How to use config value in symfony2 translation?

Question

Is it possible to use global variable from config.yml in translation file in symfony 2? If yes, please can you give some example or useful link?

I would like to use some text(example: www.stackoverflow.com) in more translation files. I don't want to pass each time from twig or php this value in translation. Just want to put somehow in translations. — japysha, Jul 22 '13 at 14:45
http://stackoverflow.com/a/15566695/1847340 check out this solution. worked for me :) — ferdynator, Jan 22 '16 at 15:17

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

For injecting a (or all) twig globals into your translations you need to override the translation service. Check out this answer if you want a detailed explanation. Here is what I did:

Override the translator.class parameter (e.g. in your parameters.yml):

translator.class:  Acme\YourBundle\Translation\Translator

Create the new Translator service:

use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Translation\Translator as BaseTranslator;

class Translator extends BaseTranslator
{

}

Finally override both trans and transChoice:

/**
 * {@inheritdoc}
 */
public function trans($id, array $parameters = array(), $domain = null, $locale = null)
{
    return parent::trans(
        $id,
        array_merge($this->container->get('twig')->getGlobals(), $parameters),
        $domain,
        $locale
    );
}

/**
 * {@inheritdoc}
 */
public function transChoice($id, $number, array $parameters = array(), $domain = null, $locale = null)
{
    return parent::transChoice(
        $id,
        $number,
        array_merge($this->container->get('twig')->getGlobals(), $parameters),
        $domain,
        $locale
    );
}

In this example I am injecting all twig globals. You can only inject one like this:

array_merge(['%your_global%' => $this->container->get('twig')->getGlobals()['your_global']], $parameters)

In symfony 4.2 it seems preferred to use `$this->container->get('twig')->mergeGlobals($parameters)` — winkbrace, Apr 08 '19 at 09:51

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 22 '13 at 15:24

1

You can follow those 2 simple steps:

Inject a Global variable in all the templates using the twig configuration:

# app/config/parameters.yml
parameters:
    my_favorite_website: www.stackoverflow.com

And

# app/config/config.yml
twig:
    globals:
        my_favorite_website: "%my_favorite_website%"

Use Message Placeholders to have the ability to place your text in your translation:

# messages.en.yml
I.love.website: "I love %website%!!"

# messages.fr.yml
I.love.website: "J'adore %website%!!"

You now can use the following twig syntax in your templates to get your expected result:

{{ 'I.love.website'|trans({'%website%': my_favorite_website}) }}

answered Jul 22 '13 at 15:24

cheesemacfly

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Thanks, but I want to avoid this step in twig. In this example I would like to use _my_favorite_website_ directly in translation and call it in twig without passing any value: `{{ 'I.love.website'|trans() }}` – japysha Jul 23 '13 at 06:47
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Mmmmh I am afraid there is no simple solution to do this. The translation service requires that you pass the placeholder in an `array()` as a second parameter when calling it so it is more a translate service "limitation" than a twig one. You could probably write a twig extension if the placeholder is always the same but that would be a dirty trick... – cheesemacfly Jul 23 '13 at 14:15

How to use config value in symfony2 translation?

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