"""Tiny i18n helper for DE/EN content stored as {'de': ..., 'en': ...} dicts."""
from typing import Any

DEFAULT_LOCALE = "de"
SUPPORTED = ("de", "en")


def pick(field: dict[str, Any] | None, locale: str = DEFAULT_LOCALE) -> str:
    if not field:
        return ""
    return field.get(locale) or field.get(DEFAULT_LOCALE) or next(iter(field.values()), "")


def normalize(field: dict[str, Any] | None) -> dict[str, str]:
    field = field or {}
    return {lang: str(field.get(lang, "")) for lang in SUPPORTED}