Astro I18n

Overview:

The astro-i18n internationalization library offers features such as lightweight design, internationalized routing, type-safety, autocompletion, support for plurals, context, interpolations, and formatters. It is specifically built for Astro, providing compatibility with Astro island.

Features:

• Lightweight: Designed to be lightweight for efficient performance.
• Internationalized Routing: Supports internationalized routing.
• Type-Safety and Autocompletion: Generates project-specific types for type-safety and autocompletion.
• Plurals, Context, Interpolations, and Formatters: Provides support for plurals, context, interpolations, and formatters.
• Built for Astro: Specifically developed for Astro framework.
• Astro Island Compatible: Compatible with Astro island.

Installation:

To install the astro-i18n library, follow these steps:

1. Run the quick install command.
2. Verify and configure the middleware file at src/middleware.ts or src/middleware/index.ts to use the astro-i18n middleware.
3. For serverless setups, import the root astro-i18n config and pass it to the middleware.
4. For node environments (SSR or SSG), configure the astro-i18n config file generated in the root directory.
5. Place translations in locations such as inside the middleware config, root config file, src/pages folder, or src/i18n directory.
6. Utilize groups like “common”, current page group, and custom groups for translations.
7. Run npm run i18n:sync to get type-safe translated routes.
8. Use the t function for translations, handling duplicate keys based on specificity.

Summary:

The astro-i18n library is a feature-rich internationalization tool designed for Astro frameworks, offering lightweight performance, internationalized routing, type-safety, and support for various translation elements. With easy installation steps and support for different translation file formats, astro-i18n provides a comprehensive solution for managing multilingual content in Astro projects.