From fc3159d3fb2aa2bc8703984b8b0d58876f1623bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adolfo Reyna <aeroreyna@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:04:32 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Internationalize Bible UI and add locale-aware translation
 fetch

---
 Views/BibleChapterView.js       | 11 +++---
 Views/BiblePicker.js            | 35 +++++++++--------
 Views/NewPost.js                |  2 +-
 components/BibleEmbeddedView.js |  7 ++--
 i18nMessages.js                 | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 utils/bibleReferences.js        | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++---
 6 files changed, 136 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Views/BibleChapterView.js b/Views/BibleChapterView.js
index 1013a58..a3ffd19 100644
--- a/Views/BibleChapterView.js
+++ b/Views/BibleChapterView.js
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ import { FlatList, Pressable, View } from "react-native";
 import { ActivityIndicator, Text } from "react-native-paper";
 import { SafeAreaView } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { useNavigation } from "@react-navigation/native";
-import { parseBibleReference } from "../utils/bibleReferences.js";
+import { fetchBibleChapter, parseBibleReference } from "../utils/bibleReferences.js";
 import GlobalState from "../contexts/GlobalState.js";
+import i18n from "../i18nMessages.js";
 
 const BibleChapterView = ({ route }) => {
     const navigation = useNavigation();
@@ -23,14 +24,12 @@ const BibleChapterView = ({ route }) => {
             setLoading(true);
             setError("");
             try {
-                const response = await fetch(`https://bible-api.com/${encodeURIComponent(chapterReference)}`);
-                if (!response.ok) throw new Error("Failed chapter request");
-                const payload = await response.json();
+                const payload = await fetchBibleChapter(chapterReference, i18n.locale);
                 if (!mounted) return;
                 setChapterData(payload);
             } catch (_error) {
                 if (!mounted) return;
-                setError("Unable to load chapter.");
+                setError(i18n.t("message.unableLoadChapter"));
                 setChapterData(null);
             } finally {
                 if (mounted) setLoading(false);
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ const BibleChapterView = ({ route }) => {
                 {chapterData?.translation_name || chapterData?.translation_id || "KJV"}
             </Text>
             {selectable ? (
-                <Text style={{ color: "#6b7280", marginBottom: 8 }}>Tap a verse to select it.</Text>
+                <Text style={{ color: "#6b7280", marginBottom: 8 }}>{i18n.t("message.tapVerseToSelect")}</Text>
             ) : null}
             <FlatList
                 ref={listRef}
diff --git a/Views/BiblePicker.js b/Views/BiblePicker.js
index 6ae86e3..87da81d 100644
--- a/Views/BiblePicker.js
+++ b/Views/BiblePicker.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { ActivityIndicator, Button, Chip, Divider, Text, TextInput } from "react
 import { useNavigation } from "@react-navigation/native";
 import { useSnapshot } from "valtio";
 import GlobalState from "../contexts/GlobalState.js";
-import { BIBLE_BOOKS, createBibleToken, fetchBiblePassage, getBookChapterCount } from "../utils/bibleReferences.js";
+import { BIBLE_BOOKS, createBibleToken, fetchBibleChapter, fetchBiblePassage, getBookChapterCount } from "../utils/bibleReferences.js";
+import i18n from "../i18nMessages.js";
 
 const BiblePicker = ({ route }) => {
     const navigation = useNavigation();
@@ -57,11 +58,11 @@ const BiblePicker = ({ route }) => {
         setError("");
         setLoadingPreview(true);
         try {
-            const passage = await fetchBiblePassage(reference);
+            const passage = await fetchBiblePassage(reference, i18n.locale);
             setPreview(passage);
         } catch (_err) {
             setPreview(null);
-            setError("Unable to load this Bible passage.");
+            setError(i18n.t("message.unableLoadPassage"));
         } finally {
             setLoadingPreview(false);
         }
@@ -74,9 +75,7 @@ const BiblePicker = ({ route }) => {
         }
         setLoadingVerses(true);
         try {
-            const response = await fetch(`https://bible-api.com/${encodeURIComponent(`${book} ${chapterNumber}`)}`);
-            if (!response.ok) throw new Error("Failed chapter fetch");
-            const payload = await response.json();
+            const payload = await fetchBibleChapter(`${book} ${chapterNumber}`, i18n.locale);
             const options = Array.isArray(payload?.verses)
                 ? payload.verses.map((v) => String(v?.verse || "")).filter(Boolean)
                 : [];
@@ -103,9 +102,9 @@ const BiblePicker = ({ route }) => {
 
