Laravel get getCurrentLocale() in AppServiceProvider

Question

I'm trying to get the LaravelLocalization::getCurrentLocale() in the boot() method of the Laravel AppServiceProvider class, and although my default locale is pt I always get the en. The package I'm using is mcamara/laravel-localization. Code I have:

public function boot()
{
    Schema::defaultStringLength(191);

    // Twitter view share
    $twitter = Twitter::getUserTimeline(['screen_name' => env('TWITTER_USER'), 'count' => 3, 'format' => 'object']);
    view()->share('twitter', $twitter);

    // Current language code view share
    $language = LaravelLocalization::getCurrentLocale();
    view()->share('lang', $language);

    // Practice Areas
    view()->share('practice_areas', \App\Models\PracticeArea::with('children')->orderBy('area_name')->where(['parent_id' => 0, 'language' => $language])->get());

}

I'm probably placing this in the wrong place because when I try to share the practice_areas variable it always sets it as en even if the language is switched.

What may I be doing wrong?

Thanks in advance for any help

It seems you are using an external package for the locale. Please edit your question an add the name of the package. — Camilo, Mar 10 '18 at 02:44
Thanks Camilo, forgot that detail. Edited. It;s Mcamara\LaravelLocalization\Facades\LaravelLocalization; — McRui, Mar 10 '18 at 02:50
It seems that calling the `Mcamara\LaravelLocalization\Facades\LaravelLocalization` in the `boot()` method is what's I'm doing wrong. If I force either 'pt' or 'en' it returns the correct results at the DB call in the where clause. — McRui, Mar 10 '18 at 03:22
could be .. what did dd($language) output? .. check this [part](https://github.com/mcamara/laravel-localization#set-locale) >> This function will change the application's current locale. If the locale is not passed, the locale will be determined via a cookie (if stored previously), the session (if stored previously), browser Accept-Language header or the default application locale (depending on your config file). — Hamza Mohamed, Mar 10 '18 at 03:27
It always gives me 'en' when I `dd($language)` at the `AppServiceProvider ` — McRui, Mar 10 '18 at 03:29
if you dd(getLocale()) after the $language .. is it giving you en as well? — Hamza Mohamed, Mar 10 '18 at 03:35
When I `dd(App::getLocale());` it gives me 'pt'. If I change the language in the FE switcher it keeps giving me 'pt' — McRui, Mar 10 '18 at 03:48
I think your problem lies in the package ability to get the local language correctly .. this is from the [config.php](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mcamara/laravel-localization/master/src/config/config.php) >>>> // Negotiate for the user locale using the Accept-Language header if it's not defined in the URL? // If false, system will take app.php locale attribute // If LaravelLocalizationRedirectFilter is active and hideDefaultLocaleInURL // is true, the url would not have the default application language — Hamza Mohamed, Mar 10 '18 at 03:59
>>>> // IMPORTANT - When hideDefaultLocaleInURL is set to true, the unlocalized root is treated as the applications default locale "app.locale". // Because of this language negotiation using the Accept-Language header will NEVER occur when hideDefaultLocaleInURL is true. // If you want to display the locales in particular order in the language selector you should write the order here. //CAUTION: Please consider using the appropriate locale code otherwise it will not work — Hamza Mohamed, Mar 10 '18 at 03:59
this config.php is the laravelLocalization.php which has been published — Hamza Mohamed, Mar 10 '18 at 04:01
In the laravelLocalization.php I have, besides the active languages, the following: `'useAcceptLanguageHeader' => false, 'hideDefaultLocaleInURL' => false, 'localesOrder' => ['pt', 'en'],'` — McRui, Mar 10 '18 at 04:10

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 26 '18 at 21:47

Faced the exact same problem, solved by using a dedicated Service Provider and a view composer class, like so:

<?php

namespace App\Providers;

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;

class LocalizationServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot() {
        View::composer(
            '*', 'App\Http\ViewComposers\LocalizationComposer'
        );
    }
}

and then on LocalizationComposer class:

<?php

namespace App\Http\ViewComposers;

use Illuminate\View\View;
use LaravelLocalization;

class LocalizationComposer {

    public function compose(View $view)
    {
        $view->with('currentLocale', LaravelLocalization::getCurrentLocale());
        $view->with('altLocale', config('app.fallback_locale'));
    }

}

currentLocale and altLocale will be available on all views of your application

Thanks Marco, it works like charm but only after one missing part in your solution, which is to register the `LocalizationServiceProvider::class` in the `AppServiceProvider` `register()` method like `$this->app->register(LocalizationServiceProvider::class); . Thanks!` — McRui, Dec 30 '18 at 15:57

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 10 '18 at 02:54

0

From the package docs Usage section:

Laravel Localization uses the URL given for the request. In order to achieve this purpose, a route group should be added into the routes.php file. It will filter all pages that must be localized.

You need to be setting the localization within your route group definitions:

Route::group(['prefix' => LaravelLocalization::setLocale()], function()
{
    /** ADD ALL LOCALIZED ROUTES INSIDE THIS GROUP **/
    Route::get('/', function()
    {
        return View::make('hello');
    });

    Route::get('test',function(){
        return View::make('test');
    });
});

answered Mar 10 '18 at 02:54

Hi, I'm already doing that in my route group: `Route::group(['prefix' => LaravelLocalization::setLocale(), 'middleware' => [ 'localeSessionRedirect', 'localizationRedirect', 'localeViewPath', ], 'before' => 'csrf', ], function() { // }` – McRui Mar 10 '18 at 03:02
What happens when you change `'locale' => 'en',` in the `config/app.php` file? – Mar 10 '18 at 03:08
Still gives me the 'en' – McRui Mar 10 '18 at 03:12
Have you published the package's config file? – Mar 10 '18 at 03:14
Yes I did. The thing seems to be related to the boot() method. Probably I should make the `view()->share('practice_areas', \App\Models\PracticeArea::with('children')->orderBy('area_name')->where(['parent_id' => 0, 'language' => 'pt'])->get());` elsewhere. I'm calling this view share to build a menu item. – McRui Mar 10 '18 at 03:17
Have a look at [View Composers](https://laravel.com/docs/5.6/views#view-composers), that might be better suited for your case. – Mar 10 '18 at 03:26
It's most likely calling the `boot` method before the route gets resolved, therefore it's not able to set the locale properly. – Mar 10 '18 at 03:27

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 10 '18 at 18:15

After several hours trying to work around the issue, I decided not to use the view()->share() with mcamara/laravel-localization package methods here. The reasons seems to be that in the AppServiceProvider::class boot() method the package isn't yet getting the requested language string.

Anyway, thank you all for your help!

Laravel get getCurrentLocale() in AppServiceProvider

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