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kazupon/vue-i18n

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TLDR

A Vue.js plugin that adds multi-language support to your web app, letting you define translations for different languages and switch between them based on user settings, full usage guide is on the external docs site.

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  root((vue-i18n))
    What it does
      Multi-language support
      Vue.js plugin
      Locale switching
    Features
      Translation strings
      Locale formatting
      Language detection
    Use Cases
      Multilingual web apps
      Locale-specific formats
      Browser language match
    Tech
      JavaScript
      Vue.js
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Add English, Spanish, and other language translations to a Vue.js app and let users switch languages without reloading the page.

USE CASE 2

Display dates, numbers, and currencies in the format expected by each user's locale automatically.

USE CASE 3

Ship a Vue.js app that detects the user's browser language and loads the correct translation strings on first visit.

Tech stack

JavaScriptVue.js

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Setup instructions are on the external documentation site rather than in the README, see kazupon.github.io/vue-i18n.

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, with no restrictions (MIT License).

In plain English

Vue-i18n is a plugin that adds multi-language support to Vue.js applications. "i18n" is shorthand for internationalization, which refers to building software that can display content in different languages depending on the user's settings. This library is the plugin that wires that capability into Vue.js, the JavaScript framework used to build interactive web interfaces. The README for this repository is sparse and mostly contains links rather than a detailed explanation of features. Based on the project description and its topics, the library provides a way to define translation strings for different languages and switch between them in a Vue.js app. The full documentation is hosted externally at kazupon.github.io/vue-i18n, where the actual usage guides and API reference live. The project has over 7,000 GitHub stars, which suggests it has been widely used in the Vue.js ecosystem. It has a Discord community for questions and discussion, and the maintainer has accepted sponsorships through Patreon. A detailed changelog tracking changes across versions is available in the repository. The library is MIT licensed, meaning anyone can use it, modify it, or distribute it freely. If you want to know how to install and use it in a Vue.js project, the external documentation site is the place to start, since the README itself does not include setup instructions.

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Prompt 1
Using vue-i18n, set up English and French translation files in a Vue.js app and add a dropdown button to switch between them.
Prompt 2
How do I use vue-i18n to format a price as a currency in USD vs EUR depending on the selected locale?
Prompt 3
Show me how to lazy-load translation files in vue-i18n so the app only downloads the strings for the active language.
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