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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
+and this project adheres to the [Haskell Package Versioning Policy](https://pvp.haskell.org/).
+
+## [1.0.0] - 2026-10-01
+
+### Added
+
+- Initial release.
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diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/cbits.c b/cbits.c
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+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <unicode/stringoptions.h>
+#include <unicode/ucal.h>
+#include <unicode/ucasemap.h>
+#include <unicode/udatpg.h>
+#include <unicode/uformattednumber.h>
+#include <unicode/uformattedvalue.h>
+#include <unicode/uloc.h>
+#include <unicode/unumberformatter.h>
+#include <unicode/upluralrules.h>
+#include <unicode/ustring.h>
+
+/*
+ * Retrieve the localised display name of a locale translated into the display locale.
+ */
+int32_t fluent_get_display_language(
+    char const* locale, char const* displayLocale, char* name, int32_t capacity)
+{
+    if (name == NULL || capacity <= 0) return -1;
+
+    UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+    UChar display[256];
+    int32_t length = uloc_getDisplayLanguage(locale, displayLocale, display, 256, &status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status) || status == U_USING_DEFAULT_WARNING) return -1;
+
+    int32_t written = 0;
+    u_strToUTF8(name, capacity, &written, display, length, &status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) return -1;
+    return written;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Apply title-casing to a UTF-8 string according to the rules of the given locale.
+ * Existing casing isn't overwritten where inappropriate.
+ */
+int32_t fluent_format_titlecase(
+    char const* locale, char const* text, int32_t textLength, char* capitalised, int32_t capacity)
+{
+    if (capitalised == NULL || capacity <= 0) return -1;
+
+    UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+    UCaseMap* caseMap =
+        ucasemap_open(locale, U_TITLECASE_SENTENCES | U_TITLECASE_NO_LOWERCASE, &status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        if (caseMap != NULL) ucasemap_close(caseMap);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    int32_t written =
+        ucasemap_utf8ToTitle(caseMap, capitalised, capacity, text, textLength, &status);
+    ucasemap_close(caseMap);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) return -1;
+    return written;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Format an exact decimal string according to an ICU number skeleton and locale.
+ * The caller owns the returned object and must release it with unumf_closeResult().
+ * Returns NULL on failure, with the reason written to *status.
+ */
+static UFormattedNumber* fluent_format_decimal_number(char const* locale, char const* skeleton,
+    char const* decimal, int32_t decimalLength, UErrorCode* status)
+{
+    UChar wantedSkeleton[128];
+    int32_t skeletonLength = 0;
+    u_strFromUTF8(wantedSkeleton, 128, &skeletonLength, skeleton, -1, status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(*status)) return NULL;
+
+    UNumberFormatter* formatter =
+        unumf_openForSkeletonAndLocale(wantedSkeleton, skeletonLength, locale, status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(*status)) {
+        if (formatter != NULL) unumf_close(formatter);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    UFormattedNumber* result = unumf_openResult(status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(*status)) {
+        unumf_close(formatter);
+        if (result != NULL) unumf_closeResult(result);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    unumf_formatDecimal(formatter, decimal, decimalLength, result, status);
+    unumf_close(formatter);
+    if (U_FAILURE(*status)) {
+        unumf_closeResult(result);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Format an exact decimal string according to an ICU number skeleton and locale.
+ * On failure, returns the negated UErrorCode (see u_errorName()), never 0 or a positive number.
+ */
+int32_t fluent_format_decimal(char const* locale, char const* skeleton, char const* decimal,
+    int32_t decimalLength, char* formatted, int32_t capacity)
+{
+    if (formatted == NULL || capacity <= 0) return -U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR;
+
+    UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+    UFormattedNumber* result =
+        fluent_format_decimal_number(locale, skeleton, decimal, decimalLength, &status);
+    if (result == NULL) return -(int32_t) status;
+
+    UFormattedValue const* value = unumf_resultAsValue(result, &status);
+    int32_t length = 0;
+    UChar const* text = ufmtval_getString(value, &length, &status);
+
+    int32_t written = 0;
+    u_strToUTF8(formatted, capacity, &written, text, length, &status);
+    unumf_closeResult(result);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) return -(int32_t) status;
+    return written;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Determine the plural category keyword ("zero", "one", "two", "few", "many", "other") for
+ * an exact decimal value, formatted per the given number skeleton, in a given locale.
+ * Supports both cardinal and ordinal rules.
+ * On failure, returns the negated UErrorCode (see u_errorName()), never 0 or a positive number.
+ */
+int32_t fluent_get_plural_keyword(char const* locale, int ordinal, char const* skeleton,
+    char const* decimal, int32_t decimalLength, char* keyword, int32_t capacity)
+{
+    if (keyword == NULL || capacity <= 0) return -U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR;
+
+    UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+    UFormattedNumber* result =
+        fluent_format_decimal_number(locale, skeleton, decimal, decimalLength, &status);
+    if (result == NULL) return -(int32_t) status;
+
+    UPluralRules* rules = uplrules_openForType(
+        locale, ordinal ? UPLURAL_TYPE_ORDINAL : UPLURAL_TYPE_CARDINAL, &status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        if (rules != NULL) uplrules_close(rules);
+        unumf_closeResult(result);
+        return -(int32_t) status;
+    }
+
+    UChar selected[32];
+    int32_t length = uplrules_selectFormatted(rules, result, selected, 32, &status);
+    uplrules_close(rules);
+    unumf_closeResult(result);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) return -(int32_t) status;
+
+    int32_t written = 0;
+    u_strToUTF8(keyword, capacity, &written, selected, length, &status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) return -(int32_t) status;
+    return written;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Resolve a date/time format skeleton (e.g., "yMMMd") into a localised
+ * concrete pattern string (e.g., "d MMM y") tailored to the requested locale.
