72 lines
1.6 KiB
Markdown
72 lines
1.6 KiB
Markdown
|
# os-locale [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/os-locale)
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
> Get the system [locale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locale_(computer_software))
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Useful for localizing your module or app.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
POSIX systems: The returned locale refers to the [`LC_MESSAGE`](http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Locale-Categories.html#Locale-Categories) category, suitable for selecting the language used in the user interface for message translation.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
---
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<div align="center">
|
||
|
|
<b>
|
||
|
|
<a href="https://tidelift.com/subscription/pkg/npm-os-locale?utm_source=npm-os-locale&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme">Get professional support for 'os-locale' with a Tidelift subscription</a>
|
||
|
|
</b>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<sub>
|
||
|
|
Tidelift helps make open source sustainable for maintainers while giving companies<br>assurances about security, maintenance, and licensing for their dependencies.
|
||
|
|
</sub>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
---
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
## Install
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
```
|
||
|
|
$ npm install os-locale
|
||
|
|
```
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
## Usage
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
```js
|
||
|
|
const osLocale = require('os-locale');
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
(async () => {
|
||
|
|
console.log(await osLocale());
|
||
|
|
//=> 'en_US'
|
||
|
|
})();
|
||
|
|
```
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
## API
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
### osLocale([options])
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Returns a `Promise` for the locale.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
### osLocale.sync([options])
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Returns the locale.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
#### options
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Type: `Object`
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
##### spawn
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Type: `boolean`<br>
|
||
|
|
Default: `true`
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Set to `false` to avoid spawning subprocesses and instead only resolve the locale from environment variables.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
## Security
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
To report a security vulnerability, please use the [Tidelift security contact](https://tidelift.com/security). Tidelift will coordinate the fix and disclosure.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
## License
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)
|