Can we export a method to get the current locale as a string?

[ozooxo]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

In some cases, I need to know the current locale value as a string. For example, I may need to pass it to a redirect({href: '...', locale: '...'}). It will be the best if this can be exported, and be callable from the library.

Describe the solution you'd like

I think export the useLocale() function https://github.com/amannn/next-intl/blob/5d60cdf3d0806a900216c76768111d172065ae72/packages/next-intl/src/react-client/useLocale.tsx#L6 or https://github.com/amannn/next-intl/blob/5d60cdf3d0806a900216c76768111d172065ae72/packages/next-intl/src/server/react-server/getRequestConfig.tsx#L14 for external use will work.

Describe alternatives you've considered

I can potentially:

• Do a

  export default async function Page({
  params,
  }: {
  params: { locale: string };
  }) { ... }

  and pass that params.locale all the way down to components/actions, but that introduces a nasty call chain.

• I can do a usePathname() using "next/navigation" and another usePathname() using "@/i18n/routing" and subtract between the two. But that really feels like a hack.

[amannn]

This is already exported, please see here: useLocale