vue-i18n $t with values attribute is not translating

Asked By: Anonymous

I am trying to import a .json file to use as the translation file.

<template>
    <template v-slot:footer>
      <div>{{ $t('menu.file.new.label', $i18n.locale, locale) }}</div> <--Issue outputs menu.file.new.label
    </template>
</template>

<script>
import locale from '@/locales/modules/messaging.json'

export default {
  data() {
    return {
      locale: locale
    }
  }
}
</script>

the locale from messaging.json does not have any errors and works if i instead added the following to the top

<i18n src="@/locales/modules/messaging.json"></i18n>

and changed the function parameters to exclude $i18n.locale and locale and it works. Unfortunately, this is not an option as i want to pass the data to a grandchild component. However, if i can configure the grandchild to use their grandparents translation data that works too..

how can i get either:

1. The above to work
2. Alternatively, use the grandparents translation data in the grandchild
3. Alternatively, dynamically import translation data in the grandchild based on a prop(location of translation file to be imported)

Thanks

Solution

Answered By: Anonymous

I found a solution

<template>
  <st-age v-bind:menus="menu" v-bind:locale="locale[$i18n.locale].menu">
    <template v-slot:content>message: {{ $route.params }}</template>
    <template v-slot:footer>
      <div>{{ $t('menu.file.label') }}</div>
    </template>
  </st-age>
</template>

<script>
import menu from './menu'
import locale from '@/locales/modules/messaging.json'

export default {
  data() {
    return {
      menu: menu,
      locale: locale
    }
  },
  i18n: {
    messages: locale
  },
  components: {
    'st-age': () => import('@/components/layout/stage/container')
  }
}
</script>

<style>
</style>

locale[$i18n.locale].menu is passing the translation data i actually need and not the entire object(which works too)

in the child component, i just pass this data as a prop to the grandchild

in the grandchild i

 mounted() {
    this.$i18n.setLocaleMessage(this.$i18n.locale, this.locale)
  }

where this.locale is the translation data and $t('file') yields whatever i set as en.menu.file in the global translation data originally imported