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+(ns uxbox.locales
+  "A i18n foundation."
+  (:require [hodgepodge.core :refer [local-storage]]
+            [cuerdas.core :as str]
+            [uxbox.locales.en :as locales-en]))
+
+(defonce +locales+
+  {:en locales-en/+locales+})
+
+(defonce +locale+
+  (get local-storage ::locale :en))
+
+(deftype C [val]
+  IDeref
+  (-deref [o] val))
+
+(defn c
+  [x]
+  (C. x))
+
+(defn ^boolean c?
+  [r]
+  (instance? C r))
+
+(defn tr
+  "Translate the string."
+  ([t]
+   (let [default (name t)
+         value (get-in +locales+ [+locale+ t] default)]
+     (if (vector? value)
+       (or (second value) default)
+       value)))
+  ([t & args]
+   (let [value (get-in +locales+ [+locale+ t] (name t))
+         plural (first (filter c? args))
+         args (mapv #(if (c? %) @% %) args)
+         value (if vector?
+                 (if (= @plural 1) (first value) (second value))
+                 value)]
+     (apply str/format value args))))
diff --git a/frontend/uxbox/locales/en.cljs b/frontend/uxbox/locales/en.cljs
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+(ns uxbox.locales.en)
+
+(defonce +locales+
+  {"ds.projects" "PROJECTS"
+   "ds.elements" "ELEMENTS"
+   "ds.icons" "ICONS"
+   "ds.colors" "COLORS"
+   "ds.library-title" "Library: "
+   "ds.standard-title" "STANDARD"
+   "ds.your-libraries-title" "YOUR LIBRARIES"
+   "ds.num-elements" ["%s element"
+                      "%s elements"]})