handlebars.phrase

{{phrase key}}

Internationalisation helper for Handlebars

handlebars.phrase is handlebars all the way down so its phrase strings can be templates containing other phrases, variables or helpers.

Version

1.0.4

Installation

npm install handlebars.phrase

Registering the helper

var Handlebars = require("handlebars");
var Phrase = require("handlebars.phrase");
Phrase.registerHelpers(Handlebars);

Setting the languages

Phrase.setLanguages({
    en: {
        "foo": "Foo",
        "bar": "Bar {{x}}",
        "wibble": "{{phrase 'wobble'}}",
        "wobble": "Wibble Wobble",
        "baz.qux": "Baz Qux"
    },
    fr: {
        "foo": "Un Foo",
        ...
    }
});

Setting the default locale

Phrase.locale("en");

Using the helper

The following examples assume the above languages and locale have been set and a context of { x: "X" }

Output a phrase using a key

{{phrase "foo"}}                 → «Foo»

Output a phrase, interpolating a variable from the context

{{phrase "bar"}}                 → «Bar X»

Explicitly interpolate a variable

{{phrase "bar" x="Y"}}           → «Bar Y»

Output a phrase that contains a nested phrase

{{phrase "wibble"}}              → «{{phrase 'wobble'}}» → «Wibble Wobble»

Output a phrase for a particular locale

{{phrase "foo" "fr"}}
{{phrase "foo" locale="fr"}}     → «Mon foo»

Output a phrase for a key appended with a suffix

{{phrase "baz" _append="qux"}}   → «Baz Qux»

Output a phrase for a key prepended with a prefix

{{phrase "qux" _prepend="baz"}}  → «Baz Qux»

Output a phrase wrapped in html for debugging purposes

{{phrase "foo" _debug=true}}     → «<phrase data-phrase-key="foo">Foo</phrase>»

Alternative shorter syntax

((foo))                          → «Foo»
((bar x="Y"))                    → «Bar Y»

Additional methods

Phrase.get

var str = Phrase.get(key, params);

Returns a Handlebars SafeString for key

Phrase.getString

var str = Phrase.getString(key, params);

Returns string for key

Phrase.locale

Phrase.locale([loc]);

Get (or set) Phrase’s current locale

Phrase.setLanguages

Phrase.setLanguages(langs, options);

Sets languages to be used

Phrase.setLanguage

Phrase.setLanguages(lang, phrases);

Sets individual language

Phrase.addLanguages

Phrase.addLanguages(langs);

Adds to languages already set

Phrase.addLanguage

Phrase.addLanguage(lang, phrases);

Adds to a previously set language

Tests

npm test

To see output generated by tests

npm run test:output

Unlicense

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