From b55b7fdc1c2c2a49d98f78a1a29c353363525cc6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Calum H." <contact@cal.engineer>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:43:21 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] feat: enable async context + patch i18n to be more resilient 
 (#5084)

* feat: enable async context

* feat: improve handling of $i18n defining (patch)
---
 apps/frontend/nuxt.config.ts      |  3 +++
 package.json                      |  3 ++-
 patches/@nuxtjs__i18n@9.5.6.patch | 15 +++++++++++++++
 pnpm-lock.yaml                    |  7 +++++--
 4 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 patches/@nuxtjs__i18n@9.5.6.patch

diff --git a/apps/frontend/nuxt.config.ts b/apps/frontend/nuxt.config.ts
index 7f946b8d..770a1039 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
 	},
 	compatibilityDate: '2025-01-01',
 	telemetry: false,
+	experimental: {
+		asyncContext: true,
+	},
 })
 
 function getApiUrl() {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c19c0eb..14e29f6e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
 	"packageManager": "pnpm@9.15.0",
 	"pnpm": {
 		"patchedDependencies": {
-			"readable-stream@2.3.8": "patches/readable-stream@2.3.8.patch"
+			"readable-stream@2.3.8": "patches/readable-stream@2.3.8.patch",
+			"@nuxtjs/i18n@9.5.6": "patches/@nuxtjs__i18n@9.5.6.patch"
 		},
 		"peerDependencyRules": {
 			"allowedVersions": {
diff --git a/patches/@nuxtjs__i18n@9.5.6.patch b/patches/@nuxtjs__i18n@9.5.6.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e77dd633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/@nuxtjs__i18n@9.5.6.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff --git a/dist/runtime/plugins/i18n.js b/dist/runtime/plugins/i18n.js
+index 7a71fcfda18c0770be2c4b7a0b3c2b875bbb832e..cd008b4126400a909bcc66897a1344cb5659e8a6 100644
+--- a/dist/runtime/plugins/i18n.js
++++ b/dist/runtime/plugins/i18n.js
+@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ export default defineNuxtPlugin({
+       }
+     });
+     nuxt.vueApp.use(i18n);
+-    Object.defineProperty(nuxt, "$i18n", { get: () => getI18nTarget(i18n) });
++    if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(nuxt, '$i18n')) {
++      Object.defineProperty(nuxt, "$i18n", { get: () => getI18nTarget(i18n), configurable: true });
++    }
+     return {
+       provide: {
+         /**
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index fbdd1021..2da1f154 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ settings:
   excludeLinksFromLockfile: false
 
 patchedDependencies:
+  '@nuxtjs/i18n@9.5.6':
+    hash: vp2g27ju44j765ltfjh4og6y5a
+    path: patches/@nuxtjs__i18n@9.5.6.patch
   readable-stream@2.3.8:
     hash: h52dazg37p4h3yox67pw36akse
     path: patches/readable-stream@2.3.8.patch
@@ -365,7 +368,7 @@ importers:
         version: link:../../packages/tooling-config
       '@nuxtjs/i18n':
         specifier: ^9.0.0
-        version: 9.5.6(@vue/compiler-dom@3.5.26)(eslint@9.39.2(jiti@2.6.1))(magicast@0.5.1)(rollup@4.54.0)(vue@3.5.26(typescript@5.9.3))
+        version: 9.5.6(patch_hash=vp2g27ju44j765ltfjh4og6y5a)(@vue/compiler-dom@3.5.26)(eslint@9.39.2(jiti@2.6.1))(magicast@0.5.1)(rollup@4.54.0)(vue@3.5.26(typescript@5.9.3))
       '@types/dompurify':
         specifier: ^3.0.5
         version: 3.2.0
@@ -11132,7 +11135,7 @@ snapshots:
       - vue-tsc
       - yaml
 
-  '@nuxtjs/i18n@9.5.6(@vue/compiler-dom@3.5.26)(eslint@9.39.2(jiti@2.6.1))(magicast@0.5.1)(rollup@4.54.0)(vue@3.5.26(typescript@5.9.3))':
+  '@nuxtjs/i18n@9.5.6(patch_hash=vp2g27ju44j765ltfjh4og6y5a)(@vue/compiler-dom@3.5.26)(eslint@9.39.2(jiti@2.6.1))(magicast@0.5.1)(rollup@4.54.0)(vue@3.5.26(typescript@5.9.3))':
     dependencies:
       '@intlify/h3': 0.6.1
       '@intlify/shared': 10.0.8