From 15decd2ab670a01dbbbbdf459fb97e116cdcb1c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Russell Ballestrini <russell@unturf.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2026 12:56:33 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Force UNCLOSEAI_LANGUAGE to override user setting and disable
 selector

---
 public/src/config.js                | 21 +++++++-------
 public/src/uncloseai-embed-modal.js | 45 ++++++++++++++++++-----------
 2 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/public/src/config.js b/public/src/config.js
index 4b5a33d..e40d4e7 100644
--- a/public/src/config.js
+++ b/public/src/config.js
@@ -26,17 +26,18 @@ export async function getSystemMessage() {
 	const shouldReplace = typeof window !== "undefined" && window.UNCLOSEAI_SYSTEM_PROMPT_REPLACE === true;
 
 	// Get user's language preference
-	// Priority: localStorage > window.UNCLOSEAI_LANGUAGE > "en"
+	// Priority: window.UNCLOSEAI_LANGUAGE (forced by embed) > localStorage > "en"
 	let userLang = "en";
-	try {
-		const storedLang = localStorage.getItem("uncloseai_language");
-		const embedLang = (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.UNCLOSEAI_LANGUAGE) ? window.UNCLOSEAI_LANGUAGE : null;
-		userLang = storedLang || embedLang || "en";
-	} catch (error) {
-		console.warn("Failed to read language preference:", error);
-		// Fall back to embed config if localStorage fails
-		if (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.UNCLOSEAI_LANGUAGE) {
-			userLang = window.UNCLOSEAI_LANGUAGE;
+	const embedLang = (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.UNCLOSEAI_LANGUAGE) ? window.UNCLOSEAI_LANGUAGE : null;
+
+	// If embed forces a language, always use it (no user override)
+	if (embedLang) {
+		userLang = embedLang;
+	} else {
+		try {
+			userLang = localStorage.getItem("uncloseai_language") || "en";
+		} catch (error) {
+			console.warn("Failed to read language preference:", error);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/public/src/uncloseai-embed-modal.js b/public/src/uncloseai-embed-modal.js
index b1124cd..8d8a2a3 100644
--- a/public/src/uncloseai-embed-modal.js
+++ b/public/src/uncloseai-embed-modal.js
@@ -445,12 +445,21 @@ async function openUncloseaiEmbeddedModalNew() {
 	const { SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES, NATIVE_LANGUAGE_NAMES } = await import(
 		"./translation.js"
 	);
-	const currentLang = getUserLanguagePreference();
+
+	// Check if language is forced by embed config
+	const forcedLang = (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.UNCLOSEAI_LANGUAGE) ? window.UNCLOSEAI_LANGUAGE : null;
+	const currentLang = forcedLang || getUserLanguagePreference();
 
 	const languageSelect = document.createElement("select");
 	languageSelect.id = "hermes-language-select";
 	languageSelect.className = "uncloseai-modal-select";
 
+	// If language is forced, disable the selector
+	if (forcedLang) {
+		languageSelect.disabled = true;
+		languageSelect.title = "Language is set by this site";
+	}
+
 	// Add options for each supported language
 	Object.entries(SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES).forEach(([code, englishName]) => {
 		const option = document.createElement("option");
@@ -465,24 +474,26 @@ async function openUncloseaiEmbeddedModalNew() {
 		languageSelect.appendChild(option);
 	});
 
-	// Handle language change
-	languageSelect.onchange = () => {
-		const newLang = languageSelect.value;
-		setUserLanguagePreference(newLang);
+	// Handle language change (only if not forced)
+	if (!forcedLang) {
+		languageSelect.onchange = () => {
+			const newLang = languageSelect.value;
+			setUserLanguagePreference(newLang);
 
-		// Show confirmation
-		const selectedOption = languageSelect.options[languageSelect.selectedIndex];
-		console.log(`Language changed to: ${selectedOption.textContent}`);
-		
-		// Refresh all UI text in the modal
-		refreshModalUI();
+			// Show confirmation
+			const selectedOption = languageSelect.options[languageSelect.selectedIndex];
+			console.log(`Language changed to: ${selectedOption.textContent}`);
 
-		// Notify user to refresh for full effect
-		setTimeout(() => {
-			const langName = SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES[newLang];
-			alert(getUIText("languageChanged", { lang: langName }));
-		}, 100);
-	};
+			// Refresh all UI text in the modal
+			refreshModalUI();
+
+			// Notify user to refresh for full effect
+			setTimeout(() => {
+				const langName = SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES[newLang];
+				alert(getUIText("languageChanged", { lang: langName }));
+			}, 100);
+		};
+	}
 
 	languageSection.appendChild(languageSelect);