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Description

I am trying to improve i18n to get translations of complete sentences.

Related to: #418

Checklist

  • I have read CONTRIBUTING.md in its entirety
  • I have performed a self-review of my own code
  • I have added unit tests to cover my changes
  • The last commit successfully passed pre-commit checks
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Summary by CodeRabbit

New Features

  • Added ICU-based localization with pluralization, selections, and interpolation.
  • Improved accessibility labels and localized dialogs, notifications, forms, receipts, and empty states.

Improvements

  • Standardized available languages to English and Italian with improved locale fallback.
  • Clarified expense, balance, activity, and settlement descriptions with role-based messaging.
  • Updated homepage and account translations for clearer content.

Bug Fixes

  • Corrected settlement direction and payer/recipient display.
  • Improved translated error feedback for expense, account, sign-in, and notification actions.

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Hi @krokosik , if I remove or add keys, will it be a problem to update on Weblate?

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My experience is that removing keys breaks stuff, but adding is fine. Also try to add them not in the last line (to eliminate JSON comma diffs 🤢)

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Hi @marcosinigaglia, any updates on this? I do the French translations for Splitpro and I know this will be a problem too (even if we didn't finish the v2.x upgrade with french translations on our server yet).

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Hi @FelixDz , I don't have much free time right now, but I'll get back to it as soon as I can. If you want to pick up where I left off or start a new PR, feel free to go ahead.

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Walkthrough

The application now uses ICU-based English and Italian translations. Locale resolution normalizes supported languages and fallbacks. UI components and pages use structured localized messages. Several locale catalogs were removed, and type, comment, and cleanup changes were included.

Changes

ICU localization migration

Layer / File(s) Summary
ICU configuration and catalogs
next-i18next.config.js, package.json, public/locales/en/*, public/locales/it/*, src/utils/i18n/client.ts
ICU support and runtime packages were added. English and Italian catalogs now contain ICU placeholders, plural messages, role-aware messages, accessibility labels, and updated home-page text. Other locale catalogs were removed.
Localized component flows
src/components/*, src/hooks/useTranslationWithUtils.ts, src/utils/strings.ts
Components now use structured ICU messages for errors, balances, expenses, settlements, notifications, feedback, receipts, and accessibility labels.
Page and server translation integration
src/pages/*
Pages now load common_icu or home_icu and use consolidated interpolated messages. The invalid join-group warning was removed.
Supported-locale resolution
src/utils/i18n/*, src/pages/_app.tsx, src/tests/resolveLocale.test.ts
Locale parsing handles exact, regional, script, canonical, and fallback cases. Authentication and server translation loading use the resolver.
Validation, typing, and supporting cleanup
.gitignore, src/server/api/services/*, src/tests/*, src/lib/simplify.ts, src/migrations/programmatic-prisma.ts, src/components/SimpleConfirmationDialog.tsx
Locale resolution tests, reducer accumulator types, pending checks, comments, repository ignore rules, and confirmation behavior were adjusted.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 249c7

The refactor changes confirmation and locale behavior, but failed updates may close the dialog or provide no visible feedback, and some dialog usages may fail after confirmation. These bounded correctness issues should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merge.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant Router
  participant resolveSupportedLocale
  participant TranslationLoader
  User->>Router: Open localized route
  Router->>resolveSupportedLocale: Resolve requested locale
  resolveSupportedLocale-->>Router: Return supported locale
  Router->>TranslationLoader: Load ICU namespace
  TranslationLoader-->>Router: Return localized messages
  Router-->>User: Render localized page
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- add English and Italian ICU translation catalogs
- replace fragmented translations with contextual messages
- support locale variants with normalized fallback resolution
- translate remaining UI text and notifications
- add missing split validation and debt direction translations
- restore ICU pluralization for participant counts
- handle negative expense debt direction correctly
- add a parameterless sign-in failure message
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Hi @krokosik , I think the PR is in good shape; if the changes made are okay, I'll remove the old translation files. I created completely new files to avoid issues with Weblate. For now, there are only files for Italian and English; the most I can do is have the AI translate them into the languages that were there before, or we can have the translations redone.

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src/tests/resolveLocale.test.ts (2)

4-27: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Mark fixed locale fixtures with as const.

supported and historicalLocales are fixed test data. Use as const to preserve their literal values and prevent accidental mutation.

As per coding guidelines, "Use strict TypeScript types, as const for fixed arrays or objects, satisfies for typed fixed values."

