# I18n

The i18n plugin deals with translation of strings. The i18n object may be accessed using `client.i18n`. Note that the i18n plugin must be enabled in the server component.

Plugin is being initialized in the `setup` stage of client as following:

```js
import Serpent from '@dreesq/serpent-client';
import axios from 'axios';
import sio from 'socket.io-client';

const client = new Serpent({
    handler: 'http://localhost:3001/handler',
    actions: 'http://localhost:3001/actions',
    axios,
    sio,
    i18n: {
        store: true, // If messages should be stored in localStorage
        // namespaces of keys to be loaded using getTranslations, 
        // note that these are validated on server by config
        load: [ 
           'validation'
        ]
    }
});

client.setup().then(() => console.log(client.i18n.t('validation.required')));
```

#### Available methods:
```client.i18n.t(key, params)``` -
Given a translation key and a list of parameters it attempts to translate the string.
```js
const msg = client.i18n.t('test', {
    param: '1'
});

// msg will be [empty string] if key does not exist or the translated string
```

```client.i18n.setLocale(locale)``` -
Attempts to change authenticated's user locale. If not authenticated, this method would return an error.

```js
const {errors, data} = await client.i18n.setLocale('en');
```

```client.i18n.getTranslations(keys, locale)``` -
Used on client bootstrap to load the translations map inside localStorage, may be called again to overwrite translations.