Se-babe/TRANSLATION_MODEL

UGANDA JAPAN BRIDGE # Bridge — Bilingual Translation Chat A world-class global communication platform with premium **user UI**, **admin console**, real-time **English ↔ Japanese** translation, **Uganda local languages**, and a Node.js backend. ## App routes | Route | Description | |-------|-------------| | `/` | Landing page — marketing & product showcase | | `/login` | Sign in (user or admin) | | `/app` | User chat interface (protected) | | `/admin` | Admin dashboard (admin only) | | `/admin/users` | User management | | `/admin/channels` | Channel management | | `/admin/translations` | Translation analytics | | `/admin/settings` | Platform settings | ### Demo accounts | Role | Email | Password | |------|-------|----------| | User | `alex@bridge.global` | `user123` | | Admin | `admin@bridge.global` | `admin123` | ## Features - **Premium landing page** with global positioning - **Admin console** — dashboard, users, channels, translations, settings - **Role-based access** — user vs admin routes - Instant bilingual messaging with inline translations - **8 Uganda languages** (Luganda, Swahili, Runyankole, Ateso, Acholi, Lango, Rutooro, Lumasaba) - Auto-detect language with manual override - Translation preview before sending - Real-time sync via **WebSocket** (Socket.io) - REST translation API - Channels, DMs, reactions, command palette - Live connection status badge ## Quick start (full stack) **Terminal 1 — Backend:** ```bash cd backend npm install npm run dev ``` **Terminal 2 — Frontend:** ```bash npm install npm run dev ``` Open the URL shown in the terminal (usually localhost or :5174). You should see a green **Live** badge in the header when connected. ## Frontend only (offline demo) ```bash npm run dev ``` Set `VITE_ENABLE_REALTIME=false` in `.env.local` to disable socket connection attempts. ## Environment Copy `.env.example` to `.env.local`: | Variable | Description | |----------|-------------| | `VITE_TRANSLATION_API_URL` | `/api` (proxied to backend …