     return (
         <View style={{ flex: 1, paddingHorizontal: 12, paddingTop: 12 }}>
-            <Text style={{ fontSize: 22, fontWeight: "700", marginBottom: 6 }}>Bible Reference</Text>
+            <Text style={{ fontSize: 22, fontWeight: "700", marginBottom: 6 }}>{i18n.t("message.bibleReferenceTitle")}</Text>
             <Text style={{ color: "#6b7280", marginBottom: 10 }}>
-                Pick a reference to insert into your {target === "chat" ? "chat message" : "post"}.
+                {target === "chat" ? i18n.t("message.biblePickerSubtitleChat") : i18n.t("message.biblePickerSubtitlePost")}
             </Text>
 
             <TextInput
@@ -117,14 +116,14 @@ const BiblePicker = ({ route }) => {
             />
             <View style={{ flexDirection: "row", marginTop: 8, justifyContent: "space-between" }}>
                 <Button mode="outlined" onPress={() => loadPreviewForReference(computedReference)} loading={loadingPreview}>
-                    Preview
+                    {i18n.t("message.preview")}
                 </Button>
                 <Button mode="contained" disabled={!computedReference} onPress={() => addReferenceToCaller(computedReference)}>
-                    Use Reference
+                    {i18n.t("message.useReference")}
                 </Button>
             </View>
 
-            {computedReference ? <Text style={{ marginTop: 8, color: "#374151" }}>Selected: {computedReference}</Text> : null}
+            {computedReference ? <Text style={{ marginTop: 8, color: "#374151" }}>{i18n.t("message.selected")}: {computedReference}</Text> : null}
             {preview?.text ? (
                 <Pressable
                     onPress={() => navigation.navigate("BibleChapter", { reference: computedReference, selectable: true })}
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ const BiblePicker = ({ route }) => {
                     <Text style={{ marginTop: 4, color: "#4b5563", fontSize: 12 }}>
                         {preview.reference} ({preview.translation})
                     </Text>
-                    <Text style={{ marginTop: 4, color: "#6b7280", fontSize: 12 }}>Tap preview to pick verse from chapter</Text>
+                    <Text style={{ marginTop: 4, color: "#6b7280", fontSize: 12 }}>{i18n.t("message.tapPreviewPickVerse")}</Text>
                 </Pressable>
             ) : null}
             {error ? <Text style={{ marginTop: 8, color: "#b91c1c" }}>{error}</Text> : null}
@@ -143,27 +142,27 @@ const BiblePicker = ({ route }) => {
 
             <View style={{ flexDirection: "row", marginBottom: 10 }}>
                 <Button mode={activeStep === "book" ? "contained-tonal" : "text"} onPress={() => setActiveStep("book")}>
-                    Book
+                    {i18n.t("message.book")}
                 </Button>
                 <Button
                     mode={activeStep === "chapter" ? "contained-tonal" : "text"}
                     disabled={!selectedBook}
                     onPress={() => setActiveStep("chapter")}
                 >
-                    Chapter
+                    {i18n.t("message.chapter")}
                 </Button>
                 <Button
                     mode={activeStep === "verse" ? "contained-tonal" : "text"}
                     disabled={!selectedBook || !chapter}
                     onPress={() => setActiveStep("verse")}
                 >
-                    Verse
+                    {i18n.t("message.verse")}
                 </Button>
             </View>
 
