Internationalization API Reference

This document provides detailed API reference for the internationalization framework in Summon.

Core Classes and Objects

Language

data class Language(
    val code: String,
    val name: String,
    val direction: LayoutDirection
)

Represents a supported language in the application.

Properties:

• code: ISO language code (e.g., "en", "fr")
• name: Display name of the language
• direction: Text direction for this language

LayoutDirection

enum class LayoutDirection {
    LTR, RTL
}

Enum representing text and UI element direction.

Values:

• LTR: Left-to-right (default for most Western languages)
• RTL: Right-to-left (for languages like Arabic, Hebrew)

I18nConfig

object I18nConfig

Configuration object for internationalization settings.

Properties:

• supportedLanguages: List of supported languages
• defaultLanguage: The default language (nullable)

Methods:

• configure(block: I18nConfigBuilder.() -> Unit): Configure i18n settings using the DSL builder

I18nConfigBuilder

class I18nConfigBuilder

Builder class for i18n configuration DSL.

Methods:

• language(code: String, name: String, direction: LayoutDirection = LayoutDirection.LTR): Add a supported language
• setDefault(code: String): Set the default language by language code

StringResources

object StringResources

Manager for string translation resources.

Methods:

• loadTranslations(languageCode: String, jsonContent: String): Load translations for a specific language
• getString(key: String, languageCode: String, fallbackLanguageCode: String? = null): Get a translated string
• clearTranslations(): Clear all loaded translations
• getKeysForLanguage(languageCode: String): Get all keys for a specific language

Composition Locals

val LocalLanguage: CompositionLocal<Language>
val LocalLayoutDirection: CompositionLocal<LayoutDirection>

Composition locals that provide the current language and layout direction in the composition.

Composable Functions

LanguageProvider

@Composable
fun LanguageProvider(
    initialLanguage: Language = I18nConfig.defaultLanguage ?: Language("en", "English", LayoutDirection.LTR),
    content: @Composable () -> Unit
)

Provides language context to the application.

Parameters:

• initialLanguage: The initial language to use (defaults to the configured default language)
• content: The content to be provided with language context

stringResource

@Composable
fun stringResource(key: String): String

Utility function to get a localized string.

Parameters:

• key: The translation key (e.g., "common.welcome")

Returns:

• The translated string for the current language

Directional Modifiers

Padding and Margin

@Composable
fun Modifier.paddingStart(value: String): Modifier
@Composable
fun Modifier.paddingEnd(value: String): Modifier
@Composable
fun Modifier.marginStart(value: String): Modifier
@Composable
fun Modifier.marginEnd(value: String): Modifier

Creates padding/margin that adapts to the current layout direction.

Parameters:

• value: The padding/margin value (e.g., "8px")

Border

@Composable
fun Modifier.borderStart(width: String, style: String, color: String): Modifier
@Composable
fun Modifier.borderEnd(width: String, style: String, color: String): Modifier

Adds a border to the start/end edge of an element.

Parameters:

• width: Border width
• style: Border style
• color: Border color

Text Alignment

@Composable
fun Modifier.textStart(): Modifier
@Composable
fun Modifier.textEnd(): Modifier

Set the text alignment to the start/end edge.

Layout Direction

@Composable
fun Modifier.flexRow(): Modifier
@Composable
fun Modifier.directionalRow(): Modifier

Adds flexbox direction that respects the current layout direction.

Mirroring

@Composable
fun Modifier.mirrorInRtl(): Modifier

Applies CSS transform to mirror an element in RTL mode.

Direction Attribute

@Composable
fun Modifier.withDirection(): Modifier

Applies the direction attribute to an element.

Directional Padding and Margin

@Composable
fun Modifier.directionalPadding(
    start: String,
    top: String,
    end: String,
    bottom: String
): Modifier

@Composable
fun Modifier.directionalMargin(
    start: String,
    top: String,
    end: String,
    bottom: String
): Modifier

Extension functions to apply directional padding/margin to all sides.

Utility Functions

changeLanguage

fun changeLanguage(languageCode: String): Boolean

Change the application language.

Parameters:

• languageCode: The language code to switch to

Returns:

• true if the language was changed, false if not found

RtlUtils

object RtlUtils

Utility class for RTL layout support.

Methods:

• isRtl(): Boolean: Check if the current layout direction is RTL
• directionalValue(ltrValue: T, rtlValue: T): T: Mirror a set of values based on the current layout direction

Platform-Specific Implementations

JavaScript

object JsI18nImplementation

JavaScript-specific implementation for loading i18n translation files.

Methods:

• init(): Initialize i18n for the JS platform
• loadLanguageResources(basePath: String = "/i18n/"): Load language resources from the specified base path
• getCurrentLanguage(): Language: Get the current language for JS platform