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

descriptions/ab+/ro_ro.lua

@@ -1092,8 +1092,12 @@ 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
+-- Each language can do their own algorithm to modify the given text to their needs
+EID.descriptions[languageCode].PluralizeFunction = function(text, amount)
+	-- TODO: Not Implemented right now...
+	return text
+end
 
 EID.descriptions[languageCode].VoidText = "If absorbed, gain:"
 -- {1} will become the number text (like "{1} Tears" -> "+0.5 Tears")
@@ -1111,27 +1115,28 @@ EID.descriptions[languageCode].CollectionPageInfo = "This item needs to be picke
 EID.descriptions[languageCode].BlackFeatherInformation = "{{ColorLime}}{1}{{CR}} items currently held (+{2} Damage)"
 
 -- 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} Health", "{{SoulHeart}} +{1} Soul Heart{2}",
-	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Empty heart container{2}", "{{SoulHeart}} +{1} Soul Heart{2}",
-	"↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Health", "↓ {{SoulHeart}} {1} Soul Heart{2}"},
+	["Red to Soul"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Health", "{{SoulHeart}} +{1} Soul Heart{pluralize}",
+	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Empty heart container{pluralize}", "{{SoulHeart}} +{1} Soul Heart{pluralize}",
+	"↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Health", "↓ {{SoulHeart}} {1} Soul Heart{pluralize}"},
 	
-	["Red to Black"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Health", "{{BlackHeart}} +{1} Black Heart{2}",
-	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Empty heart container{2}", "{{BlackHeart}} +{1} Black Heart{2}",
-	"↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Health", "↓ {{SoulHeart}} {1} Black Heart{2}"},
+	["Red to Black"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Health", "{{BlackHeart}} +{1} Black Heart{pluralize}",
+	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Empty heart container{pluralize}", "{{BlackHeart}} +{1} Black Heart{pluralize}",
+	"↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Health", "↓ {{SoulHeart}} {1} Black Heart{pluralize}"},
 	
-	["Red to Bone"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Health", "{{BoneHeart}} +{1} Bone Heart{2}",
-	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Empty heart container{2}", "{{EmptyBoneHeart}} +{1} Empty Bone Heart{2}", "{{HealingRed}}", "{{HealingBone}}",
-	"↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Health", "↓ {{EmptyBoneHeart}} {1} Bone Heart{2}"}, -- Red HP to Bone Hearts
+	["Red to Bone"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Health", "{{BoneHeart}} +{1} Bone Heart{pluralize}",
+	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Empty heart container{pluralize}", "{{EmptyBoneHeart}} +{1} Empty Bone Heart{pluralize}", "{{HealingRed}}", "{{HealingBone}}",
+	"↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Health", "↓ {{EmptyBoneHeart}} {1} Bone Heart{pluralize}"}, -- Red HP to Bone Hearts
 	
-	["Red to Coin"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Health", "{{CoinHeart}} +{1} Coin Heart{2}",
-	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Empty heart container{2}", "{{EmptyCoinHeart}} +{1} Empty Coin Heart{2}",
-	"{{HealingRed}} Heals {1} heart{2}", "{{HealingCoin}} Heals {1} coin{2}", "{{HealingRed}} Heals half a heart", "{{HealingCoin}} Heals 1 coin", "{{HealingRed}}", "{{HealingCoin}}", "↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Health", "↓ {{EmptyCoinHeart}} {1} Coin Heart{2}"}, -- Red HP to Coin Hearts
+	["Red to Coin"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Health", "{{CoinHeart}} +{1} Coin Heart{pluralize}",
+	"↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Empty heart container{pluralize}", "{{EmptyCoinHeart}} +{1} Empty Coin Heart{pluralize}",
+	"{{HealingRed}} Heals {1} heart{pluralize}", "{{HealingCoin}} Heals {1} coin{pluralize}", "{{HealingRed}} Heals half a heart", "{{HealingCoin}} Heals 1 coin", "{{HealingRed}}", "{{HealingCoin}}", "↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Health", "↓ {{EmptyCoinHeart}} {1} Coin Heart{pluralize}"}, -- Red HP to Coin Hearts
 	
-	["Red to None"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Health", "", "↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Empty heart container{2}", "", "↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Health", ""}, -- Red HP to None (The Lost)
+	["Red to None"] = {"↑ {{Heart}} +{1} Health", "", "↑ {{EmptyHeart}} +{1} Empty heart container{pluralize}", "", "↓ {{EmptyHeart}} {1} Health", ""}, -- Red HP to None (The Lost)
 }
 
 EID.descriptions[languageCode].MCM = {