+ */
+int32_t fluent_resolve_date_pattern(
+    char const* locale, char const* skeleton, char* pattern, int32_t capacity)
+{
+    if (pattern == NULL || capacity <= 0) return -1;
+
+    UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+    UDateTimePatternGenerator* generator = udatpg_open(locale, &status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        if (generator != NULL) udatpg_close(generator);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    UChar wanted[64];
+    int32_t wantedLength = 0;
+    u_strFromUTF8(wanted, 64, &wantedLength, skeleton, -1, &status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        udatpg_close(generator);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    UChar best[256];
+    int32_t length = udatpg_getBestPattern(generator, wanted, wantedLength, best, 256, &status);
+    udatpg_close(generator);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) return -1;
+
+    int32_t written = 0;
+    u_strToUTF8(pattern, capacity, &written, best, length, &status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) return -1;
+    return written;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Set the time of an calendar to the specified milliseconds since the Unix epoch.
+ */
+int32_t fluent_set_calendar_time_ms(UCalendar* calendar, double millis)
+{
+    if (calendar == NULL) return -1;
+
+    UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+    ucal_setMillis(calendar, millis, &status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) return -1;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * The name of an ICU error code (e.g. "U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR"), as named by u_errorName().
+ * The returned string is static and owned by ICU.
+ */
+char const* fluent_error_name(int32_t code) { return u_errorName((UErrorCode) code); }
+
+/*
+ * Determine whether a given locale string is known to ICU.
+ */
+static UBool fluent_locale_is_available(char const* candidate)
+{
+    // Binary search assumes that locales returned by uloc_getAvailable are sorted.
+    int32_t low = 0;
+    int32_t high = uloc_countAvailable() - 1;
+    while (low <= high) {
+        int32_t mid = low + (high - low) / 2;
+        int cmp = strcmp(candidate, uloc_getAvailable(mid));
+        if (cmp == 0) return 1;
+        if (cmp < 0)
+            high = mid - 1;
+        else
+            low = mid + 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Walk up the BCP 47 locale hierarchy (e.g., de-CH -> de) to find the most specific
+ * ancestor that ICU has data for.
+ * Matches Intl (ECMA-402) locale-list resolution semantics.
+ * Returns -1 if the root is reached without a match.
+ */
+static int32_t fluent_lookup_locale(char const* start, char* negotiated, int32_t capacity)
+{
+    UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+    char current[ULOC_FULLNAME_CAPACITY];
+    int32_t currentLength = uloc_canonicalize(start, current, ULOC_FULLNAME_CAPACITY, &status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) return -1;
+
+    for (;;) {
+        if (fluent_locale_is_available(current)) {
+            if (currentLength >= capacity) return -1;
+            memcpy(negotiated, current, (size_t) currentLength + 1);
+            return currentLength;
+        }
+        if (currentLength == 0) return -1;
+
+        UErrorCode parentStatus = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+        char parent[ULOC_FULLNAME_CAPACITY];
+        currentLength = uloc_getParent(current, parent, ULOC_FULLNAME_CAPACITY, &parentStatus);
+        if (U_FAILURE(parentStatus)) return -1;
+        memcpy(current, parent, ULOC_FULLNAME_CAPACITY);
+    }
+}
+
+/* Negotiate a BCP 47-style locale preference list against the locales ICU has data for,
+ * trying each preference's ancestor chain (see fluent_lookup_locale) and taking the first one
+ * with any match at all.
+ * A NULL entry in `preferences` (Haskell's `Current`) represents ICU's default locale.
+ */
+int32_t fluent_negotiate_supported_locale(
+    char const** preferences, int32_t preferenceCount, char* negotiated, int32_t capacity)
+{
+    if (negotiated == NULL || capacity <= 0) return -1;
+
+    int32_t written = -1;
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < preferenceCount && written < 0; ++i) {
+        written = fluent_lookup_locale(
+            preferences[i] ? preferences[i] : uloc_getDefault(), negotiated, capacity);
+    }
+    return written;
+}
diff --git a/fluent-icu.cabal b/fluent-icu.cabal
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+cabal-version: 3.0
+name: fluent-icu
+version: 1.0.0
+synopsis: ICU backend for fluent
+description: ICU backend for <https://hackage.haskell.org/package/fluent fluent>.
