/**
* Translaterates UTF-8 string to ASCII. (北京 to 'Bei Jing')
*
* Accepts language parameter that maps to a configurable array of special transliteration rules if present.
*
* @param string $text Text to transliterate
* @param string $language Optional language for specific rules (falls back to current locale if not provided)
* @return string
*/
public function transliterate($text, $language = null)
{
$language = $language ?: $this->localizationService->getConfiguration()->getCurrentLocale()->getLanguage();
if (isset($this->transliterationRules[$language])) {
// Apply special transliteration (not supported in library)
$text = strtr($text, $this->transliterationRules[$language]);
}
// Transliterate (transform 北京 to 'Bei Jing')
if (preg_match('/[\\x80-\\xff]/', $text) && Transliterator::validUtf8($text)) {
$text = Transliterator::utf8ToAscii($text);
}
return $text;
}
