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Node.js lib helps to retrieve a list of supported languages to be used in web apps UI.

Usage

require lang-list lib

var LangList = require('lang-list');

LangList.getList()

This function will retrieve a list of supported languages to be used in web apps UI based on the passed config object.

Arguments:

NAME TYPE DEFAULT REQUIRED DESCRIPTION
supportedLangs Array of Strings YES Retrieve only the supported languages for your web app.
strict Boolean false NO Retrieve only the supported languages with strict codes only

Examples:

var languagesArr = LangList.getList({ supportedLangs: ['ar', 'en', 'fr', 'es'] });
/*
languagesArr will be: 
[
    {
        "code": "ar",
        "int": "Arabic",
        "native": "العربية",
    },
    {
        "code": "en",
        "int": "English",
        "native": "English",
    },
    {
        "code": "fr",
        "int": "French",
        "native": "Français",
    },
    {
        "code": "es",
        "int": "Spanish",
        "native": "Español",
  }
]
*/
// calling `getList` with strict = true.
var strictLanguagesArr = LangList.getList({ supportedLangs: ['ar_AR', 'en_US', 'fr_CA', 'es_ES'], strict: true );
/*
languagesArr will be: 
[
    {
        "code": "ar_AR",
        "int": "Arabic",
        "native": "العربية"
    },
    {
        "code": "en_US",
        "int": "English (US)",
        "native": "English (US)"
    },
    {
        "code": "fr_CA",
        "int": "French (Canada)",
        "native": "Français (Canada)"
    },
    {
        "code": "es_ES",
        "int": "Spanish (Spain)",
        "native": "Español (España)"
    },
  }
]
*/

With Handlebars Example:

    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
        {{#each languagesArr}}
        <li><a href="?lang={{code}}">{{native}}</a>
        {{/each}}
    </ul>

License

Copyright 2016, Yahoo Inc.

Copyrights licensed under the New BSD License. See the accompanying LICENSE file for terms.

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