+license: EUPL-1.2
+license-file: LICENCE
+author: IDA
+maintainer: IDA
+homepage: https://digital-autonomy.institute
+bug-reports: https://issues.digital-autonomy.institute
+category: Language
+build-type: Simple
+extra-doc-files:
+  CHANGELOG.md
+
+common common
+  default-language: Haskell2010
+  ghc-options:
+    -Weverything
+    -Wno-safe
+    -Wno-unsafe
+    -Wno-all-missed-specialisations
+    -Wno-missing-export-lists
+    -Wno-missing-import-lists
+    -Wno-missing-kind-signatures
+    -Wno-missing-role-annotations
+    -Wno-missing-safe-haskell-mode
+    -Wno-orphans
+
+  default-extensions:
+    BlockArguments
+    FlexibleInstances
+    ImportQualifiedPost
+    LambdaCase
+    NamedFieldPuns
+    NoImplicitPrelude
+    OverloadedRecordDot
+    OverloadedStrings
+    QuasiQuotes
+    RecordWildCards
+    TypeApplications
+    TypeOperators
+    ViewPatterns
+
+  build-depends:
+    base >=4.11 && <5,
+    fluent >=1.0 && <1.1,
+    text >=2.0 && <2.2,
+
+library
+  import: common
+  hs-source-dirs: src
+  build-depends:
+    bytestring >=0.11 && <0.13,
+    scientific >=0.3 && <0.4,
+    text-icu >=0.8 && <0.9,
+    time >=1.12 && <1.17,
+
+  c-sources: cbits.c
+  pkgconfig-depends:
+    icu-i18n,
+    icu-uc,
+
+  exposed-modules:
+    Language.Fluent.ICU
+
+test-suite test
+  import: common
+  type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  hs-source-dirs: test
+  main-is: Spec.hs
+  other-modules:
+    BuiltinSpec
+    LocaleSpec
+    NumberSpec
+    PluralSpec
+    Prelude
+    TimeSpec
+
+  build-depends:
+    fluent-icu,
+    hspec >=2.11 && <2.12,
+    scientific >=0.3 && <0.4,
+    time >=1.12 && <1.17,
diff --git a/src/Language/Fluent/ICU.hs b/src/Language/Fluent/ICU.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Language/Fluent/ICU.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE Trustworthy #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-name-shadowing #-}
+
+-- |
+-- Module      : Language.Fluent.ICU
+-- Copyright   : (c) 2026 Institute for Digital Autonomy
+-- License     : EUPL-1.2
+-- Maintainer  : IDA
+--
+-- <https://projectfluent.org Project Fluent> localisation backed by
+-- <https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/ ICU> using the
+-- <https://hackage.package.org/package/text-icu text-icu> library.
+--
+-- This module re-exports everything needed to translate Fluent messages.
+--
+-- = Quickstart
+--
+-- == 1. Parsing resources
+--
+-- Embed Fluent resources at compile time using the 'fluent' quasi-quoter:
+--
+-- >>> :{
+-- let resource =
+--         [fluent|
+--            welcome = Welcome back!
+--            greeting = Hello, { $name }! You have { $count } new messages.
+--            unread-emails =
+--                { $count ->
+--                    [one] You have one unread email.
+--                   *[other] You have several unread emails.
+--                }
+--            amount = { $amount }
+--            price = { NUMBER($amount, currency: "EUR", currencyDisplay: "name") }
+--            temperature = { NUMBER($degrees, unit: "celsius", unitDisplay: "long") }
+--         |]
+-- :}
+--
+-- Or parse Fluent source at runtime with 'parseResource':
+--
+-- > resource <- either fail pure . parseResource =<< Text.readFile "resource.ftl"
+--
+-- == 2. Building bundles
+--
+-- Combine 'Resource's and 'Locale's into a 'Bundle' using 'bundle':
+--
+-- >>> let english = bundle @LocaleName (pure "en-GB") [resource]
+-- >>> let german  = bundle @LocaleName (pure "de-CH") [resource]
+--
+-- == 3. Translating messages
+--
+-- Translate messages with 'translate':
+--
+-- >>> translate "welcome" english :: Either String Text
+-- Right "Welcome back!"
+--
+-- Pass parameters as name-value tuples:
+--
+-- >>> translate "unread-emails" ("count", value @Int 1) english :: Either String Text
+-- Right "You have one unread email."
+-- >>> translate "unread-emails" ("count", value @Int 5) english :: Either String Text
+-- Right "You have several unread emails."
+--
+-- You can chain multiple arguments and configure Unicode isolation marks using 'UseIsolating':
+--
+-- >>> translate "greeting" ("name", value @Text "Ann") ("count", value @Int 3) (UseIsolating False) english :: Either String Text
+-- Right "Hello, Ann! You have 3 new messages."
+--
+-- == 4. Formatting numbers, currencies, and units
+--
+-- Number formatting adapts to the target locale:
+--
+-- >>> translate "amount" ("amount", value @Int 1234567) english :: Either String Text
+-- Right "1,234,567"
+-- >>> translate "amount" ("amount", value @Int 1234567) german :: Either String Text
+-- Right "1'234'567"
+-- >>> translate "price" ("amount", value @Double 1234.5) english :: Either String Text
+-- Right "1,234.50 euros"
+-- >>> translate "price" ("amount", value @Double 1234.5) german :: Either String Text
+-- Right "1'234.50 Euro"
+-- >>> translate "temperature" ("degrees", value @Int 21) english :: Either String Text
+-- Right "21 degrees Celsius"
+-- >>> translate "temperature" ("degrees", value @Int 21) german :: Either String Text
+-- Right "21 Grad Celsius"
+--
+-- You can pass formatting options directly via structured values:
+--
+-- >>> translate "amount" ("amount", NumberValue 1234.5 numberOptions{style = Currency "EUR", currencyDisplay = Name}) english :: Either String Text
+-- Right "1,234.50 euros"
+-- >>> translate "amount" ("amount", NumberValue 21 numberOptions{style = Unit "metre-per-second", unitDisplay = Short}) english :: Either String Text
+-- Right "21 m/s"
+module Language.Fluent.ICU
+    ( -- * Re-exports
+      module Data.Text.ICU
+    , module Language.Fluent
+    )
+where
+
+import Control.Exception (SomeException, evaluate, try)
+import Control.Monad (when)
+import Data.Bifunctor (first)
+import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
+import Data.ByteString qualified as ByteString
+import Data.List.NonEmpty (NonEmpty (..))
