Nathan Esquenazi b979b4c443 feat: pluggable i18n with English/Chinese language switcher in Settings ...

Introduces a locale bundle system that makes UI language switchable at
runtime and trivially extensible to any future language.

Architecture:
- static/i18n.js: LOCALES object with 'en' and 'zh' bundles, t(key)
  helper with English fallback, setLocale()/loadLocale() for persistence
  via localStorage. Adding a new language = adding one object.
- api/config.py: 'language' setting (default 'en'), BCP-47 validation
- api/routes.py: _LOGIN_LOCALE dict for server-rendered login page;
  template placeholders substituted at request time from saved setting
- static/index.html: loads i18n.js first (before other scripts); adds
  Language dropdown to Settings panel, auto-populated from LOCALES

Wiring:
- boot.js: applies server-persisted locale at startup (after /api/settings
  fetch); speech recognition lang follows _locale._speech
- panels.js: populates Language dropdown from LOCALES on settings open;
  saves + applies locale on Save Settings
- All JS files: hardcoded user-facing strings replaced with t() calls

Coverage:
- test_sprint20.py: relaxed recognition.lang assertion to accept dynamic
  locale-driven assignment (behavior unchanged for English default)
- 499/499 tests pass

Closes #177 (incorporates Chinese translations as a proper locale bundle
rather than hardcoded strings, so English default is fully preserved)

2026-04-08 18:57:50 -07:00

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