Laravel Localized Routes Plus

A powerful Laravel package for creating localized routes with advanced features including subdomain support, country-specific routing, and automatic locale management.

Features

🌍 Multiple Localization Strategies

URL prefix-based localization (/en/page, /hu/page)
Subdomain-based localization (en.example.com, hu.example.com)
Country-specific routing (/en-us/page, /en-ca/page)

🚀 Framework Integration

Seamless Laravel Route integration
Automatic middleware registration
Resource route support
Custom route model binding

⚙️ Flexible Configuration

Whitelist/blacklist locales
Configurable separators
Multiple domains per locale
Default locale customization

🔧 Developer-Friendly

Intuitive API design
Helper methods for URL generation
Comprehensive testing
Full IDE support

Installation

Install the package via Composer:

composer require larasofthu/localized-routes-plus

Publish the configuration file:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="localized-routes-plus-config"

Quick Start

Basic Usage

Create localized routes by chaining the localized() method:

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;

// Creates routes for all configured locales
Route::get('about', function () {
    return view('about');
})->name('about')->localized();

// Results in:
// /about (default locale)
// /hu/about (Hungarian)
// /de/about (German)

Resource Routes

Route::resource('posts', PostController::class)
    ->names('posts')
    ->localized();

// Creates localized versions of all resource routes:
// en.posts.index, en.posts.create, en.posts.store, etc.
// hu.posts.index, hu.posts.create, hu.posts.store, etc.

Helper Functions

The package provides convenient helper functions for common tasks:

// Get current route in different locale
$germanUrl = current_route('de');

// Check route name (works for any locale)
if (route_is('about')) {
    // Current page is about page
}

// Generate localized routes
$url = localized_route('products.show', ['product' => $product]);

{{-- Language switcher in Blade --}}
<div class="language-switcher">
    @foreach(config('localized-routes-plus.locales') as $locale)
        <a href="{{ current_route($locale) }}">{{ $locale }}</a>
    @endforeach
</div>

Configuration

The configuration file (config/localized-routes-plus.php) contains all available options:

return [
    // Available locales
    'locales' => ['en', 'hu', 'de'],
    
    // Default locale
    'default_locale' => 'en',
    
    // Include prefix for default locale in URLs
    'use_route_prefix_in_default_locale' => false,
    
    // Subdomain configuration
    'use_subdomains_instead_of_prefixes' => false,
    'domains' => [
        'en' => 'example.com',
        'hu' => 'example.hu',
        'de' => 'de.example.com',
    ],
    
    // Country-specific routing
    'use_countries' => false,
    'country_path_separator' => 'dash', // 'dash' or 'slash'
    'countries' => [
        'en' => 'us',
        'hu' => 'hu',
        'de' => 'de',
    ],
];

URL Prefix Localization

Basic Configuration

// config/localized-routes-plus.php
'locales' => ['en', 'hu', 'de'],
'default_locale' => 'en',
'use_route_prefix_in_default_locale' => false,

Route Examples

Route::get('products', [ProductController::class, 'index'])
    ->name('products.index')
    ->localized();

// Generated routes:
// GET /products -> en.products.index (default locale, no prefix)
// GET /hu/products -> hu.products.index
// GET /de/products -> de.products.index

Including Default Locale in URLs

// config/localized-routes-plus.php
'use_route_prefix_in_default_locale' => true,

// Results in:
// GET /en/products -> en.products.index
// GET /hu/products -> hu.products.index
// GET /de/products -> de.products.index

Subdomain Localization

Configuration

// config/localized-routes-plus.php
'use_subdomains_instead_of_prefixes' => true,
'domains' => [
    'en' => 'example.com',
    'hu' => 'example.hu',
    'de' => 'de.example.com',
],

Multiple Domains per Locale

'domains' => [
    'en' => 'example.com',
    'hu' => 'example.hu',
    'de' => [
        'de.example.com',
        'de2.example.com',
        'example.de'
    ],
],

