mashpie / i18n-express-cookie-app.js

Last active April 28, 2013

// usual requirements
var express = require('express'),
    i18n = require('i18n'),
    app = module.exports = express();
 
i18n.configure({
  // setup some locales - other locales default to en silently
  locales: ['en', 'ru', 'de'],
 
  // sets a custom cookie name to parse locale settings from
  cookie: 'yourcookiename',
 
  // where to store json files - defaults to './locales'
  directory: __dirname + '/locales'
});
 
app.configure(function () {
  // you will need to use cookieParser to expose cookies to req.cookies
  app.use(express.cookieParser());
 
  // i18n init parses req for language headers, cookies, etc.
  app.use(i18n.init);
 
});
 
// serving homepage
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
  res.send(res.__('Hello World'));
});
 
// starting server
if (!module.parent) {
  app.listen(3000);
}