i18n: rename locale cookie to NEXT_LOCALE (Next.js convention)

dist/modules/i18n/negotiateLocale.d.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 import type { I18nConfig } from './types.js';
 /** Cookie name the template uses to persist a visitor's locale choice. */
-export declare const LOCALE_COOKIE_NAME = "ipal-locale";
+/**
+ * Cookie name for the persisted locale choice. Uses NEXT_LOCALE — the convention
+ * Next.js and its i18n ecosystem expect — so the cookie is interoperable with
+ * other libraries that read the active locale (instead of a plugin-specific
+ * name). Written only under functional consent; cleared when that consent is
+ * withdrawn (see consent cookieMap).
+ */
+export declare const LOCALE_COOKIE_NAME = "NEXT_LOCALE";
 type NegotiateLocaleArgs = {
     /** Raw Accept-Language header value */
     acceptLanguage?: null | string;

dist/modules/i18n/negotiateLocale.js

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { getLocaleCodes, isValidLocale } from './helpers.js';
-/** Cookie name the template uses to persist a visitor's locale choice. */ export const LOCALE_COOKIE_NAME = 'ipal-locale';
+/** Cookie name the template uses to persist a visitor's locale choice. */ /**
+ * Cookie name for the persisted locale choice. Uses NEXT_LOCALE — the convention
+ * Next.js and its i18n ecosystem expect — so the cookie is interoperable with
+ * other libraries that read the active locale (instead of a plugin-specific
+ * name). Written only under functional consent; cleared when that consent is
+ * withdrawn (see consent cookieMap).
+ */ export const LOCALE_COOKIE_NAME = 'NEXT_LOCALE';
 /**
  * Resolves which locale to serve, in priority order:
  *   1. Cookie (explicit prior choice)