
CatalystX::I18N::Role::GetLocale - Tries to determine the current users locale

package MyApp::Catalyst;
use CatalystX::RoleApplicator;
use Catalyst qw/MyPlugins
CatalystX::I18N::Role::Base
CatalystX::I18N::Role::GetLocale/;
__PACKAGE__->apply_request_class_roles(qw/CatalystX::I18N::TraitFor::Request/);
__PACKAGE__->setup();
package MyApp::Catalyst::Controller::Main;
use strict;
use warnings;
use parent qw/Catalyst::Controller/;
sub auto : Private { # Auto method will always be called first
my ($self,$c) = @_;
$c->get_locale();
}

This role provides many methods to retrieve/guess the best locale for the current user.

Tries to determine the users locale in the given order
get_locale_from_session)get_locale_from_user)get_locale_from_browser)$c->config->{I18N}{default_locale})Sets the winning locale (via $c->locale()) if the CatalystX::I18N::Role::Base is loaded.
Tries to fetch the locale from the browser (via $c->request->accept_language and $c->request->browser_language). CatalystX::I18N::TraitFor::Request must be loaded.
Tries to fetch the locale from the current session.
Tries to fetch the locale from the user object (via $c->user->locale).
Helper method to check for a valid locale

Maroš Kollár
CPAN ID: MAROS
maros [at] k-1.com
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