diff --git a/modules/translation/library/Translation/Catalog/CatalogParser.php b/modules/translation/library/Translation/Catalog/CatalogParser.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8a385819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/translation/library/Translation/Catalog/CatalogParser.php
@@ -0,0 +1,417 @@
+<?php
+/* Icinga Web 2 | (c) 2016 Icinga Development Team | GPLv2+ */
+
+namespace Icinga\Module\Translation\Catalog;
+
+use Exception;
+use SplFileObject;
+use Icinga\Application\Benchmark;
+use Icinga\Module\Translation\Exception\CatalogParserException;
+use Icinga\Util\File;
+
+/**
+ * Class CatalogParser
+ *
+ * Reads gettext PO files and outputs the contained entries.
+ *
+ * @package Icinga\Module\Translation\Catalog
+ */
+class CatalogParser
+{
+    /**
+     * Escaped chars to resolve
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    public static $escapedChars = array(
+        '\n' => "\n",
+        '\"' => '"',
+        '\t' => "\t",
+        '\r' => "\r",
+        '\\' => "\\"
+    );
+
+    /**
+     * The path of the file being parsed
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $catalogPath;
+
+    /**
+     * The File being parsed
+     *
+     * @var File
+     */
+    protected $catalogFile = null;
+
+    /**
+     * The line that is being parsed
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $stack = '';
+
+    /**
+     * Number of current line
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    protected $lineNumber = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Position in current stack
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    protected $position = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new CatalogParser
+     *
+     * @param   string  $catalogPath    The path to the catalog file to parse
+     */
+    public function __construct($catalogPath)
+    {
+        $this->catalogPath = $catalogPath;
+        $this->catalogFile = new File($catalogPath);
+        $this->catalogFile->setFlags(SplFileObject::DROP_NEW_LINE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse the given catalog file and return its entries
+     *
+     * @param   string  $catalogPath    The path to the catalog file to parse
+     */
+    public static function parsePath($catalogPath)
+    {
+        Benchmark::measure('CatalogParser::parsePath()');
+        $parser = new static($catalogPath);
+        return $parser->parse();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse the catalog file and return its entries
+     *
+     * @return  array
+     */
+    public function parse()
+    {
+        $parsedData = array();
+        $currentEntry = array();
+        $lastType = null;
+        $lastNumber = 0;
+        while ($this->checkStack()) {
+            $returnedValue = $this->handleStack();
+            if (isset($returnedValue['type']) && $returnedValue['type'] === 'newline') {
+                if (! empty($currentEntry)) {
+                    $parsedData[] = $currentEntry;
+                    $currentEntry = array();
+                    $lastType = null;
+                    $lastNumber = 0;
+                }
+            } else {
+                if (isset($returnedValue['type'])) {
+                    $lastType = $returnedValue['type'];
+                }
+                if (isset($returnedValue['number'])) {
+                    $lastNumber = $returnedValue['number'];
+                }
+                if (! isset($currentEntry['obsolete']) || isset($returnedValue['obsolete'])) {
+                    $currentEntry['obsolete'] = isset($returnedValue['obsolete']);
+                }
+                if (isset($returnedValue['value'])) {
+                    $currentEntry = $this->processParsedValues(
+                        $currentEntry,
+                        $returnedValue['value'],
+                        $lastType,
+                        $lastNumber
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (! empty($currentEntry)) {
+            $parsedData[] = $currentEntry;
+        }
+
+        return $parsedData;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process values parsed by method parse
+     *
+     * @param   array           $currentEntry   The current entry of method parse
+     * @param   array|string    $returnedValue  The value returned by handleStack
+     * @param   string          $lastType       The type the current value belongs to
