i18n formatting library
Before implementing the Globalization Toolkit (GTK), please review the Globalization Toolkit Adoption Diagram to determine the best implementation strategy for you. Continue reading for instructions on direct usage of the GTK.
The engineering documentation contains technical documentation for the GTK repo. It details classes, types, interfaces, and features. Continue reading for install and usage instructions. Further reading on the GTK:
NPM
$ npm i --save @procore/globalization-toolkit
YARN
$ yarn add @procore/globalization-toolkit
The GTK has 3 available classes: NumberFormatter
, DateTimeFormatter
, CurrencyFormatter
. The structure of the GTK Library allows for instantiation of a formatting class with defined options. The instantiated class gives access to related functions. In addition, the GTK makes the class functions available as stand-alone functions. Below are examples of GTK usage with class formatter and with stand-alone functions.
The GTK supports industry standard locale codes. The GTK does NOT support Procore Custom Locales. When implementing the GTK, please sanitize the locale to follow industry standard of 'region-language' like 'en-US'.
The GTK NumberFormatter
class has the ability to format numbers for a given locale. The NumberFormatter class is instantiated with NumberOptions and has 4 available functions:
-
formatNumber(value: number)
, -
formatNumberToParts(value: number)
, -
parseNumber(value: string)
, and -
getNumberSeparators(locale: string)
.
The NumberOptions are summarized below:
-
locale
: string -
maximumFractionDigits?
: number -
minimumFractionDigits?
: number -
percent?
: 'standard', 'decimal'
Below code blocks display usage of the NumberFormatter class and available functions.
import { NumberFormatter } from '@procore/globalization-toolkit';
const value = 1234;
const numberOptions = { locale: "en-US", minimumFractionDigits: 3 };
const formatter = new NumberFormatter(numberOptions);
console.log(formatter.formatNumber(value)) // expected output: '1,234.000'
console.log(formatter.formatNumberToParts(value))
/**
* expected output is an array of objects representing the parts of the formatted number:
* [
* { type: "integer", value: "1", },
* { type: "group", value: ",", },
* { type: "integer", value: "234", },
* { type: "decimal", value: ".", },
* { type: "fraction", value: "000", },
* ];
*/
import { NumberFormatter } from '@procore/globalization-toolkit';
const value = "123 456 789,12";
const numberOptions = { locale: "fr-FR" };
const formatter = new NumberFormatter(numberOptions);
console.log(formatter.parseNumber(value)); // expected output: '123456789.12'
console.log(formatter.parseNumber("Abcd")); // expected output: NaN
import { NumberFormatter } from '@procore/globalization-toolkit';
const germanNumberOptions = { locale: "de-DE" };
const germanFormatter = new NumberFormatter(germanNumberOptions);
console.log(germanFormatter.getSeparators()); // expected output: { decimal: ",", group: "." }
const usNumberOptions = { locale: 'en-US' };
const formatter = new NumberFormatter(usNumberOptions);
console.log(formatter.getSeparators()); // expected output: { decimal: ".", group: "," }
The functions used on the NumberFormatter class are also available as stand alone functions. Read more information about each function in the GTK Documentation.
The example below shows usage of the stand alone function: formatNumber()
.
import { formatNumber } from '@procore/globalization-toolkit';
const value = 1234;
const numberOptions = { locale: "en-US", minimumFractionDigits: 3 };
console.log(formatNumber(value, numberOptions)) // expected output: '1,234.000'
The GTK CurrencyFormatter class has the ability to format a number with given options. The CurrencyFormatter class is instantiated with CurrencyOptions.
The CurrencyFormatter has 5 available functions:
-
formatCurrency(value: number)
, formatCurrencyToParts(value: number)
parseCurrency(value: string)
getCurrencySeparators()
getSupportedCurrencies()
The CurrencyOptions are summarized below:
-
currencyIsoCode
: string (acceptable ISO codes) -
locale
: string -
currencySign?
: 'accounting', 'standard' -
currencyDisplay?
: 'code', 'name', 'narrowSymbol', 'symbol' -
maximumFractionDigits?
: number -
minimumFractionDigits?
