scripts/modules/bl_i18n_utils/bl_extract_messages.py

@@ -928,6 +928,55 @@ def dump_template_messages(msgs, reports, settings):
                         reports, None, settings)
 
 
+def dump_asset_messages(msgs, reports, settings):
+    # Where to search for assets, relative to the local user resources.
+    assets_dir = os.path.join(bpy.utils.resource_path('LOCAL'), "datafiles", "assets")
+
+    # Parse the catalog sidecar file
+    catalog_file = os.path.join(assets_dir, settings.ASSET_CATALOG_FILE)
+    with open(catalog_file, encoding="utf8") as f:
+        data = f.readlines()
+
+    catalogs = set()
+
+    for line in data:
+        if (line == "\n" or line.startswith("VERSION") or line.startswith("#")):
+            continue
+        _UUID, catalog_path, _simple_catalog_name = line.split(":")
+        catalogs.update(catalog_path.split("/"))
+
+    msgsrc = "Asset catalog from " + settings.ASSET_CATALOG_FILE
+    for catalog in sorted(catalogs):
+        process_msg(msgs, settings.DEFAULT_CONTEXT, catalog, msgsrc,
+                    reports, None, settings)
+
+    # Parse the asset blend files
+    asset_files = {}
+
+    bfiles = glob.glob(assets_dir + "/**/*.blend", recursive=True)
+    for bfile in bfiles:
+        basename = os.path.basename(bfile)
+        bpy.ops.wm.open_mainfile(filepath=bfile)
+        # For now, only parse node groups.
+        # Perhaps some other assets will need to be extracted later?
+        for asset_type in ("node_groups",):
+            for asset in getattr(bpy.data, asset_type):
+                if asset.asset_data is None:  # Not an asset
+                    continue
+                assets = asset_files.setdefault(basename, [])
+                assets.append((asset.name, asset.asset_data.description))
+
+    for asset_file in sorted(asset_files):
+        for asset in sorted(asset_files[asset_file]):
+            name, description = asset
+            msgsrc = "Asset name from file " + asset_file
+            process_msg(msgs, settings.DEFAULT_CONTEXT, name, msgsrc,
+                        reports, None, settings)
+            msgsrc = "Asset description from file " + asset_file
+            process_msg(msgs, settings.DEFAULT_CONTEXT, description, msgsrc,
+                        reports, None, settings)
+
+
 def dump_addon_bl_info(msgs, reports, module, settings):
     for prop in ('name', 'location', 'description', 'warning'):
         process_msg(
@@ -980,6 +1029,7 @@ def dump_messages(do_messages, do_checks, settings):
     dump_preset_messages(msgs, reports, settings)
 
     # Get strings from startup templates.
+    # This loads each startup blend file in turn.
     dump_template_messages(msgs, reports, settings)
 
     # Get strings from addons' bl_info.
@@ -1019,6 +1069,10 @@ def dump_messages(do_messages, do_checks, settings):
         process_msg(msgs, settings.DEFAULT_CONTEXT, cat[1],
                     "Language categories’ labels from bl_i18n_utils/settings.py", reports, None, settings)
 
+    # Get strings from asset catalogs and blend files.
+    # This loads each asset blend file in turn.
+    dump_asset_messages(msgs, reports, settings)
+
     # pot.check()
     pot.unescape()  # Strings gathered in py/C source code may contain escaped chars...
     print_info(reports, pot)

scripts/modules/bl_i18n_utils/settings.py

@@ -527,6 +527,9 @@ REL_PRESETS_DIR = os.path.join("scripts", "presets")
 # Where to search for templates (relative to SOURCE_DIR).
 REL_TEMPLATES_DIR = os.path.join("scripts", "startup", "bl_app_templates_system")
 
+# Name of the built-in asset catalog file.
+ASSET_CATALOG_FILE = "blender_assets.cats.txt"
+
 # The template messages file (relative to I18N_DIR).
 REL_FILE_NAME_POT = os.path.join(REL_BRANCHES_DIR, DOMAIN + ".pot")
 

source/blender/editors/space_node/add_menu_assets.cc

@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static void node_add_catalog_assets_draw(const bContext *C, Menu *menu)
     uiLayoutSetContextPointer(col, "asset_library_ref", &library_ptr);
 
     uiItemO(
-        col, AS_asset_representation_name_get(&item.asset), ICON_NONE, "NODE_OT_add_group_asset");
+        col, IFACE_(AS_asset_representation_name_get(&item.asset)), ICON_NONE, "NODE_OT_add_group_asset");
   }
 
   catalog_item->foreach_child([&](asset_system::AssetCatalogTreeItem &child_item) {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static void node_add_catalog_assets_draw(const bContext *C, Menu *menu)
         &screen.id, &RNA_AssetCatalogPath, const_cast<asset_system::AssetCatalogPath *>(&path)};
     uiLayout *col = uiLayoutColumn(layout, false);
     uiLayoutSetContextPointer(col, "asset_catalog_path", &path_ptr);
-    uiItemM(col, "NODE_MT_node_add_catalog_assets", path.name().c_str(), ICON_NONE);
+    uiItemM(col, "NODE_MT_node_add_catalog_assets", IFACE_(path.name().c_str()), ICON_NONE);
   });
 }
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static void add_root_catalogs_draw(const bContext *C, Menu *menu)
         &screen.id, &RNA_AssetCatalogPath, const_cast<asset_system::AssetCatalogPath *>(&path)};
     uiLayout *col = uiLayoutColumn(layout, false);
     uiLayoutSetContextPointer(col, "asset_catalog_path", &path_ptr);
-    uiItemM(col, "NODE_MT_node_add_catalog_assets", path.name().c_str(), ICON_NONE);
+    uiItemM(col, "NODE_MT_node_add_catalog_assets", IFACE_(path.name().c_str()), ICON_NONE);
   });
 }
 

source/blender/editors/space_node/node_add.cc

@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static char *node_add_group_asset_get_description(struct bContext *C,
   if (!asset_data.description) {
     return nullptr;
   }
-  return BLI_strdup(asset_data.description);
+  return BLI_strdup(DATA_(asset_data.description));
 }
 
 void NODE_OT_add_group_asset(wmOperatorType *ot)