) {
+    Intl.bind_textdomain_codeset(gettext_package, "UTF-8");
+    Intl.bindtextdomain(gettext_package, locales_dir);
+}
+
+}
+\ No newline at end of file