diff --git a/src/core/common.h b/src/core/common.h
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-/*
- * EMS-ESP - https://github.com/emsesp/EMS-ESP
- * Copyright 2020-2025  emsesp.org
- * 
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#ifndef EMSESP_COMMON_H
-#define EMSESP_COMMON_H
-
-#include <uuid/log.h>
-
-using uuid::log::Level;
-
-#if defined(EMSESP_DEBUG)
-#define LOG_DEBUG(...) logger_.debug(__VA_ARGS__)
-#else
-#define LOG_DEBUG(...)
-#endif
-
-#define LOG_INFO(...) logger_.info(__VA_ARGS__)
-#define LOG_TRACE(...) logger_.trace(__VA_ARGS__)
-#define LOG_NOTICE(...) logger_.notice(__VA_ARGS__)
-#define LOG_WARNING(...) logger_.warning(__VA_ARGS__)
-#define LOG_ERROR(...) logger_.err(__VA_ARGS__)
-
-// flash strings
-using uuid::string_vector;
-using string_vector = std::vector<const char *>;
-
-#ifdef FPSTR
-#undef FPSTR
-#endif
-
-// clang-format off
- 
- #define FPSTR(pstr_pointer) pstr_pointer
- #define MAKE_WORD_CUSTOM(string_name, string_literal) static const char __pstr__##string_name[] = string_literal;
- #define MAKE_WORD(string_name) MAKE_WORD_CUSTOM(string_name, #string_name)
- 
- #define F_(string_name) (__pstr__##string_name)
- #define FL_(list_name) (__pstr__L_##list_name)
- 
- // Translation counter - capture baseline before any MAKE_TRANSLATION calls
- enum { EMSESP_TRANSLATION_COUNT_START = __COUNTER__ };
-
- // The language settings below must match system.cpp
- #if defined(EMSESP_EN_ONLY)
- // EN only
- #define MAKE_WORD_TRANSLATION(list_name, en, ...)       static const char * const __pstr__L_##list_name[] = {en, nullptr};
- #define MAKE_TRANSLATION(list_name, shortname, en, ...) static constexpr int __translation_counter_##list_name = __COUNTER__; static const char * const __pstr__L_##list_name[] = {shortname, en, nullptr};
- #elif defined(EMSESP_TEST) || defined(EMSESP_DE_ONLY)
- // EN + DE (Test mode uses two languages to save flash memory)
- #define MAKE_WORD_TRANSLATION(list_name, en, de, ...)       static const char * const __pstr__L_##list_name[] = {en, de, nullptr};
- #define MAKE_TRANSLATION(list_name, shortname, en, de, ...) static constexpr int __translation_counter_##list_name = __COUNTER__; static const char * const __pstr__L_##list_name[] = {shortname, en, de, nullptr};
- #else
- // All languages
- #define MAKE_WORD_TRANSLATION(list_name, ...) static const char * const __pstr__L_##list_name[] = {__VA_ARGS__, nullptr};
- #define MAKE_TRANSLATION(list_name, ...)      static constexpr int __translation_counter_##list_name = __COUNTER__; static const char * const __pstr__L_##list_name[] = {__VA_ARGS__, nullptr};
- #endif
- 
- #define MAKE_NOTRANSLATION(list_name, ...) static const char * const __pstr__L_##list_name[] = {__VA_ARGS__, nullptr};
- 
- // fixed strings, no translations
- #define MAKE_ENUM_FIXED(enum_name, ...) static const char * const __pstr__L_##enum_name[] = {__VA_ARGS__, nullptr};
- 
- // with translations
- #define MAKE_ENUM(enum_name, ...)       static const char * const * __pstr__L_##enum_name[] = {__VA_ARGS__, nullptr};
-
-// clang-format on
-
-// load translations
-#include "locale_translations.h"
-#include "locale_common.h"
-
-// Translation count - dynamically calculated at compile-time
-enum { EMSESP_TRANSLATION_COUNT_END = __COUNTER__ };
-static constexpr uint16_t EMSESP_TRANSLATION_COUNT = EMSESP_TRANSLATION_COUNT_END - EMSESP_TRANSLATION_COUNT_START - 1;
-
-#endif