def translate_uri(request)
			@@empty_check ||= Regexp.new('^/?$')
			@@lang_check ||= Regexp.new('^/[a-z]{2}(/|$)')
      uri = request.path
      request.uri ||= uri
      config = config(request)
      handle_shortcut(request, config)
      case uri
      when @@empty_check
        request.uri = config['redirect']['/'] ||= @handler_uri
      when @@lang_check
        begin
          self.parse_uri(request)
        rescue LoadError # this happens often
          res = simple_parse_uri(request)
        end
        request.uri = @handler_uri
      end
      Apache::DECLINED
		end
def translate_uri(request)
			@@empty_check ||= Regexp.new('^/?$')
			@@lang_check ||= Regexp.new('^/[a-z]{2}(/|$)')
      uri = request.path
      request.uri ||= uri
      config = config(request)
      handle_shortcut(request, config)
      case uri
      when @@empty_check
        request.uri = config['redirect']['/'] ||= @handler_uri
      when @@lang_check
        begin
          self.parse_uri(request)
        rescue LoadError # this happens often
          res = simple_parse_uri(request)
        end
        request.uri = @handler_uri
      end
      Apache::DECLINED
		end
* +request+ -    A Rack::Request with our monkey patch to access :uri