Multi-Language Support¶

Dexter supports multiple languages for both bot responses and Discord slash command localisation.

Setting the Default Language¶

{
  "general": {
    "locale": "en"
  }
}

Available built-in locales: en, de, fr, ru, it, pl, nb-no, se

Allowing Users to Switch Language¶

Users can change their language with the /language slash command. Available languages are auto-discovered from locale files, or you can explicitly list them:

{
  "general": {
    "availableLanguages": {
      "en": "English",
      "de": "Deutsch",
      "fr": "Français"
    }
  }
}

If availableLanguages is empty ({}), Dexter auto-discovers available languages from locale/*.json files.

Locale Files¶

Locale files live in the locale/ directory:

locale/en.json — English translations
locale/de.json — German translations
locale/fr.json — French translations
etc.

Slash Command Localisation¶

Discord slash commands are localised separately in locale/slash/ files:

locale/slash/de.json — German slash command names and descriptions
locale/slash/fr.json — French slash command names and descriptions
etc.

These translate command names, option names, descriptions, and choice labels in the Discord UI.

Custom Translations¶

You can override specific translation strings by creating a custom locale file:

config/custom.en.json
config/custom.de.json

Custom files are merged on top of the built-in translations, so you only need to include the keys you want to change.

Secondary Language¶

A secondary language can be configured for "alt" translation fields in DTS templates:

{
  "locale": {
    "language": "en"
  }
}

This allows templates to use both the user's language and a secondary language (e.g. showing Pokemon names in both the local language and English).

Date & Time Formatting¶

{
  "locale": {
    "timeformat": "en-gb",
    "time": "LTS",
    "date": "L"
  }
}

Option	Default	Description
`timeformat`	`"en-gb"`	Locale for date/time formatting
`time`	`"LTS"`	Time format string
`date`	`"L"`	Date format string