Allow null value in translations if allowNullForTranslation is true

[dont-know-php]

Hi there,

When saving a translation with the null value an empty string will be returned when retrieving a translation. This behavior was discussed here #195 and was attempted to be fixed here #427 , but caused errors in projects using a string as the default value.

These errors were fixed in the PR #465 by adding allowNullForTranslation configuration which is false by default.

But it still returns an empty string when retrieving a translation with a null value. This PR fixes this behavior and returns null instead of an empty string if allowNullForTranslation is true.

[freekmurze]

Thank you!

[ManuelDiazVarelisFC]

how can I set the allowNullForTranslation flag to false by default in my project?

[dont-know-php]

hi @ManuelDiazVarelisFC

how can I set the allowNullForTranslation flag to false by default in my project?

allowNullForTranslation is false by default. You can use the Translatable facade inside the Service Provider (boot method) to change the package settings, for example:

namespace App\Providers;

use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
use Spatie\Translatable\Facades\Translatable;
 
class MyServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot(): void
    {
        Translatable::allowNullForTranslation(false);
    }
}

[ManuelDiazVarelisFC]

hi @ManuelDiazVarelisFC

how can I set the allowNullForTranslation flag to false by default in my project?

allowNullForTranslation is false by default. You can use the Translatable facade inside the Service Provider (boot method) to change the package settings, for example:

namespace App\Providers;

use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
use Spatie\Translatable\Facades\Translatable;
 
class MyServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot(): void
    {
        Translatable::allowNullForTranslation(false);
    }
}

Exactly what I needed. Thanks!