+import Data.List.NonEmpty qualified as NonEmpty
+import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
+import Data.Scientific (FPFormat (Fixed), Scientific, formatScientific)
+import Data.Text (Text)
+import Data.Text qualified as Text
+import Data.Text.Encoding qualified as Text
+import Data.Text.ICU (LocaleName (..))
+import Data.Text.ICU.Calendar (Calendar)
+import Data.Text.ICU.Calendar qualified as ICU
+import Data.Text.ICU.DateFormatter qualified as ICU
+import Data.Text.ICU.Types qualified as ICU
+import Data.Time (UTCTime)
+import Data.Time.Clock.POSIX (utcTimeToPOSIXSeconds)
+import Foreign.C.String (CString, peekCString, peekCStringLen, withCString)
+import Foreign.C.Types (CDouble (..), CInt (..))
+import Foreign.ForeignPtr (withForeignPtr)
+import Foreign.Marshal.Alloc (allocaBytes)
+import Foreign.Marshal.Array (withArrayLen)
+import Foreign.Marshal.Utils (withMany)
+import Foreign.Ptr (Ptr, nullPtr)
+import Language.Fluent
+import Language.Fluent.Number qualified as Number
+import Language.Fluent.Plural qualified as Plural
+import Language.Fluent.Time qualified as Time
+import System.IO.Unsafe (unsafePerformIO)
+import Text.Read (readMaybe)
+import Prelude
+
+instance Locale LocaleName where
+    fromCode = negotiateLocale . pure . ICU.Locale . Text.unpack
+
+    toCode (ICU.Locale name) = Text.pack name
+    toCode _ = ""
+
+    displayLanguage a b = unsafePerformIO $
+        withLocaleName a \source ->
+            withLocaleName b \target ->
+                allocaBytes capacity \name -> do
+                    written <- fluentGetDisplayLanguage source target name (fromIntegral capacity)
+                    if written < 0
+                        then pure Nothing
+                        else Just . Text.decodeUtf8 <$> ByteString.packCStringLen (name, fromIntegral written)
+      where
+        capacity = 256 :: Int
+
+    capitalise l text = unsafePerformIO $
+        withLocaleName l \locale ->
+            ByteString.useAsCStringLen utf8 \(source, sourceLength) ->
+                allocaBytes capacity \out -> do
+                    written <-
+                        fluentFormatTitlecase locale source (fromIntegral sourceLength) out (fromIntegral capacity)
+                    if written < 0
+                        then pure text
+                        else Text.decodeUtf8 <$> ByteString.packCStringLen (out, fromIntegral written)
+      where
+        utf8 = Text.encodeUtf8 text
+        capacity = 2 * ByteString.length utf8 + 16
+
+    pluralCategory locale value options = unsafePerformIO $
+        withLocaleName locale \name ->
+            withUtf8Text (Number.skeleton options) \skeleton ->
+                ByteString.useAsCStringLen (exactDecimal value) \(decimal, decimalLength) ->
+                    allocaBytes capacity \keyword -> do
+                        written <-
+                            fluentGetPluralKeyword
+                                name
+                                ordinal
+                                skeleton
+                                decimal
+                                (fromIntegral decimalLength)
+                                keyword
+                                (fromIntegral capacity)
+                        if written < 0
+                            then pure Plural.Other
+                            else fromMaybe Plural.Other . readMaybe <$> peekCStringLen (keyword, fromIntegral written)
+      where
+        capacity = 32 :: Int
+        ordinal = case options.form of
+            Plural.Cardinal -> 0 :: CInt
+            Plural.Ordinal -> 1
+
+    formatNumber locales value options = unsafePerformIO $
+        withLocaleName locale \name ->
+            withUtf8Text skeleton \skel ->
+                ByteString.useAsCStringLen (exactDecimal value) \(decimal, decimalLength) ->
+                    let capacity = max 256 $ decimalLength * 2 + 64
+                     in allocaBytes capacity \out -> do
+                            written <-
+                                fluentFormatDecimal
+                                    name
+                                    skel
+                                    decimal
+                                    (fromIntegral decimalLength)
+                                    out
+                                    (fromIntegral capacity)
+                            if written < 0
+                                then Left . ("NUMBER: " <>) <$> icuErrorMessage written
+                                else Right . Text.decodeUtf8 <$> ByteString.packCStringLen (out, fromIntegral written)
+      where
+        locale = fromMaybe (NonEmpty.head locales) $ negotiateLocale locales
+        skeleton = Number.skeleton options
+
+    formatTime locales dateTime options =
+        unsafePerformIO . fmap (first show) . try @SomeException $ do
+            pattern <-
+                withLocaleName locale \name ->
+                    withUtf8Text skeleton \wanted ->
+                        allocaBytes capacity \ptr -> do
+                            written <- fluentResolveDatePattern name wanted ptr (fromIntegral capacity)
+                            if written < 0
+                                then pure skeleton
+                                else Text.decodeUtf8 <$> ByteString.packCStringLen (ptr, fromIntegral written)
+            formatter <- ICU.patternDateFormatter pattern locale options.timeZone
+            calendar <- ICU.calendar options.timeZone locale ICU.TraditionalCalendarType
+            setMillis calendar $ millisecondsSinceEpoch dateTime
+            evaluate $ ICU.formatCalendar formatter calendar
+      where
+        capacity = 256 :: Int
+        locale = fromMaybe (NonEmpty.head locales) $ negotiateLocale locales
+        skeleton = Time.skeleton options
+
+        millisecondsSinceEpoch :: UTCTime -> Double
+        millisecondsSinceEpoch = (* 1000) . realToFrac . utcTimeToPOSIXSeconds
+
+        setMillis :: Calendar -> Double -> IO ()
+        setMillis calendar ms = do
+            ok <- withForeignPtr calendar.calendarForeignPtr \pointer ->
+                fluentSetCalendarTimeMs pointer $ realToFrac ms
+            when (ok < 0) $ fail "fluentSetCalendarTimeMs failed"
+
+-- | The name of the ICU error a negated 'fluentFormatDecimal' / 'fluentGetPluralKeyword'
+-- result encodes, e.g. @U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR@.
