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#Combine singe language and multi-language [...slug]
rocky acorn
exotic fiberBOT
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In Astro, you can combine single language and multi-language routing using the slug property and the internationalization (i18n) features.
For single language routing, you can use the slug property. When using type: 'content', every content entry generates a URL-friendly slug property from its file id. The slug is used to query the entry directly from your collection and is also useful when creating new pages and URLs from your content. You can override an entry’s generated slug by adding your own slug property to the file frontmatter. Here's an example:
---
title: My Blog Post
slug: my-custom-slug/supports/slashes
---
Your blog post content here.
(Source: Astro Documentation (https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/content-collections#defining-custom-slugs))
For multi-language routing, you can use Astro's i18n features. You need to add an i18n object to your Astro configuration with a default location and a list of all languages to support. Here's an example:
// astro.config.mjs
import {defineConfig} from "astro/config";
export default defineConfig({
experimental: {
i18n: {
defaultLocale: "en",
locales: ["en", "es", "pt-br"]
}
}
})
You also need to organize your content folders by locale depending on your i18n.routingStrategy, and Astro will handle generating your routes and showing your preferred URLs to your visitors. Here's an example:
├── src
│ ├── pages
│ │ ├── about.astro
│ │ ├── index.astro
│ │ ├── es
│ │ │ ├── about.astro
│ │ │ ├── index.astro
│ │ ├── pt-br
│ │ │ ├── about.astro
│ │ │ ├── index.astro
(Source: Astro Blog (https://astro.build/blog/astro-350#i18n-routing-experimental))
You can also create a component to let users switch between languages:
---import { languages } from '../i18n/ui';---
<ul>
{Object.entries(languages).map(([lang, label]) => (
<li>
<a href={`/${lang}/`}>{label}</a>
</li>
))}
</ul>
(Source: Astro Documentation (https://docs.astro.build/en/recipes/i18n#let-users-switch-between-languages))
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rocky acorn
@exotic fiber i am fetching the data from a json file. I don't know which languages will be used. can i get around the content folder organisation of the languages?
exotic fiberBOT
Let me check the knowledge base for you. One moment! :books:
Astro's internationalization (i18n) feature currently requires you to organize your content folders by locale. This means you need to have a separate folder for each language you want to support, and the folder names must match the items in the locales array in your Astro configuration.
However, if you're fetching data from a JSON file and you don't know which languages will be used, you might need a different approach. One way could be to fetch the data in your Astro components and handle the language logic there.
Here's a basic example of how you might fetch data in an Astro component:
---
// Fetch data at build time
const res = await fetch('path/to/your/data.json');
const data = await res.json();
---
<div>
{data.map(item => (
<div>
<h2>{item.title}</h2>
<p>{item.description}</p>
</div>
))}
</div>
In this example, data.json would be your JSON file containing the data you want to display. You would replace 'path/to/your/data.json' with the actual path to your JSON file.
You could then use JavaScript to determine the user's preferred language and display the appropriate content. This would bypass the need to organize your content folders by language.
Please note that this approach requires you to handle the language logic in your components, which might be more complex than using Astro's built-in i18n features.