Introduce translate helpers

app/client/ui/AddNewButton.ts

@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ import {icon} from 'app/client/ui2018/icons';
 import {dom, DomElementArg, Observable, styled} from "grainjs";
 import {t} from 'app/client/lib/localization';
 
+const translate = (x: string, args?: any): string => t(`AddNewButton.${x}`, args);
+
 export function addNewButton(isOpen: Observable<boolean> | boolean = true, ...args: DomElementArg[]) {
   return cssAddNewButton(
     cssAddNewButton.cls('-open', isOpen),
     // Setting spacing as flex items allows them to shrink faster when there isn't enough space.
     cssLeftMargin(),
-    cssAddText(t('AddNewButton.AddNew')),
+    cssAddText(translate('AddNew')),
     dom('div', {style: 'flex: 1 1 16px'}),
     cssPlusButton(cssPlusIcon('Plus')),
     dom('div', {style: 'flex: 0 1 16px'}),

app/client/ui/DocMenu.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import {localStorageBoolObs} from 'app/client/lib/localStorageObs';
 import {bigBasicButton} from 'app/client/ui2018/buttons';
 import sortBy = require('lodash/sortBy');
 
+const translate = (x: string, args?: any): string => t(`DocMenu.${x}`, args);
+
 const testId = makeTestId('test-dm-');
 
 /**
@@ -105,10 +107,10 @@ function createLoadedDocMenu(owner: IDisposableOwner, home: HomeModel) {
                 null :
                 css.docListHeader(
                   (
-                    page === 'all' ? t('DocMenu.AllDocuments') :
+                    page === 'all' ? translate('AllDocuments') :
                     page === 'templates' ?
                       dom.domComputed(use => use(home.featuredTemplates).length > 0, (hasFeaturedTemplates) =>
-                        hasFeaturedTemplates ? t('DocMenu.MoreExamplesAndTemplates') : t('DocMenu.ExamplesAndTemplates')
+                        hasFeaturedTemplates ? translate('MoreExamplesAndTemplates') : translate('ExamplesAndTemplates')
                     ) :
                     page === 'trash' ? 'Trash' :
                     workspace && [css.docHeaderIcon('Folder'), workspaceName(home.app, workspace)]
@@ -268,7 +270,7 @@ function buildOtherSites(home: HomeModel) {
     return css.otherSitesBlock(
       dom.autoDispose(hideOtherSitesObs),
       css.otherSitesHeader(
-        t('DocMenu.OtherSites'),
+        translate('OtherSites'),
         dom.domComputed(hideOtherSitesObs, (collapsed) =>
           collapsed ? css.otherSitesHeaderIcon('Expand') : css.otherSitesHeaderIcon('Collapse')
         ),
@@ -280,7 +282,7 @@ function buildOtherSites(home: HomeModel) {
         const siteName = home.app.currentOrgName;
         return [
           dom('div',
-            t('DocMenu.OtherSitesWelcome', { siteName, context: personal ? 'personal' : '' }),
+            translate('OtherSitesWelcome', { siteName, context: personal ? 'personal' : '' }),
             testId('other-sites-message')
           ),
           css.otherSitesButtons(

app/client/ui/HomeIntro.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {FullUser} from 'app/common/LoginSessionAPI';
 import * as roles from 'app/common/roles';
 import {Computed, dom, DomContents, styled} from 'grainjs';
 
+const translate = (x: string, args?: any): string => t(`HomeIntro.${x}`, args);
 
 export function buildHomeIntro(homeModel: HomeModel): DomContents {
   const isViewer = homeModel.app.currentOrg?.access === roles.VIEWER;
@@ -110,9 +111,9 @@ function makePersonalIntro(homeModel: HomeModel, user: FullUser) {
 }
 
 function makeAnonIntro(homeModel: HomeModel) {
-  const signUp = cssLink({href: getLoginOrSignupUrl()}, t('HomeIntro.SignUp'));
+  const signUp = cssLink({href: getLoginOrSignupUrl()}, translate('SignUp'));
   return [
-    css.docListHeader(t('HomeIntro.Welcome'), testId('welcome-title')),
+    css.docListHeader(translate('Welcome'), testId('welcome-title')),
     cssIntroLine('Get started by exploring templates, or creating your first Grist document.'),
     cssIntroLine(signUp, ' to save your work.',
       (shouldHideUiElement('helpCenter') ? null : [' Visit our ', helpCenterLink(), ' to learn more.']),

app/server/lib/sendAppPage.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import jsesc from 'jsesc';
 import * as handlebars from 'handlebars';
 import * as path from 'path';
 
+const translate = (req: express.Request, key: string, args?: any) => req.t(`sendAppPage.${key}`, args);
+
 export interface ISendAppPageOptions {
   path: string;        // Ignored if .content is present (set to "" for clarity).
   content?: string;
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ function configuredPageTitleSuffix() {
  */
 function getPageTitle(req: express.Request, config: GristLoadConfig): string {
   const maybeDoc = getDocFromConfig(config);
-  if (!maybeDoc) { return req.t('sendAppPage.Loading') + "..."; }
+  if (!maybeDoc) { return translate(req, 'sendAppPage.Loading') + "..."; }
 
   return handlebars.Utils.escapeExpression(maybeDoc.name);
 }