intlayer AdonisJS Middleware Documentation

The intlayer middleware for AdonisJS detects the user's locale and provides translation functions through the request context. It also enables the use of global translation functions within the request flow.

Usage

router.use([() => import("adonis-intlayer/middleware")]);

import router from "@adonisjs/core/services/router";
import { t } from "adonis-intlayer";

router.get("/", async () => {
  return t({
    en: "Hello",
    fr: "Bonjour",
  });
});

Description

The middleware performs the following tasks:

1. Locale Detection: It analyzes the request (headers, cookies, etc.) to determine the user's preferred locale.
2. Context Setup: It populates the request context with locale information.
3. Async Local Storage: It uses cls-hooked to manage an asynchronous context, allowing global Intlayer functions like t, getIntlayer, and getDictionary to access the request-specific locale without passing it manually.

Note: To use cookies for locale detection, ensure @adonisjs/cookie is configured and used in your application.