remove_unused_localizations_keys 0.0.40

A Flutter package to clean unused localization keys from .arb files. and supporting for easy_localization package

🗑️ Remove Unused Localization Keys

A powerful Flutter package to identify and remove unused localization keys from your project, ensuring cleaner and more efficient localization files.

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🚀 Features

✅ Scans your localization files and detects unused keys. ✅ Provides an interactive option to remove them automatically. ✅ Supports multiple language files. ✅ Keeps your project lightweight and optimized. ✅ Supports both Flutter's built-in localization and easy_localization. ✅ Handles various easy_localization patterns including LocaleKeys, tr(), and plural().

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📦 Installation

Add the package to dev_dependencies in pubspec.yaml:

dev_dependencies:
  remove_unused_localizations_keys: latest

Then, fetch dependencies:

flutter pub get

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🔧 Usage

For Flutter's Built-in Localization

Run the following command to analyze your project:

dart run remove_unused_localizations_keys

For Easy Localization

Run with the --easy-loc flag:

dart run remove_unused_localizations_keys --easy-loc

You can also specify a custom path for your translation files:

dart run remove_unused_localizations_keys --easy-loc path=assets/i18n

🛠 Advanced Options

Option	Description
--keep-unused	Simulates the process without deleting any keys.
--easy-loc	Enables easy_localization mode.
path=	Specifies custom path for translation files (works with --easy-loc).
--	Runs without requiring user confirmation.

Examples:

# Keep unused keys in easy_localization mode
dart run remove_unused_localizations_keys --easy-loc --keep-unused

# Use custom path for translations
dart run remove_unused_localizations_keys --easy-loc path=assets/i18n

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💡 Example Output

🔍 Scanning localization files...
✅ Unused keys found:
  - home.welcome_message
  - settings.dark_mode

❓ Do you want to remove these keys? (y/N)

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📊 Accuracy Testing Methodology

We tested against three real-world Flutter projects with known unused keys:

🔍 Test Projects

Project	Total Keys	Known Unused	Language Files
🛒 E-commerce	1,242	87	4 (en, ar, fr, de)
📱 Social App	3,587	214	6 (en, es, pt, ru, ja, zh)
🏢 Enterprise	8,921	532	12 (multi-region)

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🎯 Roadmap

🚀 Upcoming Features:

• ❌ Seamless CI/CD integration
• ❌ Auto-fix feature to replace similar keys
• ❌ Support for more localization packages

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome all contributions! Feel free to submit issues, feature requests, or pull requests. 🙌

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📬 Contact

📩 Need help? Reach out at [[e-mail]] or open an issue on GitHub.

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📜 License

📄 This project is licensed under the MIT License.