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+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import type { NextRequest } from 'next/server';
+import { i18n } from './i18n';
+
+const { locales, defaultLocale } = i18n;
+
+function getLocaleFromHeaders(request: NextRequest): string {
+  const acceptLanguageHeader = request.headers.get('accept-language');
+  if (acceptLanguageHeader) {
+    const languages = acceptLanguageHeader.split(',').map(l => l.split(';')[0].trim());
+    for (const lang of languages) {
+      if (locales.includes(lang)) {
+        return lang;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return defaultLocale;
+}
+
+export function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
+  const pathname = request.nextUrl.pathname;
+
+  // Check if the pathname already contains a locale
+  const pathnameHasLocale = locales.some(
+    (locale) => pathname.startsWith(`/${locale}/`) || pathname === `/${locale}`
+  );
+
+  if (pathnameHasLocale) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Redirect if no locale
+  const locale = getLocaleFromHeaders(request);
+  request.nextUrl.pathname = `/${locale}${pathname}`;
+  return NextResponse.redirect(request.nextUrl);
+}
+
+export const config = {
+  matcher: [
+    // Skip all internal paths like /_next/ (static assets, api routes, etc.)
+    // Also skip favicon.ico
+    '/((?!api|_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico).*)',
+  ],
+};