+icuErrorMessage :: CInt -> IO String
+icuErrorMessage written = peekCString =<< fluentErrorName (negate written)
+
+-- | The exact decimal representation of a 'Scientific' value, as UTF-8 bytes, fit to pass
+-- to ICU's decimal-string number-formatting entry points. Never round-trips through a
+-- floating-point 'Double', unlike 'Data.Scientific.toRealFloat', so it can't lose precision
+-- for large or high-precision values.
+exactDecimal :: Scientific -> ByteString
+exactDecimal = Text.encodeUtf8 . Text.pack . formatScientific Fixed Nothing
+
+-- | Resolve a locale preference list to the best-supported locale ICU has data for.
+-- Matches how @Intl@ (ECMA-402) handles its locale-list arguments.
+-- 'Nothing' if none of the preferences are recognised at all.
+negotiateLocale :: NonEmpty LocaleName -> Maybe LocaleName
+negotiateLocale preferences = unsafePerformIO $
+    withMany withLocaleName (NonEmpty.toList preferences) \accept ->
+        withArrayLen accept \count array ->
+            allocaBytes capacity \out -> do
+                written <- fluentNegotiateSupportedLocale array (fromIntegral count) out (fromIntegral capacity)
+                if written < 0
+                    then pure Nothing
+                    else Just . ICU.Locale <$> peekCStringLen (out, fromIntegral written)
+  where
+    capacity = 256 :: Int
+
+-- | Pass a locale's name to a foreign function. Matches 'Data.Text.ICU.Internal.withLocaleName'.
+withLocaleName :: LocaleName -> (CString -> IO a) -> IO a
+withLocaleName ICU.Current = ($ nullPtr)
+withLocaleName ICU.Root = withCString ""
+withLocaleName (ICU.Locale name) = withCString name
+
+withUtf8Text :: Text -> (CString -> IO a) -> IO a
+withUtf8Text = ByteString.useAsCString . Text.encodeUtf8
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "fluent_get_display_language"
+    fluentGetDisplayLanguage :: CString -> CString -> CString -> CInt -> IO CInt
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "fluent_format_titlecase"
+    fluentFormatTitlecase :: CString -> CString -> CInt -> CString -> CInt -> IO CInt
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "fluent_get_plural_keyword"
+    fluentGetPluralKeyword
+        :: CString -> CInt -> CString -> CString -> CInt -> CString -> CInt -> IO CInt
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "fluent_format_decimal"
+    fluentFormatDecimal :: CString -> CString -> CString -> CInt -> CString -> CInt -> IO CInt
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "fluent_resolve_date_pattern"
+    fluentResolveDatePattern :: CString -> CString -> CString -> CInt -> IO CInt
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "fluent_set_calendar_time_ms"
+    fluentSetCalendarTimeMs :: Ptr ICU.UCalendar -> CDouble -> IO CInt
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "fluent_negotiate_supported_locale"
+    fluentNegotiateSupportedLocale :: Ptr CString -> CInt -> CString -> CInt -> IO CInt
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "fluent_error_name"
+    fluentErrorName :: CInt -> IO CString
diff --git a/test/BuiltinSpec.hs b/test/BuiltinSpec.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/BuiltinSpec.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+module BuiltinSpec (spec) where
+
+import Data.Time (UTCTime (..), fromGregorian, secondsToDiffTime)
+import Prelude
+
+spec :: Spec
+spec = do
+    describe "NUMBER" do
+        it "formats a number by the given options" $
+            written [fluent|foo = { NUMBER($arg, minimumFractionDigits: 2) }|] `shouldBe` Right "3.00"
+        it "limits the significant digits it is given" $
+            written [fluent|foo = { NUMBER($arg, maximumSignificantDigits: 2) }|] `shouldBe` Right "3"
+        it "omits the grouping separators when turned off" $
+            translate
+                "foo"
+                [("arg", number 1234567)]
+                [fluent|foo = { NUMBER($arg, useGrouping: "false") }|]
+                `shouldBe` Right "1234567"
+        it "selects by the plural category of the number" $
+            written
+                [fluent|
+                foo = { NUMBER($arg, minimumFractionDigits: 1) ->
+                    [one] one
+                   *[other] other
+                }
+                |]
+                `shouldBe` Right "other"
+        it "formats an amount of a unit" $
+            written [fluent|foo = { NUMBER($arg, unit: "kilometre-per-hour") }|] `shouldBe` Right "3 km/h"
+        it "spells the unit's name in full, not its symbol" $
+            written
+                [fluent|foo = { NUMBER($arg, unit: "litre", unitDisplay: "long") }|]
+                `shouldBe` Right "3 litres"
+        it "rejects a unit it does not know" $
+            written [fluent|foo = { NUMBER($arg, unit: "banana") }|]
+                `shouldBe` Left "NUMBER: U_NUMBER_SKELETON_SYNTAX_ERROR"
+        it "rejects a style it does not know" $
+            written [fluent|foo = { NUMBER($arg, style: "banana") }|]
+                `shouldBe` Left "NUMBER: no such style: banana"
+    describe "DATETIME" do
+        it "formats a time by the given options" $
+            when' [fluent|foo = { DATETIME($arg, month: "long", year: "numeric", day: "numeric") }|]
+                `shouldBe` Right "10 August 2026"
+        it "formats only the field it is given" $
