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[Localization & i18n](/categories/localization) 4. / 5. cetver/yii2-language-selector ActiveYii2-extension[Localization & i18n](/categories/localization) cetver/yii2-language-selector ============================= Provides the configuration for the language selector for the Yii framework 2.0 1.0.3(8y ago)6107.2k↓33.6%[1 PRs](https://github.com/cetver/yii2-language-selector/pulls)BSD-3-ClausePHP Since Jul 21Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/cetver/yii2-language-selector)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/cetver/yii2-language-selector)[ RSS](/packages/cetver-yii2-language-selector/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (5)Versions (6)Used By (0) Language Selector ================= [](#language-selector) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a9a9cb2da0a8300416f88f36170e090df0322eda0c4b643bdaedc0658eb6483c/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f6365747665722f796969322d6c616e67756167652d73656c6563746f722e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/cetver/yii2-language-selector)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/99af5255b5410b0ac4acee75edff59cc8520022c91d14595bb2b34e6e40c69ce/68747470733a2f2f636f766572616c6c732e696f2f7265706f732f6769746875622f6365747665722f796969322d6c616e67756167652d73656c6563746f722f62616467652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://coveralls.io/github/cetver/yii2-language-selector?branch=master) Provides the configuration for the language selector Installation ------------ [](#installation) The preferred way to install this extension is through [composer](http://getcomposer.org/download/). Either run ``` composer require --prefer-dist cetver/yii2-language-selector ``` or add ``` "cetver/yii2-language-selector": "^1.0" ``` to the require section of your `composer.json` file. Usage ----- [](#usage) ### Bootstrap Nav [](#bootstrap-nav) ``` Yii::$app->language = 'en'; $languageItem = new cetver\LanguageSelector\items\DropDownLanguageItem([ 'languages' => [ 'en' => ' English', 'ru' => ' Russian', 'de' => ' Deutsch', ], 'options' => ['encode' => false], ]); \yii\bootstrap\NavBar::begin([ 'brandLabel' => 'My Company', 'brandUrl' => Yii::$app->homeUrl, ]); echo \yii\bootstrap\Nav::widget([ 'options' => ['class' => 'navbar-nav navbar-right'], 'items' => [ ['label' => 'Home', 'url' => ['/site/index']], ['label' => 'About', 'url' => ['/site/about']], $languageItem->toArray() ] ]); \yii\bootstrap\NavBar::end(); ``` [![Bootstrap Nav Screenshot](tests/_data/screenshots/bootstrap-nav.png "Bootstrap Nav")](tests/_data/screenshots/bootstrap-nav.png) ### Bootstrap Drop-Down Button [](#bootstrap-drop-down-button) ``` Yii::$app->language = 'en'; $languageItem = new cetver\LanguageSelector\items\DropDownLanguageItem([ 'languages' => [ 'en' => ' English', 'ru' => ' Russian', 'de' => ' Deutsch', ], 'options' => ['encode' => false], ]); $languageItem = $languageItem->toArray(); $languageDropdownItems = \yii\helpers\ArrayHelper::remove($languageItem, 'items'); echo \yii\bootstrap\ButtonDropdown::widget([ 'label' => $languageItem['label'], 'encodeLabel' => false, 'options' => ['class' => 'btn-default'], 'dropdown' => [ 'items' => $languageDropdownItems ] ]); ``` [![Bootstrap Drop-Down Button Screenshot](tests/_data/screenshots/bootstrap-drop-down-button.png "Bootstrap Drop-Down Button")](tests/_data/screenshots/bootstrap-drop-down-button.png) ### Menu [](#menu) ``` $languageItems = new cetver\LanguageSelector\items\MenuLanguageItems([ 'languages' => [ 'en' => ' English', 'ru' => ' Russian', 'de' => ' Deutsch', ], 'options' => ['encode' => false], ]); echo \yii\widgets\Menu::widget([ 'options' => ['class' => 'list-inline'], 'items' => $languageItems->toArray(), ]); ``` [![Menu](tests/_data/screenshots/menu.png "Menu")](tests/_data/screenshots/menu.png) Configuration ------------- [](#configuration) ### Drop-Down [](#drop-down) ``` new cetver\LanguageSelector\items\DropDownLanguageItem([ // the list of available languages 'languages' => [ 'en' => 'English', 'ru' => 'Russian', 'de' => 'Deutsch', ], /* or 'languages' => function () { return \app\models\Language::find() ->select(['code', 'name']) ->createCommand() ->queryAll(\PDO::FETCH_KEY_PAIR); }, */ // the drop-down widget item options, excluding "label" and "url" // @see \yii\bootstrap\Nav::$items // @see \yii\bootstrap\Dropdown::$items 'options' => [ 'visible' => true ] ]); ``` ### Menu [](#menu-1) ``` new cetver\LanguageSelector\items\MenuLanguageItems([ // the list of available languages 'languages' => [ 'en' => 'English', 'ru' => 'Russian', 'de' => 'Deutsch', ], /* or 'languages' => function () { return \app\models\Language::find() ->select(['code', 'name']) ->createCommand() ->queryAll(\PDO::FETCH_KEY_PAIR); }, */ // the menu widget item options, excluding "label", "url" and "active" // @see \yii\widgets\Menu::$items 'options' => [ 'visible' => true ] ]); ``` Tests ----- [](#tests) Run the following commands ``` composer create-project --prefer-source cetver/yii2-language-selector cd yii2-language-selector vendor/bin/codecept run unit ``` For I18N support, take a look at -------------------------------- [](#for-i18n-support-take-a-look-at) - - Sets the web-application language - - Parses and creates URLs containing languages - - Provides the configuration for the language selector - - The translatable behavior (Active Record) ### Health Score 37 — LowBetter than 83% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity35 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity67 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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