index.ts

import { en, type Messages } from './en';

export type { Messages };

/** Supported locales. Add a code here when a sibling dictionary lands. */
export type Locale = 'en';

const dictionaries: Record<Locale, Messages> = { en };

/**
 * Resolves the message catalog for a locale. This is the single seam for going
 * multilingual: drop a sibling dictionary (e.g. `ur.ts`), add it to `Locale`
 * and `dictionaries`, then wire locale detection (Accept-Language header,
 * cookie, or a `/[locale]` route segment) and call `getMessages(detected)`.
 * No component changes required.
 */
export function getMessages(locale: Locale = 'en'): Messages {
  return dictionaries[locale];
}

/** The active catalog. Swap for a per-request `getMessages(locale)` when i18n lands. */
export const messages = getMessages();