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Language Structure

Language strings are stored in files within the /resources/lang directory, with each subdirectory representing a language supported by the application. The name of the directory must conform to BCP 47 using ISO_639-1 locale code and an optional ISO_3166-1 ALPHA-2 regional identifier. For example, valid identifiers are: 'en', 'en-GB', 'en-US'.

To synchronise languages with the database we recommend to browse to Settings > Languages in the operator panel; new languages will be disabled by default. 


    /resources
        /lang
            /en
                core.php
            /es
                core.php

Each language files must return an array of language strings:


    <?php

    return [
        'product_name' => 'SupportPal'
    ];

Basic Usage

Language strings can be accessed from any part of the application using Lang::get() function. If you need to access language files from within a template the syntax changes slightly to Lang.get(). For example, if you would like to access the product_name language string in the core.php file from within a PHP file:


    echo Lang::get('core.product_name');

Alternatively, from within a template file:


    {{ Lang.get('core.product_name') }}

Variable Replacement

If you need to dynamically control words within language strings, this is possible using placeholders. All placeholders are prefixed by the : character.


    <?php

    return [
        'product_name' => 'SupportPal,
        'welcome'      => 'Welcome to :product_name'
    ];

We can then assign the placeholder value when accessing the language string:


    echo Lang::get('core.welcome', [ 'product_name' => Lang::get('core.product_name') ]); // Welcome to SupportPal

Pluralisation

Often we make use of singular and plural forms of language strings. Pluralisation is possible via the pipe (|) character:


    <?php

    return [
        'product' => 'Product|Products'
    ];

Depending on whether we want to access the singular of plural form, the string can be accessed using the Lang::choice() function. The second parameter specifies which form we would like to retrieve:


    echo Lang::choice('core.product', 1); // Product
    echo Lang::choice('core.product', 2); // Products

Available Language Packs

Below is a list of the currently available user-contributed language packs.

To install a language pack, download below and remove 'language-files' from the containing folder name, then upload the entire folder to the /resources/lang folder. Visit Settings > Languages in the operator panel and enable the new language.


Contributing Languages

To contribute your own language files, please create a pull request to the language files repository, or alternatively open a ticket with us attached with the files and we will place them in the repository.

We really appreciate your contributions! Existing languages may also require updating to the latest version, for which we would appreciate contributions too.