Internationalization using react‐intl package - nicmart-dev/linguistnow GitHub Wiki
Overview
This document outlines the implementation of internationalization (i18n) using the react-intl library in a React application. String translations are externalized to a strings.json
file.
Components Involved
- App Component
- LanguageProvider Component
- Locale Context
App Component
- Renders the top-level component hierarchy.
- Wraps the entire application with the
LanguageProvider
component to provide internationalization context.
LanguageProvider Component
- Manages the current locale and language messages.
- Initializes the
IntlProvider
fromreact-intl
, providing localization data to the application. - Exposes methods to change the locale and update language messages dynamically.
Locale Context
- Utilizes React's context API to provide locale data to child components.
- Allows components throughout the application to access current locale and language messages.
Workflow
- Initialization: The
LanguageProvider
component initializes the application with default locale and language messages fromstrings.json
. - Locale Change: Users can change the locale through the language selector, triggering an update in the
LanguageProvider
. - Localization: Components access localized messages from
strings.json
usingFormattedMessage
oruseIntl
hooks provided byreact-intl
.
Conclusion
This design provides a straightforward approach to implementing internationalization in a React application using the react-intl
library. It centralizes locale management and provides a seamless way to handle language translations throughout the application.