Languages Library
This page explains how translations and phrases are loaded.
Overview
The languages library loads localization files from directories. It resolves phrase keys to translated text and allows runtime language switching. Language files live in languages/langname.lua within schemas or modules and contain tables of localized phrases.
lia.lang.loadFromDir(directory)
Description:
Loads all Lua language files (*.lua) from the specified directory,
includes them as shared files, and merges any defined LANGUAGE table
into the stored language data. If a language name (NAME) is provided in the file,
it is registered in lia.lang.names.
Parameters:
- directory (string) – The path to the directory containing language files.
Realm:
-
Shared
Internal Function:
true
Returns:
- None
Example Usage:
-- This snippet demonstrates a common usage of lia.lang.loadFromDir
lia.lang.loadFromDir("languages")
lia.lang.AddTable(name, tbl)
Description:
Adds or merges a table of language key-value pairs into the stored language table
for a specified language. If the language already exists in the storage, the new values
will be merged with the existing ones.
Parameters:
-
name (string) – The name of the language to update.
-
tbl (table) – A table containing language key-value pairs to add.
Realm:
- Shared
Returns:
- None
Example Usage: