example for i18n-node issue #55

app.js

/**
 * Module dependencies.
 */

var express = require('express')
  , routes = require('./routes')
  , user = require('./routes/user')
  , http = require('http')
  , path = require('path')
  , i18n = require('i18n');

var app = express();

i18n.configure({
  locales: ["en", "es"],
	register: "global",
	defaultLocale: "en",
	directory: "./locales", //default does not work
	extension: "js",
	debug: true
});

// all environments
app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 3000);
app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
app.set('view engine', 'jade');
app.use(express.favicon());
app.use(express.logger('dev'));
app.use(express.bodyParser());
app.use(express.methodOverride());
app.use(express.cookieParser('your secret here'));
app.use(express.session());
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));

app.use(i18n.init); //init MUST be before app.use(app.router);

app.use(app.router);


// development only
if ('development' == app.get('env')) {
  app.use(express.errorHandler());
}

app.get('/', routes.index);
app.get('/users', user.list);

http.createServer(app).listen(app.get('port'), function(){
  console.log('Express server listening on port ' + app.get('port'));
});

en.js

{
  "title": "express"
}

es.js

{
  "title": "expreso espanol",
}

index.jade

doctype 5
html
  head
		link(rel='stylesheet', href='/stylesheets/style.css')
	body
		h1=globaltitle
		Wellcome #{__('title')}

index.js

/*
 * GET home page.
 */

var i18n = require('i18n');

exports.index = function(req, res){
  i18n.setLocale('en');
  res.render('index', {globaltitle: i18n.__('title')});
};