import i18n from 'i18next';
import Backend from 'i18next-fs-backend';
import path from 'path';
// Initialize i18n for backend
const initI18n = async () => {
return i18n.use(Backend).init({
lng: 'en', // default language
fallbackLng: 'en',
backend: {
// Path to translation files
loadPath: path.join(process.cwd(), 'locales', '{{lng}}.json'),
},
interpolation: {
escapeValue: false, // not needed for server side
},
// Enable debug mode for development
debug: false,
// Preload languages
preload: ['en', 'zh'],
// Use sync mode for server
initImmediate: false,
});
};
// Get translation function for a specific language
export const getT = (language?: string) => {
if (language && language !== i18n.language) {
i18n.changeLanguage(language);
}
return i18n.t.bind(i18n);
};
// Initialize and export
export { initI18n };
export default i18n;