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In `@src/tests/resolveLocale.test.ts` around lines 4 - 27, Update the fixed locale
fixtures supported and historicalLocales to use as const, preserving their
literal element types and preventing mutation while leaving the fixture values
unchanged.

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3-62: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Group cases with nested scenario describe blocks.

The suite puts every scenario directly under describe('resolveSupportedLocale'). Add nested scenario groups, such as exact matching, fallback behavior, and canonicalization.

As per coding guidelines, "**/*.test.ts: Structure tests with nested describe blocks for the function and scenario group, and use specific it descriptions."

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In `@src/tests/resolveLocale.test.ts` around lines 3 - 62, Restructure the tests
under resolveSupportedLocale into nested describe blocks grouped by scenario,
such as exact matching, fallback behavior, and canonicalization. Keep each
existing assertion and its specific it description unchanged while placing
related cases together, including historical locale restoration and
regional-variant resolution.

Source: Coding guidelines

src/components/Expense/Receipt.tsx (1)

5-6: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use a named props interface for Receipt.

Define ReceiptProps and annotate the component as React.FC<ReceiptProps>. This keeps component prop contracts consistent.

As per coding guidelines: “Use strict TypeScript types ... and React.FC<Props> for component typing.”

Proposed change
-export const Receipt = ({ fileKey }: { fileKey: string }) => {
+interface ReceiptProps {
+  fileKey: string;
+}
+
+export const Receipt: React.FC<ReceiptProps> = ({ fileKey }) => {
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In `@src/components/Expense/Receipt.tsx` around lines 5 - 6, Define a named
ReceiptProps interface for the fileKey prop, then update the Receipt component
to use React.FC<ReceiptProps> while preserving its existing behavior.

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In `@public/locales/it/common_icu.json`:
- Around line 8-11: Remove the direct Italian feature translations from
public/locales/it/common_icu.json lines 8-11 and public/locales/it/home_icu.json
lines 7-10, leaving new feature keys in English for Weblate to translate. Do not
modify these sites unless an approved translation-workflow exception is
confirmed.
- Line 452: Update the days_of_week translation value to the complete Italian
label “Giorni della settimana”, replacing the incomplete text while preserving
the existing localization key and JSON structure.

In `@src/components/Friend/GroupSettleup.tsx`:
- Around line 43-55: Update the sender/receiver selection in GroupSettleup to
use the original signed balance direction rather than the absolute amount,
preserving the source direction for both positive and negative values. Derive
payerRole and receiverRole from data?.user.id, not the balance-row user
variable, while leaving the payment text choices unchanged.

In `@src/components/SimpleConfirmationDialog.tsx`:
- Around line 44-53: Update the dialog props and `isControlled`/`setOpen` logic
in `SimpleConfirmationDialog` to use a discriminated union: controlled usage
must require both `open` and `onOpenChange`, while uncontrolled usage must omit
them or use the internal state path. Remove the non-null assertion on
`controlledOnOpenChange` and ensure `handleSubmit` closes through a safely
narrowed `setOpen` callback.

In `@src/pages/_app.tsx`:
- Around line 141-154: Update the preferred-language synchronization in _app’s
updateUser.mutateAsync chain to use the project’s mutation-error handling
pattern, calling the translated toast error with errors.language_change_failed
when saving fails instead of only logging the error.

In `@src/utils/strings.ts`:
- Around line 67-70: Update the selectedParticipants filter predicate so the
undefined comparison uses Yoda condition order, changing the share check to
place undefined on the left while preserving the existing behavior and 0n !==
share comparison.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/components/Expense/Receipt.tsx`:
- Around line 5-6: Define a named ReceiptProps interface for the fileKey prop,
then update the Receipt component to use React.FC<ReceiptProps> while preserving
its existing behavior.

In `@src/tests/resolveLocale.test.ts`:
- Around line 4-27: Update the fixed locale fixtures supported and
historicalLocales to use as const, preserving their literal element types and
preventing mutation while leaving the fixture values unchanged.
- Around line 3-62: Restructure the tests under resolveSupportedLocale into
nested describe blocks grouped by scenario, such as exact matching, fallback
behavior, and canonicalization. Keep each existing assertion and its specific it
description unchanged while placing related cases together, including historical
locale restoration and regional-variant resolution.
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63-68: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Keep the dialog open when confirmation fails.

onConfirm can resolve after handling an error. EditRecurrenceDialog.handleConfirm catches a failed mutation, shows a toast, and returns normally. Line 67 then closes the confirmation dialog on that failure path.

Use an explicit success result, or let the controlled parent close the dialog only after a successful update.

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