RequireJS and Knockout-Validation Localization

[hgenru]

How to use the localization files with RequireJS? Now I have to make my desired localization files into custom files.

[crissdev]

It dependes on your build environment. On way to do it is to preprocess the localization files and wrap them with define so you can require them.

define(['knockout', 'knockout-validation'], function(ko) {

    //...localization file contents
});

If you're using gulp you can do this easily with gulp-wrap-amd plugin.

I can see that it's not possible to use the localization files with RequireJS without wrapping them. I think the best way to fix this issue is to wrap the localization files similar to the way the library is.

[hgenru]

And do. Hoping that we can somehow connect a file with requirejs shim. To avoid code duplication.

[crissdev]

AMD usage example http://embed.plnkr.co/qCu23Cid0D4jlkndPvYy/preview

Node.js

npm install knockout
npm install git://github.com/Knockout-Contrib/Knockout-Validation#master

var kv = require('knockout.validation');

// Helper method to dump each rule's message
function dumpMessages() {
    Object.keys(kv.rules).forEach(function(ruleName) {
        console.log(kv.rules[ruleName].message);
    });
}

// Show the default messages
dumpMessages();

// Localize rules
require('knockout.validation/Localization/ro-RO.js');
dumpMessages();

// Localize rules again
require('knockout.validation/Localization/fr-FR.js');
dumpMessages();

// Reset to previous values
require('knockout.validation/Localization/en-US.js');
dumpMessages();

[crissdev]

@davhdavh Don't forget to close this issue in your commit. Thanks.