Trying to make xBlock message catalog files path dynamic

drag_and_drop_v2/conf/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/django.po

+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# Copyright (C) YEAR THE PACKAGE'S COPYRIGHT HOLDER
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: \n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-02-16 12:35+0500\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2016-02-16 12:37+0500\n"
+"Language-Team: \n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"X-Generator: Poedit 1.8.7\n"
+"Last-Translator: \n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=6; plural=(n==0 ? 0 : n==1 ? 1 : n==2 ? 2 : n%100>=3 "
+"&& n%100<=10 ? 3 : n%100>=11 && n%100<=99 ? 4 : 5);\n"
+"Language: ar\n"
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid ""
+"An isosceles triangle with three layers of similar height. It is shown "
+"upright, so the widest layer is located at the bottom, and the narrowest "
+"layer is located at the top."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid "The Top Zone"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid "The Middle Zone"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid "The Bottom Zone"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid "Use this zone to associate an item with the top layer of the triangle."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid ""
+"Use this zone to associate an item with the middle layer of the triangle."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid ""
+"Use this zone to associate an item with the bottom layer of the triangle."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid "Correct! This one belongs to {zone}."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid "No, this item does not belong here. Try again."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid "You silly, there are no zones for this one."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid "Drag the items onto the image above."
+msgstr "اسحب العناصر إلى الصورة أعلاه."
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid "Good work! You have completed this drag and drop problem."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid "Goes to the top"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid "Goes to the middle"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid "Goes to the bottom"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: default_data.py
+msgid "I don't belong anywhere"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "Title"
+msgstr "العنوان"
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid ""
+"The title of the drag and drop problem. The title is displayed to learners."
+msgstr "عنوان مشكلة السحب والإفلات. يتم عرض عنوان للمتعلمين."
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "Drag and Drop"
+msgstr "سحب و إفلات"
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "Show title"
+msgstr "حوار"
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "Display the title to the learner?"
+msgstr "حوار"
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "Problem text"
+msgstr "النص المشكلة"
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "The description of the problem or instructions shown to the learner"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "Show \"Problem\" heading"
+msgstr "مشاهدة “مشكلة” العنوان"
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "Display the heading \"Problem\" above the problem text?"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "Weight"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "The maximum score the learner can receive for the problem"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "Item background color"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "The background color of draggable items in the problem."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "Item text color"
+msgstr "النص المشكلة"
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "Text color to use for draggable items."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "Problem data"
+msgstr "النص المشكلة"
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid ""
+"Information about zones, items, feedback, and background image for this "
+"problem. This information is derived from the input that a course author "
+"provides via the interactive editor when configuring the problem."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid ""
+"Information about current positions of items that a learner has dropped on "
+"the target image."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: drag_and_drop_v2.py
+msgid "Indicates whether a learner has completed the problem at least once"
+msgstr ""

drag_and_drop_v2/drag_and_drop_v2.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from xblock.fields import Scope, String, Dict, Float, Boolean
 from xblock.fragment import Fragment
 from xblockutils.resources import ResourceLoader
 from xblockutils.settings import XBlockWithSettingsMixin, ThemableXBlockMixin
+from path import Path as path
 
 from .utils import _  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 from .default_data import DEFAULT_DATA
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ from .default_data import DEFAULT_DATA
 # Globals ###########################################################
 
 loader = ResourceLoader(__name__)
-
+xblock_root = path(__file__).abspath().dirname()
 
 # Classes ###########################################################
 
@@ -111,9 +112,10 @@ class DragAndDropBlock(XBlock, XBlockWithSettingsMixin, ThemableXBlockMixin):
         """
         Hand the translation work off to the runtime's I18N service
         """
+        extra_info = {'xblock_root': xblock_root}
         runtime_service = self.runtime.service(self, "i18n")
         runtime_ugettext = runtime_service.ugettext
-        response = runtime_ugettext(text)
+        response = runtime_ugettext(text, **extra_info)
         return response
 
     @XBlock.supports("multi_device")  # Enable this block for use in the mobile app via webview

setup.py

@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ setup(
     entry_points={
         'xblock.v1': 'drag-and-drop-v2 = drag_and_drop_v2:DragAndDropBlock',
     },
-    package_data=package_data("drag_and_drop_v2", ["static", "templates", "public"]),
+    package_data=package_data("drag_and_drop_v2", ["static", "templates", "public", "conf"]),
 )