Added Item.toString() and moved save logic there.

lib/po.js

@@ -17,42 +17,8 @@ PO.prototype.save = function(filename, callback) {
   
   lines.push('');
   
-  var _processEach = function(keyword, text, i) {
-    var lines = []
-      , parts = text.split(/\n/)
-      , index = typeof i != 'undefined' ? util.format('[%d]', i) : '';
-    if (parts.length > 1) {
-      lines.push(util.format('%s%s ""', keyword, index));
-      parts.forEach(function(part){
-        lines.push(util.format('"%s"', part))
-      });
-    }
-    else {
-      lines.push(util.format('%s%s "%s"', keyword, index, text));
-    }
-    return lines;
-  }
-  
   this.items.forEach(function(item){
-    if (item.references.length > 0) {
+    lines.push(item.toString());
-      item.references.forEach(function(ref){
-        lines.push(util.format('#: %s', ref));
-      });
-      ['msgid', 'msgid_plural', 'msgstr'].forEach(function(keyword){
-        var text = item[keyword];
-        if (text != null) {
-          if (util.isArray(text) && text.length > 1) {
-            text.forEach(function(t, i){
-              lines = lines.concat(_processEach(keyword, t, i));
-            });
-          }
-          else {
-            text = util.isArray(text) ? text.join() : text;
-            lines = lines.concat(_processEach(keyword, text));
-          }
-        }
-      });
-    };
     lines.push('');
   });
   
@@ -82,7 +48,7 @@ PO.load = function(filename, callback) {
     parts.forEach(function(part){
       if (part.length < 1) return;
       var item = PO.Item.parse(part);
-      po.items.push(item);
+      po.items.push(item.toString());
     });
     
     callback && callback(po);
@@ -96,6 +62,49 @@ PO.Item = function() {
   this.msgstr = [];
 };
 
+PO.Item.prototype.toString = function() {
+  var lines = []
+    , that = this;
+  
+  var _processEach = function(keyword, text, i) {
+    var lines = []
+      , parts = text.split(/\n/)
+      , index = typeof i != 'undefined' ? util.format('[%d]', i) : '';
+    if (parts.length > 1) {
+      lines.push(util.format('%s%s ""', keyword, index));
+      parts.forEach(function(part){
+        lines.push(util.format('"%s"', part))
+      });
+    }
+    else {
+      lines.push(util.format('%s%s "%s"', keyword, index, text));
+    }
+    return lines;
+  }
+  
+  if (this.references.length > 0) {
+    this.references.forEach(function(ref){
+      lines.push(util.format('#: %s', ref));
+    });
+    ['msgid', 'msgid_plural', 'msgstr'].forEach(function(keyword){
+      var text = that[keyword];
+      if (text != null) {
+        if (util.isArray(text) && text.length > 1) {
+          text.forEach(function(t, i){
+            lines = lines.concat(_processEach(keyword, t, i));
+          });
+        }
+        else {
+          text = util.isArray(text) ? text.join() : text;
+          lines = lines.concat(_processEach(keyword, text));
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  };
+  
+  return lines.join("\n");
+};
+
 PO.Item.parse = function(chunk) {
   
   var item = new PO.Item();

tests/run.js

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ po.load('text.po', function(_po){
   _po.save('copy.po', function(){
     var orig = fs.readFileSync('text.po');
     var data = fs.readFileSync('copy.po');
-    
-    console.log(data == orig);
     assert.equal(orig, data, 'Saved data is identical to original.');
   });
 });