Laravel Translations

This lightweight Laravel package enables you to eager load models along with their translations in the specified language, efficiently preventing the N+1 query problem. Additionally, it allows you to retrieve a single translation (instead of an array) without unnecessarily loading extra models into memory..

🚀 Installation

Install the package via Composer:

composer require vershub/laraveltranslations

🛠️ Usage

1. Create a Translatable Model

Extend the TranslatableModel class and implement the required abstract methods:

namespace App\Models;  

use Vershub\LaravelTranslations\TranslatableModel;  

class CarBrand extends TranslatableModel  
{  
    protected $fillable = ['name'];  

    protected function getTranslationModel(): string  
    {  
        return CarBrandTranslation::class;  
    }  

    protected function getForeignKeyForTranslation(): string  
    {  
        return 'car_brand_id';  
    }  
}

2. Create a Translation Model

The translation model should be a standard Eloquent model:

namespace App\Models;  

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;  

class CarBrandTranslation extends Model  
{  
    protected $fillable = ['locale_code', 'name', 'description'];  
}

Example of translation table migration:

use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;  
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;  
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;  

class CreateCarBrandTranslationsTable extends Migration  
{  
    public function up()  
    {  
        Schema::create('car_brand_translations', function (Blueprint $table) {  
            $table->id();  
            $table->foreignId('car_brand_id')->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete();  
            $table->string('locale_code');  
            $table->string('name');  
            $table->text('description')->nullable();  
            $table->timestamps();  
        });  
    }  

    public function down()  
    {  
        Schema::dropIfExists('car_brand_translations');  
    }  
}

3. Use the `withTranslation` Scope

Retrieve translations for the current locale

use App\Models\CarBrand;  

$carBrands = CarBrand::withTranslation()->get();  

foreach ($carBrands as $carBrand) {  
    echo $carBrand->translation->name;  
}

Retrieve translations for a specific locale

use App\Models\CarBrand;  

$carBrands = CarBrand::withTranslation('fr')->get();  

foreach ($carBrands as $carBrand) {  
    echo $carBrand->translation->name;  
}

Select specific columns from translations table

use App\Models\CarBrand;  

$carBrands = CarBrand::withTranslation('fr:id,locale_code,name,description')->get();

⚙️ Customization

Override the Locale Code Column

By default, the package uses locale_code. You can change this by publishing the config file and change the value of locale_code_column key:

return [
    'locale_code_column' => 'locale_code'
];