add override locale selector for dates and currencies (#648)

* feat: add override locale selector

* fix: dateExample computed property to ensure Vue updates with locale changes in LanguageSelector.vue

frontend/components/App/LanguageSelector.vue

@@ -1,31 +1,51 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
   import { computed } from "vue";
+  import * as Locales from "date-fns/locale";
   import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select";
   import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
   import { fmtDate } from "~~/composables/use-formatters";
   import { useViewPreferences } from "~~/composables/use-preferences";
 
+  const preferences = useViewPreferences();
+
+  const locales = Object.values(Locales).map(l => {
+    return {
+      code: l.code,
+      name: new Intl.DisplayNames([preferences.value.language ?? "en-US"], { type: "language" }).of(l.code) ?? l.code,
+      localName: new Intl.DisplayNames([l.code], { type: "language" }).of(l.code) ?? l.code,
+    };
+  });
+
   defineProps({
-    includeText: {
+    expanded: {
       type: Boolean,
       default: true,
     },
   });
 
-  const preferences = useViewPreferences();
-
   function setLanguage(lang: string) {
     preferences.value.language = lang;
   }
 
+  function setOverrideLocale(locale: string | undefined) {
+    if (locale === undefined || locale === preferences.value.overrideFormatLocale) {
+      preferences.value.overrideFormatLocale = undefined;
+    } else {
+      preferences.value.overrideFormatLocale = locale;
+    }
+  }
+
   const dateExample = computed(() => {
+    // hack to force vue to update
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+    const locale = preferences.value.overrideFormatLocale;
     return fmtDate(new Date(Date.now() - 15 * 60000), "relative");
   });
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="w-full" :class="{ 'p-5 pt-0': includeText }">
+  <div class="w-full" :class="{ 'p-5 pt-0': expanded }">
-    <Label v-if="includeText" for="language"> {{ $t("profile.language") }} </Label>
+    <Label v-if="expanded" for="language"> {{ $t("profile.language") }} </Label>
     <Select
       id="language"
       v-model="$i18n.locale"
@@ -44,8 +64,27 @@
         </SelectItem>
       </SelectContent>
     </Select>
-    <p v-if="includeText" class="m-2 text-sm">
+    <template v-if="expanded">
-      {{ $t("profile.example") }}: {{ $t("global.created") }} {{ dateExample }}
+      <Label for="overrideLocale"> {{ $t("profile.override_locale") }} </Label>
-    </p>
+      <Select
+        id="overrideLocale"
+        :model-value="preferences.overrideFormatLocale"
+        @update:model-value="
+          val => {
+            setOverrideLocale(val?.toString());
+          }
+        "
+      >
+        <SelectTrigger>
+          <SelectValue :placeholder="$t('profile.no_override')" />
+        </SelectTrigger>
+        <SelectContent>
+          <SelectItem v-for="locale in locales" :key="locale.code" :value="locale.code">
+            {{ locale.name }} - ({{ locale.localName }})
+          </SelectItem>
+        </SelectContent>
+      </Select>
+      <p class="m-2 text-sm">{{ $t("profile.example") }}: {{ $t("global.created") }} {{ dateExample }}</p>
+    </template>
   </div>
 </template>

frontend/composables/use-formatters.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ export type DateTimeType = "date" | "time" | "datetime";
 
 export function getLocaleCode() {
   const { $i18nGlobal } = useNuxtApp();
+  const preferences = useViewPreferences();
+  // TODO: make reactive
+  if (preferences.value.overrideFormatLocale) {
+    return preferences.value.overrideFormatLocale;
+  }
   return ($i18nGlobal?.locale?.value as string) ?? "en-US";
 }
 

frontend/composables/use-preferences.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export type LocationViewPreferences = {
   tableHeaders?: TableHeaderType[];
   displayHeaderDecor: boolean;
   language?: string;
+  overrideFormatLocale?: string;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export function useViewPreferences(): Ref<LocationViewPreferences> {
       itemsPerTablePage: 10,
       displayHeaderDecor: true,
       language: null,
+      overrideFormatLocale: null,
     },
     { mergeDefaults: true }
   );

frontend/locales/en.json

@@ -279,9 +279,9 @@
         "zh-CN": "Chinese (Simplified)",
         "zh-HK": "Chinese (Hong Kong)",
         "zh-MO": "Chinese (Macau)",
-        "zh-TW": "Chinese (Traditional)"
+        "zh-TW": "Chinese (Traditional)",
+        "sq-AL": "Albanian"
     },
-    "languages.sq-AL": "Albanian",
     "locations": {
         "child_locations": "Child Locations",
         "collapse_tree": "Collapse Tree",
@@ -351,6 +351,8 @@
         "group_settings_sub": "Shared Group Settings. You may need to refresh your browser for some settings to apply.",
         "inactive": "Inactive",
         "language": "Language",
+        "override_locale": "Override Date and Currency Language",
+        "no_override": "No override",
         "new_password": "New Password",
         "no_notifiers": "No notifiers configured",
         "notifier_modal": "{ type, select, true {Edit} false {Create} other {Other}} Notifier",

frontend/pages/index.vue

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
               <TooltipContent>{{ $t("global.read_docs") }}</TooltipContent>
             </Tooltip>
 
-            <LanguageSelector class="z-10 text-primary" :include-text="false" />
+            <LanguageSelector class="z-10 text-primary" :expanded="false" />
           </div>
         </TooltipProvider>
       </header>