I'm considering making use of an HttpModule for localization purposes (based on the example in this article) - but I'm curious, is this safe?
Here's the code, for reference:
public class CookieLocalizationModule : IHttpModule
{
public void Dispose()
{
}
public void Init(HttpApplication context)
{
context.BeginRequest += new EventHandler(context_BeginRequest);
}
void context_BeginRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// eat the cookie (if any) and set the culture
if (HttpContext.Current.Request.Cookies["lang"] != null)
{
HttpCookie cookie = HttpContext.Current.Request.Cookies["lang"];
string lang = cookie.Value;
var culture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo(lang);
// is it safe to do this in all situations?
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = culture;
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = culture;
}
}
}
I was under the impression that multiple threads could potentially service a web request. Is it safe to set the Current/Current UI Cultures in an HttpModule like this and have it respected for the life of the web request regardless of how many threads are involved in servicing it?
Update:
I have been using this method in production for nearly a year now, so I can certainly verify that it is perfectly safe to use an HttpModule for localization.