Localization of validation messages

[Miguel Prz]

I am using Mojolicious::Validator::Validation in my Web app.

I have to translate the error messages, for example "required" should be "requerido" (spanish).

How can I do this?

[Jan Henning Thorsen]

I've tried to be clever about this many times, and it always ends up in a huge mess. So instead of trying to detect the exact issue, I will rather just tell the user what needs to be done:

% if (validation->has_error('username') {

  <p class="help"><%=l 'You need to fill in a username, which needs to be...' %></p>

% }

The "<%=l' part is the same as <%= l('you need to...') %>, I just like to write it a "funny" way. The l() helper needs to do the actual translation for you, as you would with any other string in your application.

[sri]

I've tried to be clever about this many times, and it always ends up in a huge mess. So instead of trying to detect the exact issue, I will rather just tell the user what needs to be done:

% if (validation->has_error('username') {

  <p class="help"><%=l 'You need to fill in a username, which needs to be...' %></p>

% }

This is the correct solution.

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sebastian