`useTranslation` errors when used inside a Nitro request hook

[GalacticHypernova]

Describe the bug

When used inside a Nitro request hook, useTranslation (for server-side translation) errors:

Reproduction

nitroApp.hooks.hook("request", async (event) => { const t = await useTranslation(event) })

System Info

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- Operating System: Linux
- Node Version:     v21.1.0
- Nuxt Version:     3.11.2
- CLI Version:      3.12.0
- Nitro Version:    2.9.6
- Package Manager:  yarn@4.0.0
- Builder:          -
- User Config:      nitro, i18n, devtools, runtimeConfig, experimental, vite
- Runtime Modules:  @nuxtjs/i18n@8.3.1
- Build Modules:    -
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Used Package Manager

n/a

Additional context

The reproduction provided is extremely minimal as that's all that needs to be done in order to trigger the error. If necessary, I can provide a less minimal reproduction, please do let me know!

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[phillipmohr]

Push

I have a similar issue in a Vercel environment. I'm using the i18n Nuxt module. (https://github.com/nuxt-modules/i18n) I have a webhook which makes an API call and sometimes the API is being called when the "server is cold" and then it fails. When it gets triggered again shortly afterwards, it works. Unfortunately I'm also not sure how I can provide a reproduction but I'm just leaving my Vercel logs here so maybe they help someone. There seems to be an issue in the resolveLocale function but I'm not sure what exactly is going on.

Using "@nuxtjs/i18n": "^8.3.1"

Webhook --> calls API --> calls function (handleLeadCreation) --> uses translation function --> fails at resolveLocale

SyntaxError: 22
    at createCompileError (file:///var/task/node_modules/@intlify/message-compiler/dist/message-compiler.node.mjs:95:19)
    ... 8 lines matching cause stack trace ...
    at async file:///var/task/chunks/runtime.mjs:3195:19 {
  cause: SyntaxError: 22
      at createCompileError (file:///var/task/node_modules/@intlify/message-compiler/dist/message-compiler.node.mjs:95:19)
      at createCoreError (file:///var/task/node_modules/@intlify/core-base/dist/core-base.mjs:485:12)
      at resolveLocale (file:///var/task/node_modules/@intlify/core-base/dist/core-base.mjs:524:23)
      at getLocale (file:///var/task/node_modules/@intlify/core-base/dist/core-base.mjs:503:11)
      at translate (file:///var/task/node_modules/@intlify/core-base/dist/core-base.mjs:1116:20)
      at translate$1 (file:///var/task/node_modules/@intlify/h3/dist/index.mjs:41:28)
      at handleLeadCreation (file:///var/task/chunks/routes/api/facebook/index.post.mjs:205:23)
      at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
      at async Object.handler (file:///var/task/chunks/routes/api/facebook/index.post.mjs:340:17)
      at async file:///var/task/chunks/runtime.mjs:3195:19 {
    code: 22,
    domain: undefined
  },
  statusCode: 500,
  fatal: false,
  unhandled: false,
  statusMessage: undefined,
  data: undefined
}

My code

async function handleLeadCreation(payload: WebhookPayload<'leadgen'>, event: H3Event<EventHandlerRequest>) {
    try {
        const supabase = serverSupabaseServiceRole<Database>(event)
        const { sendMail } = useNodeMailer()
        const t = await useTranslation(event)
        // fails here
        const subject = t('email.new_lead.subject', { campaign_name: supabaseLead?.fb_campaign_name })

resolveLocale function from the module

function resolveLocale(locale) {
    if (isString(locale)) {
        return locale;
    }
    else {
        if (isFunction(locale)) {
            if (locale.resolvedOnce && _resolveLocale != null) {
                return _resolveLocale;
            }
            else if (locale.constructor.name === 'Function') {
                const resolve = locale();
                if (isPromise(resolve)) {
                    throw createCoreError(CoreErrorCodes.NOT_SUPPORT_LOCALE_PROMISE_VALUE);
                }
                return (_resolveLocale = resolve);
            }
            else {
                throw createCoreError(CoreErrorCodes.NOT_SUPPORT_LOCALE_ASYNC_FUNCTION);
            }
        }
        else {
            throw createCoreError(CoreErrorCodes.NOT_SUPPORT_LOCALE_TYPE);
        }
    }
}

[DavidDeSloovere]

We see the same error in a Nuxt application on Vercel, but only occassionaly.

This is were it throws:
https://github.com/intlify/h3/blob/3246216730bb5501fe82c4ac9a8c4d5af7ed1557/src/index.ts#L354

event.context.i18n is not always set. Because it works mostly, I think there is no problem with the locale detector or something like that. But it may be that there is an error in onRequest of the middleware and the context is not set correctly.

We are using an advanced localeDetector. The application is only using 1 locale for now. So I will simplify our localeDetector and monitor if the error this pops up.

[DavidDeSloovere]

Even with a simplified locale detector, updates of packages, the error still occurs.

FWIW in Sentry the boottime was 13 minutes before the error. So might not be related to cold start.

I might try patching h3/src/index.ts to add logging.

[DavidDeSloovere]

Some information from the logs.

First line, "config created", show that a static singleton variable on the nitro side has been created. So I believe the process just booted up.

The defineI18nMiddleware ran, because I patched it to log at the end.

But useTranslation can't see the object on the context for some reason.

Could we force the creation of the i18n object on the context?

This is the patch I applied:

[felixgabler]

This happens frequently for us too. Also on vercel serverless, tried using a retry with delay to make sure it warmed up but does not help. Any ideas? Makes it pretty unusable on the server

[clementgateaud]

I also have this issue

[DavidDeSloovere]

@kazupon sorry for tagging you directly, but what can we do or where can we start looking to get us going in the right direction on this issue?

[kazupon]

Sorry for my late reply.
I'll take a look soon.