Is there a way to use gobuffalo i18n translator in models?

Question

gobuffalo i18n translator is accessible in actions but how can I access it on my models? It requires the buffalo.Context as a param in T *i18n.Translator.

Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

This is a workaround solution.

1.In models.go create the following function

import "github.com/nicksnyder/go-i18n/i18n"
var Lang = "en"

func t(translationID string, args ...interface{}) string{


   T, _ := i18n.Tfunc(Lang, fmt.Sprintf("locales/models.%s.yaml", Lang))
   return T(translationID,args... ) 

}

In your init() function add

    i18n.LoadTranslationFile(fmt.Sprintf("locales/models.fr.yaml"))
    i18n.LoadTranslationFile(fmt.Sprintf("locales/models.en.yaml"))
    ... other locale files if needed....

In your models you can now use the translate function t("translationID")

You can change the models locale by simple setting the Lang variable models.Lang="fr"