use i18n-js

config/environments/development.rb.SAMPLE

@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ Foodsoft::Application.configure do
   # Expands the lines which load the assets
   config.assets.debug = true
 
+  # Required for i18n-js
+  config.assets.initialize_on_precompile = true
+
   # Configure hostname for action mailer
   config.action_mailer.default_url_options = { host: 'localhost:3000' }
 
@@ -42,4 +45,4 @@ Foodsoft::Application.configure do
   # Mailcatcher can be installed by gem install mailcatcher
   config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
   config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = { address: "localhost", port: 1025 }
-end
+end

config/environments/test.rb

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Foodsoft::Application.configure do
   config.serve_static_assets = true
   config.static_cache_control = "public, max-age=3600"
 
+  # Required for i18n-js
+  config.assets.initialize_on_precompile = true
+
   # Log error messages when you accidentally call methods on nil
   config.whiny_nils = true
 

config/i18n-js.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# only serve selected strings for i18n-js to keep filesize down
+translations:
+- file: 'app/assets/javascripts/i18n/translations.js'
+  only: ['*.js.*', '*.number.*', '*.date.formats.*']