$translate.refresh() does not cause $translate(...) to wait for network requests to complete.

When using the partial loader, we are adding a part and then calling $translate.refresh() like the documentation recommends. However, we also need to use the $translate service immediately following that.

$translatePartialLoader.addPart('part1');
$translate.refresh();

$translate('ID').then(function(translation) {
  $scope.variable = translation;
});

When used like this, the $translate service does not wait for the partial loader to fetch the data and refresh the system.

This is most evident when the connection getting the translation data is slow.

[0x-r4bbit]

Actually sending events is blocking. When $broadcasting events, the code execution goes on, once the broadcast ist done. However, $translate.refresh() returns a promise. @devonhumes you can actually do something like:

$translate.refresh().then(function () {
   $translate('ID').then(function (translation) {
     // do some stuff here
   });
});

Or you can react on $translateRefreshEnd event.

$rootScope.$on('$translateRefreshEnd', function () {
    // do something
});

[tspaeth]

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