feat(i18n): add Russian (ru) desktop locale

[timoncool]

Russian (ru) locale for Hermes Desktop

Adds a complete Russian locale to the existing TypeScript i18n system (defineLocale()), following the same pattern as the ja / zh / zh-hant locales already on main.

What's included

• apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts — full defineLocale() catalog, all current UI keys translated (2300+), including the most recent additions: Hermes Cloud gateway, desktop plugins, keybindings, native notifications, UI scale and the layout editor.
• apps/desktop/src/app/settings/ru-constants.ts — localized settings field labels & descriptions (mirrors constants.ts, wired via fieldLabels / fieldDescriptions).
• Registration only, nothing else touched: i18n/types.ts (Locale union), i18n/catalog.ts, i18n/languages.ts (LOCALE_OPTIONS + aliases).

Quality

• npm run typecheck (renderer + electron) — 0 errors.
• eslint on every touched file — clean.
• Consistent terminology (шлюз / провайдер / сессия / терминал / навык …); every interpolation function and ${…} placeholder is preserved.
• Anything not yet translated safely falls back to English via defineLocale.

Notes

This locale is maintained at timoncool/hermes-ru-locale and is already used by Russian-speaking users via a local injector. This PR upstreams it, refreshed against the current main. Happy to adapt it to whatever i18n direction the team settles on.

[alt-glitch]

This was generated by AI during triage.

Related to #41677 and #40701: this current RU-locale branch includes the additional ru-constants.ts settings surface and substantially broader current catalog coverage. The overlapping open implementations need maintainer consolidation; it is not a duplicate.

[timoncool]

Thanks for the triage. Quick context before this is closed as a duplicate: this is a complete, current RU locale — 2303 / 2303 keys (100%), typecheck + eslint clean — while the canonical #41677 is currently ~825 keys behind main and missing the recent features (Cloud gateway, plugins, keybinds, native notifications, layout editor).

I've reached out on #41677 to consolidate on the most complete path — happy to either bring my coverage there or have this serve as the up-to-date base, deferring to @DrMaks22 / @DrawusMas on the mechanism. Would appreciate keeping this open until that's settled. 🙏

[teknium1]

Thanks for bringing the Russian Desktop locale up to the current i18n structure. Remote main still has no ru Desktop catalog entry (apps/desktop/src/i18n/catalog.ts:7-12), so the feature remains needed.

Problems

• apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts:73 and several later strings remain English (for example :2025, :2116, and :2393-2404), so the submitted catalog is not yet a complete Russian translation.
• apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts:968-974 uses count < 5; that selects incorrect Russian forms for 11–14. Those worker strings also start with Latin P, not Cyrillic Р.
• Locale registration changes have no corresponding behavior coverage. Existing alias tests are in apps/desktop/src/i18n/languages.test.ts:6-42.

Suggested changes

• Complete the untranslated visible copy and audit the catalog again.
• Centralize Russian plural selection with the 11–14 exception and apply it to all count strings.
• Add alias, runtime-registration, and field-copy behavior tests for ru without snapshotting wording.

This is an automated hermes-sweeper review.

[teknium1]

This visible remote-gateway failure message is still English. Please translate it (and audit the other remaining English UI strings) before describing this locale as complete.

[teknium1]

Russian pluralization cannot use count < 5: 11–14 require the plural form, and this line also starts the word with Latin P rather than Cyrillic Р. Please use a shared Russian plural helper here and at the sibling count formatters.

[DrMaks22]

Thanks, @timoncool. I completed the focused consolidation patch against your branch rather than opening another upstream duplicate:

timoncool#1

It directly addresses every item in the sweeper review on this PR:

• all visible RU copy received a native technical editorial pass; protected commands/IDs/product names remain unchanged;
• plural handling is centralized and covers the 11-14 exception, with the Latin P defects removed;
• behavior tests cover Russian aliases, persisted selection, runtime registration/fallback, settings field-copy resolution, and plural forms.

Validation on the helper branch: explicit 2303/2303 parity, Desktop typecheck, 5 files / 37 tests, lint with 0 errors, production build, Prettier, and git diff --check all pass.

I also applied the full series to current main (614dc194e) in a clean worktree. It applies without conflicts. Current main has exactly one additional locale key, settings.nav.billing; adding billing: 'Оплата' gives 2304/2304 parity, and typecheck/tests/lint/build remain green.

So the clean path is: merge the helper into this branch, rebase #66833 onto current main, add the one billing entry, and keep this as the complete RU Desktop candidate for maintainer review.

