import path from 'path';
import i18n from 'i18n';
import * as ConfigUtil from './config-util';

i18n.configure({
	directory: path.join(__dirname, '../../../translations/')
});

/* Fetches the current appLocale from settings.json */
const appLocale = ConfigUtil.getConfigItem('appLanguage');

/* If no locale present in the json, en is set default */
export function __(phrase: string): string {
	return i18n.__({phrase, locale: appLocale ? appLocale : 'en'});
}