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Localization Plugin

Automatically localize the map labels into the device's current language.
LocalizationActivity.kt
package com.mapbox.maps.testapp.examples.localization

import android.os.Bundle
import android.view.Menu
import android.view.MenuItem
import android.widget.Toast
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import com.mapbox.maps.MapboxMap
import com.mapbox.maps.Style
import com.mapbox.maps.extension.localization.localizeLabels
import com.mapbox.maps.testapp.R
import com.mapbox.maps.testapp.databinding.ActivityMapLocalizationBinding
import java.util.*

/**
* Example showcasing how to localize a map client side to a specific locale using Style#localizeLabels(locale: Locale).
* This function will attempt to localize a map into a selected locale if the symbol layers are using
* a Mapbox source and the locale is being provided as part of the vector source data.
*
* This feature supports both v7 and v8 of Mapbox style spec version and does not support [Style.STANDARD].
*/
class LocalizationActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
private lateinit var mapboxMap: MapboxMap
private var applySelectedLanguage: Boolean = false
private var index: Int = 0
private val styles =
arrayOf(
Style.MAPBOX_STREETS,
MAPBOX_STREETS_V10
)

private val nextStyle: String
get() {
return styles[index++ % styles.size]
}
private lateinit var locale: Locale
private lateinit var selectedLocale: Locale
private var layerIdList = mutableSetOf<String>()

override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
val binding = ActivityMapLocalizationBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
setContentView(binding.root)
@Suppress("DEPRECATION")
locale = resources.configuration.locale
selectedLocale = locale
applySelectedLanguage = false
Toast.makeText(this, R.string.change_language_instruction, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
mapboxMap = binding.mapView.mapboxMap
mapboxMap.loadStyle(nextStyle) {
it.localizeLabels(locale)
}
binding.fabStyles.setOnClickListener {
val styleUri = nextStyle
mapboxMap.loadStyle(styleUri) {
it.localizeLabels(selectedLocale)
}
Toast.makeText(this, styleUri, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
}
binding.fabLocalize.setOnClickListener {
applySelectedLanguage = if (!applySelectedLanguage) {
mapboxMap.style?.localizeLabels(selectedLocale)
Toast.makeText(this, R.string.map_not_localized, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
true
} else {
mapboxMap.style?.localizeLabels(locale)
Toast.makeText(this, R.string.map_localized, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
false
}
}
}

override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu): Boolean {
menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_languages, menu)
return true
}

override fun onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
when (item.groupId) {
R.id.layers -> {
item.isChecked = !item.isChecked
when (item.itemId) {
R.id.country_label -> {
if (item.isChecked) {
layerIdList.add(COUNTRY_LABEL)
} else {
layerIdList.remove(COUNTRY_LABEL)
}
}
R.id.state_label -> {
if (item.isChecked) {
layerIdList.add(STATE_LABEL)
} else {
layerIdList.remove(STATE_LABEL)
}
}
}
}
R.id.group -> {
applySelectedLanguage = true
item.isChecked = true
selectedLocale = when (item.itemId) {
R.id.english -> Locale.ENGLISH
R.id.spanish -> Locale("es", "ES")
R.id.french -> Locale.FRENCH
R.id.german -> Locale.GERMAN
R.id.russian -> Locale("ru", "RU")
R.id.chinese -> Locale.CHINESE
R.id.simplified_chinese -> Locale.SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE
R.id.portuguese -> Locale("pt", "PT")
R.id.japanese -> Locale.JAPANESE
R.id.korean -> Locale.KOREAN
R.id.vietnamese -> Locale("vi", "VN")
R.id.italian -> Locale.ITALIAN
else -> locale
}
}
else -> return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item)
}
mapboxMap.style?.localizeLabels(selectedLocale, layerIdList.toList())
return true
}

companion object {
private const val MAPBOX_STREETS_V10 = "mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v10"
private const val STATE_LABEL = "state-label"
private const val COUNTRY_LABEL = "country-label"
}
}
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