+            when' [fluent|foo = { DATETIME($arg, weekday: "long") }|] `shouldBe` Right "Monday"
+        it "shifts the time by the zone it is given" $
+            when'
+                [fluent|foo = { DATETIME($arg, hour: "numeric", minute: "2-digit", timeZone: "Europe/Berlin") }|]
+                `shouldBe` Right "14:34"
+        it "defaults to a date of numbers when given no options" $
+            when' [fluent|foo = { DATETIME($arg) }|] `shouldBe` Right "10/08/2026"
+        it "rejects a word for a field of digits" $
+            when' [fluent|foo = { DATETIME($arg, year: "long") }|]
+                `shouldBe` Left "DATETIME: expected one of numeric, 2-digit for year, but got long"
+        it "rejects digits for a field of words" $
+            when' [fluent|foo = { DATETIME($arg, weekday: "2-digit") }|]
+                `shouldBe` Left "DATETIME: expected one of narrow, short, long for weekday, but got 2-digit"
+        it "formats the month in words or in digits" $ do
+            when' [fluent|foo = { DATETIME($arg, month: "long") }|] `shouldBe` Right "August"
+            when' [fluent|foo = { DATETIME($arg, month: "2-digit") }|] `shouldBe` Right "08"
+        it "rejects a month it does not know" $
+            when' [fluent|foo = { DATETIME($arg, month: "medium") }|]
+                `shouldBe` Left "DATETIME: no such month: medium"
+        it "rejects a positional argument that is not a time" $
+            written [fluent|foo = { DATETIME($arg) }|]
+                `shouldBe` Left "DATETIME: the positional argument is not a time"
+
+written :: Resource -> Either String Text
+written = translate "foo" [("arg", number 3)]
+
+when' :: Resource -> Either String Text
+when' = translate "foo" [("arg", value afternoon)]
+
+-- | 2026-08-10, a Monday, 12:34:56 UTC.
+afternoon :: UTCTime
+afternoon = UTCTime (fromGregorian 2026 8 10) . secondsToDiffTime $ 12 * 3600 + 34 * 60 + 56
diff --git a/test/LocaleSpec.hs b/test/LocaleSpec.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/LocaleSpec.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module LocaleSpec (spec) where
+
+import Prelude
+
+spec :: Spec
+spec = do
+    it "renders language name" $ displayLanguage de fr `shouldBe` Just "allemand"
+    it "renders local language name" $ localDisplayLanguage de `shouldBe` Just "Deutsch"
+
+de, fr :: LocaleName
+de = "de"
+fr = "fr"
diff --git a/test/NumberSpec.hs b/test/NumberSpec.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/NumberSpec.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+module NumberSpec (spec) where
+
+import Prelude
+
+spec :: Spec
+spec = do
+    it "groups the digits the way the locale groups them" $
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 1234567 numberOptions) resource `shouldBe` Right "1,234,567"
+    it "leaves the grouping out when it is turned off" $
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 1234567 numberOptions{useGrouping = False}) resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "1234567"
+    it "pads the integer part to the given width" $
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 5 numberOptions{minimumIntegerDigits = 3}) resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "005"
+    it "limits the fraction digits to the maximum given" $
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 1.5 numberOptions{maximumFractionDigits = Just 0}) resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "2"
+    it "limits the significant digits it is given" $
+        translate
+            "foo"
+            ("arg", NumberValue 1234 numberOptions{maximumSignificantDigits = Just 2})
+            resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "1,200"
+    it "is shown as a percentage" $
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 0.25 numberOptions{style = Percent}) resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "25%"
+    it "is an amount of a currency" $
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 12.5 numberOptions{style = Currency "EUR"}) resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "€12.50"
+    it "spells the currency's name out, not its symbol" $
+        translate
+            "foo"
+            ("arg", NumberValue 12.5 numberOptions{style = Currency "EUR", currencyDisplay = Name})
+            resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "12.50 euros"
+    it "is an amount of a unit" $
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 5 numberOptions{style = Unit "kilometre-per-hour"}) resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "5 km/h"
+    it "is an amount of a unit of one thing per another" $
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 5 numberOptions{style = Unit "litre-per-kilometre"}) resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "5 l/km"
+    it "shows the unit's symbol when narrow, its name when long" $ do
+        translate
+            "foo"
+            ("arg", NumberValue 5 numberOptions{style = Unit "litre", unitDisplay = Narrow})
+            resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "5l"
+        translate
+            "foo"
+            ("arg", NumberValue 5 numberOptions{style = Unit "litre", unitDisplay = Long})
+            resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "5 litres"