: number
Below code blocks display usage of the CurrencyFormatter class and available functions.
const value = 1234;
const currencyOptions = { locale: "en-US", currencyIsoCode: "USD" };
const formatter = new CurrencyFormatter(currencyOptions);
console.log(formatter.formatCurrency(value)) // expected outcome: '$1,234.00'
Usage with currencyDisplay option
import { CurrencyFormatter } from '@procore/globalization-toolkit';
const value = 1234.567;
const currencyOptions: CurrencyOptions = {
locale: "de-DE",
currencyIsoCode: "USD",
currencyDisplay: "name",
};
const formatter = new CurrencyFormatter(currencyOptions);
console.log(formatter.formatCurrency(value)); // expected outcome: '1.234,57 US-Dollar'
Usage with minimumFractionDigits and currencyDisplay
const value = 1234.567;
const currencyOptions = {
locale: "ja-JP",
minimumFractionDigits: 2,
currencyIsoCode: "JPY",
};
const formatter = new CurrencyFormatter(currencyOptions);
console.log(formatter.formatCurrency(value)); // expected outcome: '¥1,234.57'
import { CurrencyFormatter } from '@procore/globalization-toolkit';
const value = -1234.56;
const currencyOptions: CurrencyOptions = {
locale: "en-US",
currencyIsoCode: "CAD",
currencySign: "accounting",
};
const formatter = new CurrencyFormatter(currencyOptions);
console.log(formatter.formatCurrencyToParts(value));
/** expected output:
* [
* { type: "literal", value: "(", },
* { type: "currency", value: "CA$", },
* { type: "integer", value: "1", },
* { type: "group", value: ",", },
* { type: "integer", value: "234", },
* { type: "decimal", value: ".", },
* { type: "fraction", value: "56", },
* { type: "literal", value: ")", },
* ]
**/
const value = "(1 234 567,56 €)";
const currencyOptions: CurrencyOptions = {
locale: "fr-FR",
currencyIsoCode: "EUR",
currencySign: "accounting",
};
const formatter = new CurrencyFormatter(currencyOptions);
console.log(formatter.parseCurrency(value)); // expected outcome: -1234567.56
const currencyOptions = { locale: "de-DE", currencyIsoCode: "EUR" };
const formatter = new CurrencyFormatter(currencyOptions);
console.log(formatter.getCurrencySeparators()) // expected outcome: { decimal: ",", group: "." }
const currencyOptions = { locale: "es-MX", currencyIsoCode: MXN" }
const formatter = new CurrencyFormatter(currencyOption)
console.log(formatter.getSupportedCurrencies())
/** expected outcome
* [
* "AED",
* "AFN",
* "ALL",
* ...
* ...
* "ZWL"
* ]
*/
The functions used on the CurrencyFormatter class are also available as stand alone functions. Read more information about each function in the GTK Documentation.
The example below shows usage of the stand alone function: formatCurrency(value, options)
.
import { formatCurrency, getCurrencySeparators } from '@procore/globalization-toolkit';
const value = 1234;
const currencyOptions = { locale: 'en-US', currencyIsoCode: 'USD' };
console.log(formatCurrency(value, currencyOptions)) // expected output: '$1,234.00'
console.log(getCurrencySeparators(currencyOptions)) // expected output: { decimal: ".", group: "," }
The GTK DateTimeFormatter class has the ability to format date and time for the correct timezone. The DateTimeFormatter class is instantiated with DateTimeOptions.
The DateTimeFormatter has 3 available functions:
-
formatDateTime(value: Date)
, -
formatDateTimeToParts(value: Date)
, and getStartDayOfTheWeek()
The DateTimeOptions can be used in two ways, but the two options cannot be combined. This follows the pattern of Intl.DateTimeFormat.
- Style Options:
- timeStyle: 'short', 'medium', 'long', 'full'
- dateStyle: 'short', 'medium', 'long', 'full'
- Component Options
- weekday: 'long', 'short', 'narrow'
- year: 'numeric', '2-digit'
- month: numeric', '2-digit', 'long', 'short', 'narrow'
- day: 'numeric', '2-digit'
- hour: 'numeric', '2-digit'
- minute: 'numeric', '2-digit'
- second: 'numeric', '2-digit'
Below code blocks display usage of the DateTimeFormatter class and available functions.
