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Description

This PR updates CONTRIBUTING.md to resolve documentation drift and guide new contributors accurately:

  1. Environment Requirements & Local Setup:

    • Updated Node.js requirement to Node.js version 22+ (minimum >=22.22.0 as specified by root package.json).
    • Added pnpm version 11+ (corepack enable pnpm) as an explicit monorepo requirement.
    • Updated Python requirement to Python version 3.12+ (matching backend apps/api/Dockerfile.api).
    • Documented that setup.sh automatically installs dependencies via pnpm install, and added explicit guidance for manual setups to run pnpm install before pnpm dev.
  2. Language Support & i18n Architecture (packages/i18n):

    • Replaced obsolete references to monolithic translations.json / core.json files with the actual 28 modular namespace files (e.g., common.json, auth.json, work-item.json, project.json defined in packages/i18n/src/constants/namespaces.ts).
    • Updated the step-by-step instructions for adding a new language (TLanguage, SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES, namespace directory setup).
    • Removed instructions to edit a non-existent private importLanguageFile method, explaining that namespaces are dynamically loaded at runtime by i18next-resources-to-backend in instance.ts.

Type of Change

  • Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
  • Feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
  • Improvement (change that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
  • Code refactoring
  • Performance improvements
  • Documentation update

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Test Scenarios

  • Verified package.json engines (>=22.22.0) and package manager (pnpm@11.10.0).
  • Verified apps/api/Dockerfile.api Python base image (python:3.12.10-alpine).
  • Verified packages/i18n runtime loading via resourcesToBackend in packages/i18n/src/core/instance.ts and namespaces list in packages/i18n/src/constants/namespaces.ts.
  • Verified markdown rendering and link paths.

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Closes #9755

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  • Documentation
    • Updated contribution setup requirements to Node.js 22+, pnpm 11+ via Corepack, and Python 3.12+.
    • Clarified setup script behavior and Docker Compose usage.
    • Revised translation contribution guidance for namespace-based files, English as the source language, and runtime loading.
    • Documented ICU message formatting through the internationalization tooling.

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CONTRIBUTING.md now documents current environment requirements, local setup behavior, modular translation namespaces, and the updated workflow for adding translations and languages.

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Contributor Guide Updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Environment and local setup requirements
CONTRIBUTING.md
The guide now requires Node.js 22+, pnpm 11+, and Python 3.12+. It documents setup.sh and uses detached Docker Compose startup.
Modular translation contribution workflow
CONTRIBUTING.md
The guide now describes namespace JSON files, i18next-icu, English as the translation source, and dynamic language resource imports.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to cda46

The contributor guide now reflects current setup and i18n workflows, but a Markdown lint violation and an invalid TypeScript example should be corrected to keep documentation checks passing and avoid misleading contributors.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the documentation update and its two main areas: environment requirements and the modular i18n guide.
Description check ✅ Passed The description includes a detailed summary, marks Documentation update, lists verification steps, and references issue #9755. Screenshots are not needed for this documentation-only change.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR addresses all coding-related objectives in issue #9755, including Node.js, pnpm, Python, setup instructions, namespace-based translations, language setup, and dynamic loading guidance.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes are limited to CONTRIBUTING.md and directly support the linked issue objectives. No unrelated changes are identified.
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Comment thread CONTRIBUTING.md
Translations are organized by language in the locales directory. Each language has its own folder containing JSON files for translations. Here's how it looks:
Translations are organized by language in the `packages/i18n/src/locales/` directory. Each language has its own folder containing modular JSON files corresponding to feature namespaces (defined in `NAMESPACES` in `packages/i18n/src/constants/namespaces.ts`). Here's how it looks:

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add a language tag to the directory-tree code fence.

The fence at Line 123 has no language tag. markdownlint reports MD040 for this block. Mark it as text so the guide passes the Markdown lint rule.

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In `@CONTRIBUTING.md` at line 123, Update the directory-tree code fence near the
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```
```ts
// packages/i18n/src/types/language.ts
export type TLanguage = "en" | "fr" | "your-lang" | ...;

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