T13N: Transliteration Made Right
Welcome the the T13N - a transliteration library for Cyrilic languages written for Javascript applications.
What is it for?
Transliteration can be made for different purposes, such as:
- Friendly URLs for Content Management Systems that publish content using Cyrilic languages;
- Longer SMS;
- Passport names;
- Text interpretations for languages that has a dedicated alternative latin alphabets etc.
Status
IN DEVELOPMENT / PHASE 0 PREVIEW
Implementation Checklist
Implementation is split on so-called "phases" for better prioritization.
Phase Zero: Belarusian-To-Latin (BGN/PCGN 1979)
- [x] Define a basic set of rules for each letter;
- [x] Define a set of flags calculated for each letter for better context;g
- [x] Define alternative variations for some letters that require it (like 'г');
- [x] Support the most basic in-between-words separators (dash, underscore) for URL creation support and resolve "similar" symbols ("’" into "'");
- [x] Ignore already available latin symbols and digits;
- [x] Extend configurations via settings;
- [x] Pack everything as v0.1
Phase One: Other Belarusian-To-Latin variations ("Latinka", ICAO, ISO 9)
- [x] Switch to Typescript;
- [x] Schematize a language JSON;
- [x] Reorganize code to support other variations of one language;
- [x] Add Belarusian Latin alphabet ("Łacinka");
- [ ] Add ICAO standard;
- [x] Add ISO 9 standard;
Phase Two: Ukrainian-To-Latin
- [ ] Reorganize code to support multiple languages;
- [ ] Add Ukrainian alphabet and transliteration rules;
Phase Three: Russian-To-Latin
- [ ] Add Russian alphabet and transliteration rules.
(Other languages to be supported later on)
Ruleset & Dictionary
Every transformation rule is explicit and described in a so-called Ruleset It's a compilation of rule that explains transliteration behavior of the script. It may be compact and descriptive at the same time, depending on needs.
A result of Ruleset compilation is a Dictionary, that's used for pre-processing analysis and later transliteration.
There are three types of Rules which can possibly be used:
| Rule Type | Description |
|---|---|
| L | Describing a rule for a letter that should be altered on a Latin manner |
| S | Every special symbol that should be kept as-is or transformed / corrected |
| R | There are some common sets of characters (like latin letters or digits) that described one after one and should be labeled in the same way |