Fixed #39.

bower.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "lang.js",
-    "version": "1.1.4",
+    "version": "1.1.5",
     "description": "Laravel's Lang in JavaScript!",
     "keywords": [
         "laravel",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lang.js",
-  "version": "1.1.4",
+  "version": "1.1.5",
   "description": "Laravel's Lang in JavaScript!",
   "main": "src/lang.js",
   "scripts": {

src/lang.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*!
  *  Lang.js for Laravel localization in JavaScript.
  *
- *  @version 1.1.4
+ *  @version 1.1.5
  *  @license MIT https://github.com/rmariuzzo/Lang.js/blob/master/LICENSE
  *  @site    https://github.com/rmariuzzo/Lang.js
  *  @author  Rubens Mariuzzo <rubens@mariuzzo.com>
@@ -252,10 +252,11 @@
         }
 
         var segments = key.split('.');
+        var source = segments[0].replace(/\//g, '.');
 
         return {
-            source: locale + '.' + segments[0].replace(/\//g, '.'),
-            sourceFallback: this.getFallback() + '.' + segments[0].replace(/\//g, '.'),
+            source: locale + '.' + source,
+            sourceFallback: this.getFallback() + '.' + source,
             entries: segments.slice(1)
         };
     };
@@ -277,13 +278,20 @@
             return null;
         }
 
-        // Get message text.
-
-        var message = this.messages[key.source] || this.messages[key.sourceFallback];
-
-        while (key.entries.length && (message = message[key.entries.shift()]))
+        // Get message from default locale.
+        var message = this.messages[key.source];
+        var entries = key.entries.slice();
+        while (entries.length && (message = message[entries.shift()]))
         ;
 
+        // Get message from fallback locale.
+        if (typeof message !== 'string' && this.messages[key.sourceFallback]) {
+            message = this.messages[key.sourceFallback];
+            entries = key.entries.slice();
+            while (entries.length && (message = message[entries.shift()]))
+            ;
+        }
+
         if (typeof message !== 'string') {
             return null;
         }

test/spec/lang_fallback_spec.js

@@ -2,41 +2,44 @@ var util = require('util');
 var Lang = require('../../src/lang.js');
 var messages = require('../fixture/messages');
 
-describe('The lang.fallback() method', function () {
+describe('The lang\'s fallback locale feature', function() {
     'use strict';
 
     var lang;
 
-    beforeEach(function () {
-        lang = new Lang({
-            messages: messages
-        });
+    beforeEach(function() {
+        lang = new Lang({messages: messages});
     });
 
-    it('should exists', function () {
+    it('should have setFallback and getFallback methods', function() {
         expect(lang.setFallback).toBeDefined();
         expect(lang.getFallback).toBeDefined();
-
-    });
-
-    it('should be a function', function () {
         expect(typeof lang.setFallback).toBe('function');
         expect(typeof lang.getFallback).toBe('function');
-
     });
 
-    it('should set default fallback', function () {
+    it('should set default fallback', function() {
         lang.setFallback('es');
         expect(lang.getFallback()).toBe('es');
     });
 
-    it('should get the message in the setted fallback locale if the message does not exists in the defined locale', function () {
-        lang.setLocale('en');
+    it('should get the message using the fallback locale when the message does not exist in the defined locale', function() {
+        var messages = {
+            'en.greetings': {
+                'hi': 'Hi',
+                'hello': 'Hello'
+            },
+            'it.greetings': {
+                'hi': 'Salve'
+            }
+        };
+        lang = new Lang({
+            messages: messages
+        });
+        lang.setLocale('it');
+        expect(lang.get('greetings.hello')).toBe('greetings.hello');
         lang.setFallback('en');
-        var enMessage = lang.get('fallback.test');
-        lang.setLocale('es');
-        expect(lang.get('fallback.test')).toBe(enMessage);
+        expect(lang.get('greetings.hello')).toBe(messages['en.greetings'].hello);
     });
 
-
 });