+     * @param   int             $lastNumber     The key the value belongs to if msgstr_plural
+     *
+     * @return  array
+     *
+     * @throws  CatalogParserException
+     */
+    protected function processParsedValues($currentEntry, $returnedValue, $lastType, $lastNumber)
+    {
+        if ($lastType === null) {
+            throw new CatalogParserException(
+                $this->catalogPath,
+                $this->lineNumber,
+                $this->position - strlen($returnedValue) - 1,
+                "Missing type before \"$returnedValue\""
+            );
+        }
+
+        $escapedChars = static::$escapedChars;
+        if (is_array($returnedValue)) {
+            $returnedValue = array_map(
+                function ($value) use ($escapedChars) { return strtr($value, $escapedChars); },
+                $returnedValue
+            );
+        } else {
+            $returnedValue = strtr($returnedValue, $escapedChars);
+        }
+
+        if ($lastType === 'msgstr') {
+            if (isset($currentEntry['msgstr'][$lastNumber])) {
+                $currentEntry['msgstr'][$lastNumber] .= $returnedValue;
+            } else {
+                $currentEntry['msgstr'][$lastNumber] = $returnedValue;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (isset($currentEntry[$lastType])) {
+                if (is_array($currentEntry[$lastType])) {
+                    $currentEntry[$lastType] = array_merge($currentEntry[$lastType], $returnedValue);
+                } else {
+                    $currentEntry[$lastType] .= $returnedValue;
+                }
+            } else {
+                $currentEntry[$lastType] = $returnedValue;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $currentEntry;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return whether there is still data available on the stack
+     *
+     * @return  bool
+     */
+    protected function checkStack()
+    {
+        if (! $this->stack) {
+            if (! $this->catalogFile->eof()) {
+                $line = $this->catalogFile->fgets();
+                $this->lineNumber++;
+                $this->stack = $line;
+                $this->position = 0;
+                return true;
+            } else {
+                return false;
+            }
+        } else {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse the current main expression and return the result
+     *
+     * @return  array
+     */
+    protected function handleStack()
+    {
+        $this->trimStackLeft();
+        if (! $this->stack) {
+            return array('type' => 'newline');
+        }
+
+        switch ($char = $this->pullCharFromStack())
+        {
+            case '#':
+                return $this->handleHash();
+            case '"':
+                return array('value' => $this->readUntil('"'));
+            default:
+                $this->putCharInStack($char);
+                return $this->handleKeyword($this->readUntil(' '));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return first character from stack and remove it
+     *
+     * @return  string
+     */
+    protected function pullCharFromStack()
+    {
+        if (! $this->stack) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $char = $this->stack[0];
+        $this->stack = substr($this->stack, 1) ?: '';
+        $this->position++;
+
+        return $char;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse the current hash expression and return the result
+     *
+     * @return  array
+     *
+     * @throws  CatalogParserException
+     */
+    protected function handleHash()
+    {
+        switch ($char = $this->pullCharFromStack()) {
+            case ' ':
+                return array(
+                    'type'  => 'translator_comments',
+                    'value' => array($this->getStackAndClear())
+                );
+            case '.':
+                return array(
+                    'type'  => 'extracted_comments',
+                    'value' => array(ltrim($this->getStackAndClear()))
+                );
+            case ':':
+                return array(
+                    'type'  => 'paths',
+                    'value' => preg_split('/:\d+\K\s+(?=\S+)/', trim($this->getStackAndClear()))
+                );
+            case ',':
+                return array(
+                    'type'  => 'flags',
+                    'value' => array_map('trim', explode(',', $this->getStackAndClear()))
+                );
+            case '|':
