package main import ( "github.com/kataras/iris" "github.com/kataras/iris/context" "github.com/kataras/iris/middleware/i18n" ) func newApp() *iris.Application { app := iris.New() app.Use(i18n.New(i18n.Config{ Default: "en-US", URLParameter: "lang", Languages: map[string]string{ "en-US": "./locales/locale_en-US.ini", "el-GR": "./locales/locale_el-GR.ini", "zh-CN": "./locales/locale_zh-CN.ini"}})) app.Get("/", func(ctx context.Context) { // it tries to find the language by: // ctx.Values().GetString("language") // if that was empty then // it tries to find from the URLParameter setted on the configuration // if not found then // it tries to find the language by the "language" cookie // if didn't found then it it set to the Default setted on the configuration // hi is the key, 'iris' is the %s on the .ini file // the second parameter is optional // hi := ctx.Translate("hi", "iris") // or: hi := i18n.Translate(ctx, "hi", "iris") language := ctx.Values().GetString(ctx.Application().ConfigurationReadOnly().GetTranslateLanguageContextKey()) // return is form of 'en-US' // The first succeed language found saved at the cookie with name ("language"), // you can change that by changing the value of the: iris.TranslateLanguageContextKey ctx.Writef("From the language %s translated output: %s", language, hi) }) return app } func main() { app := newApp() // go to http://localhost:8080/?lang=el-GR // or http://localhost:8080 // or http://localhost:8080/?lang=zh-CN app.Run(iris.Addr(":8080")) }