Laravel Language Switcher

Auto-detects user language from browser/session and sets it for the Laravel application. Provides manual selection via a form component.

Features

• Automatic language detection (browser, session, custom detectors).
• Session-based persistence.
• User profile integration for authenticated users.
• Blade component for language switcher.
• Configurable supported languages and detectors.

Installation

1. Install via Composer:

   composer require aristonis/laravel-language-switcher
   

2. Publish config file:

   php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Aristonis\LaravelLanguageSwitcher\LaravelLanguageSwitcherServiceProvider" --tag="config"
   

3. Register middleware

4. Add route in routes/web.php:

   Route::post('/language-switch', [\Aristonis\LaravelLanguageSwitcher\Http\Controllers\LanguageSwitchController::class, 'update'])->name('language-switch.update');

Configuration

In config/language-switcher.php:

• supported_languages: Array of supported locales (e.g., ['en' => 'English', 'ar' => 'Arabic']).
• detectors: Enabled detectors (e.g., ['browser']).
• session_key: Session key for locale (default: __lang).

Usage

Middleware

Automatically sets app()->setLocale() on each request.

Language Switcher Component

In Blade views:

<x-laravel-language-switcher-switcher />

Detectors

• Browser: Detects from Accept-Language header.
• Custom:
  • Extends: LanguageDetectorInterface
  • add new class on config file with array detectors

Manual Update

POST to /language-switch with locale field.

Publishing Views

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Aristonis\LaravelLanguageSwitcher\LaravelLanguageSwitcherServiceProvider" --tag="views"

Changelog

Please see CHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.

Issues

Report issues at GitHub Issues.

Collaboration

Contributions welcome! Fork the repo, create a feature branch, and submit a pull request. See CONTRIBUTING for details.

Security Vulnerabilities

Email aristonis@outlook.com or report via Issues.

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.

Support

For support, open an issue.