Added the foundation for making the frontend multilingual. Now only need to import useTranslation and use t('key') for all user-facing text for all pages (+add key:value pairs in src/locales for each language ofc)

- package.json -> Imported packages i18next & react-i18next for multilingual functionality.
- src/App.jsx -> Imported LanguageSwitcher from ./components/LanguageSwitcher and added <LanguageSwitcher /> component at the beginning of layout so it's always visible.
- src/components/LanguageSwitcher.jsx -> LanguageSwitcher component, consists of a dropdown menu that always appears at top right corner for choosing language.
- src/i18n.js -> Initialize and configure i18next for app-wide multilingual support.
- src/locales/en.json + src/locales/fr.json -> Empty json files that will soon contain translation key:value pairs for each page.
- src/main.jsx -> Imported src/i18n.js for multilingual functionality.
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import React from 'react';
import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
const languages = [
{ code: 'en', label: 'English' },
{ code: 'fr', label: 'Français' },
// Add more languages as needed
];
function LanguageSwitcher() {
const { i18n } = useTranslation();
return (
<div
style={{
position: 'absolute',
top: '1rem',
right: '1rem',
zIndex: 1000,
background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.95)',
borderRadius: '4px',
padding: '0.25em 0.5em',
boxShadow: '0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.05)'
}}
>
<select
value={i18n.language}
onChange={e => i18n.changeLanguage(e.target.value)}
style={{
border: '1px solid #ccc',
borderRadius: '4px',
padding: '0.25em 2em 0.25em 0.5em', // More right padding for arrow
minWidth: '100px',
appearance: 'auto', // Use browser default arrow
background: '#fff',
}}
aria-label="Select language"
>
{languages.map(lang => (
<option key={lang.code} value={lang.code}>
{lang.label}
</option>
))}
</select>
</div>
);
}
export default LanguageSwitcher;