@os-utils/i18next-express-middleware
Middleware for i18next and express to detect the language. Supports TypeScript.
Getting started
Installation
yarn add @os-utils/i18next-express-middleware
Also install cookie-parser if you need to detect the language from a cookie.
Usage Example
import express from 'express'
import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser'
import i18next from 'i18next'
import { i18nextMiddleware, LanguageDetector } from '@os-utils/i18next-express-middleware'
// Initialize i18next
i18next
.use(LanguageDetector) // Pass the LanguageDetector middleware
.init({
fallbackLng: 'en',
// Pass the custom options if necessary
detection: {
// In what order will the detectors be started
order: ['cookie', 'header'], // default: ['header']
// Keys used by the detectors
cookie: 'custom-cookie', // default: i18next
header: 'custom-header', // default: Accept-Language
},
})
const app = express()
app.use(cookieParser())
app.use(i18nextMiddleware(i18next))