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app/User.php

@@ -81,6 +81,17 @@ public function getMetricSymbol()
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the user's locale.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $value
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getLocaleAttribute($value)
+    {
+        return $value;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get users's full name. The name is formatted according to the user's
      * preference, either "Firstname Lastname", or "Lastname Firstname".

database/migrations/2018_01_27_014146_add_custom_gender.php

@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ public function up()
         $accounts = DB::table('accounts')->select('id')->get();
         foreach ($accounts as $account) {
             $user = DB::table('users')->select('locale')->where('account_id', $account->id)->first();
+
+            if (! $user) {
+                continue;
+            }
             \App::setLocale($user->locale);
 
             $male = DB::table('genders')->insertGetId(['account_id' => $account->id, 'name' => trans('app.gender_male')]);

tests/Unit/UserTest.php

@@ -114,4 +114,15 @@ public function test_it_gets_fluid_layout()
             $user->getFluidLayout()
         );
     }
+
+    public function test_it_gets_the_locale()
+    {
+        $user = new User;
+        $user->locale = 'en';
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'en',
+            $user->locale
+        );
+    }
 }