mashpie / i18n-express-hbs-app.js

Last active April 28, 2013

// require modules
var express = require('express'),
    i18n = require('i18n'),
    hbs = require('hbs'),
    app = module.exports = express();
 
i18n.configure({
  locales: ['en', 'fr'],
  cookie: 'locale',
  directory: "" + __dirname + "/locales"
});
 
app.configure(function () {
  // setup hbs
  app.set('views', "" + __dirname + "/views");
  app.set('view engine', 'hbs');
  app.engine('hbs', hbs.__express);
 
  // you'll need cookies
  app.use(express.cookieParser());
 
  // init i18n module for this loop
  app.use(i18n.init);
 
});
 
// register hbs helpers in res.locals' context which provides this.locale
hbs.registerHelper('__', function () {
  return i18n.__.apply(this, arguments);
});
hbs.registerHelper('__n', function () {
  return i18n.__n.apply(this, arguments);
});
 
// serving homepage
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
  res.render('index');
});
 
// startup
app.listen(3000);