simple-i18n.js

A very simple and lightweight i18n JS library

About simple-i18n.js

As its name suggests, simple-i18n.js is a simple internationalization module based on JavaScript resource files. If offers the following features:

• Function-based translation for JS code: i18n.t.my.translation.key(optionalParameter1, optionalParameter2)
• Translation functions in resource files: if (myParameter === 1) { return 'singular' } else { return 'plural' }
• HTML-attributes-based translation for HTML code: <h1 data-i18n="my.translation.key">A fallback text</h1>
• Continuous translation through DOM changes (node changes as well as data-i18n attributes changes)

Resource files

For now, resource files must be named <languageCode>.js and contain translation in the following format:

 [
    ["misc", "welcomeText", "user", "return 'Bienvenue, ' + user"],
    ["misc", "yes", "return 'Oui'"],
    ["misc", "no", "return 'Non'"],
    ["misc", "documents","return 'Documents'"],

    ["nav", "home", "return 'Accueil'"],

    ["focus", "sectionTitle", "return 'Focus'"],
    ["focus", "loading", "return 'Chargement...'"],

    ["otherNews", "sectionTitle", "return 'Autres actualités'"],

    ["social", "commentPrompt", "return 'Poster un commentaire...'"],
    ["social", "yamFeedIntro", "return 'Interagissez entre collègues sur Yammer'"],
    ["social", "otherNetworksIntro", "return 'Devenez ambassadeurs de notre Groupe : likez, partagez, commentez nos actus'"]
]