fix: removed redundant hindi translation file

[KumarHarshit3603]

Issue

In Preferences → Localization → Language, there are two Hindi language options:

• Hindi
• Hindi (India)

Out of these, "Hindi" makes very minimal (almost zero) changes and appears to be redundant.

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Steps to Test / Reproduce

1. Go to Preferences → Localization → Language.
2. Select Hindi.
3. Observe that only a few words are translated and most of the interface remains unchanged.

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Expected Behavior

The localization option should meaningfully translate the interface.

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Actual Behavior

The Hindi localization file provides minimal translations and does not significantly change the UI, making it redundant.

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Suggested Solution

Remove the redundant Hindi localization and retain Hindi (India), which works correctly and provides proper translations.

23.02.2026_10.36.36_REC.mp4

Fixes #38916

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Localization
  • Added region-specific Hindi locale (hi‑IN) to improve locale matching.
  • Switched Hindi translations to load at runtime rather than bundled; as a result, the packaged Hindi resource was removed and UI will fall back to default strings if translations are not available.

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Walkthrough

Migrates Hindi locale usage from the generic hi to the region-specific hi-IN by removing the hi locale file, deleting its static import, and adding hi-IN to the supported locales list. Runtime dynamic loading of translations remains unchanged.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
i18n initialization apps/meteor/server/lib/i18n.ts	Removed static import of the hi locale from the unreachable-bundle block; runtime still loads locales dynamically.
Locale resources packages/i18n/src/locales/hi.i18n.json	Deleted the hi locale JSON file (entire Hindi translations removed).
Supported locales packages/livechat/src/supportedLocales.ts	Added hi-IN to the supportedLocales array while keeping hi for backwards-compatibility resolution (comment added).

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~10 minutes

Poem

🐰 I hopped through keys and strings with care,
Swapped hi for hi-IN in tidy fare,
A file tucked away, bundles breathe light,
India’s words now step into sight.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check	⚠️ Warning	The PR removes the Hindi translation file but adds 'hi-IN' to supportedLocales while keeping 'hi', contradicting the goal of removing the redundant 'Hindi' option entirely from Preferences → Localization → Language.	Remove 'hi' from supportedLocales to ensure the redundant 'Hindi' option no longer appears in the language selection, leaving only 'hi-IN' (Hindi India) as intended.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main change: removing a redundant Hindi translation file, which aligns with the primary objective of eliminating the minimally-translating 'Hindi' localization option.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All changes (removing the Hindi translation file, updating the import statement, and modifying supportedLocales) are directly related to the objective of removing the redundant Hindi localization option.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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1 issue found across 3 files

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<file name="packages/livechat/src/supportedLocales.ts">

<violation number="1" location="packages/livechat/src/supportedLocales.ts:27">
P2: Removing `'hi'` from `supportedLocales` breaks existing `hi` language settings: the locale resolver only matches against this list and will now fall back to `en-US` without any aliasing to `hi-IN`, causing Hindi users to lose localized date formatting.</violation>
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