Size Comparison

This page compares the download size of using different libraries.
The libraries are:

• icu-to-json
• messageformat
• formatjs

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icu-to-json

This is a library that converts ICU messages to JSON.
The messages are parsed at build time and the JSON is used at runtime.

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messageformat

messageformat allows to converts ICU messages to javascript.
The messages are parsed at build time and the javascript is used at runtime.

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messageformat (runtime)

messageformat also has a runtime version which does not require precompiling.
The messages are parsed at runtime.

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formatjs

This is a library that converts ICU messages to javascript.
The messages are parsed at runtime.

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