Rename filename in UI

[matzeeable]

Hey there!

Context

• Currently using the Local files mode for all our projects and components
• All our projects and components are configured with the gettext (PO) file format
• File mask: real-category-library-*.po
• Style of language codes: Depending on file format -> changing to something like POSIX with underscore does not change the below behavior

Current solution

At the moment, if we create a new language within our component, the filename is automatically real-category-library-es.po:

But our application needs to download the file as real-category-library-es_ES.po (WordPress plugin). So, we are doing the following workaround:

ssh [email protected]
sudo docker exec -it weblate /bin/bash # This is our docker container
cd /app/data/vcs/{project}/{component}
mv real-category-library-es.po real-category-library-es_ES.po
git add -A
git commit -m "Renamed translation file using SSH (Spanish)"

Afterwards, we need to let Weblate know about this change and navigate to https://weblate.example.com/projects/wordpress-real-category-management-backend-php/ci-mojito/es/#repository and click on Rebase.

Expected solution

A proposal would be to change the filename within the "Information" tab besides the "Download" button or define the filename when starting a new translation.

EDIT: Or is there another feature we need to use to define the filename? I just saw that we are using the weblate.consistency.languages addon, and we need to use the modified filenames for the other components, too.

What do you think?

Regards,
Matthew 😊

[matzeeable]

I just found the solution. Instead of using the simple POSIX with underscore language code style, I need to use the POSIX with underscore, including country code. (language_code_style=posix_long)

[nijel]

You can also define custom mapping for the language codes using https://docs.weblate.org/en/latest/admin/projects.html#language-aliases

[matzeeable]

Hey @nijel ! Where do I find this option in the UI?

[matzeeable]

Ok, I found the input in the UI in https://weblate.example.com/settings/{project}/#workflow, but what do I need to do to change the real-category-library-fr.po filename to real-category-library-fr_FR.po?

[nijel]

fr:fr_FR, but using the language code choices as you've posted in previous post is better solution to this particular problem.