Route Examples

Route::get('products', [ProductController::class, 'index'])
    ->name('products.index')
    ->localized();

// Generated routes:
// example.com/products -> en.products.index
// example.hu/products -> hu.products.index
// de.example.com/products -> de.products.index
// de2.example.com/products -> de.products.index (additional domain)
// example.de/products -> de.products.index (additional domain)

Country-Specific Routing

Configuration

// config/localized-routes-plus.php
'use_countries' => true,
'country_path_separator' => 'dash',
'countries' => [
    'en' => 'us',
    'hu' => 'hu',
    'de' => 'de',
],

Multiple Countries per Locale

'countries' => [
    'en' => ['us', 'ca', 'gb'],
    'hu' => 'hu',
    'de' => 'de',
],

Path Separators

// Dash separator (default)
'country_path_separator' => 'dash',
// Results in: /en-us/products, /en-ca/products

// Slash separator
'country_path_separator' => 'slash',
// Results in: /en/us/products, /en/ca/products

Route Examples

Route::get('products', [ProductController::class, 'index'])
    ->name('products.index')
    ->localized();

// With dash separator:
// GET /en-us/products -> en-us.products.index
// GET /en-ca/products -> en-ca.products.index

Selective Localization

Whitelist Specific Locales

// Only create routes for English and Hungarian
Route::get('admin', [AdminController::class, 'index'])
    ->name('admin.index')
    ->localized(['en', 'hu']);

// Single locale
Route::get('terms', function () {
    return view('terms');
})->name('terms')->localized('en');

Blacklist Specific Locales

// Create routes for all locales except German
Route::get('news', [NewsController::class, 'index'])
    ->name('news.index')
    ->localizedExcept('de');

// Multiple locales
Route::get('blog', [BlogController::class, 'index'])
    ->name('blog.index')
    ->localizedExcept(['de', 'fr']);

Advanced Usage

Route Model Binding

Route::get('posts/{post}', [PostController::class, 'show'])
    ->name('posts.show')
    ->localized();

// Works with model binding:
// /posts/my-post-slug -> en.posts.show
// /hu/posts/my-post-slug -> hu.posts.show

Route Parameters

Route::get('categories/{category}/products/{product}', [ProductController::class, 'show'])
    ->name('products.show')
    ->localized();

// Generated routes handle parameters correctly:
// /categories/electronics/products/laptop -> en.products.show
// /hu/categories/electronics/products/laptop -> hu.products.show

Middleware Integration

The package automatically registers middleware to set the application locale:

// Automatically applied to localized routes
SetLocaleFromRoute::class  // Sets App::setLocale()
SetCountryFromRoute::class // Sets App::setCountry() (when countries enabled)

Helper Methods

Route Switching

// In your views or controllers
$currentRoute = request()->route();

// Get route for different locale
$germanRoute = $currentRoute->locale('de');
$germanUrl = $germanRoute->getUrl();

// With countries
$usRoute = $currentRoute->locale('en', 'us');
$canadaRoute = $currentRoute->locale('en', 'ca');

URL Generation

// Standard Laravel route() helper works
$url = route('products.index'); // Current locale
$hungarianUrl = route('hu.products.index'); // Specific locale

// With countries
$usUrl = route('en-us.products.index');
$canadaUrl = route('en-ca.products.index');

// Using helper methods
$route = request()->route();
$germanUrl = $route->getUrl('de');
$usUrl = $route->getUrl('en', 'us'); // With country

Route Information

$route = request()->route();

// Get locale and country
$locale = $route->getLocale();    // 'en'
$country = $route->getCountry();  // 'us' (if countries enabled)

// Get route name without locale prefix
$safeName = $route->getSafeName(); // 'products.index'

// Check if route matches a name
if ($route->is('products.index')) {
    // Current route is products.index (any locale)
}