+                return $this->handlePrevious();
+            case '~':
+                return array(
+                    'obsolete' => true
+                );
+            case null:
+                return array(
+                    'type'  => 'translator_comments',
+                    'value' => array('')
+                );
+            default:
+                throw new CatalogParserException(
+                    $this->catalogPath,
+                    $this->lineNumber,
+                    $this->position,
+                    "Unexpected char \"$char\" after #"
+                );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return stack content and clear it afterwards
+     *
+     * @return  string
+     */
+    protected function getStackAndClear()
+    {
+        $stack = $this->stack;
+        $this->stack = '';
+
+        return $stack;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle stack if first two chars were #|
+     *
+     * @return  array   Contains the key value if successful
+     */
+    protected function handlePrevious()
+    {
+        $this->trimStackLeft();
+        $result = $this->handleKeyword($this->readUntil(' '));
+
+        return array('type' => 'previous_' . $result['type']);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Trim whitespaces on the left of the stack
+     */
+    protected function trimStackLeft()
+    {
+        $oldStack = $this->stack;
+        $this->stack = ltrim($this->stack);
+
+        if ($this->stack !== $oldStack) {
+            $this->position += strlen($oldStack) - strlen($this->stack);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Read until given char comes up
+     *
+     * @param   string  $endPoint       Char to search for
+     *
+     * @return  string
+     *
+     * @throws  CatalogParserException  In case the given char cannot be found
+     */
+    protected function readUntil($endPoint)
+    {
+        $pattern = '/(?<!\\\\)' . preg_quote($endPoint, '/') . '/';
+
+        try {
+            list($string, $this->stack) = preg_split($pattern, $this->stack, 2);
+        } catch (Exception $_) {
+            throw new CatalogParserException(
+                $this->catalogPath,
+                $this->lineNumber,
+                $this->position + strlen($this->stack) + 1,
+                "Missing \"$endPoint\""
+            );
+        }
+
+        $this->position += strlen($string) + 1;
+        return $string;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if keyword is correct
+     *
+     * @param   string  $keyword        The keyword to check
+     *
+     * @return  array                   Returns array with key type if correct
+     *
+     * @throws  CatalogParserException  In case the given keyword is incorrect
+     */
+    protected function handleKeyword($keyword)
+    {
+        switch ($keyword)
+        {
+            case 'msgctxt':
+            case 'msgid':
+            case 'msgid_plural':
+            case 'msgstr':
+                return array('type' => $keyword);
+            case (preg_match('/^(?:msgstr\[([0-9])\])$/', $keyword, $matches) ? true : false):
+                return array('type' => 'msgstr', 'number' => $matches[1]);
+            default:
+                throw new CatalogParserException(
+                    $this->catalogPath,
+                    $this->lineNumber,
+                    $this->position - strlen($keyword),
+                    "\"$keyword\" is not a valid keyword"
+                );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Put char in front of the current stack
+     *
+     * @param   string  $char   Char to be put in front
+     */
+    protected function putCharInStack($char)
+    {
+        $this->position--;
+        $this->stack = $char . $this->stack;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/modules/translation/library/Translation/Exception/CatalogParserException.php b/modules/translation/library/Translation/Exception/CatalogParserException.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7eed91ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/translation/library/Translation/Exception/CatalogParserException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<?php
+/* Icinga Web 2 | (c) 2016 Icinga Development Team | GPLv2+ */
+
+namespace Icinga\Module\Translation\Exception;
+
+/**
+ * Class CatalogParserException
+ *
+ * Will be thrown if CatalogParser finds a syntax error.
