Migration Guide

Upgrading from `nuxt-i18n` to `nuxtjs/i18n`

Summary:

The name of the module changed from `nuxt-i18n` to `@nuxtjs/i18n`

Uninstall the old module and install the new one:

yarn remove nuxt-i18n
yarn add @nuxtjs/i18n

Change the module name in nuxt.config.js:

  modules: [
-    'nuxt-i18n'
+    '@nuxtjs/i18n'
  ]

Update all other references to the old name that you might have in your code.

`beforeLanguageSwitch` replaced by `onBeforeLanguageSwitch`

If you have defined the beforeLanguageSwitch option within your module configuration or using it through the API then you need to switch to onBeforeLanguageSwitch.

Example change:

-  app.i18n.beforeLanguageSwitch = (oldLocale, newLocale) => {
-    // ...
-  }
+  app.i18n.onBeforeLanguageSwitch = (oldLocale, newLocale, isInitialSetup, context) => {
+    if (!isInitialSetup) {
+      // ...
+    }
+  }

Note that the old hook was not called in the "initial setup" case so to preserve the old behavior, you might want to skip running the code of your hook when isInitialSetup is true.

Also check out the onBeforeLanguageSwitch documentation.

`NuxtVueI18n` typescript namespace has been removed

The module no longer defines nor exports a global NuxtVueI18n typescript namespace. Now all module types are exported directly and are not made available through a global namespace.

If you are using the types from the global namespace in your typescript code or in JSDoc annotations in your javascript code, you have to instead import the type explicitly from the @nuxtjs/i18n module.

For example, instead of:

/** @type {NuxtVueI18n.LocaleObject} */
const locale = { code: 'en' }

do:

/** @type {import('@nuxtjs/i18n').LocaleObject} */
const locale = { code: 'en' }

The names of the exported types have also changed in some cases so refer to the /types/index.d.ts file to see the exported types.

`seo` option has been removed

For performance reasons the module option seo has been removed.

The alternative is to return $nuxtI18nHead({ addDirAttribute: true, addSeoAttributes: true }) from the head component option within the layout file.

`$nuxtI18nSeo` has been removed

The $nuxtI18nSeo() function that was used to generate meta information to be used wihtin the Nuxt's head component option has been removed.

If you have been using $nuxtI18nSeo in your code, replace it with $nuxtI18nHead({ addSeoAttributes: true }).

See also the SEO Guide and the $nuxtI18nHead API documentation.

`$nuxtI18nHead`'s `addDirAttribute` option default value has been changed from `true` to `false`

The default value of the addDirAttribute option that the $nuxtI18nHead accepts has been changed from true to false.

If you don't have the defaultDirection module option set nor have defined the dir property on your locales then you don't have to do anything. Otherwise, if you are using $nuxtI18nHead, then explicitly enable addDirAttribute with $nuxtI18nHead({ addDirAttribute: true }).

`onlyOnRoot` and `onlyOnNoPrefix` options has been removed

The removed detectBrowserLanguage.onlyOnRoot and detectBrowserLanguage.onlyOnNoPrefix options are now combined into a single detectBrowserLanguage.redirectOn option that accepts values 'all', 'root', or 'no prefix'.

If you have explicitly enabled the onlyOnRoot or the onlyOnNoPrefix option, switch to redirectOn: 'root' or redirectOn: 'no prefix' respectively.

Note that the default value has also changed from all toroot.

`detectBrowserLanguage` changed to only trigger from the root path by default

Previously, with detectBrowserLanguage enabled, the module would attempt to detect the browser's locale regardless of the path that was visited. This is no longer the case by default - the module will only attempt to redirect when visiting the root path.

For better SEO it's recommended to keep the new behavior enabled but if you want to revert to the previous behavior then set redirectOn: 'all'.

See also the Browser language detection Guide.

Vuex `syncLocale` and `syncMessages` properties has been removed

The vuex module options syncLocale and syncMessages has been removed.

It was decided that those are redundant as there is an alternative way to access them through the API:

the currently used locale is accessible through $i18n.locale
the currently loaded messages can be accessed through $i18n.messages

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