Global Helper Functions

The package provides convenient global helper functions:

`current_route()`

Get the current route URL in a different locale:

// Get current route in German
$germanUrl = current_route('de');

// With countries - EN-US
$usUrl = current_route('en', 'us');

// With custom parameters
$url = current_route('hu', null, ['id' => 123]);

// Relative URL
$relativeUrl = current_route('de', null, [], false);

`route_is()`

Check if the current route matches a name (locale-agnostic):

// Traditional Laravel way (locale-specific)
if (request()->route()->getName() === 'en.products.index') {
    // Only matches English version
}

// Using route_is() helper (works for any locale)
if (route_is('products.index')) {
    // Matches en.products.index, hu.products.index, de.products.index, etc.
    // you can use it in balde templates see below
}

<nav class="...@if(route_is('products.index')selected@endif">...</nav>

`localized_route()`

Generate localized route URLs:

// Generate route for current locale
$url = localized_route('products.show', ['product' => $product]);

// Equivalent to:
$locale = app()->getLocale();
$url = route($locale . '.products.show', ['product' => $product]);

// Automatic with countries (when enabled)
$url = localized_route('products.show', ['product' => $product]);
// Uses current locale and country automatically


// You can add custom locale and country if you want
$url = localized_route('products.show', ['product' => $product], $absolute, $locale, $country);

Localized URI Translation

The package supports translating URI segments using Laravel's language files. This allows you to have different URL structures for different locales while keeping the same route logic.

Setup

Create language files for your routes in the lang/{locale}/routes.php files:

// lang/en/routes.php
<?php

return [
    'news.index' => '/news',
    'products.index' => '/products',
    'about' => '/about',
    'contact' => '/contact',
];

// lang/hu/routes.php
<?php

return [
    'news.index' => '/hirek',
    'products.index' => '/termekek', 
    'about' => '/rolunk',
    'contact' => '/kapcsolat',
];

// lang/de/routes.php
<?php

return [
    'news.index' => '/nachrichten',
    'products.index' => '/produkte',
    'about' => '/uber-uns',
    'contact' => '/kontakt',
];

Usage

Define your routes normally and the package will automatically use the translated URIs:

// routes/web.php
Route::get('/news', [NewsController::class, 'index'])
    ->name('news.index')
    ->localized();

Route::get('/products', [ProductController::class, 'index'])
    ->name('products.index')
    ->localized();

Route::get('/about', function () {
    return view('about');
})->name('about')->localized();

Generated Routes

The above configuration will generate the following routes:

// English (default locale)
GET /news -> en.news.index
GET /products -> en.products.index  
GET /about -> en.about

// Hungarian  
GET /hu/hirek -> hu.news.index
GET /hu/termekek -> hu.products.index
GET /hu/rolunk -> hu.about

// German
GET /de/nachrichten -> de.news.index
GET /de/produkte -> de.products.index
GET /de/uber-uns -> de.about

With Route Parameters

You can also translate URIs that contain parameters:

// routes/web.php
Route::get('/products/{product}', [ProductController::class, 'show'])
    ->name('products.show')
    ->localized();

Route::get('/categories/{category}/products', [ProductController::class, 'index'])
    ->name('categories.products')
    ->localized();

// lang/hu/routes.php
return [
    'products.show' => '/termekek/{product}',
    'categories.products' => '/kategoriak/{category}/termekek',
];

// lang/de/routes.php  
return [
    'products.show' => '/produkte/{product}',
    'categories.products' => '/kategorien/{category}/produkte',
];

Important Notes

The translation key must match the route name exactly (use getSafeName() without locale prefix)
If no translation is found, the original URI is used
Parameters must be preserved in translated URIs ({parameter})
This works with all localization strategies (prefixes, subdomains, countries)

