nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Add automatic BCP 47 language format detection in l10n factory

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

BCP 47 is the current best practice language tag format standard, but the l10n factory is using POSIX locale definitions standard

Describe the solution you'd like

Detect BCP 47 format and convert to internal format

Describe alternatives you've considered

None

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Research direction

Start by locating the l10n factory and reading how it currently handles POSIX locale definitions. Compare that behavior with the requested BCP 47 detection and conversion, then identify the relevant localization tests; done means supported BCP 47 tags are detected and converted to the internal format without regressing existing locale handling.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
internationalization, localization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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