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Localization

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Support multiple languages with translation files, the __() helper, and locale switching.

Localization (i18n)

// lang/en/messages.php
return ["welcome" => "Welcome, :name!", "posts" => "{0} No posts|{1} One post|[2,*] :count posts"];

// lang/fr/messages.php
return ["welcome" => "Bienvenue, :name!"];

// Use in code
__("messages.welcome", ["name" => "Alice"]);
trans("messages.posts", ["count" => 5]);

// Pluralization
trans_choice("messages.posts", 5);  // "5 posts"

// In Blade
{{ __("messages.welcome", ["name" => $user->name]) }}
@lang("messages.welcome")

// Switch locale
App::setLocale("fr");
app()->setLocale(auth()->user()->locale);