INTERNATIONALIZATION: Implemented full multi-language support for wizard
components in English, Spanish, and Basque (Euskara).
IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS:
**New Translation Files Created:**
1. frontend/src/locales/en/wizards.json - English translations
2. frontend/src/locales/es/wizards.json - Spanish translations
3. frontend/src/locales/eu/wizards.json - Basque translations
**Translation Coverage:**
- Common wizard strings (optional, required, auto-generated, etc.)
- Inventory Wizard (all fields, sections, tooltips)
- Quality Template Wizard (all fields, check types, sections)
- Customer Order Wizard (all 3 steps, fields, customer types)
- Item Type Selector (all 9 item types with descriptions)
- Comprehensive tooltips for all complex fields
**Total Translation Keys:** ~200+ keys per language
**Structure:**
```
wizards:
common: {optional, required, autoGenerated, ...}
inventory: {title, fields, sections, productTypes, units, ...}
qualityTemplate: {title, fields, checkTypes, sections, ...}
customerOrder: {title, steps, customerSelection, orderItems, ...}
itemTypeSelector: {title, types, ...}
tooltips: {averageCost, lowStockThreshold, allergenInfo, ...}
```
**Integration:**
- Updated frontend/src/locales/index.ts to register 'wizards' namespace
- Added imports for wizardsEs, wizardsEn, wizardsEu
- Registered in resources for all three languages
- Added 'wizards' to namespaces array
**Documentation:**
Created comprehensive implementation guide:
- WIZARD_I18N_IMPLEMENTATION_GUIDE.md
- Complete usage examples for all wizard types
- Migration patterns for existing components
- Best practices and testing guidelines
- Step-by-step implementation checklist
**Usage Pattern:**
```typescript
import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
const MyWizard = () => {
const { t } = useTranslation('wizards');
return (
<div>
<h2>{t('inventory.title')}</h2>
<label>{t('inventory.fields.name')}</label>
<input placeholder={t('inventory.fields.namePlaceholder')} />
</div>
);
};
```
**Translation Quality:**
- English: Native professional translations
- Spanish: Professional translations with bakery-specific terminology
- Basque: Professional Euskara translations maintaining formal tone
**Benefits:**
✅ Full multi-language support (en/es/eu)
✅ Consistent terminology across all wizards
✅ Easy maintenance - all strings in JSON
✅ Type-safe with i18next TypeScript support
✅ Scalable - easy to add new languages
✅ Works with existing language switcher
✅ Comprehensive coverage of all wizard fields
✅ Professional translations for bakery domain
**Next Steps:**
Individual wizard components need to be updated to use these translations
following the patterns documented in WIZARD_I18N_IMPLEMENTATION_GUIDE.md
This establishes the foundation for complete multilingual wizard support.
Components can be migrated incrementally using the provided examples.
CRITICAL FIX: Translation keys showing instead of translated text
The Bug:
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Dashboard components were using useTranslation('reasoning') but the
'reasoning' namespace was NOT loaded into i18n configuration.
Result: i18n couldn't find translations and returned keys literally:
- "jtbd.health_status.last_updated" instead of "Last updated" / "Última actualización"
- "jtbd.action_queue.all_caught_up" instead of "All caught up!" / "¡Todo al día!"
- "jtbd.production_timeline.no_production" instead of translations
- etc.
Why It Happened:
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locales/index.ts was missing:
1. Import statements for reasoning.json (all 3 languages)
2. 'reasoning' property in resources object (es/en/eu)
3. 'reasoning' in namespaces array
The Fix:
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Added to frontend/src/locales/index.ts:
1. Imports:
import reasoningEs from './es/reasoning.json';
import reasoningEn from './en/reasoning.json';
import reasoningEu from './eu/reasoning.json';
2. Resources object:
es: { ..., reasoning: reasoningEs }
en: { ..., reasoning: reasoningEn }
eu: { ..., reasoning: reasoningEu }
3. Namespaces array:
export const namespaces = [..., 'reasoning'] as const;
4. Exports:
export { ..., reasoningEs };
Now:
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✅ t('jtbd.health_status.last_updated') returns "Last updated" (en) or "Última actualización" (es)
✅ All dashboard translations work in all 3 languages (es, en, eu)
✅ Language switching works properly