Phalcon\Translate\Exception: Translation data must be an array

<?PHP
namespace LOID\Component;
 
class Language extends \Phalcon\Di\Injectable{
  // Keyed by language name, values are file names
  private static $languages;
 
  private static $language;
  private static $language_file = NULL;
 
  public static function getPreferredLanguage(){
    // Get the language from the session
    if(\Phalcon\DI::getDefault()->getSession()->get('language')){
      $language = \Phalcon\DI::getDefault()->getSession()->get('language');
    }
    else{
      // Get the language from the browser
      $language = self::removePreferredDialect(\Phalcon\DI::getDefault()->getRequest()->getBestLanguage());
    }
 
    if(self::langFileExists($language))
      self::$language_file = self::$languages[$language];
    else
      self::$language_file = self::$languages[\Phalcon\DI::getDefault()->getConfig()->language_default];
 
    self::$language = $language;
    \Phalcon\DI::getDefault()->getSession()->set('language',$language);
  }
 
  public static function getTranslator(){
    if(self::$language_file == NULL)
      self::getPreferredLanguage();
 
    $Interpolator = new \Phalcon\Translate\InterpolatorFactory;
    $Factory = new \Phalcon\Translate\TranslateFactory($Interpolator);
    $messages = [];
    $messages = include \Phalcon\DI::getDefault()->getConfig()->dirs->languages.'/'.self::$language_file;
    $options = [
      'content'=>$messages
    ];
    $Translator = $Factory->newInstance('array',$options);
 
    return $Translator;
 
 
    // $messages = new \Phalcon\Translate\Adapter\NativeArray([
    //         'content'=>include(\Phalcon\DI::getDefault()->getConfig()->dirs->languages.'/'.self::$language_file)
    //       ]);  
 
    // return $messages;
  }
 
  public static function getLanguage(){
    return self::$language;
  }
 
  public static function setLanguage($language){
    \Phalcon\DI::getDefault()->getSession()->set('language',$language);
    self::getPreferredLanguage();
  }
  /* Retrieves all available language files
   * Saves self::$languages as an array keyed by language name, valued by filenames
   * Anything before the first period is used as the language name:
   * So: en.php     = en   // OK
   *     en-US.php   = en-US  // OK
   *     en.US.php   = en   // Probably not OK
   */
  private static function getAvailableLanguages(){
    $langs = [];
 
    chdir(\Phalcon\DI::getDefault()->getConfig()->dirs->languages);
    $files = glob('*');
 
    foreach($files as $filename){
      $lang = substr($filename,0,strpos($filename,'.'));
      $langs[$lang] = $filename;
    }
 
    self::$languages = $langs;
  }
 
  /* Simply checks if a corresponding language file exists */
  private static function langFileExists($language){
    self::getAvailableLanguages();
    return isset(self::$languages[$language]);
  }
 
 
  /* Strips any dialect (ie: en-US - removes "-US") from the preferred language */
  private static function removePreferredDialect($language_name){
    list($language,$dialect) = explode('-',$language_name);
    return $language;
  }
 
  
}

<?php
/*
 * This controller isn't intended to be called when the /base/ URL is visited,
 * Rather it's a base class other controllers extend
 */
 
use LOID\Component\Feedback,
  LOID\Model\User;
 
 
class ControllerBase extends \Phalcon\Mvc\Controller{
  protected $loadFeedback = TRUE;
 
  public function beforeExecuteRoute(){
 
    // Feedback is singleton, so view assignment can be done here
    // and errors added later will still be accessible in the view
    if($this->loadFeedback){
      Feedback::get()->getFlashedMessages();
      $this->view->Feedback = Feedback::get();
    }
 
    if($this->request->isPost()){
      if(!$this->csrf->checkToken()){
        exit('CSRF token not set');
      }
    }
 
    $this->view->csrf_key   = $this->csrf->getTokenKey();
    $this->view->csrf_value = $this->csrf->getToken();
 
    if($this->session->has('authenticated'))
      $this->LoggedInUser = $this->view->LoggedInUser = User::findFirstByKey($this->session->get('username'));
  
    // Add the translator
    $this->setLanguage();
  }
 
  public function setLanguage($language = NULL){
    if($language != NULL){
      \LOID\Component\Language::setLanguage($language);
    }
 
    $Translator           =  \LOID\Component\Language::getTranslator();
    $this->view->t        = $Translator;
    $this->Translator     = $Translator;
    $this->view->language = \LOID\Component\Language::getLanguage();
 
  }
}

<?php
/*
 * This controller isn't intended to be called when the /base/ URL is visited,
 * Rather it's a base class other controllers extend
 */
 
use LOID\Component\Feedback,
  LOID\Model\User;
 
 
class ControllerBase extends \Phalcon\Mvc\Controller{
  protected $loadFeedback = TRUE;
 
  public function beforeExecuteRoute(){
 
    // Feedback is singleton, so view assignment can be done here
    // and errors added later will still be accessible in the view
    if($this->loadFeedback){
      Feedback::get()->getFlashedMessages();
      $this->view->Feedback = Feedback::get();
    }
 
    if($this->request->isPost()){
      if(!$this->csrf->checkToken()){
        exit('CSRF token not set');
      }
    }
 
    $this->view->csrf_key   = $this->csrf->getTokenKey();
    $this->view->csrf_value = $this->csrf->getToken();
 
    if($this->session->has('authenticated'))
      $this->LoggedInUser = $this->view->LoggedInUser = User::findFirstByKey($this->session->get('username'));
  
    // Add the translator
    $this->setLanguage();
  }
 
  public function setLanguage($language = NULL){
    if($language != NULL){
      \LOID\Component\Language::setLanguage($language);
    }
 
    $Translator           =  \LOID\Component\Language::getTranslator();
    $this->view->t        = $Translator;
    $this->Translator     = $Translator;
    $this->view->language = \LOID\Component\Language::getLanguage();
 
  }
}

<?php
$Debug = new \Phalcon\Debug();
$Debug->setUri('https://loid.augustana.ualberta.ca/public/assets/debug/');
$Debug->listen();
 
#try{
  
  require '../app/config/bootstrap.php';
 
  #
  # Handle the requested URL
  #
  $App = new \Phalcon\Mvc\Application($DI);
 
  #
  # Echo the output
  #
  echo $App->handle($Config->dirs->application_request_uri)->getContent();
 
  
/*
}
catch(\Phalcon\Exception $e){
  echo 'Phalcon Exception: ',$e->getMessage();
}
*/