'Identity pages Route problem with localization , ASP MVC
I'm working with asp mvc and I'm trying to make my website to be Multilanguage and I this sample for localization..
it's working well when I change the language in Home index or any other pages that located under "View" folder ..
but the problem with identity pages (login, Register... etc), when I change the language in index page and go back to login page is working fine with the new selected language, but if I try to change language while I'm in the Login page I get error related to the returnUrl
HomeController.cs
[Authorize]
public class HomeController : Controller
{
private readonly ILogger<HomeController> _logger;
private readonly IStringLocalizer<HomeController> _localizer;
public HomeController(ILogger<HomeController> logger, IStringLocalizer<HomeController> localizer)
{
_logger = logger;
_localizer = localizer;
}
public IActionResult Index()
{
return View();
}
public IActionResult Privacy()
{
return View();
}
public IActionResult SetCulture(string id = "en")
{
string culture = id;
Response.Cookies.Append(
CookieRequestCultureProvider.DefaultCookieName,
CookieRequestCultureProvider.MakeCookieValue(new RequestCulture(culture)),
new CookieOptions { Expires = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddYears(1) }
);
ViewData["Message"] = "Culture set to " + culture;
return View("Index");
}
[HttpPost]
public IActionResult SetLanguage(string culture, string returnUrl)
{
Response.Cookies.Append(
CookieRequestCultureProvider.DefaultCookieName,
CookieRequestCultureProvider.MakeCookieValue(new RequestCulture(culture)),
new CookieOptions { Expires = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddYears(1) }
);
return LocalRedirect(returnUrl);
}
[ResponseCache(Duration = 0, Location = ResponseCacheLocation.None, NoStore = true)]
public IActionResult Error()
{
return View(new ErrorViewModel { RequestId = Activity.Current?.Id ?? HttpContext.TraceIdentifier });
}
public IActionResult Submit()
{
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
}}
_SelectLanguagePartial.cshtml ( i added it as footer in _layout to show in all pages)
@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder
@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features
@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization
@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization
@using Microsoft.Extensions.Options
@inject IViewLocalizer Localizer
@inject IOptions<RequestLocalizationOptions> LocOptions
@{
var requestCulture = Context.Features.Get<IRequestCultureFeature>();
var cultureItems = LocOptions.Value.SupportedUICultures
.Select(c => new SelectListItem { Value = c.Name, Text = c.DisplayName })
.ToList();
var returnUrl = string.IsNullOrEmpty(Context.Request.Path) ? "~/" : $"~{Context.Request.Path.Value}";
}
<div title="@Localizer["Request culture provider:"] @requestCulture?.Provider?.GetType().Name">
<form id="selectLanguage" asp-controller="Home"
asp-action="SetLanguage" asp-route-returnUrl="@returnUrl"
method="post" class="form-horizontal" role="form">
<label asp-for="@requestCulture.RequestCulture.UICulture.Name">@Localizer["Language:"]</label> <select name="culture"
onchange="this.form.submit();"
asp-for="@requestCulture.RequestCulture.UICulture.Name" asp-items="cultureItems">
</select>
</form>
</div>
program.cs file: (I'm using Visual studio 2022 so there is no Startup.cs just program.cs)
var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
builder.Services.AddDbContext<myContext>(options =>
options.UseSqlServer(builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("myConnection")));
var connectionString = builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("myConnection");
builder.Services.AddDbContext<myContext>(options =>
options.UseSqlServer(connectionString));
builder.Services.AddDefaultIdentity<myUser>(options =>
options.SignIn.RequireConfirmedAccount = true)
.AddEntityFrameworkStores<myContext>();
#region snippet1
builder.Services.AddLocalization(options => options.ResourcesPath = "Resources");
builder.Services.AddMvc()
.AddViewLocalization(LanguageViewLocationExpanderFormat.Suffix)
.AddDataAnnotationsLocalization();
#endregion
builder.Services.Configure<RequestLocalizationOptions>(options =>
{
var supportedCultures = new[] { "en-US", "fr" };
options.SetDefaultCulture(supportedCultures[0])
.AddSupportedCultures(supportedCultures)
.AddSupportedUICultures(supportedCultures);
});
builder.Services.Configure<IdentityOptions>(options =>
{
// Password settings.
options.Password.RequireDigit = true;
options.Password.RequireLowercase = true;
options.Password.RequireNonAlphanumeric = true;
options.Password.RequireUppercase = true;
options.Password.RequiredLength = 6;
options.Password.RequiredUniqueChars = 1;
// Lockout settings.
options.Lockout.DefaultLockoutTimeSpan = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5);
options.Lockout.MaxFailedAccessAttempts = 5;
options.Lockout.AllowedForNewUsers = true;
options.User.RequireUniqueEmail = false;
});
builder.Services.ConfigureApplicationCookie(options =>
{
// Cookie settings
options.Cookie.HttpOnly = true;
options.ExpireTimeSpan = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(30);
options.LoginPath = "/Identity/Account/Login";
options.AccessDeniedPath = "/Identity/Account/AccessDenied";
options.SlidingExpiration = true;
});
builder.Services.AddRazorPages();
var app = builder.Build();
// Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
if (!app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
{
app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");
// The default HSTS value is 30 days. You may want to change this for production scenarios, see https://aka.ms/aspnetcore-hsts.
app.UseHsts();
}
app.UseHttpsRedirection();
app.UseStaticFiles();
app.UseRouting();
#region snippet2
var supportedCultures = new[] { "en-US", "fr" };
var localizationOptions = new RequestLocalizationOptions().SetDefaultCulture(supportedCultures[0])
.AddSupportedCultures(supportedCultures)
.AddSupportedUICultures(supportedCultures);
app.UseRequestLocalization(localizationOptions);
#endregion
app.UseAuthentication();
app.UseAuthorization();
app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
{
name: "default",
pattern: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");
endpoints.MapRazorPages();
});
app.Run();
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