Improved pluralization by enabling each language to provide their own pluralization algorithm

descriptions/ab+/cs_cz.lua

@@ -1064,8 +1064,13 @@ EID.descriptions[languageCode].transformations = {
 
 
 ---------- MISC ----------
--- This string will be appended to certain words (like pickup names in glitched item descriptions) to pluralize them, make it "" to not pluralize
-EID.descriptions[languageCode].Pluralize = "s"
+-- a function that will get applied onto specific descriptions (glitched items, Abyss locusts,...) to pluralize them, make it nil to not pluralize
+EID.descriptions[languageCode].PluralizeFunction = function(text, amount)
+	-- replace {plural_X} placeholders inside the text with fitting textparts
+	text = EID:ReplaceVariableStr(text, "plural_e", amount > 1 and "e" or "")
+	text = EID:ReplaceVariableStr(text, "plural_ay", amount > 1 and "y" or "a")
+	return text
+end
 
 EID.descriptions[languageCode].VoidText = "Pokud absorbuješ, získáš:"
 EID.descriptions[languageCode].VoidNames = {"Rychlost", "Slzy", "Poškození", "Dostřel", "Rychlost Střel", "Štěstí"}
@@ -1090,27 +1095,28 @@ EID.descriptions[languageCode].MCM = {
 }
 
 -- Find/replace pairs for changing "+1 Health" to "+1 Soul Heart" for soul health characters, or nothing at all for The Lost
--- {1} = number of hearts, {2} = plural character
+-- {1} = number of hearts, {pluralize} = plural character
+-- These texts are affected by the PluralizeFunction (ab+ file)
 -- If having a simple plural character doesn't work for your language, you could just include an extra string pair to catch plural lines
 EID.descriptions[languageCode].RedToX = {
 	-- These change "+1 Health" to just "+1 Soul Heart" and etc.
-	["Red to Soul"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Zdraví", "{{SoulHeart}} +{1} Duševní Srdce{2}",
-	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Místo na srdce{2}", "{{SoulHeart}} +{1} Duševní Srdce{2}",
-	"↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Zdraví", "↓ {{SoulHeart}} {1} Duševní Srdce{2}"},
+	["Red to Soul"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Zdraví", "{{SoulHeart}} +{1} Duševní Srdce",
+	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Místo na srdce", "{{SoulHeart}} +{1} Duševní Srdce",
+	"↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Zdraví", "↓ {{SoulHeart}} {1} Duševní Srdce"},
 	
-	["Red to Black"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Zdraví", "{{BlackHeart}} +{1} Černé Srdce{2}",
-	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Místo na srdce{2}", "{{BlackHeart}} +{1} Černé Srdce{2}",
-	"↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Zdraví", "↓ {{SoulHeart}} {1} Černé Srdce{2}"},
+	["Red to Black"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Zdraví", "{{BlackHeart}} +{1} Černé Srdce",
+	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Místo na srdce", "{{BlackHeart}} +{1} Černé Srdce",
+	"↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Zdraví", "↓ {{SoulHeart}} {1} Černé Srdce"},
 	
-	["Red to Bone"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Zdraví", "{{BoneHeart}} +{1} Kostěné Srdce{2}",
-	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Místo na srdce{2}", "{{EmptyBoneHeart}} +{1} Prázdné kostěné srdce{2}", "{{HealingRed}}", "{{HealingBone}}",
-	"↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Zdraví", "↓ {{EmptyBoneHeart}} {1} Kostěné Srdce{2}"}, -- Red HP to Bone Hearts
+	["Red to Bone"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Zdraví", "{{BoneHeart}} +{1} Kostěné Srdce",
+	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Místo na srdce", "{{EmptyBoneHeart}} +{1} Prázdné kostěné srdce", "{{HealingRed}}", "{{HealingBone}}",
+	"↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Zdraví", "↓ {{EmptyBoneHeart}} {1} Kostěné Srdce"}, -- Red HP to Bone Hearts
 	
-	["Red to Coin"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Zdraví", "{{CoinHeart}} +{1} Mincové Srdce{2}",
-	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Místo na srdce{2}", "{{EmptyCoinHeart}} +{1} Prázdné Mincové Srdce{2}",
-	"{{HealingRed}} Vyléčí {1} srdce{2}", "{{HealingCoin}} Vyléčí {1} minci{2}", "{{HealingRed}}  Vyléčí půlku srdce", "{{HealingCoin}} Vyléčí 1 minci", "{{HealingRed}}", "{{HealingCoin}}", "↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Zdraví", "↓ {{EmptyCoinHeart}} {1} Mincové Srdce{2}"}, -- Red HP to Coin Hearts
+	["Red to Coin"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Zdraví", "{{CoinHeart}} +{1} Mincové Srdce",
+	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Místo na srdce", "{{EmptyCoinHeart}} +{1} Prázdné Mincové Srdce",
+	"{{HealingRed}} Vyléčí {1} srdce", "{{HealingCoin}} Vyléčí {1} minci", "{{HealingRed}}  Vyléčí půlku srdce", "{{HealingCoin}} Vyléčí 1 minci", "{{HealingRed}}", "{{HealingCoin}}", "↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Zdraví", "↓ {{EmptyCoinHeart}} {1} Mincové Srdce"}, -- Red HP to Coin Hearts
 	
-	["Red to None"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Zdraví", "", "↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Místo na srdce{2}", "", "↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Zdraví", ""}, -- Red HP to None (The Lost)
+	["Red to None"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Zdraví", "", "↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Místo na srdce", "", "↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Zdraví", ""}, -- Red HP to None (The Lost)
 }