Improve translation handling

.github/workflows/weblate-update-pot.yml

@@ -32,15 +32,10 @@ jobs:
           path: agama
 
       - name: Generate POT file
-        # TODO: use a shared script for this
         run: |
           cd agama/web
-          xgettext --default-domain=agama --output=agama.pot --language=JavaScript --keyword= \
-            --keyword=_:1 --keyword=N_:1 --keyword=n_:1,2,3t --keyword=Nn_:1,2,3t \
-            --foreign-user --copyright-holder="SuSE Linux Products GmbH, Nuernberg" \
-            --from-code=UTF-8 --add-comments=TRANSLATORS --sort-by-file \
-            $(find . ! -name cockpit.js -name '*.js' -o ! -name '*.test.jsx' -name '*.jsx')
-            msgfmt --statistics agama.pot
+          ./build_pot
+          msgfmt --statistics agama.pot
 
       - name: Validate the generated POT file
         run:  msgfmt --check-format agama/web/agama.pot

web/.eslintrc.json

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
             }],
         "newline-per-chained-call": ["error", { "ignoreChainWithDepth": 2 }],
         "no-var": "error",
+        "no-multi-str": "off",
         "no-use-before-define": "off",
         "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": ["warn", { "ignoreRestSiblings": true }],
         "@typescript-eslint/no-use-before-define": "warn",

web/build_pot

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+# This script builds the POT file with the translatable texts from the web UI.
+
+# always run in the directory of this script to ensure the file paths
+# saved in the POT file are always the same
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+OUTPUT="${1:-agama.pot}"
+
+find . ! -name cockpit.js ! -name '*.test.js' -name '*.js' -o ! -name '*.test.jsx' -name '*.jsx' |
+grep -vE "node_modules/|dist/|coverage/" | \
+xgettext --default-domain=agama --output=- --language=C --files-from=- \
+  --keyword= --keyword=_:1 --keyword=N_:1 --keyword=n_:1,2,3t --keyword=Nn_:1,2,3t \
+  --foreign-user --copyright-holder="SuSE Linux Products GmbH, Nuernberg" \
+  --from-code=UTF-8 --add-comments=TRANSLATORS --sort-by-file | \
+  sed '/^#/ s/, c-format/, javascript-format/' > "$OUTPUT"

web/package.json

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
     "@patternfly/react-table": "^4.113.0",
     "core-js": "^3.21.1",
     "fast-sort": "^3.2.1",
+    "format-util": "^1.0.5",
     "ipaddr.js": "^2.0.1",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",

web/src/components/core/About.jsx

@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 
 import React, { useState } from "react";
 import { Button, Text } from "@patternfly/react-core";
+import format from "format-util";
+
 import { Icon } from "~/components/layout";
 import { Popup } from "~/components/core";
 import { _ } from "~/i18n";
 
-import cockpit from "~/lib/cockpit";
-
 export default function About() {
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
 
@@ -50,19 +50,19 @@ export default function About() {
         <Text>
           {
             // TRANSLATORS: content of the "About" popup (1/2)
-            _(`Agama is an experimental installer for (open)SUSE systems. It
-still under development so, please, do not use it in
-production environments. If you want to give it a try, we
-recommend to use a virtual machine to prevent any possible
-data loss.`)
+            _("Agama is an experimental installer for (open)SUSE systems. It \
+still under development so, please, do not use it in \
+production environments. If you want to give it a try, we \
+recommend to use a virtual machine to prevent any possible \
+data loss.")
           }
         </Text>
         <Text>
           {
-            cockpit.format(
+            format(
               // TRANSLATORS: content of the "About" popup (2/2)
-              // $0 is replaced by the project URL
-              _("For more information, please visit the project's repository at $0."),
+              // %s is replaced by the project URL
+              _("For more information, please visit the project's repository at %s."),
               "https://github.com/openSUSE/agama"
             )
           }

web/src/components/core/ValidationErrors.jsx

@@ -29,12 +29,11 @@ import {
   ListItem,
   Popover
 } from "@patternfly/react-core";
+import format from "format-util";
 
 import { Icon } from '~/components/layout';
 import { _, n_ } from "~/i18n";
 
-import cockpit from "~/lib/cockpit";
-
 /**
  * @param {import("~/client/mixins").ValidationError[]} errors - Validation errors
  * @return React.JSX
@@ -82,9 +81,9 @@ const ValidationErrors = ({ title = _("Errors"), errors }) => {
             onClick={() => setPopoverVisible(true)}
           >
             { warningIcon } {
-              cockpit.format(
-                // TRANSLATORS: $0 is replaced with the number of errors found
-                n_("$0 error found", "$0 errors found", errors.length),
+              format(
+                // TRANSLATORS: %d is replaced with the number of errors found
+                n_("%d error found", "%d errors found", errors.length),
                 errors.length
               )
             }

web/src/components/network/ConnectionsTable.jsx

@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 
 import React from "react";
 import { TableComposable, Thead, Tr, Th, Tbody, Td } from '@patternfly/react-table';
+import format from "format-util";
+
 import { RowActions } from "~/components/core";
 import { Icon } from "~/components/layout";
 import { formatIp } from "~/client/network/utils";
 import { _ } from "~/i18n";
 
