🌍 Localization
🎯 Purpose
Provides multi-language support for the web application with automatic language detection and user-configurable language preferences.
🎭 User Story
- As a beekeeper from any country
- I want to use the application in my native language
- So that I can understand all features and data without language barriers
🚀 Key Benefits
- Global accessibility: Support for multiple languages removes barriers for international users
- Automatic detection: Smart language detection based on browser settings
- User control: Manual language selection and preference saving
- Localized experience: Dates, numbers, and text displayed according to user's language
🔧 Technical Overview
Implements internationalization (i18n) system with automatic browser language detection during registration and login flows. Users can manually change language preferences in account settings, with translations applied across all UI elements and date formatting.
📋 Acceptance Criteria
- Automatic language detection during user registration and login
- Language selector available in user account settings at app.gratheon.com/account
- Language preference saved to user profile and persisted across sessions
- All UI text translated according to selected language
- Date formatting adjusted to match language/locale conventions
- Immediate UI update when language preference is changed
🚫 Out of Scope
- Right-to-left (RTL) language support
- Advanced locale-specific formatting beyond dates
- User-contributed translations
- Dynamic language switching without page reload
🏗️ Implementation Approach
- Detection: Browser language detection via Accept-Language headers
- Storage: User language preference stored in user profile database
- Translation System: Key-based translation files with fallback to default language
- Date Formatting: Locale-aware date display using language-specific formatting
- UI Updates: Page refresh or component re-render after language change
📊 Success Metrics
- Automatic language detection accuracy >90% for supported languages
- Language change response time <2 seconds
- Translation coverage >95% for core UI elements
- User retention rate for non-English speaking users
- Zero broken UI layouts due to text length variations
🔗 Related Features
📚 Resources & References
💬 Notes
Feature is complete with basic language switching functionality. Future enhancements include locale support for number formatting and plural form translations.
Future Enhancements:
- Add user locale support for enhanced regional formatting
- Add translations of plural forms for better grammar accuracy
Last Updated: November 18, 2025 Next Review: December 2025