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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+
+namespace StardewModdingAPI
+{
+    /// <summary>A translation string with a fluent API to customise it.</summary>
+    public class Translation
+    {
+        /*********
+        ** Properties
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>The name of the relevant mod for error messages.</summary>
+        private readonly string ModName;
+
+        /// <summary>The locale for which the translation was fetched.</summary>
+        private readonly string Locale;
+
+        /// <summary>The translation key.</summary>
+        private readonly string Key;
+
+        /// <summary>The underlying translation text.</summary>
+        private readonly string Text;
+
+        /// <summary>The value to return if the translations is undefined.</summary>
+        private readonly string Placeholder;
+
+
+        /*********
+        ** Public methods
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>Construct an isntance.</summary>
+        /// <param name="modName">The name of the relevant mod for error messages.</param>
+        /// <param name="locale">The locale for which the translation was fetched.</param>
+        /// <param name="key">The translation key.</param>
+        /// <param name="text">The underlying translation text.</param>
+        internal Translation(string modName, string locale, string key, string text)
+            : this(modName, locale, key, text, $"(no translation:{key})") { }
+
+        /// <summary>Construct an isntance.</summary>
+        /// <param name="modName">The name of the relevant mod for error messages.</param>
+        /// <param name="locale">The locale for which the translation was fetched.</param>
+        /// <param name="key">The translation key.</param>
+        /// <param name="text">The underlying translation text.</param>
+        /// <param name="placeholder">The value to return if the translations is undefined.</param>
+        internal Translation(string modName, string locale, string key, string text, string placeholder)
+        {
+            this.ModName = modName;
+            this.Locale = locale;
+            this.Key = key;
+            this.Text = text;
+            this.Placeholder = placeholder;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Throw an exception if the translation text is <c>null</c> or empty.</summary>
+        /// <exception cref="KeyNotFoundException">There's no available translation matching the requested key and locale.</exception>
+        public Translation Assert()
+        {
+            if (!this.HasValue())
+                throw new KeyNotFoundException($"The '{this.ModName}' mod doesn't have a translation with key '{this.Key}' for the '{this.Locale}' locale or its fallbacks.");
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Replace the text if it's <c>null</c> or empty. If you set a <c>null</c> or empty value, the translation will show the fallback "no translation" placeholder (see <see cref="UsePlaceholder"/> if you want to disable that). Returns a new instance if changed.</summary>
+        /// <param name="default">The default value.</param>
+        public Translation Default(string @default)
+        {
+            return this.HasValue()
+                ? this
+                : new Translation(this.ModName, this.Locale, this.Key, @default);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Whether to return a "no translation" placeholder if the translation is <c>null</c> or empty. Returns a new instance.</summary>
+        /// <param name="use">Whether to return a placeholder.</param>
+        public Translation UsePlaceholder(bool use)
+        {
+            return new Translation(this.ModName, this.Locale, this.Key, this.Text, use ? $"(no translation:{this.Key})" : null);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Replace tokens in the text like <c>{{value}}</c> with the given values. Returns a new instance.</summary>
+        /// <param name="tokens">An anonymous object containing token key/value pairs, like <c>new { value = 42, name = "Cranberries" }</c>.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The <paramref name="tokens"/> argument is <c>null</c>.</exception>
+        public Translation Tokens(object tokens)
+        {
+            if (tokens == null)
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(tokens));
+
+            IDictionary<string, object> dictionary = tokens
+                .GetType()
+                .GetProperties()
+                .ToDictionary(
+                    p => p.Name,
+                    p => p.GetValue(tokens)
+                );
+            return this.Tokens(dictionary);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Replace tokens in the text like <c>{{value}}</c> with the given values. Returns a new instance.</summary>
+        /// <param name="tokens">A dictionary containing token key/value pairs.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The <paramref name="tokens"/> argument is <c>null</c>.</exception>
+        public Translation Tokens(IDictionary<string, object> tokens)
+        {
+            if (tokens == null)
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(tokens));
+
+            tokens = tokens.ToDictionary(p => p.Key.Trim(), p => p.Value, StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
+            string text = Regex.Replace(this.Text, @"{{([ \w\.\-]+)}}", match =>
+            {
+                string key = match.Groups[1].Value.Trim();
+                return tokens.TryGetValue(key, out object value)
+                    ? value?.ToString()
+                    : match.Value;
+            });
+            return new Translation(this.ModName, this.Locale, this.Key, text);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Get whether the translation has a defined value.</summary>
+        public bool HasValue()
+        {
+            return !string.IsNullOrEmpty(this.Text);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Get the translation text. Calling this method isn't strictly necessary, since you can assign a <see cref="Translation"/> value directly to a string.</summary>
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return this.Placeholder != null && !this.HasValue()
+                ? this.Placeholder
+                : this.Text;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Get a string representation of the given translation.</summary>
+        /// <param name="translation">The translation key.</param>
+        public static implicit operator string(Translation translation)
+        {
+            return translation?.ToString();
+        }
+    }
+}