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feat(i18n): let users choose the interface language - #41

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Summary

  • The interface language menu in Settings was locked to the browser language. People can now choose English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, or Ukrainian, or leave it on Automatic.
  • Automatic still follows the browser language. An explicit choice updates the open popup, sidebar, and Settings page immediately, without reloading browsing tabs.
  • The Auto badge is gone. The language setting links to the existing GitHub bug-report form for translation mistakes.

Validation

  • pnpm task lint
  • pnpm task check
  • pnpm task test:unit
  • Both targets still build (pnpm task build:chrome, pnpm task build:firefox)
  • Worker bundle regenerated if packages/refract-core changed
    (pnpm task generate:worker-source)
  • Focused Vitest: locale resolution and live catalog switch, preference normalization, runtime-refresh exclusions, settings import validation, settings-command save path, ThemeProvider, and the Options language control
  • ESLint --max-warnings 0 on the changed files
  • Storybook Options surface: Automatic is enabled, Spanish updates the visible copy, and returning to Automatic restores English

packages/refract-core did not change, so the worker bundle was not regenerated.

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  • I updated CHANGELOG.md in ## [Unreleased] for user-facing changes.
  • This change does not need a changelog entry (internal/test/CI/refactor only).

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  • New Features
    • Choose the interface language in Settings, or select Automatic to follow your browser’s language.
    • The popup, sidebar, and Settings update to the selected language without a reload.
    • Find a link in language settings to report translation errors.
  • Changed
    • Imported settings now include the interface language preference.

Note

Add selectable interface language to Settings, popup, and sidebar

  • Adds uiLocale preference (auto, en, es, pt, ru, uk) to settings contracts, defaults, and persistence workflow in settings-save-command.ts and settings.ts
  • Replaces static translation object with a dynamic proxy (createMessagesProxy in index.ts) that reads from the active catalog at access time
  • Wraps Settings, popup, and sidebar UI roots in a LocaleRefresh boundary that remounts subtrees and updates localized content when the locale changes without a page reload
  • Risk: UI_LOCALE static export removed from index.ts; callers must use the active-locale getter

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Automatic still follows the browser language, and an explicit choice updates the open popup, sidebar, and settings without reloading tabs.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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Adds a UI locale preference with Automatic browser-language selection and explicit language options. The preference is normalized and saved with settings. The popup, sidebar, and Settings view respond to active locale changes.

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UI locale preference and rendering

Layer / File(s) Summary
Locale preference contract and normalization
src/shared/ui-locale.ts, src/shared/settings-defaults.ts, src/shared/shared-model-types.ts, src/shared/extension-contract-types.ts, src/background/settings.ts, src/shared/settings-defaults.test.ts
Defines supported locale preferences, defaults to auto, and normalizes invalid or missing values. Settings commands, responses, and exported settings include the locale preference.
Settings save and import
src/background/settings-save-command.ts, src/background/settings-commands.ts, src/background/runtime-refresh.target.test.ts
Settings saves resolve and return the locale preference. Imports save and return it. Runtime-sync tests check that locale-only writes do not trigger the listed sync operations.
Active locale and message catalogs
src/ui/i18n/index.ts, src/ui/i18n/LocaleRefresh.tsx, src/ui/i18n/*-sections/advanced.ts, src/ui/i18n/index.test.ts, src/ui/popup/components/PopupNotifications.tsx
The i18n module tracks the active locale and resolves message lookups dynamically. Locale subscribers receive changes. Language-setting text and release notices use the active locale.
Settings control and view integration
src/ui/shared/ThemeProvider.tsx, src/ui/options/components/tabs/options-preference-sections.tsx, src/ui/options/components/tabs/OptionsTab.render.target.test.tsx, src/ui/options/options-page.tsx, src/ui/popup/popup.tsx, src/ui/sidebar/sidebar.tsx, src/ui/internal-api/settings-api.test.ts, src/ui/options/options-anchor-open.target.test.ts, src/ui/options/state/*, CHANGELOG.md
The Settings selector applies valid locale choices through the theme context. The options page, popup, and sidebar use locale-aware rendering. Settings test fixtures and the changelog include the locale preference and interface-language selection.

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Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant LanguageCard
  participant ThemeProvider
  participant applyUiLocalePreference
  participant LocaleRefresh
  LanguageCard->>ThemeProvider: setUiLocale(selected preference)
  ThemeProvider->>applyUiLocalePreference: apply preference
  applyUiLocalePreference->>LocaleRefresh: notify locale subscribers
  LocaleRefresh->>LocaleRefresh: render children with current locale
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Changing language can clear an unfinished Playground input and leave a sidebar title in the previous language. These bounded issues should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging.

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In `@src/ui/i18n/index.ts`:
- Around line 43-76: Update the `SIDEBAR_MODULES` title property to resolve
`t.sidebar.xRayTitle` when the registry property is read rather than during
module initialization, so the active module title reflects locale changes.

In `@src/ui/i18n/LocaleRefresh.tsx`:
- Line 12: Remove the locale-based key from the wrapper in LocaleRefresh so
locale changes do not remount descendants, while retaining its useUiLocale
subscription. Add useUiLocale subscriptions to PopupApp, SidebarShell, and
useComparisonData in PlaygroundComparisonCards, and include locale in each
translated memo’s dependency list so those views update without losing local
state.

In `@src/ui/options/components/tabs/OptionsTab.render.target.test.tsx`:
- Around line 238-243: Add a focused interaction test alongside the existing
language persistence test that opens language-trigger, selects a language option
through the rendered Select, and verifies themeValue.setUiLocale receives the
selected locale. Keep the direct commitLanguageSelection assertions unchanged.

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  • CHANGELOG.md
  • src/background/runtime-refresh.target.test.ts
  • src/background/settings-commands.ts
  • src/background/settings-save-command.ts
  • src/background/settings.ts
  • src/shared/extension-contract-types.ts
  • src/shared/settings-defaults.test.ts
  • src/shared/settings-defaults.ts
  • src/shared/shared-model-types.ts
  • src/shared/ui-locale.ts
  • src/ui/i18n/LocaleRefresh.tsx
  • src/ui/i18n/en-sections/advanced.ts
  • src/ui/i18n/es-sections/advanced.ts
  • src/ui/i18n/index.test.ts
  • src/ui/i18n/index.ts
  • src/ui/i18n/pt-sections/advanced.ts
  • src/ui/i18n/ru-sections/advanced.ts
  • src/ui/i18n/uk-sections/advanced.ts
  • src/ui/internal-api/settings-api.test.ts
  • src/ui/options/components/tabs/OptionsTab.render.target.test.tsx
  • src/ui/options/components/tabs/options-preference-sections.tsx
  • src/ui/options/options-anchor-open.target.test.ts
  • src/ui/options/options-page.tsx
  • src/ui/options/state/SettingsContext.target.test.ts
  • src/ui/options/state/settings-state-sync.target.test.ts
  • src/ui/popup/components/PopupNotifications.tsx
  • src/ui/popup/popup.tsx
  • src/ui/shared/ThemeProvider.tsx
  • src/ui/sidebar/sidebar.tsx

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Comment thread src/ui/i18n/index.ts
Comment thread src/ui/i18n/LocaleRefresh.tsx
Comment thread src/ui/options/components/tabs/OptionsTab.render.target.test.tsx
The module registry was copying the title once at import, so a language change left the sidebar heading in the previous language.

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