package main import ( "github.com/kataras/iris" "github.com/kataras/iris/middleware/i18n" ) func newApp() *iris.Application { app := iris.New() globalLocale := 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.Use(globalLocale) app.Get("/", func(ctx iris.Context) { // it tries to find the language by: // ctx.Values().GetString("language") // if that was empty then // it tries to find from the URLParameter set 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 set 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) }) multiLocale := i18n.New(i18n.Config{ Default: "en-US", URLParameter: "lang", Languages: map[string]string{ "en-US": "./locales/locale_multi_first_en-US.ini, ./locales/locale_multi_second_en-US.ini", "el-GR": "./locales/locale_multi_first_el-GR.ini, ./locales/locale_multi_second_el-GR.ini"}}) app.Get("/multi", multiLocale, func(ctx iris.Context) { language := ctx.Values().GetString(ctx.Application().ConfigurationReadOnly().GetTranslateLanguageContextKey()) fromFirstFileValue := i18n.Translate(ctx, "key1") fromSecondFileValue := i18n.Translate(ctx, "key2") ctx.Writef("From the language: %s, translated output:\n%s=%s\n%s=%s", language, "key1", fromFirstFileValue, "key2", fromSecondFileValue) }) return app } func main() { app := newApp() // go to http://localhost:8080/?lang=el-GR // or http://localhost:8080 (default is en-US) // or http://localhost:8080/?lang=zh-CN // // go to http://localhost:8080/multi?lang=el-GR // or http://localhost:8080/multi (default is en-US) // or http://localhost:8080/multi?lang=en-US // // or use cookies to set the language. app.Run(iris.Addr(":8080")) }