formatDateTime(value: Date)
SIMPLE OPTIONS
import { DateTimeFormatter } from '@procore/globalization-toolkit';
const value = new Date(1445419756738);
const dateTimeOptions = {
locale: 'en-US',
timeZone: 'UTC',
dateStyle: 'full',
timeStyle: 'long',
};
const formatter = new DateTimeFormatter(dateTimeOptions);
console.log(formatter.formatDateTime(value))
// expected output: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 9:29:16 AM UTC
COMPLEX OPTIONS
const value = new Date(Date.UTC(1885, 8, 1, 12, 0, 16, 738));
const dateTimeOptions = {
locale: 'en-US',
timeZone: 'UTC',
weekday: 'long',
year: 'numeric',
month: '2-digit',
day: '2-digit',
hour: 'numeric',
minute: '2-digit',
second: '2-digit',
};
const formatter = new DateTimeFormatter(dateTimeOptions);
console.log(formatter.formatDateTime(value))
// expected output: "Tuesday, 09/01/1885, 12:00:16 PM";
formatDateTimeToParts(value: Date)
const value = new Date(Date.UTC(1955, 10, 5, 6, 0, 16, 738));
const dateTimeOptions = {
locale: "en-GB",
timeZone: "UTC",
dateStyle: DateStyle.FULL,
timeStyle: TimeStyle.SHORT,
};
const formatter = new DateTimeFormatter(dateTimeOptions);
console.log(formatter.formatDateTime(value))
/** expected output:
* [ { type: "weekday", value: "Saturday", },
* { type: "literal", value: ", ", },
* { type: "day", value: "5", },
* { type: "literal", value: " ", },
* { type: "month", value: "November", },
* { type: "literal", value: " ", },
* { type: "year", value: "1955", },
* { type: "literal", value: " at ",},
* { type: "hour", value: "06",},
* { type: "literal", value: ":",},
* { type: "minute", value: "00",}, ];
**/
[formatDateTimeToLocalISOString(value: Date)] This function returns a local ISO 8601 string. This method was designed only for internal purposes. Must not be used to display dates in the Procore UI.
const value = new Date(Date.UTC(1955, 10, 5, 6, 0, 16, 738));
const dateTimeOptions = {
locale: "en-GB",
timeZone: "UTC",
dateStyle: DateStyle.FULL,
timeStyle: TimeStyle.SHORT,
};
const formatter = new DateTimeFormatter(dateTimeOptions);
console.log(formatter.formatDateTimeToLocalISOString(value))
// expected output: "1955-11-05";
getStartDayOfTheWeek()
This function returns an index value representing the start day of the week on the locale's calendar { Sunday: 0, Monday: 1 ...etc }
const dateTimeOptions = { locale: 'en-US' };
const formatter = new DateTimeFormatter(dateTimeOptions);
console.log(formatter.startDayOfTheWeek()); // expected output: 0
The functions used on the DateTimeFormatter class are also available as stand alone functions. Read more information about each function in the GTK Documentation.
The example below shows usage of the stand alone function: formatDateTime()
.
import { formatDateTime } from '@procore/globalization-toolkit';
const value = new Date(Date.UTC(1955, 10, 5, 6, 0, 16, 738));
const dateTimeOptions = { locale: "en-US", timeZone: "UTC" };
console.log(formatDateTime(value, dateTimeOptions)) // expected output: 11/5/1955
The GTK implementation relies heavily on Intl functionality. This is generally well-supported by browsers, but depending on the browser versions you intend to support and GTK features you plan to use, it may require polyfills. In particular, consumers have seen issues with Safari versions <14.1. If you intend to support older browser versions, we recommend using the Format.JS polyfills, of which NumberFormat
, PluralRules
, Locale
, GetCanonicalLocales
, and supportedValuesOf
are the ones relevant to GTK. Please reach out if you have questions.
Install dependencies:
$ npm install
Prepare project:
$ npm run prepare
Compile Typescript:
$ npm run build
(Delete build npm run clean
)
$ npm run test
If adding a new supported export (or removing one in a breaking change), update the snapshot test output and commit the change.
$ npm run test -- -u
To check formatting run npm run lint:check
and npm run format:check
.
To check dependencies run
$ npm run depcheck
We auto-generate documentation on what the Globalization Toolkit offers by utilizing Typedoc
.
Once you generate the updated documentation, you can navigate it locally by opening 'docs/index.html'.
To generate updated documentation run:
$ npm run typedoc
We use changesets
to manage releases, and encourage you to include a changeset with each commit or pull request.
To create a changeset run npm run changeset
and follow the prompt instructions.
To publish a release with changes:
- Create new branch (e.g.,
git checkout -b chore/release
). - Run
npm run changeset version
to create a release containing all changes. This command will update the version of GTK, as well update theCHANGELOG.md
file. - Commit the changes (e.g.,
git commit -m "chore: release"
). - Create a pull request.
git push -u origin HEAD
, and then create pull request in the web UI. - Once the pull request is merged to
main
the updated packages will be published to npm once the CI pipeline is completed.
The package is available under the Procore Developers License
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