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## What
Lets app **front components** localize the strings they render,
extending the
existing application-translation pipeline (which today only covers
manifest
labels) to component source. App authors mark strings with a small,
familiar
API; the build extracts and bakes them; the runtime resolves them for
the
user's locale.
```tsx
import { Trans, t, msg, useTranslate } from 'twenty-sdk/front-component';
<Trans>Loading postcard…</Trans>
<Trans context="card-title">Untitled</Trans> // disambiguation
const empty = t('No content yet…'); // works outside JSX
<p>{t('Saved {count} cards', { count })}</p> // interpolation
const STATUSES = [{ id: 'draft', label: msg('Draft') }]; // lazy descriptor
```
## How
- **Runtime** (`twenty-sdk/front-component`): `t()` (eager, usable
anywhere —
event handlers, helpers, module scope), `msg()` (lazy descriptor),
`<Trans>`
(reactive JSX), `useTranslate()` / `useLocale()`. Source-string
fallback,
`{name}` interpolation, and `context` disambiguation. No build-time
macro —
these are plain runtime functions.
- **Extraction**: a `ts-morph` scan collects `t()`/`msg()`/`<Trans>`
strings
from component source into the same `locales/*.json` catalogs the
manifest
pipeline already writes (`twenty dev:translations-extract`).
- **Delivery**: `twenty dev:build` bakes the compiled per-locale catalog
into
each front-component bundle via an esbuild banner, so the runtime
resolves
with **no server or renderer changes**. Locale comes from the execution
context that already flows to the worker.
The catalog key and `generateMessageId` hashing are shared between the
node
extractor and the browser runtime; `<Trans>` text whitespace is
normalized
identically on both sides so multi-line elements resolve.
## Design notes
- Reuses the existing `extract → compile → manifest.translations`
contract and
`generateMessageId`, so component strings flow through the same
machinery as
manifest labels.
- Self-contained in `twenty-sdk` + a shared pure helper; the server is
untouched.
## Scope / follow-ups
- `twenty dev` (watch) does not bake catalogs yet — preview shows source
strings; use `twenty dev:build` (documented). Wiring the watcher is a
follow-up.
- Usage is documented in twenty-docs under **Apps → Translations**
(`developers/extend/apps/translations`).
## Tests
Unit tests for the catalog-key/interpolation helpers, the runtime
resolver
(hit/miss/context/fallback/interpolation), and the ts-morph extractor
(static `t`/`msg`/`<Trans>`, dynamic-skip, dedup, multi-line
whitespace), plus a
compile test for context→messageId. Verified with an adversarial review
pass.
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🌐 Live Site
Visit the documentation at docs.twenty.com
📚 Content
This repository contains:
- User Guide (46 pages) - Complete guide for Twenty users
- Developers (24 pages) - Technical documentation for developers
- Twenty UI (25 pages) - UI component library documentation
🚀 Local Development
To run the documentation locally:
# From the twenty monorepo root
npx nx run twenty-docs:dev
The documentation will be available at http://localhost:3000
📝 Editing Content
Adding/Editing Pages
-
Edit MDX files in the appropriate directory:
user-guide/- User documentationdevelopers/- Developer documentationtwenty-ui/- Component documentation
-
Update
navigation/base-structure.jsonif you need to change the tab/group hierarchy or add/remove pages. This file stays in the repo and is not uploaded to Crowdin. -
Keep the translation template (
navigation/navigation.template.json) in sync by runningyarn docs:generate-navigation-templateafter editing the base structure. This template is the only file that should be pushed to Crowdin. -
For each translated locale pulled from Crowdin, ensure a
packages/twenty-docs/l/<language>/navigation.jsonfile exists. These files contain labels only; page slugs always come from the base structure. -
Run
yarn docs:generateto rebuilddocs.jsonfrom the base structure + translated labels.
MDX Format
All documentation pages use MDX format with frontmatter:
---
title: Page Title
description: Page description
image: /images/path/to/image.png
---
Your content here...
Adding Images
- Place images in the
/images/directory - Reference them in MDX:
 - Or use Mintlify Frame component:
<Frame>
<img src="/images/your-image.png" alt="Description" />
</Frame>
🔧 Configuration
navigation/base-structure.json- Source of truth for tabs, groups, icons, and page slugs (English only, not sent to Crowdin).navigation/navigation.template.json- Generated translation template (labels only) that is uploaded to Crowdin.l/<language>/navigation.json- Locale-specific label files pulled from Crowdin.docs.json- Generated Mintlify configuration (always runyarn docs:generateafter modifying navigation files).package.json- Package dependencies and scripts (docs:generate,docs:generate-navigation-template, …).project.json- Nx workspace configuration
📦 Validation
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npx nx run twenty-docs:validate
🔗 Links
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To contribute to the documentation:
- Fork the repository
- Make your changes in the
packages/twenty-docsdirectory - Test locally with
npx nx run twenty-docs:dev - Submit a pull request
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