+ *
+ * @package Icinga\Module\Translation\Exception
+ */
+class CatalogParserException extends CatalogException
+{
+    /**
+     * Path of catalog file
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $path;
+
+    /**
+     * Line where the exception appears
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    protected $lineNumber;
+
+    /**
+     * Position of character that causes the exception
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    protected $position;
+
+    /**
+     * CatalogParserException constructor
+     *
+     * @param   string  $path       Path in which the exception appears
+     * @param   int     $lineNumber Line in which the exception appears
+     * @param   int     $position   Position in which the exception appears
+     * @param   string  $message    The reason for the syntax error
+     */
+    public function __construct($path, $lineNumber, $position, $message)
+    {
+        $this->path = $path;
+        $this->lineNumber = $lineNumber;
+        $this->position = $position;
+
+        parent::__construct(
+            'Syntax error in file %s on line %s and position %s: %s',
+            $path,
+            $lineNumber,
+            $position,
+            $message
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return path in which the exception appears
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getPath()
+    {
+        return $this->path;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return line in which the exception appears
+     *
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function getLineNumber()
+    {
+        return $this->lineNumber;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return position in which the exception appears
+     *
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function getPosition()
+    {
+        return $this->position;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/translation/test/php/library/Translation/Catalog/CatalogParserTest.php b/modules/translation/test/php/library/Translation/Catalog/CatalogParserTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e630feed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/translation/test/php/library/Translation/Catalog/CatalogParserTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,579 @@
+<?php
+/* Icinga Web 2 | (c) 2016 Icinga Development Team | GPLv2+ */
+
+namespace Tests\Icinga\Module\Translation\Catalog;
+
+
+use Icinga\Module\Translation\Exception\CatalogParserException;
+use Icinga\Module\Translation\Catalog\CatalogParser;
+use Icinga\Test\BaseTestCase;
+
+class CatalogParserTest extends BaseTestCase
+{
+    protected $tmpFilePath;
+
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->tmpFilePath = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'CatalogParserTest_TestFile');
+    }
+
+    public function tearDown()
+    {
+        unlink($this->tmpFilePath);
+    }
+
+    protected function parseString($string)
+    {
+        file_put_contents($this->tmpFilePath, $string);
+        return CatalogParser::parsePath($this->tmpFilePath);
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherAMessageContextIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('msgctxt "context of the message"');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'context of the message',
+            $parserResult[0]['msgctxt'],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a msgctxt correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherAnObsoleteMessageContextIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('#~ msgctxt "context of the message"');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'context of the message',
+            $parserResult[0]['msgctxt'],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a obsolete msgctxt correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherAPreviousMessageContextIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('#| msgctxt "previous context of the message"');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'previous context of the message',
+            $parserResult[0]['previous_msgctxt'],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a previous msgctxt correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherAMessageIdIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('msgid "this is a msgid"');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'this is a msgid',
+            $parserResult[0]['msgid'],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a msgid correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherAnObsoleteMessageIdIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('#~ msgid "this is a msgid"');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'this is a msgid',
+            $parserResult[0]['msgid'],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a obsolete msgid correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherAPreviousMessageIdIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('#| msgid "fuzzy id of the message"');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'fuzzy id of the message',
+            $parserResult[0]['previous_msgid'],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a previous msgid correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherAMessageStringIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('msgstr "translation"');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'translation',
+            $parserResult[0]['msgstr'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a msgstr correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherAnObsoleteMessageStringIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('#~ msgstr "translation"');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'translation',
+            $parserResult[0]['msgstr'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a obsolete msgstr correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherAPluralMessageIdIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('msgid_plural "id_plural"');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'id_plural',
+            $parserResult[0]['msgid_plural'],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a msgid_plural correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherAnObsoletePluralMessageIdIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('#~ msgid_plural "id_plural"');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'id_plural',
+            $parserResult[0]['msgid_plural'],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a obsolete msgid_plural correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherAPreviousPluralMessageIdIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('#| msgid_plural "id_plural"');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'id_plural',
+            $parserResult[0]['previous_msgid_plural'],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a previous msgid_plural correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherAPluralMessageStringIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString(<<<EOF
+msgstr[0] "translation0"
+msgstr[1] "translation1"
+EOF
+);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'translation0',
