What is full-icu?
The full-icu npm package provides full ICU (International Components for Unicode) data for Node.js, enabling comprehensive internationalization support. This includes features like date and time formatting, number formatting, and collation, which are essential for applications that need to support multiple languages and locales.
What are full-icu's main functionalities?
Date and Time Formatting
This feature allows you to format dates and times according to different locales. In this example, the date is formatted in French (France) locale.
const { DateTimeFormat } = require('intl');
const dtf = new DateTimeFormat('fr-FR', { year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric' });
console.log(dtf.format(new Date()));
Number Formatting
This feature enables number formatting according to different locales. The example shows how to format a number as a currency in German (Germany) locale.
const { NumberFormat } = require('intl');
const nf = new NumberFormat('de-DE', { style: 'currency', currency: 'EUR' });
console.log(nf.format(123456.789));
Collation
Collation allows for locale-aware string comparison and sorting. The example demonstrates sorting an array of strings in Spanish (Spain) locale.
const { Collator } = require('intl');
const collator = new Collator('es-ES');
const sorted = ['z', 'a', 'ä'].sort(collator.compare);
console.log(sorted);
Other packages similar to full-icu
globalize
Globalize is a comprehensive internationalization library that provides similar functionalities to full-icu, such as date and time formatting, number formatting, and message formatting. It is built on top of the Unicode CLDR data and provides a rich set of features for handling various internationalization needs.
i18next
i18next is a popular internationalization framework for JavaScript that focuses on providing a complete solution for translating applications. While it does not provide low-level ICU functionalities like full-icu, it excels in managing translations and localization workflows, making it a good complement to full-icu for applications that need both translation management and ICU features.
moment
Moment.js is a widely-used library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates. While it does not provide the full range of ICU functionalities, it offers extensive support for date and time operations, including localization features. It is often used in conjunction with other libraries to provide comprehensive internationalization support.