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feat: translatable UI labels for LanguageSwitcher, PhoneInput, NavBar and TranslationWidget (#30) - #81

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Description

Adds an optional labels prop to LanguageSwitcher, PhoneInput, NavBar and TranslationWidget so their built-in English text (placeholders, empty states, accessible labels, screen reader announcements) can be translated, following #30 and the updated string list in the issue thread. Each component exports a typed *Labels interface with TSDoc on every key; any key left out keeps its English default. Interpolated strings take a function, e.g. current: (name) => ....

searchPlaceholder and emptyMessage on LanguageSwitcher and PhoneInput stay as aliases of the matching labels keys, so nothing breaks. When both are set, the direct prop wins, so a per-instance override still beats an app-wide labels object.

PhoneInput also gets a displayLocale prop: when set, country names come from Intl.DisplayNames, and search matches the translated name. Without it nothing changes.

Closes #30

Scope also includes TranslationWidget and "Clear search", per the maintainer's update on #30: #30 (comment)

Type of change

  • Bug fix
  • New component
  • Enhancement
  • Documentation / website
  • CI / infrastructure

Screenshots / Recording

LanguageSwitcher and PhoneInput with French labels and displayLocale="fr" (demo files edited locally for the screenshots only, not part of this PR)

Before

language-switcher-before phone-input-before

After

language-switcher-after phone-input-after

No visual styles changed, so light/dark and narrow-viewport rendering are untouched.

Checklist

  • Dark mode / responsive styles considered
  • npm ci succeeds
  • npm run lint passes
  • npm run typecheck passes
  • npm run test passes
  • npm run build passes
  • CI checks pass

format:check, build:lib and test:pack also pass locally.

Usage

<LanguageSwitcher
  locales={locales}
  labels={{
    searchPlaceholder: "Rechercher…",
    emptyMessage: "Aucun résultat",
    listbox: "Choisir la langue",
    current: (name) => `Langue actuelle : ${name}`,
  }}
/>

<PhoneInput displayLocale="fr" labels={{ trigger: "Choisir un pays", emptyMessage: "Aucun pays trouvé." }} />

<NavBar locales={locales} labels={{ toggleMenu: "Ouvrir le menu" }} />

<TranslationWidget
  labels={{ swap: "Inverser les langues", characters: (n) => (n === 1 ? "caractère" : "caractères") }}
/>

Notes

  • labels keys reuse the existing prop names (searchPlaceholder, emptyMessage) instead of the shorter names in the issue's example, so the aliases map one to one.
  • PhoneInput has separate trigger and listbox keys because "Select country" appears in both places.
  • onValueChange still reports Country.name in English, so it stays a stable value regardless of displayLocale. A malformed displayLocale falls back to the English names instead of throwing. Intl.DisplayNames follows CLDR, so wording can differ slightly between browsers; the docs say so.
  • TranslationWidget's pane placeholders and labels already had their own props, so labels covers the rest: swap, copy, copied, the copy announcement, clear, and the word read after the character count (a function, for plural forms).
  • Left as is: the two LanguageSwitchers inside TranslationWidget still use their English defaults ("Current language: …", search text). Forwarding labels to them would mean nesting switcher labels inside the widget's, so I left it for your call. Happy to add it here or in a follow-up.
  • LanguageSwitcherPill already takes aria-label, so it needed no change.

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  • New Features

    • Added customizable labels for language switchers, phone inputs, navigation bars, and translation widgets.
    • Added localized country names and locale-aware phone-number country search.
    • Added accessible text customization for menus, search controls, copy actions, and status messages.
    • Added English fallbacks when translations are omitted or invalid.
    • Existing explicit placeholder and empty-state properties take precedence over label overrides.
  • Documentation

    • Expanded component and customization documentation with label interfaces, localization behavior, defaults, and examples.

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Four components add configurable labels for English UI text, with English defaults for omitted labels. PhoneInput also supports localized country names and search through displayLocale, while its value callback continues to return English country names.