             {activeStep === "book" ? (
                 <>
-                    <Text style={{ fontSize: 14, fontWeight: "600", marginBottom: 8 }}>Books</Text>
+                    <Text style={{ fontSize: 14, fontWeight: "600", marginBottom: 8 }}>{i18n.t("message.books")}</Text>
                     <FlatList
                         data={filteredBooks}
                         numColumns={2}
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ const BiblePicker = ({ route }) => {
             {activeStep === "chapter" ? (
                 <>
                     <Text style={{ fontSize: 14, fontWeight: "600", marginBottom: 8 }}>
-                        Chapters {selectedBook ? `(${selectedBook})` : ""}
+                        {i18n.t("message.chapters")} {selectedBook ? `(${selectedBook})` : ""}
                     </Text>
                     <FlatList
                         data={chapterOptions}
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ const BiblePicker = ({ route }) => {
             {activeStep === "verse" ? (
                 <>
                     <Text style={{ fontSize: 14, fontWeight: "600", marginBottom: 8 }}>
-                        Verses {selectedBook && chapter ? `(${selectedBook} ${chapter})` : ""}
+                        {i18n.t("message.verses")} {selectedBook && chapter ? `(${selectedBook} ${chapter})` : ""}
                     </Text>
                     {loadingVerses ? (
                         <ActivityIndicator style={{ marginTop: 8 }} />
diff --git a/Views/NewPost.js b/Views/NewPost.js
index 1e62000..d747fb6 100644
--- a/Views/NewPost.js
+++ b/Views/NewPost.js
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ let NewPostView = (props) => {
                         mode="outlined"
                         onPress={() => navigation.navigate("BiblePicker", { target: "post" })}
                     >
-                        Bible
+                        {i18n.t("message.bible")}
                     </Button>
                     <Button icon="add-a-photo" mode="outlined" onPress={pickImage}>
                         {i18n.t("message.addPhotos")}
diff --git a/components/BibleEmbeddedView.js b/components/BibleEmbeddedView.js
index 8af02f8..9849a96 100644
--- a/components/BibleEmbeddedView.js
+++ b/components/BibleEmbeddedView.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { StyleSheet, Text, View } from "react-native";
 import { ActivityIndicator, Chip } from "react-native-paper";
 import { useNavigation } from "@react-navigation/native";
 import { extractBibleReferences, fetchBiblePassage } from "../utils/bibleReferences.js";
+import i18n from "../i18nMessages.js";
 
 const BibleEmbeddedView = ({ content = "", compact = false, openChapterOnPress = false }) => {
     const navigation = useNavigation();
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ const BibleEmbeddedView = ({ content = "", compact = false, openChapterOnPress =
 
         setByReference((prev) => ({ ...prev, [reference]: { loading: true } }));
         try {
-            const data = await fetchBiblePassage(reference);
+            const data = await fetchBiblePassage(reference, i18n.locale);
             setByReference((prev) => ({ ...prev, [reference]: { loading: false, ...data } }));
         } catch (_error) {
             setByReference((prev) => ({ ...prev, [reference]: { loading: false, error: true } }));
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ const BibleEmbeddedView = ({ content = "", compact = false, openChapterOnPress =
 
