CakePHP 2.x Translate Behavior Not Saving to i18n Table

Question

I've followed the instructions in the manual for setting up Translate Behavior with CakePHP 2.1, as well as this question here on Stack. I am not getting any errors, but my translated posts are not saving to my i18n table.

Here is my PostModel.php:

class Post extends AppModel {

    public $title = 'Post';
    public $name = 'Post';
    public $body = 'Post';

    public $actAs = array(
        'Translate' => array(
            'title' => 'titleTranslation', 
            'body' => 'bodyTranslation'
        )
    );

    public $validate = array(
        'title' => array(
            'rule' => 'notEmpty'
        ),
        'body' => array(
            'rule' => 'notEmpty'
        )
    );

}

And here are my add and edit functions in PostsController.php:

public function add() {
        if ($this->request->is('post')) {
            $this->Post->locale = 'fre';
            $this->Post->create();

        if ($this->Post->save($this->request->data)) {
            $this->Session->setFlash(__('Your post has been saved.', true));
            $this->redirect(array('action' => 'admin'));
        } else {
            $this->Session->setFlash(__('Unable to add your post.', true));
        }
    }
}

public function edit($id = null) {
    $this->Post->id = $id;
    if ($this->request->is('get')) 
    {
        $this->Post->locale = 'fre';
        $this->request->data = $this->Post->read();
    } 
    else 
    {
        if ($this->Post->save($this->request->data)) 
        {
            $this->Post->locale = 'fre';
            $this->Session->setFlash(__('Your post has been updated.', true));
            $this->redirect(array('action' => 'admin'));
        } 
        else 
        {
            $this->Session->setFlash(__('Unable to update your post.', true));
        }
    }
}

I initialized the i18n table using Console. Should I drop the table and try reinitializing? Not sure why there would be a problem there.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 31 '13 at 17:39

More reusable solution is to add to your AppModel:

class AppModel extends Model {
    public $actsAs = array('Containable');

    /**
     * Converts structure of translated content by TranslateBehavior to be compatible
     * when saving model
     *
     * @link http://rafal-filipek.blogspot.com/2009/01/translatebehavior-i-formularze-w.html
     */
    public function afterFind($results, $primary = false) {
        if (isset($this->Behaviors->Translate)) {
            foreach ($this->Behaviors->Translate->settings[$this->alias] as $value) {
                foreach ($results as $index => $row) {
                    if (array_key_exists($value, $row)) {
                        foreach($row[$value] as $locale) {
                            if (isset($results[$index][$this->alias][$locale['field']])) {
                                if (!is_array($results[$index][$this->alias][$locale['field']])) {
                                    $results[$index][$this->alias][$locale['field']] = array();
                                }
                                $results[$index][$this->alias][$locale['field']][$locale['locale']] = $locale['content'];
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return $results;
    }
}

This code automatically converts what returns TranslateBehavior to be able to create multi-language form like:

echo $this->Form->input('Category.name.eng');
echo $this->Form->input('Category.name.deu');
echo $this->Form->input('Category.name.pol');

Tested on CakePHP 2.3. And I discovered that now Model->saveAssociated() is required instead of Model->save().

Thanks, redd. I haven't worked on this project recently, but I will test out your answer and see if it works. — deewilcox, Feb 14 '13 at 18:11

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 17 '12 at 21:51

Try to add this in your form on add.ctp:

<?php
     echo $this->Form->create('Post');
     echo $this->Form->input('Post.title.fre');
     echo $this->Form->input('Post.body.fre');
     //Something more...
     echo $this->Form->end(__('Submit'));
?>

in your edit.ctp:

<?php
     echo $this->Form->create('Post');
     echo $this->Form->input('id');
     echo $this->Form->input('Post.title.fre', array('value'=>$this->request->data['titleTranslation'][0]['content'));
     echo $this->Form->input('Post.body.fre', array('value'=>$this->request->data['bodyTranslation'][0]['content'));
     //Something more...
     echo $this->Form->end(__('Submit'));
?>

assuming index of data['titleTranslation'][0] is in French, to easily see an array in the view I recommend to use DebugKit https://github.com/cakephp/debug_kit

I hope this will help

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 01 '14 at 10:09

0

Use saveMany instedof save. it's working fine for me.

answered Feb 01 '14 at 10:09

Piyush Mittal

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 21 '14 at 13:55

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For those who have the same problem: the correct variable is $actsAs, not $actAs.

answered Mar 21 '14 at 13:55

bancer

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CakePHP 2.x Translate Behavior Not Saving to i18n Table

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