Blade Helpers

Language Switcher

{{-- Basic language switcher using helper function --}}
<div class="language-switcher">
    @foreach(config('localized-routes-plus.locales') as $locale)
        @if($locale !== app()->getLocale())
            <a href="{{ current_route($locale) }}">
                {{ strtoupper($locale) }}
            </a>
        @endif
    @endforeach
</div>

{{-- Alternative using route methods --}}
<div class="language-switcher">
    @foreach(config('localized-routes-plus.locales') as $locale)
        @if($locale !== app()->getLocale())
            <a href="{{ request()->route()->getUrl($locale) }}">
                {{ strtoupper($locale) }}
            </a>
        @endif
    @endforeach
</div>

{{-- With countries --}}
<div class="country-switcher">
    <a href="{{ current_route('en', 'us') }}">🇺🇸 US</a>
    <a href="{{ current_route('en', 'ca') }}">🇨🇦 Canada</a>
    <a href="{{ current_route('en', 'gb') }}">🇬🇧 UK</a>
</div>

Current Locale Detection

{{-- Check current locale --}}
@if(app()->getLocale() === 'hu')
    <p>Hungarian content</p>
@endif

{{-- Check if route is localized --}}
@if(request()->route() instanceof \LarasoftHU\LocalizedRoutesPlus\LocalizedRoute)
    <p>This is a localized route</p>
@endif

{{-- Using route_is() helper --}}
@if(route_is('products.index'))
    <p>This is the products index page (any locale)</p>
@endif

{{-- Generate links using localized_route() helper --}}
<a href="{{ localized_route('products.show', ['product' => $product]) }}">
    View Product
</a>

{{-- Navigation menu with active state detection --}}
<nav>
    <a href="{{ localized_route('home') }}" 
       class="{{ route_is('home') ? 'active' : '' }}">
        Home
    </a>
    <a href="{{ localized_route('products.index') }}" 
       class="{{ route_is('products.*') ? 'active' : '' }}">
        Products  
    </a>
    <a href="{{ localized_route('about') }}" 
       class="{{ route_is('about') ? 'active' : '' }}">
        About
    </a>
</nav>

Testing

The package includes comprehensive tests covering all functionality:

# Run all tests
composer test

# Run specific test suites
./vendor/bin/pest tests/Feature/LocalizedRoutesTest.php
./vendor/bin/pest tests/Feature/CountryRoutesTest.php
./vendor/bin/pest tests/Feature/DomainRoutesTest.php

# Run with coverage
composer test-coverage

API Reference

LocalizedRoute Methods

Method	Description	Example
`localized($locales = [])`	Create localized versions	`->localized(['en', 'hu'])`
`localizedExcept($locales = [])`	Exclude specific locales	`->localizedExcept('de')`
`locale($locale, $country = null)`	Get route for locale	`$route->locale('hu')`
`getUrl($locale = null, $country = null)`	Generate URL for locale	`$route->getUrl('de')`
`getLocale()`	Get route locale	`$route->getLocale()`
`getCountry()`	Get route country	`$route->getCountry()`
`getSafeName()`	Get name without locale prefix	`$route->getSafeName()`
`is($name)`	Check route name (locale-agnostic)	`$route->is('products.index')`

Configuration Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
`locales`	`array`	`['en']`	Available locales
`default_locale`	`string`	`'en'`	Default application locale
`use_route_prefix_in_default_locale`	`bool`	`false`	Include prefix for default locale
`use_subdomains_instead_of_prefixes`	`bool`	`false`	Use subdomains instead of prefixes
`domains`	`array`	`[]`	Domain mapping for locales
`use_countries`	`bool`	`false`	Enable country-specific routing
`country_path_separator`	`string`	`'dash'`	Separator between locale and country
`countries`	`array`	`[]`	Country mapping for locales

Global Helper Functions

Function	Description	Example
`current_route($locale, $country, $parameters, $absolute)`	Get current route URL in different locale	`current_route('de')`
`route_is($name)`	Check route name (locale-agnostic)	`route_is('products.index')`
`localized_route($name, $parameters, $absolute, $locale, $country)`	Generate localized route URL	`localized_route('products.show', $product)`