     return (
         <View style={[styles.container, compact ? styles.compactContainer : null]}>
-            <Text style={styles.label}>Bible</Text>
+            <Text style={styles.label}>{i18n.t("message.bible")}</Text>
             <View style={styles.chipsWrap}>
                 {references.map((reference) => (
                     <Chip
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ const BibleEmbeddedView = ({ content = "", compact = false, openChapterOnPress =
                     </Text>
                 </View>
             ) : null}
-            {selectedData?.error ? <Text style={styles.errorText}>Unable to load this passage.</Text> : null}
+            {selectedData?.error ? <Text style={styles.errorText}>{i18n.t("message.unableLoadPassage")}</Text> : null}
         </View>
     );
 };
diff --git a/i18nMessages.js b/i18nMessages.js
index 8269c04..ce12a72 100644
--- a/i18nMessages.js
+++ b/i18nMessages.js
@@ -128,6 +128,23 @@ const messages = {
             completeProfileBody: "Add a profile photo and short description so people can recognize you.",
             completeProfileMissingHint: "Looks like your profile is still missing some details.",
             completeProfileTestingHint: "This reminder is temporarily shown to everyone for testing.",
+            bible: "Bible",
+            bibleReferenceTitle: "Bible Reference",
+            biblePickerSubtitlePost: "Pick a reference to insert into your post.",
+            biblePickerSubtitleChat: "Pick a reference to insert into your chat message.",
+            preview: "Preview",
+            useReference: "Use Reference",
+            selected: "Selected",
+            tapPreviewPickVerse: "Tap preview to pick verse from chapter",
+            tapVerseToSelect: "Tap a verse to select it.",
+            unableLoadPassage: "Unable to load this Bible passage.",
+            unableLoadChapter: "Unable to load chapter.",
+            book: "Book",
+            chapter: "Chapter",
+            verse: "Verse",
+            books: "Books",
+            chapters: "Chapters",
+            verses: "Verses",
             updateProfile: "Update Profile",
         },
     },
@@ -252,6 +269,23 @@ const messages = {
             completeProfileBody: "Agrega una foto de perfil y una breve descripción para que las personas puedan reconocerte.",
             completeProfileMissingHint: "Parece que a tu perfil todavía le faltan algunos detalles.",
             completeProfileTestingHint: "Este recordatorio se muestra temporalmente a todos para pruebas.",
+            bible: "Biblia",
+            bibleReferenceTitle: "Referencia bíblica",
+            biblePickerSubtitlePost: "Elige una referencia para insertarla en tu publicación.",
+            biblePickerSubtitleChat: "Elige una referencia para insertarla en tu mensaje de chat.",
+            preview: "Vista previa",
+            useReference: "Usar referencia",
+            selected: "Seleccionado",
+            tapPreviewPickVerse: "Toca la vista previa para elegir un versículo del capítulo",
+            tapVerseToSelect: "Toca un versículo para seleccionarlo.",
+            unableLoadPassage: "No se pudo cargar este pasaje bíblico.",
+            unableLoadChapter: "No se pudo cargar el capítulo.",
+            book: "Libro",
+            chapter: "Capítulo",
+            verse: "Versículo",
+            books: "Libros",
+            chapters: "Capítulos",
+            verses: "Versículos",
             updateProfile: "Actualizar perfil",
         }
     },
@@ -376,6 +410,23 @@ const messages = {
             completeProfileBody: "Ajoutez une photo de profil et une courte description pour que les autres puissent vous reconnaître.",
             completeProfileMissingHint: "Il semble que votre profil manque encore de quelques informations.",
             completeProfileTestingHint: "Ce rappel est temporairement affiché à tout le monde pour les tests.",
+            bible: "Bible",
+            bibleReferenceTitle: "Référence biblique",
+            biblePickerSubtitlePost: "Choisissez une référence à insérer dans votre publication.",
+            biblePickerSubtitleChat: "Choisissez une référence à insérer dans votre message de chat.",
+            preview: "Aperçu",
+            useReference: "Utiliser la référence",
+            selected: "Sélectionné",
+            tapPreviewPickVerse: "Touchez l'aperçu pour choisir un verset du chapitre",
+            tapVerseToSelect: "Touchez un verset pour le sélectionner.",
+            unableLoadPassage: "Impossible de charger ce passage biblique.",
+            unableLoadChapter: "Impossible de charger le chapitre.",
+            book: "Livre",
+            chapter: "Chapitre",
+            verse: "Verset",
+            books: "Livres",
+            chapters: "Chapitres",
+            verses: "Versets",
             updateProfile: "Mettre à jour le profil",
         }
     },
@@ -500,6 +551,23 @@ const messages = {
             completeProfileBody: "Tilføj et profilbillede og en kort beskrivelse, så andre kan genkende dig.",
             completeProfileMissingHint: "Det ser ud til, at din profil stadig mangler nogle detaljer.",
             completeProfileTestingHint: "Denne påmindelse vises midlertidigt til alle for test.",
+            bible: "Bibelen",
+            bibleReferenceTitle: "Bibelreference",
+            biblePickerSubtitlePost: "Vælg en reference til at indsætte i dit opslag.",
+            biblePickerSubtitleChat: "Vælg en reference til at indsætte i din chatbesked.",
+            preview: "Forhåndsvis",
+            useReference: "Brug reference",
+            selected: "Valgt",
+            tapPreviewPickVerse: "Tryk på forhåndsvisning for at vælge et vers fra kapitlet",
+            tapVerseToSelect: "Tryk på et vers for at vælge det.",
+            unableLoadPassage: "Kunne ikke indlæse dette bibelafsnit.",
+            unableLoadChapter: "Kunne ikke indlæse kapitlet.",
+            book: "Bog",
+            chapter: "Kapitel",
+            verse: "Vers",
+            books: "Bøger",
+            chapters: "Kapitler",
+            verses: "Vers",
             updateProfile: "Opdater profil",
         }
     }
diff --git a/utils/bibleReferences.js b/utils/bibleReferences.js
index 27fb4f1..19993f3 100644
--- a/utils/bibleReferences.js
+++ b/utils/bibleReferences.js
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
 const BIBLE_TOKEN_REGEX = /@bible:([^\s]+)/gi;
+const DEFAULT_TRANSLATION = "web";
+
+const getNormalizedLocale = (locale = "") => {
+    return String(locale || "").toLowerCase().replace("_", "-").trim();
+};
+
+const getTranslationForLocale = (locale = "") => {
+    const normalized = getNormalizedLocale(locale);
+    if (!normalized) return "kjv";
+    if (normalized.startsWith("en-gb")) return "webbe";
+    if (normalized.startsWith("en")) return "kjv";
+    if (normalized.startsWith("zh")) return "cuv";
+    if (normalized.startsWith("cs")) return "bkr";
+    if (normalized.startsWith("pt")) return "almeida";
+    if (normalized.startsWith("ro")) return "rccv";
+    return DEFAULT_TRANSLATION;
+};
 
