[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #54797: Allow languages path in register_block_type

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#54797: Allow languages path in register_block_type
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 Reporter:  Rahe                          |       Owner:  gziolo
     Type:  enhancement                   |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                        |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  I18N                          |     Version:  5.5
 Severity:  normal                        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-unit-tests needs-patch  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by swissspidy):

 * keywords:  has-patch needs-refresh needs-unit-tests => needs-unit-tests
     needs-patch


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:30 swissspidy]:
 > > > An alernative to consider is to detect whether a script is
 registered inside a plugin (vs core block) and pass the custom path based
 on the setting read from the domain path set in the plugin metadata. More
 about that in https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/internationalization
 /how-to-internationalize-your-plugin/#domain-path.
 > >
 > > It might be challenging to read the domain path provided in the
 plugin's metadata because `get_plugin_data()` is defined only in the admin
 but not on the frontend.
 >
 > We should be able to move the function. That would be useful for #62244
 as well.
 >
 > I don't like duplicating `Domain Path` in `block.json`, just adds
 redundancy.

 We didn't end up moving the function in #62244 due to back compat, but
 it's now loaded pretty early, see https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-
 develop/blob/3410c205da5564cdb44bd9110c3b27f294583cf0/src/wp-
 settings.php#L526-L527

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