This repository contains the I18n ActiveRecord backend and support code that has been extracted from the I18n.
For Bundler put the following in your Gemfile:
gem 'i18n-active_record',
:git => 'git://github.com/svenfuchs/i18n-active_record.git',
:require => 'i18n/active_record'
Next create a active record model named Translation with the Rails Generator.
Your migration should look like this:
class CreateTranslations < ActiveRecord::Migration
def self.up
create_table :translations do |t|
t.string :locale
t.string :key
t.text :value
t.text :interpolations
t.boolean :is_proc, :default => false
t.timestamps
end
end
def self.down
drop_table :translations
end
end
With this translation model you will be able to manage your translation, and add new translations or languages through
it.
To load I18n::Backend::ActiveRecord into your Rails application, create a new file in config/initializers named locale.rb.
A simple configuration for your locale.rb could look like this:
require 'i18n/backend/active_record' I18n.backend = I18n::Backend::ActiveRecord.new
A more adavanced example (Thanks Moritz), which uses YAML files and ActiveRecord for lookups:
require 'i18n/backend/active_record'
Translation = I18n::Backend::ActiveRecord::Translation
if Translation.table_exists?
I18n.backend = I18n::Backend::ActiveRecord.new
I18n::Backend::ActiveRecord.send(:include, I18n::Backend::Memoize)
I18n::Backend::ActiveRecord.send(:include, I18n::Backend::Flatten)
I18n::Backend::Simple.send(:include, I18n::Backend::Memoize)
I18n::Backend::Simple.send(:include, I18n::Backend::Pluralization)
I18n.backend = I18n::Backend::Chain.new(I18n::Backend::Simple.new, I18n.backend)
end
You can now use I18n.t('Your String') to lookup translations in the database.
- Sven Fuchs