Internationalization (i18n)

HANA CLI supports multiple languages for global accessibility.

Supported Languages

• English (en)
• German (de)

Language Selection

Environment Variable

# Set language to German
export HANA_LANG=de

# Or set via command
HANA_LANG=de hana-cli dbInfo

Command Option

# Most commands support --lang option
hana-cli dbInfo --lang de
hana-cli import --help --lang de

Translation Files

Translations are located in _i18n/ directory:

_i18n/
├── messages.properties           # English
├── messages_de.properties        # German
├── import.properties
├── import_de.properties
├── export.properties
├── export_de.properties
└── ...

Available Translations

All user-facing text is translated:

• Command descriptions
• Help text and usage
• Error messages
• Status messages
• Prompts and confirmations

Example Output

English

hana-cli import --help

Usage: hana-cli import [options]

Description:
  Import data from CSV or Excel files into database tables

Options:
  -n, --filename <file>    Input file path
  -t, --table <table>      Target table

German

HANA_LANG=de hana-cli import --help

Verwendung: hana-cli import [Optionen]

Beschreibung:
  Importieren Sie Daten aus CSV- oder Excel-Dateien in Datenbanktabellen

Optionen:
  -n, --filename <file>    Eingabedateipfad
  -t, --table <table>      Zieltabelle

Adding New Languages

1. Create translation file: _i18n/messages_xx.properties (where xx is language code)
2. Add translations for all message keys
3. Update configuration to support new language
4. Test translations

Message Keys

Common message keys available for translation:

messages.import.start=Starting import...
messages.import.success=Import completed successfully
messages.import.error=Import failed
messages.export.start=Exporting data...
messages.error.connection=Database connection failed
messages.error.tableNotFound=Table not found

Default Language

If language is not specified, HANA CLI uses:

1. HANA_LANG environment variable
2. System locale
3. English (fallback)

Language in Scripts

#!/bin/bash

# Use German for all commands
export HANA_LANG=de

hana-cli import -n data.csv -t TABLE
hana-cli export -s SCHEMA -t TABLE -o output.csv
hana-cli dataValidator -s SCHEMA -t TABLE

Contributing Translations

Want to add support for a new language?

1. Fork the repository
2. Create _i18n/messages_xx.properties
3. Translate all keys
4. Submit pull request

Want to add support for a new language? See the repository for translation contribution guidelines.

See Also

• CLI Features
• Documentation