-import cockpit from "~/lib/cockpit";
-
 /**
  * @typedef {import("~/client/network/model").Connection} Connection
  */
@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ export default function ConnectionsTable ({
             {
               title: _("Edit"),
               "aria-label":
-                // TRANSLATORS: $0 is replaced by a network connection name
-                cockpit.format(_("Edit connection $0"), connection.name),
+                // TRANSLATORS: %s is replaced by a network connection name
+                format(_("Edit connection %s"), connection.name),
               onClick: () => onEdit(connection)
             },
             typeof onForget === 'function' && {
               title: _("Forget"),
               "aria-label":
-                // TRANSLATORS: $0 is replaced by a network connection name
-                cockpit.format(_("Forget connection $0"), connection.name),
+                // TRANSLATORS: %s is replaced by a network connection name
+                format(_("Forget connection %s"), connection.name),
               className: "danger-action",
               icon: <Icon name="delete" size="24" />,
               onClick: () => onForget(connection)
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ export default function ConnectionsTable ({
               <Td isActionCell>
                 <RowActions
                   id={`actions-for-connection-${connection.id}`}
-                  // TRANSLATORS: $0 is replaced by a network connection name
-                  aria-label={cockpit.format(_("Actions for connection $0"), connection.name)}
+                  // TRANSLATORS: %s is replaced by a network connection name
+                  aria-label={format(_("Actions for connection %s"), connection.name)}
                   actions={actions}
                   connection={connection}
                 />

web/src/components/network/IpSettingsForm.jsx

@@ -21,14 +21,13 @@
 
 import React, { useState } from "react";
 import { HelperText, HelperTextItem, Form, FormGroup, FormSelect, FormSelectOption, TextInput } from "@patternfly/react-core";
+import format from "format-util";
 
 import { useInstallerClient } from "~/context/installer";
 import { Popup } from "~/components/core";
 import { AddressesDataList, DnsDataList } from "~/components/network";
 import { _ } from "~/i18n";
 
-import cockpit from "~/lib/cockpit";
-
 const METHODS = {
   MANUAL: "manual",
   AUTO: "auto"
@@ -127,8 +126,9 @@ export default function IpSettingsForm({ connection, onClose }) {
   };
 
   // TRANSLATORS: manual network configuration mode with a static IP address
+  // %s is replaced by the connection name
   return (
-    <Popup isOpen title={cockpit.format(_("Edit $0 connection"), connection.name)}>
+    <Popup isOpen title={format(_("Edit %s connection"), connection.name)}>
       <Form id="edit-connection" onSubmit={onSubmit}>
         <FormGroup fieldId="method" label={_("Mode")} isRequired>
           <FormSelect

web/src/components/network/WifiConnectionForm.jsx

@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ export default function WifiConnectionForm({ network, onCancel, onSubmitCallback
       <FormGroup fieldId="security" label={_("Security")}>
         <FormSelect
           id="security"
-          // TRANSLATORS: Wifi security configuration (password protected or not)
-          aria-label={_("security")}
+          aria-label={_("Security")}
           value={security}
           onChange={setSecurity}
         >

web/src/components/network/WifiNetworkListItem.jsx

@@ -26,15 +26,14 @@ import {
   Spinner,
   Text
 } from "@patternfly/react-core";
+import format from "format-util";
 
 import { ConnectionState } from "~/client/network/model";
 
 import { Icon } from "~/components/layout";
 import { WifiNetworkMenu, WifiConnectionForm } from "~/components/network";
 import { _ } from "~/i18n";
 
-import cockpit from "~/lib/cockpit";
-
 const networkState = (state) => {
   switch (state) {
     case ConnectionState.ACTIVATING:
@@ -90,8 +89,8 @@ function WifiNetworkListItem ({ network, isSelected, isActive, onSelect, onCance
           onClick={onSelect}
         />
         <div className="split">
-          {/* TRANSLATORS: $0 is replaced by a WiFi network name */}
-          {showSpinner && <Spinner isSVG size="md" aria-label={cockpit.format(_("$0 connection is waiting for an state change"), network.ssid)} /> }
+          {/* TRANSLATORS: %s is replaced by a WiFi network name */}
+          {showSpinner && <Spinner isSVG size="md" aria-label={format(_("%s connection is waiting for an state change"), network.ssid)} /> }
           <Text component="small" className="keep-words">
             { showSpinner && !network.connection && _("Connecting") }
             { networkState(network.connection?.state)}