#!perl -T ## no critic (TidyCode)

use strict;
use warnings;

our $VERSION = 0;

require Locale::Utils::PlaceholderMaketext;

my $obj = Locale::Utils::PlaceholderMaketext->new;

() = print {*STDOUT}
    Locale::Utils::PlaceholderMaketext
        ->new( is_escape_percent_sign => 1 )
        ->maketext_to_gettext('foo % [_1] bar'),
    "\n",
    $obj->maketext_to_gettext('foo [_1] bar'),
    "\n",
    $obj->maketext_to_gettext('~~ % foo ~[[_1]~] bar'),
    "\n",
    $obj->maketext_to_gettext('foo [_1] bar [quant,_2,singluar,plural,zero] baz'),
    "\n",
    $obj->maketext_to_gettext('bar [*,_2,singluar,plural] baz'),
    "\n";

# $Id: 01_maketext_to_gettext.pl 406 2013-10-22 16:28:13Z steffenw $

__END__

Output:

foo %% %1 bar
foo %1 bar
~ % foo [%1] bar
foo %1 bar %quant(%2,singluar,plural,zero) baz
bar %*(%2,singluar,plural) baz