Package codes-iso-639

This package contains an implementation of the ISO 639 part 1, part 3, and part 5 Language Code specifications.

ISO 639-1, the two-character code, was devised primarily for use in terminology and includes identifiers for most of the major languages of the world that are not only most frequently represented in the total body of the world's literature, but that are also among the most developed languages of the world, having specialized vocabulary and terminology. ISO 639-1 includes identifiers for a subset of the languages covered by ISO 639-2.

ISO 639-2, the three-character code, was devised primarily for use in bibliography, as well as in terminology. It has a less restrictive scope than ISO 639-1, being devised to include identifiers for languages that are most frequently represented in the total body of the world's literature, regardless of whether specialized terminologies exist in those languages or not. Because three characters allow for a much larger set of distinct identifiers, an alpha-3 code can accommodate a much larger set of languages. Indeed, ISO 639-2 does include significantly more entries than ISO 639-1, yet the scope is not so broad as to result in a separate identifier for every individual language that has been documented. ISO 639-2 limits coverage of individual languages to those for which at least modest bodies of literature have been developed. Other languages are still accommodated, however, by means of identifiers for collections of languages, such as language families.

In summary, the basic difference between ISO 639-1 and ISO 639-2 has to do with scope: the scope of ISO 639-1 is more restrictive, focusing on languages for which specialized terminologies have been developed. In practical terms, ISO 639-2 covers a larger number of individual languages (due to its less-restrictive scope). It also includes identifiers for collections of languages.

For notes on the design of the API, see the repository README.

Example

use codes_iso_639::part_1::LanguageCode;

let code = LanguageCode::Fr;

assert_eq!(code.as_ref(), "fr");
assert_eq!(code.language_name(), "French");

Features

By default only the serde feature is enabled, and part-1 two-letter language codes.

• serde - Enables serialization of the different Language Code types.
• part_3 - Adds the ISO 639-3 three-letter language codes.
  • comment - Adds the LanguageCode::comment method.
  • language_type - Adds the LanguageCode::language_type method.
  • macro_individuals - Adds the LanguageCode::macro_individuals method.
  • scope - Adds the LanguageCode::scope method.
• part_5 - Adds the ISO 639-5 three-letter language family or group codes.

Changes

Version 0.1.5

• Catering for new build module in codes-common

Version 0.1.4

• Implemented Standardized and FixedLengthCode traits.

Version 0.1.3

• Using new codes-common CSV handling framework.

Version 0.1.2

• Added ALL_CODES constant.

Version 0.1.1

• Clean-up implementation based on newer codes-common
• Using new Code trait and macro-created implementation.

Version 0.1.0

• Initial release, includes parts 1, 2, and 3.

TODO

TBD