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translation-management

Integration with translation management systems and i18n workflows. Connect with Crowdin, Transifex, Weblate, manage translation memory, synchronize glossaries, and automate localization pipelines.

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npx add-skill https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/tree/main/library/specializations/technical-documentation/skills/translation-management

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author
babysitter-sdk
version
1.0.0

SKILL.md

Translation Management Skill

Integration with translation management systems and i18n workflows.

Capabilities

  • Crowdin API integration (upload, download, status)
  • Transifex API integration
  • Weblate integration
  • Translation memory management
  • Glossary synchronization
  • Pseudo-localization generation
  • String extraction from documentation
  • Locale file management (JSON, XLIFF, PO)

Usage

Invoke this skill when you need to:

  • Set up translation workflows
  • Sync content with TMS platforms
  • Manage translation memory
  • Generate pseudo-localizations
  • Extract translatable strings

Inputs

Parameter Type Required Description
platform string Yes crowdin, transifex, weblate
action string Yes upload, download, status, sync-glossary
sourcePath string No Path to source content
targetLocales array No Target locales for translation
projectId string No Project identifier on platform
apiKey string No Platform API key (from env)

Input Example

json
{
  "platform": "crowdin",
  "action": "upload",
  "sourcePath": "./docs/en",
  "targetLocales": ["es", "fr", "de", "ja"],
  "projectId": "my-docs"
}

Crowdin Integration

crowdin.yml Configuration

yaml
project_id: 123456
api_token_env: CROWDIN_TOKEN
preserve_hierarchy: true
base_path: docs

files:
  - source: /en/**/*.md
    translation: /%locale%/**/%original_file_name%
    update_option: update_as_unapproved
    skip_untranslated_strings: true
    export_quotes: double

  - source: /en/**/*.json
    translation: /%locale%/**/%original_file_name%
    type: json

bundles:
  - name: Documentation
    patterns:
      - "**/*.md"
    labels:
      - docs

languages_mapping:
  locale:
    pt-BR: pt_BR
    zh-CN: zh_Hans
    zh-TW: zh_Hant

Crowdin CLI Commands

bash
# Install CLI
npm install -g @crowdin/cli

# Upload sources
crowdin upload sources

# Download translations
crowdin download

# Check translation status
crowdin status

# Pre-translate with TM
crowdin pre-translate --method tm

# Upload glossary
crowdin glossary upload ./glossary.csv

Crowdin API Integration

javascript
const crowdin = require('@crowdin/crowdin-api-client');

const { projectsGroupsApi, sourceFilesApi, translationsApi } = new crowdin.default({
  token: process.env.CROWDIN_TOKEN
});

// Upload source file
async function uploadSource(projectId, filePath, content) {
  const storage = await crowdin.uploadStorage(content, path.basename(filePath));

  await sourceFilesApi.createFile(projectId, {
    storageId: storage.data.id,
    name: path.basename(filePath),
    directoryId: await getDirectoryId(filePath)
  });
}

// Download translations
async function downloadTranslations(projectId, locale) {
  const build = await translationsApi.buildProject(projectId, {
    targetLanguageIds: [locale]
  });

  // Wait for build
  let status;
  do {
    await sleep(1000);
    status = await translationsApi.checkBuildStatus(projectId, build.data.id);
  } while (status.data.status === 'inProgress');

  const download = await translationsApi.downloadBuild(projectId, build.data.id);
  return download.data.url;
}

// Get translation progress
async function getProgress(projectId) {
  const progress = await translationsApi.getProjectProgress(projectId);
  return progress.data.map(lang => ({
    locale: lang.data.languageId,
    translated: lang.data.translationProgress,
    approved: lang.data.approvalProgress
  }));
}

Transifex Integration

.tx/config

ini
[main]
host = https://www.transifex.com

[o:myorg:p:mydocs:r:documentation]
file_filter = docs/<lang>/**/*.md
source_file = docs/en/**/*.md
source_lang = en
type = GITHUBMARKDOWN

[o:myorg:p:mydocs:r:ui-strings]
file_filter = locales/<lang>.json
source_file = locales/en.json
source_lang = en
type = KEYVALUEJSON

Transifex CLI

bash
# Install CLI
pip install transifex-client

# Push source files
tx push -s

# Pull translations
tx pull -a

# Pull specific language
tx pull -l es

# Check status
tx status

Weblate Integration

weblate.yml

yaml
project: my-docs
component: documentation
format: markdown
source_language: en

files:
  - filemask: docs/*/index.md
    file_format: md
    template: docs/en/index.md

translation_memory: true
machine_translation:
  - service: deepl
    key_env: DEEPL_KEY

quality_checks:
  - placeholders
  - urls
  - xml_tags

Weblate API

python
import wlc

client = wlc.Weblate(
    url='https://weblate.example.com/api/',
    key=os.environ['WEBLATE_KEY']
)