+            $parserResult[0]['msgstr'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a msgstr[0] correctly'
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'translation1',
+            $parserResult[0]['msgstr'][1],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a msgstr[1] correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherAnObsoletePluralMessageStringIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString(<<<EOF
+#~ msgstr[0] "translation0"
+#~ msgstr[1] "translation1"
+EOF
+);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'translation0',
+            $parserResult[0]['msgstr'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a obsolete msgstr[0] correctly'
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'translation1',
+            $parserResult[0]['msgstr'][1],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a obsolete msgstr[1] correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherAnObsoleteEntryIsCorrectlyIdentified()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('#~ msgid "translation"');
+
+        $this->assertTrue(
+            $parserResult[0]['obsolete'],
+            'CatalogParser does not identify obsolete entries correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherATranslatorCommentIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('# this is a translator comment');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'this is a translator comment',
+            $parserResult[0]['translator_comments'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a translator comment correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherAExtractedCommentIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('#. this is a extracted comment');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'this is a extracted comment',
+            $parserResult[0]['extracted_comments'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse a extracted comment correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherASinglePathIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('#: /this/is/a/test/path:999');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            '/this/is/a/test/path:999',
+            $parserResult[0]['paths'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse paths correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherMultiplePathsAreParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString(<<<EOF
+#: /this/is/a/test/path:999 /this/is/another/test/path:99
+#: /this/is/still/another/test/path:9
+EOF
+);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            '/this/is/a/test/path:999',
+            $parserResult[0]['paths'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse paths correctly'
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            '/this/is/another/test/path:99',
+            $parserResult[0]['paths'][1],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse paths correctly'
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            '/this/is/still/another/test/path:9',
+            $parserResult[0]['paths'][2],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse paths correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherASingleFlagIsParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString('#, this-is-a-flag');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'this-is-a-flag',
+            $parserResult[0]['flags'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse flags correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherMultipleFlagsAreParsedCorrectly()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString(<<<EOF
+#, this-is-a-flag, this-is-another-flag
+#, this-is-still-another-flag
+EOF
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'this-is-a-flag',
+            $parserResult[0]['flags'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse flags correctly'
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'this-is-another-flag',
+            $parserResult[0]['flags'][1],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse flags correctly'
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'this-is-still-another-flag',
+            $parserResult[0]['flags'][2],
+            'CatalogParser does not parse flags correctly'
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @depends testWhetherAExtractedCommentIsParsedCorrectly
+     * @depends testWhetherAMessageIdIsParsedCorrectly
+     * @depends testWhetherAMessageContextIsParsedCorrectly
+     * @depends testWhetherAMessageStringIsParsedCorrectly
+     * @depends testWhetherAPluralMessageStringIsParsedCorrectly
+     */
+    public function testWhetherEscapedCharactersAreProperlyResolved()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString(<<<EOT
+#. one line\\nanother line
+msgid "a\\nb"
+msgctxt "a\\r\\nb"
+msgstr "a\\\\\\tb"
+msgstr[1] "a\\""
+EOT
+);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "one line\nanother line",
+            $parserResult[0]['extracted_comments'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly resolve escaped characters in extracted comments'
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "a\nb",
+            $parserResult[0]['msgid'],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly resolve escaped characters in message ids'
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "a\r\nb",
+            $parserResult[0]['msgctxt'],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly resolve escaped characters in message contexts'
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "a\\\\\tb",
+            $parserResult[0]['msgstr'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly resolve escaped characters in message strings'
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'a"',
+            $parserResult[0]['msgstr'][1],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly resolve escaped characters in plural message strings'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherMissingKeywordsCauseAnError()
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->parseString('    "string with type missing in front"');
+        } catch (CatalogParserException $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals(5, $e->getPosition(), 'CatalogParser reports incorrect error positions');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->fail('CatalogParser does not throw an exception if keyword is missing');
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherInvalidKeywordsCauseAnError()
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->parseString('wrongkeyword "string with invalid type in front"');
+        } catch (CatalogParserException $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals(1, $e->getPosition(), 'CatalogParser reports incorrect error positions');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->fail('CatalogParser does not throw an exception if given keyword is wrong');
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherInvalidEmbeddedKeywordsCauseAnError()
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->parseString('#| wrongkeyword "string with type missing in front"');
