Svelte Simple Lang

Svelte Simple Lang is a lightweight library to manage multi-language (i18n) for your Svelte project. It comes with a simple setup, built-in support for lazy loading of language files, nested keys, pluralization, parameter interpolation, and type safety.

✨ Features

• 🛠 TypeScript Support — Full type safety with automatic key inference and parameter validation
• 📦 Lightweight & Fast — Zero external dependencies, minimal footprint
• 🌍 Easy Language Switching — Seamless switching with async/await, race-condition safe
• 🔐 Full Type-Safety — Compile-time key and parameter checking from JSON files
• 🚨 Missing Key Warnings — Gracefully handles missing keys with console notifications
• 🧩 Nested Translation Keys — Hierarchical organization (e.g., menu.file.new)
• 🔄 Lazy Loading — Load locales on-demand, reduce bundle size
• ⚖️ Advanced Pluralization — Support for _zero, singular, and _plural forms
• 📝 Parameter Interpolation — Dynamic content with automatic regex escape handling
• 💾 Smart Caching — LRU cache with configurable size, prevents memory leaks
• 🛡️ Production-Ready — Comprehensive error handling, validation, and edge case protection
• 🚦 Race Condition Safe — Promise queue prevents concurrent locale change conflicts

📦 Installation

npm install svelte-simple-lang

⚙️ Setup

When using createLang() you need to provide:

Property	Type	Required	Description
defaultLocale	string	✅ Yes	The default language to use at startup
defaultSource	object	✅ Yes	Language data for the default locale (eager loaded)
sources	object	✅ Yes	Map of locale to language data (eager or lazy-loaded)
maxCachedLocales	number	❌ No	Max concurrent locales in memory (default: 5, min: 2)

// src/lib/lang/i18n.ts
import createLang from 'svelte-simple-lang';
import id from './id.json' with { type: 'json' };

const i18n = createLang({
	// Required: default locale and its data (must be eagerly loaded)
	defaultLocale: 'id',
	defaultSource: id,

	// Required: all available locales (can be eager or lazy-loaded)
	sources: {
		id: id,
		en: () => import('./en.json')
	},

	// Optional: configure cache size (default: 5, min: 2)
	maxCachedLocales: 5
});

export const { availableLocales, getLocale, resetLocale, setLocale, setDefaultLocale, t } = i18n;
export default i18n;

🛠️ API Reference

Function	Returns	Description
t(key, params)	string	Translate a key with optional parameters
setLocale(locale)	Promise<boolean>	Switch to locale (async, returns success status)
getLocale()	string	Get currently active locale
resetLocale()	Promise<boolean>	Reset to default locale (async, returns success status)
setDefaultLocale(locale)	Promise<boolean>	Set as default and switch (async, returns success status)
availableLocales	string[]	Array of all available locale codes

All async methods return Promise<boolean>:

• true = successfully completed
• false = failed (error logged to console)

🧩 Language Files

en.json

{
	"world": "World",
	"hello_{name}": "Hello {name}",
	"you_have_{count}_apple": "You have {count} apple",
	"you_have_{count}_apple_plural": "You have {count} apples",
	"you_have_{count}_apple_zero": "You have no apples",
	"menu": {
		"home": "Home",
		"about": "About"
	}
}

id.json

{
	"world": "Dunia",
	"hello_{name}": "Halo {name}",
	"you_have_{count}_apple": "Kamu punya {count} apel",
	"you_have_{count}_apple_plural": "Kamu punya {count} apel",
	"you_have_{count}_apple_zero": "Kamu tidak punya apel",
	"menu": {
		"home": "Beranda",
		"about": "Tentang"
	}
}

Key Features:

• Nested Keys: use dot notation (e.g., t('menu.home'))
• Parameters: use {paramName} syntax
• Pluralization: _plural for count > 1, _zero for count === 0

🚀 Quick Start

Client-Side (Browser)

<script lang="ts">
	import { browser } from '$app/environment';
	import { setDefaultLocale, setLocale, getLocale, t, availableLocales } from '$lib/lang/i18n';

	// Initialize saved locale preference
	const initLocale = async () => {
		const saved = (localStorage.getItem('locale') as 'en' | 'id') ?? 'id';
		await setDefaultLocale(saved);
	};

	if (browser) {
		initLocale();
	}

	const changeLanguage = async (newLocale: string) => {
		const success = await setLocale(newLocale);
		if (success) {
			localStorage.setItem('locale', newLocale);
		}
	};
</script>

<h1>{t('world')}</h1>
<p>Count: {t('you_have_{count}_apple', { count: 5 })}</p>

{#each availableLocales as locale}
	<button on:click={() => changeLanguage(locale)}>{locale}</button>
{/each}

Server-Side (SSR)

// src/routes/+layout.server.ts
import type { LayoutServerLoad } from './$types.js';

export const load: LayoutServerLoad = async ({ url, cookies }) => {
	// Determine locale: from query param, cookie, or default
	let lang = (url.searchParams.get('lang') ?? cookies.get('lang') ?? 'id') as 'en' | 'id';

	// Validate locale
	if (!['id', 'en'].includes(lang)) {
		lang = 'id'; // fallback
	}

	return { lang };
};

<!-- src/routes/+page.svelte -->
<script lang="ts">
	import { setDefaultLocale, setLocale, getLocale, t } from '$lib/lang/i18n';
	const { data } = $props();

	// Set locale from server
	setDefaultLocale(data.lang);

	const changeLanguage = async (newLocale: string) => {
		const success = await setLocale(newLocale);
		if (success) {
			// Optional: save to database or cookies
		}
	};
</script>

<h1>{t('world')}</h1>
<button on:click={() => changeLanguage(getLocale() === 'en' ? 'id' : 'en')}>
	Change Language
</button>

📚 Complete Documentation

For advanced usage, error handling, best practices, caching strategies, and more:

→ See USAGE.md for full documentation

Check full example

🎯 Production Features

Built for enterprise reliability:

• ✅ Enhanced pluralization with _zero, singular, and _plural forms
• ✅ Configurable cache size with LRU eviction
• ✅ Promise queue prevents race conditions
• ✅ All async methods return Promise<boolean> for error detection
• ✅ Comprehensive error handling and validation
• ✅ Type-safe with no any types
• ✅ Special character escaping in parameters
• ✅ Memory-safe with bounded cache limits

🔗 Resources

• 📖 Complete Usage Guide - Detailed API and patterns
• 📋 Changelog - Version history and improvements
• 🎨 Live Demo - Interactive examples

License

MIT