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Internationalization for the RomM frontend (both v1 and v2). Use whenever adding, renaming, or removing any user-visible string / translation key under frontend/src/locales/. Covers the en_US-is-source rule, the requirement to add every new key to ALL locale directories in the same change, namespace layout, and the check_i18n_locales.py validator enforced in CI. Trigger on any change to frontend/src/locales/**.

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RomM Frontend — i18n / Localization

User-visible strings are never hard-coded in components — they come from locale files via vue-i18n ($t(...) in templates/composites; utils may call i18n.global.t(...); v2 lib primitives must not call $t at all — text passes via props/slots).

Structure

  • Locales live in frontend/src/locales/<locale>/<namespace>.json, loaded by dynamic glob import in src/locales/index.ts.
  • 18 locales: en_US (default + fallback), en_GB, bg_BG, cs_CZ, de_DE, es_ES, fr_FR, hu_HU, it_IT, ja_JP, ko_KR, pl_PL, pt_BR, ro_RO, ru_RU, zh_CN, zh_TW.
  • Namespaces are per-feature files (e.g. collection, common, console, detail, emulator, gallery, home, library, login, navigation, patcher, platform, scan, settings, task).

The rule (enforced in CI)

  • en_US is the source of truth, but every key added to en_US must be added to all other locale directories in the same change. Never leave a key English-only.
  • Translate where you can; otherwise copy the English value as a placeholder so the key exists.
  • Removing or renaming a key means doing it across every locale.

Verify before handoff

python3 frontend/src/locales/check_i18n_locales.py

It compares every non-English locale against en_US and fails on any missing file, missing key, or extra key. CI runs the same script (.github/workflows/i18n.yml) on any change under frontend/src/locales/**. It must pass with zero missing/extra keys.

Adding a new language

Create a new folder under frontend/src/locales/ mirroring en_US/'s files, then translate. Open the PR against master (see the docs/Contributing flow). This is the one i18n change where a new locale directory is expected.