https://github.com/pirxpilot/overwrite-language
Overwrite request language using cookie or query parameter.
https://github.com/pirxpilot/overwrite-language
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Overwrite request language using cookie or query parameter.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/pirxpilot/overwrite-language
- Owner: pirxpilot
- Created: 2015-05-09T11:54:54.000Z (about 11 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-01-10T04:30:15.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-22T06:02:17.151Z (over 1 year ago)
- Topics: localization
- Language: JavaScript
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- Size: 18.6 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: History.md
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# overwrite-language
Overwrite request language using cookie or query parameter. Use with [detect-language].
## Install
```sh
$ npm install --save overwrite-language
```
## Usage
```js
var locale = {
supportedLanguages: ['de', 'fr', 'pl', 'en-GB', 'en-US'],
defaultLanguage: 'en'
};
app.use(require('overwrite-language')(locale));
```
Cookie and query parameter name is `hl`
To set language to German (and to set cookie):
http://example.com?hl=de
Sending empty `hl` value removes the cookie:
http://example.com?hl
Overwritten language is set in `req.lang`
## License
MIT © [Damian Krzeminski](https://pirxpilot.me)
[detect-language]: https://npmjs.org/package/detect-language
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