README

Translate Eloquent attributes into multiple languages and use getLocale() to seamlessly query the right translation.

Install

composer require cloudmonitor/translatable

Prepare Eloquent models

Similar to other special attributes in Eloquent, such as $fillables, translatable attributes must be defined as an array. It is as simple as giving the name of the database column:

protected $translatable = [
    'name',
];

Translatable will now only be observing these attributes and skip the rest.

Using translations

As Translatable uses Laravels app()->getLocale() it means it will figure out which language to use when you query name.

For instance, your locale is currently da (Danish), so you want to update a book title. Simply do it as there was no translation implementation:

$book = Book::find($id);
$book->name = 'New name for Danish version';
$book->save();

Or as an update method:

Book::find($id)->update(['name' => 'New name for Danish version']);

Similar when you want to get the name in the current locale you simply query it:

return Book::find($id)->name;

Other locales

Sometimes you want to update all translations or in a specific language or simply in a different than you are using. It could be a Danish moderator who wants to update the English title, titles for several languages, or something different.

Book::find($id)->setTranslation('name', 'en', 'Name in English');

Similarly, a specific language can be queried:

Book::find($id)->getTranslation('name', 'en');

Order By translated columns

Since the build-in ->orderBy() won't work as the data is stored in JSON format, an optimized ->orderByTranslation() has been added.

First parameter is column name, second will be direction and third locale. Only first column is required.

Book::orderByTranslation('name', 'asc', 'en');

Migrations

Behind the scenes Translatable uses JSON columns in the database to store multiple versions in the same column:

$table->json('name');