 const normalizeReference = (value = "") => {
     try {
@@ -45,16 +62,29 @@ export const stripBibleTokens = (content = "") => {
         .trim();
 };
 
-export const fetchBiblePassage = async (reference = "") => {
+export const fetchBibleReference = async (reference = "", locale = "") => {
+    const safeReference = normalizeReference(reference);
+    const preferredTranslation = getTranslationForLocale(locale);
+    const preferredUrl = `https://bible-api.com/${encodeURIComponent(safeReference)}?translation=${preferredTranslation}`;
+    const fallbackUrl = `https://bible-api.com/${encodeURIComponent(safeReference)}?translation=${DEFAULT_TRANSLATION}`;
+
+    let response = await fetch(preferredUrl);
+    if (!response.ok && preferredTranslation !== DEFAULT_TRANSLATION) {
+        response = await fetch(fallbackUrl);
+    }
+    if (!response.ok) throw new Error("Failed to load Bible passage");
+
+    const payload = await response.json();
+    if (payload?.error) throw new Error(payload.error);
+    return payload;
+};
+
+export const fetchBiblePassage = async (reference = "", locale = "") => {
     const safeReference = normalizeReference(reference);
     if (!safeReference) {
         throw new Error("Missing Bible reference");
     }
-    const response = await fetch(`https://bible-api.com/${encodeURIComponent(safeReference)}`);
-    if (!response.ok) {
-        throw new Error("Failed to load Bible passage");
-    }
-    const payload = await response.json();
+    const payload = await fetchBibleReference(safeReference, locale);
     return {
         reference: payload?.reference || safeReference,
         text: (payload?.text || "").trim(),
@@ -62,6 +92,11 @@ export const fetchBiblePassage = async (reference = "") => {
     };
 };
 
+export const fetchBibleChapter = async (chapterReference = "", locale = "") => {
+    const safeReference = normalizeReference(chapterReference);
+    return fetchBibleReference(safeReference, locale);
+};
+
 export const parseBibleReference = (reference = "") => {
     const normalized = normalizeReference(reference);
     const match = normalized.match(/^(.*)\s+(\d+)(?::(\d+)(?:-\d+)?)?$/);