+    it "accepts a unit identifier written in British spelling" $ do
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 5 numberOptions{style = Unit "litre"}) resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "5 l"
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 5 numberOptions{style = Unit "millilitre"}) resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "5 ml"
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 5 numberOptions{style = Unit "square-kilometre"}) resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "5 km²"
+    it "keeps the fraction digits a unit is given" $
+        translate
+            "foo"
+            ("arg", NumberValue 5 numberOptions{style = Unit "megabyte", minimumFractionDigits = 1})
+            resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "5.0 MB"
+    it "spells the unit the way the locale spells it, whatever it is called" $ do
+        translate
+            "foo"
+            ("arg", NumberValue 5 numberOptions{style = Unit "kilometre", unitDisplay = Long})
+            resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "5 kilometres"
+        translate
+            "foo"
+            ("arg", NumberValue 5 numberOptions{style = Unit "litre", unitDisplay = Long})
+            deCH
+            resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "5 Liter"
+    it "rejects a unit it does not know" $
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 5 numberOptions{style = Unit "banana"}) resource
+            `shouldBe` Left "NUMBER: U_NUMBER_SKELETON_SYNTAX_ERROR"
+    it "uses the first known locale in the chain" $ do
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 1234.5 numberOptions) [deCH, enGB] resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "1'234.5"
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 1234.5 numberOptions) [enGB, deCH] resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "1,234.5"
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 1234.5 numberOptions) [unknown, deCH] resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "1'234.5"
+    it "falls back to an ancestor locale when the exact one is unknown" $ do
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 1234.5 numberOptions) deSince1996 resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "1'234.5"
+        translate "foo" ("arg", NumberValue 1234.5 numberOptions) deInAnUnknownScript resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "1.234,5"
+
+resource :: Resource
+resource = [fluent|foo = { $arg }|]
+
+enGB, deCH, deSince1996, deInAnUnknownScript, unknown :: LocaleName
+enGB = "en-GB"
+deCH = "de-CH"
+deSince1996 = "de-CH-1996"
+deInAnUnknownScript = "de-Qaai-XX"
+unknown = "xx"
diff --git a/test/PluralSpec.hs b/test/PluralSpec.hs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/PluralSpec.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+module PluralSpec (spec) where
+
+import Language.Fluent.ICU
+import Prelude
+
+spec :: Spec
+spec = do
+    describe "English" do
+        it "counts one" $ translate "foo" ("arg", number 1) categories `shouldBe` Right "one"
+        it "counts two" $ translate "foo" ("arg", number 2) categories `shouldBe` Right "other"
+        it "counts zero" $ translate "foo" ("arg", number 0) categories `shouldBe` Right "other"
+        it "counts a fraction" $ translate "foo" ("arg", number 1.5) categories `shouldBe` Right "other"
+        it "counts the first" $ translate "foo" ("arg", ordinal 1) categories `shouldBe` Right "one"
+        it "counts the second" $ translate "foo" ("arg", ordinal 2) categories `shouldBe` Right "two"
+        it "counts the third" $ translate "foo" ("arg", ordinal 3) categories `shouldBe` Right "few"
+        it "counts the fourth" $ translate "foo" ("arg", ordinal 4) categories `shouldBe` Right "other"
+        it "counts the twenty second" $
+            translate "foo" ("arg", ordinal 22) categories `shouldBe` Right "two"
+
+    describe "other languages" do
+        it "counts twenty one in Russian" $
+            translate "foo" ("arg", number 21) ru categories `shouldBe` Right "one"
+        it "counts twenty two in Russian" $
+            translate "foo" ("arg", number 22) ru categories `shouldBe` Right "few"
+        it "counts five in Russian" $
+            translate "foo" ("arg", number 5) ru categories `shouldBe` Right "many"
+        it "counts two in Welsh" $
+            translate "foo" ("arg", number 2) cy categories `shouldBe` Right "two"
+        it "counts six in Welsh" $
+            translate "foo" ("arg", number 6) cy categories `shouldBe` Right "many"
+        it "counts zero in Arabic" $
+            translate "foo" ("arg", number 0) ar categories `shouldBe` Right "zero"
+        it "counts one hundred and three in Arabic" $
+            translate "foo" ("arg", number 103) ar categories `shouldBe` Right "few"
+        it "counts one in Japanese, which does not count" $
+            translate "foo" ("arg", number 1) ja categories `shouldBe` Right "other"
+
+    describe "a message written for one language" do
+        it "reads as a plural in English" $
+            translate "apples" ("count", number 2) apples `shouldBe` Right "2 apples"
+        it "reads as a singular in English" $
+            translate "apples" ("count", number 1) apples `shouldBe` Right "1 apple"
