Move the change language operation into a new public controller (#1210)

application/controllers/Backend_api.php

@@ -1513,52 +1513,6 @@ class Backend_api extends EA_Controller {
             ->set_output(json_encode($response));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Change system language for current user.
-     *
-     * The language setting is stored in session data and retrieved every time the user visits any of the system pages.
-     */
-    public function ajax_change_language()
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            // Check if language exists in the available languages.
-            $found = FALSE;
-
-            foreach (config('available_languages') as $lang)
-            {
-                if ($lang == $this->input->post('language'))
-                {
-                    $found = TRUE;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if ( ! $found)
-            {
-                throw new Exception('Translations for the given language does not exist (' . $this->input->post('language') . ').');
-            }
-
-            $this->session->set_userdata('language', $this->input->post('language'));
-            $this->config->set_item('language', $this->input->post('language'));
-
-            $response = AJAX_SUCCESS;
-        }
-        catch (Exception $exception)
-        {
-            $this->output->set_status_header(500);
-
-            $response = [
-                'message' => $exception->getMessage(),
-                'trace' => config('debug') ? $exception->getTrace() : []
-            ];
-        }
-
-        $this->output
-            ->set_content_type('application/json')
-            ->set_output(json_encode($response));
-    }
-
     /**
      * This method will return a list of the available google calendars.
      *

application/controllers/Localization.php

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?php defined('BASEPATH') or exit('No direct script access allowed');
+
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Easy!Appointments - Open Source Web Scheduler
+ *
+ * @package     EasyAppointments
+ * @author      A.Tselegidis <alextselegidis@gmail.com>
+ * @copyright   Copyright (c) 2013 - 2020, Alex Tselegidis
+ * @license     https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-3.0 - GPLv3
+ * @link        https://easyappointments.org
+ * @since       v1.4.3
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/**
+ * Localization Controller
+ *
+ * Contains all the location related methods.
+ *
+ * @package Controllers
+ */
+class Localization extends EA_Controller {
+    /**
+     * Change system language for current user.
+     *
+     * The language setting is stored in session data and retrieved every time the user visits any of the system pages.
+     *
+     * Notice: This method used to be in the Backend_api.php.
+     */
+    public function ajax_change_language()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            // Check if language exists in the available languages.
+            $found = FALSE;
+
+            $language = $this->input->post('language');
+
+            if (empty($language))
+            {
+                throw new Exception('No language provided.');
+            }
+
+            foreach (config('available_languages') as $available_language)
+            {
+                if ($available_language === $language)
+                {
+                    $found = TRUE;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if ( ! $found)
+            {
+                throw new Exception('The translations for the provided language do not exist: ' . $language);
+            }
+
+            $this->session->set_userdata('language', $language);
+
+            $this->config->set_item('language', $language);
+
+            $response = AJAX_SUCCESS;
+        }
+        catch (Exception $exception)
+        {
+            $this->output->set_status_header(500);
+
+            $response = [
+                'message' => $exception->getMessage(),
+                'trace' => config('debug') ? $exception->getTrace() : []
+            ];
+        }
+
+        $this->output
+            ->set_content_type('application/json')
+            ->set_output(json_encode($response));
+    }
+}

assets/js/general_functions.js

@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ window.GeneralFunctions = window.GeneralFunctions || {};
 
         $(document).on('click', 'li.language', function () {
             // Change language with ajax call and refresh page.
-            var url = GlobalVariables.baseUrl + '/index.php/backend_api/ajax_change_language';
+            var url = GlobalVariables.baseUrl + '/index.php/localization/ajax_change_language';
 
             var data = {
                 csrfToken: GlobalVariables.csrfToken,