fix: util translation helper

backend/src/util/translationHelper.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import yaml from 'js-yaml';
+
+export function loadTranslations<T>(language: string): T {
+    try {
+        const filePath = path.join(process.cwd(), '_i18n', `${language}.yml`);
+        const yamlFile = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+        return yaml.load(yamlFile) as T;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(
+            `Cannot load translation for ${language}, fallen back to dutch`
+        );
+        console.error(error);
+        const fallbackPath = path.join(process.cwd(), '_i18n', 'nl.yml');
+        return yaml.load(fs.readFileSync(fallbackPath, 'utf8')) as T;
+    }
+}