localize

JS class for a simple localization, great for PHONEGAP apps

This is a very simple class that can be used to automatically change all the elements on a page depending on the language.

It requires jQuery (or any jQuery like library) to select the elements with class lang.

To use it, you need to add lang to the element that you want to localize, then add the "variable" name in the dataset using data-lang and if you want the text to be placed in a different place than inside the element (I.E.: as a placeholder text) use the data-lang-to dataset

Usage:

Example 1:

<div class="lang" data-lang="loading_contacts">Loading Contacts</div>
<input class="lang" data-lang="search" data-lang-to="placeholder" placeholder="search.." value="" />
<script>
	localize.start('it');
</script>

Example 2:

<script>
	localize.start('it');
	alert(localize.get('ratings_body'));
</script>

You can find the current language in any way you want, this is the way I do it:

try{
	var userLang = navigator.language||navigator.userLanguage;
	var language=userLang.split("-");
	localize.start(lang);
}catch(err){
	localize.start('en');
}

You can add the translation for each variable inside the class itself for the variable "locals":

this is an example:

locals: {
	'en': {
		click_activation: 'click here to re-send the activation code',
		email: "Email",
		loading: " Loading...",	//space at the beginning
		loading_contacts: " Loading Contacts...",	//space at the beginning
		ratings_body: 'If you enjoy using gNext, whould you mind taking a moment to rate it? It won\'t take more than a minute. Thanks for your support!',
		ratings_button_rate:'Rate gNext',
		settings_language: "Language",
		"": ""
	},
	'it': {
		click_activation: 'clicca qui per ricevere il codice di attivazione',
		email: "Email",
		loading: " Loading...",	//space at the beginning
		loading_contacts: " Loading Contacts...",	//space at the beginning
		ratings_body: 'Se ti piace gNext, che ne dici di spendere un momento per valutarlo? Non richiedera\' piu\' di un minuto.  Grazie!',
		settings_language: "Lingua",
		"": ""
	}
},

I am open to suggestions on how to make this better