updated 2 search for a settings.json too

main.py

@@ -50,6 +50,41 @@ def find_dotenv(start_path: pathlib.Path) -> pathlib.Path | None:
         current = current.parent
     return None
 
+def load_settings_json() -> dict | None:
+    start_path = working_dir.resolve()
+    current = start_path.resolve()
+    while current != current.parent:
+        candidate = current / "settings.json"
+        if candidate.exists():
+            try:
+                with open(candidate, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                    data = json.load(f)
+                print(f"[VOLTA] {GREEN}Loaded settings.json locale '{data.get('locale')}' from {candidate}{RESET}")
+                return data
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"[VOLTA] {RED}Failed to load settings.json at {candidate}: {e}{RESET}")
+                return None
+        current = current.parent
+
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(start_path):
+        if "settings.json" in files:
+            candidate = pathlib.Path(root) / "settings.json"
+            try:
+                with open(candidate, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                    data = json.load(f)
+                print(f"[VOLTA] {GREEN}Loaded settings.json locale '{data.get('locale')}' from {candidate}{RESET}")
+                return data
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"[VOLTA] {RED}Failed to load settings.json at {candidate}: {e}{RESET}")
+                return None
+
+    print(f"[VOLTA] {YELLOW}No settings.json found scanning up or down from {start_path}{RESET}")
+    return None
+
+settings = load_settings_json()
+if settings and "locale" in settings:
+    LOCALE = settings["locale"]
+else:
     env_path = find_dotenv(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent)
     if env_path:
         load_dotenv(dotenv_path=env_path)
@@ -57,6 +92,9 @@ if env_path:
     else:
         print(f"[VOLTA] {YELLOW}No .env file found from {__file__} upwards.{RESET}")
     
+    LOCALE = os.getenv("LOCALE") or None
+
+
 locales_dirs.extend(find_locales_dirs(module_dir))
 if working_dir != module_dir:
     locales_dirs.extend(find_locales_dirs(working_dir))