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Middleman - Localizing data/yaml files

How do I go about localizing data string that come from yaml files stored in the data folder

wondered if there were some techniques I have missed for this.

Solution

  • One way i am aware of, is using symbols (pointing to translation items) within your data:

    /data/product.yml

    title: :product_title

    /config.rb

    set :lang, :de
activate :i18n, :langs => [:de, :en]

    These symbols can be translated as (Middleman) usual ...

    /locales/de.yml

    ---
de:
  product_title: "Mein deutscher Produktname"

    /locales/en.yml

    ---
en:
  product_title: "My english product title"

    ... and used in your templates:

    /source/localizable/i18n.html.erb

    <h1><%= I18n.t(data.product.title) %></h1>

    http://0.0.0.0:4567/i18n.html

    Mein deutscher Produktname

    http://0.0.0.0:4567/en/i18n.html

    My english product title