[DrawusMas]

Here are a few options for your reply, depending on the tone you would like to convey: "Thank you for the feedback. I am always happy to help with these updates, and I am definitely open to further collaboration on the project." *DrMaks22* left a comment (NousResearch/hermes-agent#66833)

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<#66833 (comment)> Thanks, @timoncool <https://github.com/timoncool>. I completed the focused consolidation patch against your branch rather than opening another upstream duplicate: timoncool#1 <timoncool#1> It directly addresses every item in the sweeper review on this PR: - all visible RU copy received a native technical editorial pass; protected commands/IDs/product names remain unchanged; - plural handling is centralized and covers the 11-14 exception, with the Latin P defects removed; - behavior tests cover Russian aliases, persisted selection, runtime registration/fallback, settings field-copy resolution, and plural forms. Validation on the helper branch: explicit 2303/2303 parity, Desktop typecheck, 5 files / 37 tests, lint with 0 errors, production build, Prettier, and git diff --check all pass. I also applied the full series to current main (614dc19) in a clean worktree. It applies without conflicts. Current main has exactly one additional locale key, settings.nav.billing; adding billing: 'Оплата' gives 2304/2304 parity, and typecheck/tests/lint/build remain green. So the clean path is: merge the helper into this branch, rebase #66833 <#66833> onto current main, add the one billing entry, and keep this as the complete RU Desktop candidate for maintainer review. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#66833?email_source=notifications&email_token=AKG5UGH6IVHVUICEKFB3ZVD5FQF7BA5CNFSNUABFM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2JONZXKZKDN5WW2ZLOOQXTKMBRGM2DGNJXGIYKM4TFMFZW63VHNVSW45DJN5XKKZLWMVXHJLDGN5XXIZLSL5RWY2LDNM#issuecomment-5013435720>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AKG5UGCK7ABO7E3ACQ5ZNJ35FQF7BAVCNFSNUABGKJSXA33TNF2G64TZHMYTAMRUGU2TIMRWG45US43TOVSTWNBZGE3TMMBRGIZDFILWAI> . Triage notifications, keep track of coding agent tasks and review pull requests on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://github.com/notifications/mobile/ios/AKG5UGETS3VGD3UJTNTN7UL5FQF7BA5CNFSNUABFM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2JONZXKZKDN5WW2ZLOOQXTKMBRGM2DGNJXGIYKM4TFMFZW63VHNVSW45DJN5XKKZLWMVXHJKTGN5XXIZLSL5UW64Y> and Android <https://github.com/notifications/mobile/android/AKG5UGCCBKQ36WFOM22F5TD5FQF7BA5CNFSNUABFM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2JONZXKZKDN5WW2ZLOOQXTKMBRGM2DGNJXGIYKM4TFMFZW63VHNVSW45DJN5XKKZLWMVXHJLTGN5XXIZLSL5QW4ZDSN5UWI>. Download it today! You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[timoncool]

Thanks @DrMaks22 — merged your helper into the branch via fast-forward. #66833 now carries the full editorial pass, centralized 11–14 plural handling, and the new behavior tests.

@teknium1 this addresses all three points from your sweeper review:

• untranslated English copy completed (full native technical editorial pass);
• Russian plural selection centralized with the 11–14 exception; the Latin-P defects are fixed;
• alias / runtime-registration / field-copy / plural behavior tests added.

Current state: 2303 / 2303 parity, typecheck (renderer + electron) + eslint clean, 36 i18n tests passing, production build green. Next I'll rebase onto current main and add the one new settings.nav.billing key (Оплата) for 2304/2304, keeping this as the single complete RU Desktop candidate. 🙏

[DrMaks22]

Thanks, @timoncool. I completed the current-main continuation we discussed and opened #72250.

This is not an independent translation fork: it preserves your original locale commit, @Anatoly17's behavior-test commit, and the full editorial series already merged into #66833. The series is now cleanly rebased onto main@0054c7edc, synchronized to the current en.ts, and limited to 9 RU/i18n files.

Final validation on #72250:

• exact current catalog coverage: 2526/2526 leaf entries, enforced by a regression test;
• Desktop typecheck and production build pass;
• ESLint: 0 errors;
• targeted i18n suite: 5 files / 47 tests passed;
• full UI suite: 278 files / 2371 tests passed / 1 skipped;
• Electron suite: 65 files / 744 tests passed / 2 skipped;
• three independent Russian editorial/accuracy passes completed, with all P1 findings resolved.

To keep one review target, #72250 is intended to supersede this now-stale branch while retaining its contribution history. Thank you again for the collaborative consolidation.