+        } catch (CatalogParserException $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals(4, $e->getPosition(), 'CatalogParser reports incorrect error positions');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->fail('CatalogParser does not throw an exception if given previous keyword is wrong');
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherSuperfluousQuotesCauseAnError()
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->parseString('#| msgid    "string with a superfluous " in it"');
+        } catch (CatalogParserException $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals(42, $e->getPosition(), 'CatalogParser reports incorrect error positions');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->fail('CatalogParser does not throw an exception if superfluous quotes exist');
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherMissingClosingQuotesCauseAnError()
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->parseString('msgstr      "string with missing closing quote');
+        } catch (CatalogParserException $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals(47, $e->getPosition(), 'CatalogParser reports incorrect error positions');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->fail('CatalogParser does not throw an exception if closing quote is missing');
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherMissingSpacesAfterAValidKeywordCauseAnError()
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->parseString('msgstr');
+        } catch (CatalogParserException $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals(7, $e->getPosition(), 'CatalogParser reports incorrect error positions');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->fail('CatalogParser does not throw an exception if space is missing after keyword');
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherInvalidHashIdentifiersCauseAnError()
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->parseString('#a');
+        } catch (CatalogParserException $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals(2, $e->getPosition(), 'CatalogParser reports incorrect error positions');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->fail('CatalogParser does not throw an exception if char after hash is wrong');
+    }
+
+    public function testWhetherParserParsesAWholeFile()
+    {
+        $parserResult = $this->parseString(<<<EOT
+# TranslatorComment is here
+# and some more translator comments
+#
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Header: Info\\n"
+"More header info: info\\n"
+"More header info: info\\n"
+"More header info: info\\n"
+
+#. This is an extracted comment
+#: /this/is/a/path:123 /this/is/another/path:456
+#: /this/is/yet/another/path:789
+#, php-format, fuzzy
+msgctxt "Message context"
+#| msgid "To be translated"
+msgid "To "
+"translate"
+msgstr "Zu "
+"übersetzen"
+
+# This is a comment for a normal entry
+msgid_plural "Translation for plural"
+msgstr[0] "Übersetzung für plural 1"
+msgstr[1] "Übersetzung für plural 2"
+
+#~ msgid "Obsolete message id"
+#~ msgstr "Obsolete message string"
+EOT
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "TranslatorComment is here",
+            $parserResult[0]['translator_comments'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse the first line in translator comments in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "and some more translator comments",
+            $parserResult[0]['translator_comments'][1],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse the second line in translator comments in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "Header: Info\nMore header info: info\nMore header info: info\nMore header info: info\n",
+            $parserResult[0]['msgstr'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse the header correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "This is an extracted comment",
+            $parserResult[1]['extracted_comments'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse extracted comments correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "/this/is/a/path:123",
+            $parserResult[1]['paths'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse the first path correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "/this/is/another/path:456",
+            $parserResult[1]['paths'][1],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse the second path correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "/this/is/yet/another/path:789",
+            $parserResult[1]['paths'][2],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse the third path correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "php-format",
+            $parserResult[1]['flags'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse the first flag correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "fuzzy",
+            $parserResult[1]['flags'][1],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse the second flag correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "Message context",
+            $parserResult[1]['msgctxt'],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse the message context correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "To be translated",
+            $parserResult[1]['previous_msgid'],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse the previous message id correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "To translate",
+            $parserResult[1]['msgid'],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse the message id correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "Zu übersetzen",
+            $parserResult[1]['msgstr'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse the message correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "This is a comment for a normal entry",
+            $parserResult[2]['translator_comments'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse the translator comments correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "Translation for plural",
+            $parserResult[2]['msgid_plural'],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse message id plural correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "Übersetzung für plural 1",
+            $parserResult[2]['msgstr'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse the first plural message correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "Übersetzung für plural 2",
+            $parserResult[2]['msgstr'][1],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse the second plural message correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertTrue(
+            $parserResult[3]['obsolete'],
+            'CatalogParser does not set obsolete correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "Obsolete message id",
+            $parserResult[3]['msgid'],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse obsolete message id correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "Obsolete message string",
+            $parserResult[3]['msgstr'][0],
+            'CatalogParser does not properly parse obsolete message correctly in complete file test'
+        );
+
+    }
+}
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