<?php namespace App\Utilities; class Language { /** * The language cookie name * * @var string */ public static $language_cookie = 'locale'; /** * Retrieve the language from the cookie or fall back on the default * * @return string */ public static function getSessionLanguage() { return session(self::$language_cookie, env('DEFAULT_LANGUAGE', 'en')); } /** * Set the configured language cookie * * @param string * @return boolean */ public static function setSessionLanguage($language) { session([ self::$language_cookie => $language ]); return self::getSessionLanguage() == $language; } /** * Take an array of strings and return the string associated with * the currently configured language or fall back on the default * * @param array * @return string */ public static function select($string_array) { $session_language = self::getSessionLanguage(); $default_language = env('DEFAULT_LANGUAGE'); $string = ''; if (array_key_exists($session_language, $string_array)) { $string = $string_array[$session_language]; } else if (array_key_exists($default_language, $string_array)) { $string = $string_array[$default_language]; } return $string; } }