module RouteTranslator::Translator::Path::Segment

def translate(segment, locale, scope)

":" (param key) or "*" (wildcard), the segment is returned untouched.
If there is no translation, the path segment is blank, begins with a
If the path contains a hyphenated suffix, it will be translated.
"people(.:format)", only "people" will be translated.
If the path segment contains something like an optional format

Translates a single path segment. 
def translate(segment, locale, scope)
  return segment if segment.empty?
  if segment.start_with?(':')
    named_param, hyphenized = segment.split('-', 2)
    return "#{named_param}-#{translate(hyphenized, locale, scope)}" if hyphenized
  end
  return segment if segment.start_with?('(', '*') || segment.include?(':')
  appended_part = segment.slice!(/(\()$/)
  str = translatable_segment(segment)
  (translate_string(str, locale, scope) || segment) + appended_part.to_s
end