Middleware

Class	Description	Auto-Applied
`SetLocaleFromRoute`	Sets `App::setLocale()` from route	✅ Yes
`SetCountryFromRoute`	Sets `App::setCountry()` from route	✅ When countries enabled

Examples

E-commerce Site

// Product routes with localization
Route::prefix('shop')->group(function () {
    Route::get('/', [ShopController::class, 'index'])
        ->name('shop.index')
        ->localized();
        
    Route::get('categories/{category}', [CategoryController::class, 'show'])
        ->name('shop.categories.show')
        ->localized();
        
    Route::resource('products', ProductController::class)
        ->only(['index', 'show'])
        ->names('shop.products')
        ->localized();
});

// Admin routes (English only)
Route::prefix('admin')->group(function () {
    Route::resource('products', AdminProductController::class)
        ->names('admin.products')
        ->localized('en');
});

Multi-Country Site

// config/localized-routes-plus.php
'use_countries' => true,
'countries' => [
    'en' => ['us', 'ca', 'gb', 'au'],
    'es' => ['es', 'mx', 'ar'],
    'fr' => ['fr', 'ca'],
],

// Routes
Route::get('pricing', [PricingController::class, 'index'])
    ->name('pricing')
    ->localized();

// Results in routes like:
// /en-us/pricing, /en-ca/pricing, /en-gb/pricing, /en-au/pricing
// /es-es/pricing, /es-mx/pricing, /es-ar/pricing
// /fr-fr/pricing, /fr-ca/pricing

Subdomain Setup

// config/localized-routes-plus.php
'use_subdomains_instead_of_prefixes' => true,
'domains' => [
    'en' => 'example.com',
    'de' => ['de.example.com', 'example.de'],
    'fr' => 'fr.example.com',
],

// All routes automatically work on their respective domains
Route::get('/', [HomeController::class, 'index'])
    ->name('home')
    ->localized();

// example.com/ -> en.home
// de.example.com/ -> de.home
// example.de/ -> de.home (additional domain)
// fr.example.com/ -> fr.home

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Route names must be set before localized()

// ❌ Wrong
Route::get('products', ProductController::class)->localized()->name('products');

// ✅ Correct
Route::get('products', ProductController::class)->name('products')->localized();

Missing domain configuration for subdomains

// Make sure all locales have corresponding domains when using subdomains
'domains' => [
    'en' => 'example.com',
    'hu' => 'example.hu', // Don't forget this!
],

Country parameter required when countries enabled

// ❌ Wrong (when use_countries is true)
$route->locale('en');

// ✅ Correct
$route->locale('en', 'us');

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

Security

If you discover any security vulnerabilities, please email [email protected] instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.

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Laravel Localized Routes Plus

Features

Installation

Quick Start

Basic Usage

Resource Routes

Helper Functions

Configuration

URL Prefix Localization

Basic Configuration

Route Examples

Including Default Locale in URLs

Subdomain Localization

Configuration

Multiple Domains per Locale

Route Examples

Country-Specific Routing

Configuration

Multiple Countries per Locale

Path Separators

Route Examples

Selective Localization

Whitelist Specific Locales

Blacklist Specific Locales

Advanced Usage

Route Model Binding

Route Parameters

Middleware Integration

Helper Methods

Route Switching

URL Generation

Route Information

Global Helper Functions

current_route()

route_is()

localized_route()

Localized URI Translation

Setup

Usage

Generated Routes

With Route Parameters

Important Notes

Blade Helpers

Language Switcher

Current Locale Detection

Testing

API Reference

LocalizedRoute Methods

Configuration Options

Global Helper Functions

Middleware

Examples

E-commerce Site

Multi-Country Site

Subdomain Setup

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Contributing

Security

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