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# Adding Translations
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To illustrate the process of translating, this guide will make an english-pirate translation of Cryptpad.
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We'll assume that you have a work locally-installed, properly functioning installation of Cryptpad.
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If you don't have Cryptpad installed locally, start by following the steps in the main readme.
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## Getting started
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Once everything is working, copy the default (English) source file (`/customize.dist/translations/messages.js`) to a file named according to your language's [ISO 639-1 Code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes), like `/customize.dist/translations/messages.fr.js`.
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There is no ISO 639-1 language code for _English-pirate_, so we'll just call it `messages.pirate.js`.
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```Bash
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cd /customize.dist/translations/
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cp messages.js messages.pirate.js
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```
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## Including your translation
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To include your translation in the list, you'll need to add it to `/customize.dist/messages.js`.
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There are comments indicating what to modify in three places:
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```javascript
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define(['/customize/languageSelector.js',
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'/customize/translations/messages.js',
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'/customize/translations/messages.es.js',
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'/customize/translations/messages.fr.js',
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// 1) additional translation files can be added here...
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'/bower_components/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js'],
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// 2) name your language module here...
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function(LS, Default, Spanish, French) {
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var $ = window.jQuery;
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// 3) add your module to this map so it gets used
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var map = {
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'fr': French,
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'es': Spanish,
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};
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```
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We need to modify these three places to include our file:
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```javascript
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define(['/customize/languageSelector.js',
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'/customize/translations/messages.js',
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'/customize/translations/messages.es.js',
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'/customize/translations/messages.fr.js',
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// 1) additional translation files can be added here...
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'/customize/translations/messages.pirate.js', // add our module via its path
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'/bower_components/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js'],
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// 2) name your language module here...
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function(LS, Default, Spanish, French, Pirate) { // name our module 'Pirate' for use as a variable
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var $ = window.jQuery;
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// 3) add your module to this map so it gets used
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var map = {
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'fr': French,
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'es': Spanish,
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'pirate': Pirate, // add our module to the map of languages
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};
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```
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Note that the path to the file is `/customize/translations/`, not `/customize.dist/translations`.
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Cryptpad's server is configured to search for files in `/customize/` first.
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If a file is not found, it falls back to `/customize.dist/`.
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This allows administrators of a Cryptpad installation to override the default behaviour with their own files.
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We want translations to be the default behaviour, so we'll place it in `/customize.dist/translations/`, but resolve it via `/customize/translations/`.
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The second and third steps are simpler.
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Just add your module in a similar fashion to the existing translations, save your changes, and close `/customize.dist/messages.js`.
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That's all!
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## Actually translating content
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Now we can go back to our file, `/customize.dist/translations/messages.pirate.js` and start to add our Pirate-language customizations.
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Open the translation file you created in `/customize.dist/translations/`.
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You should see something like:
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```javascript
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define(function () {
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var out = {};
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// translations must set this key for their language to be available in
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// the language dropdowns that are shown throughout Cryptpad's interface
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out._languageName = 'English';
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```
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Now you just need to work through this file, updating the strings like so:
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```javascript
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define(function () {
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var out = {};
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// translations must set this key for their language to be available in
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// the language dropdowns that are shown throughout Cryptpad's interface
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out._languageName = 'Pirate';
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```
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It's important that you modify just the string, and not the variable name which is used to access its content.
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For instance, changing `_languageName` to `_language_name` would make the string `'Pirate'` inaccessible to the rest of the codebase.
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## Verifying Your Translations
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It's advisable to save your translation file frequently, and reload Cryptpad in your browser to check that there are no errors in your translation file.
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If there are any errors in your code, the file will fail to parse, and the page will no load correctly.
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Checking frequently will make it easier to know which change caused the error.
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Additionally, we advise using the apps and visiting the various pages, to make sure that your translations make sense in context.
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When you're happy with your translation file, you can visit http://localhost:3000/assert/ to view Cryptpad's tests.
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Among other things, these tests will check to make sure that your translation has an entry for every entry in the default English translation.
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## Getting Help
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If you have any issues, reach out via any of the methods listed in the readme under **Contacting Us**.
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We're happy to help.
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