Changes: Component UI localization

Layer / File(s) Summary
LanguageSwitcher labels
src/registry/components/language-switcher.tsx, src/registry/components/index.ts, content/docs/components/language-switchers/language-switcher.mdx, content/docs/customization/interfaces.mdx, test/language-switcher.test.tsx
Adds typed label overrides and English defaults for search, clearing, empty results, and accessibility text. Explicit searchPlaceholder and emptyMessage props take precedence over matching label values. Tests and documentation cover overrides and defaults.
PhoneInput labels and country names
src/registry/components/phone-input.tsx, src/registry/components/index.ts, content/docs/components/inputs/phone-input.mdx, content/docs/customization/interfaces.mdx, test/phone-input.test.tsx
Adds typed label overrides and displayLocale for country names and search. Invalid locales fall back to English names, and onValueChange continues to return English country names. Tests and documentation cover labels, locale behavior, and alias precedence.
NavBar labels
src/registry/components/navbar.tsx, src/registry/components/index.ts, content/docs/components/navigation/navbar.mdx, content/docs/customization/interfaces.mdx, test/navbar.test.tsx
Adds typed label overrides and English defaults for language controls, the mobile menu, and the GitHub accessibility label. Tests and documentation cover the configurable labels.
TranslationWidget labels
src/registry/components/translation-widget.tsx, src/registry/components/index.ts, content/docs/components/translation/translation-widget.mdx, content/docs/customization/interfaces.mdx, test/translation-widget.test.tsx
Adds typed label overrides for widget controls, character counts, and clipboard status. Tests and documentation cover the configurable text.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to bca54

Turkish users searching for Indonesia by its ISO code may not find it. This is a bounded issue that should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging.

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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding translatable UI labels to the four affected components.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #30 requirements are met. LanguageSwitcher, PhoneInput, and NavBar export typed label interfaces with TSDoc, use English defaults, and support custom labels. Direct searchPlaceholder and…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes support the stated localization objective. They cover the four named components, Clear search, displayLocale, exported types, documentation, and automated tests. The PR explicitly incl…
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Issue #30 requirements are met. LanguageSwitcher, PhoneInput, and NavBar export typed label interfaces with TSDoc, use English defaults, and support custom labels. Direct searchPlaceholder and emptyMessage props retain precedence. PhoneInput supports displayLocale, localized search, malformed-locale fallback, and stable English Country.name callback values. Documentation includes translated examples. Tests cover custom labels and locale behavior. The scoped TranslationWidget extension also has typed labels, documentation, and tests.

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The changes support the stated localization objective. They cover the four named components, Clear search, displayLocale, exported types, documentation, and automated tests. The PR explicitly includes TranslationWidget based on the maintainer's issue-thread update. The reviewed head forwards its language-switcher labels to both nested pickers. No unrelated change is shown in the supplied change summary.

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API, defaults and back-compat look right; checks pass locally (incl. build:lib / test:pack, types exported). One change needed:

  1. TranslationWidget doesn't forward labels to its pickers (src/registry/components/translation-widget.tsx:313, :351). The two embedded LanguageSwitchers get no labels, so a translated widget still shows "Current language: …", "Search languages...", "No languages found." and "Clear search" in English. Add a key such as languageSwitcher?: Partial<LanguageSwitcherLabels> to TranslationWidgetLabels, pass it to both pickers, and add a test.

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2. phone-input.tsx:280: with displayLocale, countries keep English alphabetical order. Sorting with localeCompare(a, b, displayLocale) would read naturally.
3. translation-widget.tsx:37: note in the TSDoc that characters receives the count, so callers can pluralise.

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Thanks!
I have added a languageSwitcher key so both pickers can be translated, with a test, and noted the count in the characters TSDoc.

I skipped the country sort since the default list is ordered by popularity, not alphabetically. Happy to add it if you still want it.

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languageSwitcher labels now reach both pickers, with a test; TSDoc updated; popularity order kept for countries; ASCII matching for country codes. Approved.

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Merged, thanks @iNerdStack.

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