+        it "falls to the default in a language with more categories" $
+            translate "apples" ("count", number 5) ru apples `shouldBe` Right "5 apples"
+
+ru, cy, ar, ja :: LocaleName
+ru = "ru"
+cy = "cy"
+ar = "ar"
+ja = "ja"
+
+categories :: Resource
+categories =
+    [fluent|
+      foo = { $arg ->
+          [zero] zero
+          [one] one
+          [two] two
+          [few] few
+          [many] many
+         *[other] other
+        }
+    |]
+
+apples :: Resource
+apples =
+    [fluent|
+      apples = { $count ->
+          [one] { $count } apple
+         *[other] { $count } apples
+        }
+    |]
diff --git a/test/Prelude.hs b/test/Prelude.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Prelude.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE PackageImports #-}
+
+module Prelude
+    ( module Prelude
+    , module Data.Scientific
+    , module Data.Text
+    , module Data.Time
+    , module Language.Fluent
+    , module Language.Fluent.ICU
+    , module Test.Hspec
+    )
+where
+
+import Data.Foldable qualified as Foldable
+import Data.List.NonEmpty (NonEmpty)
+import Data.List.NonEmpty qualified as NonEmpty
+import Data.Scientific (Scientific)
+import Data.Text (Text)
+import Data.Time (UTCTime)
+import Language.Fluent
+import Language.Fluent.Bundle qualified as Bundle
+import Language.Fluent.ICU
+import Language.Fluent.Locale qualified as Locale
+import Test.Hspec
+import "base" Prelude
+
+instance
+    (Foldable f, r ~ Either String Text)
+    => Translate (f LocaleName -> Resource -> r)
+    where
+    translate arguments (Foldable.toList -> NonEmpty.fromList -> locales) =
+        translate arguments
+            . Bundle.override (Bundle.UseIsolating False)
+            . bundle locales
+            . pure
+
+instance (r ~ Either String Text) => Translate (LocaleName -> Resource -> r) where
+    translate arguments = translate arguments . pure @NonEmpty
+
+instance (r ~ Either String Text) => Translate (Resource -> r) where
+    translate arguments = translate arguments $ Locale.fromCode @LocaleName "en-GB"
+
+number :: Scientific -> SomeValue
+number = numberWith Cardinal 0
+
+ordinal :: Scientific -> SomeValue
+ordinal = numberWith Ordinal 0
+
+numberWith :: Form -> Int -> Scientific -> SomeValue
+numberWith form minimumFractionDigits amount =
+    NumberValue amount numberOptions{form, minimumFractionDigits}
diff --git a/test/Spec.hs b/test/Spec.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Spec.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -F -pgmF hspec-discover #-}
diff --git a/test/TimeSpec.hs b/test/TimeSpec.hs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/TimeSpec.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+module TimeSpec (spec) where
+
+import Data.Time
+import Prelude
+
+spec :: Spec
+spec = do
+    it "is a date of numbers when given nothing" $
+        translate "foo" ("when", TimeValue afternoon timeOptions) resource `shouldBe` Right "10/08/2026"
+    it "formats the date to match the locale's convention" $
+        translate "foo" ("when", TimeValue afternoon timeOptions) deCH resource `shouldBe` Right "10.8.2026"
+    it "spells the month out at the width it is given" $
+        translate
+            "foo"
+            ("when", TimeValue afternoon dated{month = Just (Right Long)})
+            resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "10 August 2026"
+    it "formats only the field it is given" $
+        translate "foo" ("when", TimeValue afternoon timeOptions{month = Just (Right Long)}) resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "August"
+    it "spells the weekday out" $
+        translate "foo" ("when", TimeValue afternoon timeOptions{weekday = Just Long}) resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "Monday"
+    it "shows the time of day it is given" $
+        translate "foo" ("when", TimeValue afternoon clock) resource `shouldBe` Right "12:34"
+    it "formats the month in digits or in words, beside a year of digits" $ do
+        translate
+            "foo"
+            ("when", TimeValue afternoon timeOptions{year = Just Numeric, month = Just (Right Narrow)})
+            resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "A 2026"
+        translate
+            "foo"
+            ("when", TimeValue afternoon timeOptions{year = Just Numeric, month = Just (Left TwoDigit)})
+            resource
+            `shouldBe` Right "08/2026"
+    it "reads the time in the zone it is given" $
+        translate "foo" ("when", TimeValue afternoon berlin) resource `shouldBe` Right "14:34"
+    it "keeps the hour the zone keeps at that time of year" $
+        translate "foo" ("when", TimeValue midwinter berlin) resource `shouldBe` Right "13:34"
+
+resource :: Resource
+resource = [fluent|foo = { $when }|]
+
+deCH :: LocaleName
+deCH = "de-CH"
+
+dated :: TimeOptions
+dated = timeOptions{day = Just Numeric, year = Just Numeric}
+
+clock :: TimeOptions
+clock = timeOptions{hour = Just Numeric, minute = Just TwoDigit, hour12 = Just False}
+
+berlin :: TimeOptions
+berlin = clock{timeZone = "Europe/Berlin"}
+
+time :: DiffTime
+time = secondsToDiffTime $ foldl' ((+) . (60 *)) 0 [12, 34, 56]
+
+afternoon :: UTCTime
+afternoon = UTCTime (fromGregorian 2026 8 10) time
+
+midwinter :: UTCTime
+midwinter = UTCTime (fromGregorian 2026 1 10) time