# Get translation status
project = client.get_project('my-docs')
for component in project.components():
    for translation in component.translations():
        print(f"{translation.language}: {translation.translated_percent}%")

# Trigger translation memory rebuild
component = client.get_component('my-docs/documentation')
component.rebuild_translation_memory()

Translation Memory

TM Management

javascript
class TranslationMemory {
  constructor(storage) {
    this.storage = storage;
  }

  // Add translation to memory
  async add(source, target, locale, metadata = {}) {
    const entry = {
      source,
      target,
      locale,
      timestamp: Date.now(),
      ...metadata
    };

    const hash = this.hash(source);
    await this.storage.set(`tm:${locale}:${hash}`, entry);
  }

  // Find matches
  async findMatches(source, locale, minScore = 0.7) {
    const entries = await this.storage.getByPrefix(`tm:${locale}:`);
    const matches = [];

    for (const entry of entries) {
      const score = this.calculateSimilarity(source, entry.source);
      if (score >= minScore) {
        matches.push({
          ...entry,
          score,
          matchType: score === 1 ? 'exact' : 'fuzzy'
        });
      }
    }

    return matches.sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score);
  }

  // Import from TMX
  async importTMX(tmxContent) {
    const parser = new TMXParser();
    const entries = await parser.parse(tmxContent);

    for (const entry of entries) {
      await this.add(entry.source, entry.target, entry.locale, {
        importedFrom: 'tmx'
      });
    }
  }

  // Export to TMX
  async exportTMX(locale) {
    const entries = await this.storage.getByPrefix(`tm:${locale}:`);
    return this.generateTMX(entries);
  }
}

Glossary Management

Glossary Format

csv
term,definition,context,do_not_translate
API,Application Programming Interface,Technical term,false
SDK,Software Development Kit,Technical term,false
OAuth,Open Authorization,Authentication protocol,true

Glossary Sync

javascript
async function syncGlossary(platform, glossaryPath) {
  const glossary = await parseGlossary(glossaryPath);

  switch (platform) {
    case 'crowdin':
      await crowdin.glossary.upload(glossary);
      break;
    case 'transifex':
      await transifex.glossary.sync(glossary);
      break;
  }

  return {
    terms: glossary.length,
    synced: true
  };
}

function parseGlossary(path) {
  const content = fs.readFileSync(path, 'utf8');
  const rows = csvParse(content, { columns: true });

  return rows.map(row => ({
    term: row.term,
    definition: row.definition,
    context: row.context,
    doNotTranslate: row.do_not_translate === 'true'
  }));
}

Pseudo-Localization

Generate Pseudo-Locale

javascript
function pseudoLocalize(text, options = {}) {
  const {
    expansion: expansionFactor = 1.3,
    accents: useAccents = true,
    brackets: useBrackets = true
  } = options;

  // Character mapping for accented characters
  const accentMap = {
    'a': 'ä', 'e': 'ë', 'i': 'ï', 'o': 'ö', 'u': 'ü',
    'A': 'Ä', 'E': 'Ë', 'I': 'Ï', 'O': 'Ö', 'U': 'Ü',
    'c': 'ç', 'n': 'ñ'
  };

  let result = text;

  // Apply accents
  if (useAccents) {
    result = result.split('').map(char =>
      accentMap[char] || char
    ).join('');
  }

  // Simulate text expansion
  const expansion = Math.ceil(text.length * (expansionFactor - 1));
  const padding = '~'.repeat(expansion);

  // Add brackets
  if (useBrackets) {
    result = `[${result}${padding}]`;
  }

  return result;
}

// Example: "Hello" -> "[Hëllö~~~]"

Workflow

  1. Extract strings - Find translatable content
  2. Upload to TMS - Push source files
  3. Sync glossary - Update terminology
  4. Monitor progress - Track translation status
  5. Download translations - Pull completed translations
  6. Validate - Check translation quality
  7. Deploy - Build localized documentation

Dependencies

json
{
  "devDependencies": {
    "@crowdin/crowdin-api-client": "^1.30.0",
    "transifex-api": "^0.2.0",
    "csv-parse": "^5.5.0",
    "xml2js": "^0.6.0"
  }
}

CLI Commands

bash
# Crowdin
crowdin upload sources && crowdin download

# Transifex
tx push -s && tx pull -a

# Generate pseudo-locale
node scripts/pseudo-localize.js --input en --output pseudo

Best Practices Applied

  • Keep source strings context-aware
  • Maintain terminology glossaries
  • Use translation memory for consistency
  • Test with pseudo-localization first
  • Automate sync in CI/CD
  • Version translations with docs

References

Target Processes

  • docs-localization.js
  • terminology-management.js
  • content-strategy.js

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