[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #56425: wp_localize_script assign to const and freeze instead of var to avoid reassignments

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#56425: wp_localize_script assign to const and freeze instead of var to avoid
reassignments
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 Reporter:  malthert               |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                 |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Script Loader          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:  javascript
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Comment (by TimothyBlynJacobs):

 > Could you perhaps give 2-3 examples of those?

 I've seen developers write back to their global if values are empty.

 {{{
 myPluginVar.KEY = myPluginVar.KEY || 'My Default Value'
 }}}

 > so I'm not sure if it's really advisable to promote this for very basic
 text translations

 For localization developers should be moving to `wp.i18n`.

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