Multilanguage interface for tasmocompiler

[bovirus]

Could be possible to have a multi-language interface for the online compiler?

If you move all strings used in an external file I can help to translate in other language (ex. Italian)

Thanks. KR.

[benzino77]

It's gonna be a challenge... but I think it is doable. I will think about it.

[bovirus]

@benizno77

Please take care that is just "nice o have".

But if you can and don't require so big changes why not.

Of course if it require a lot of job please post in "nice to have" priority.

I believe that the other request "Use personal fork of tasmota firmware for compilation" could be more interesting.

Thanks.

[rapejim]

It's a very good idea, I can try to help you with Spanish translation, 😜

We can try it with i18next library and react-i18next (React implementation of i18next library), for example.

[benzino77]

That's true. I have no time to have a look in it a little bit deeper... But PRs are welcome ;)

[rapejim]

That's true. I have no time to have a look in it a little bit deeper... But PRs are welcome ;)

I'll try it, but I'm not sure I'll make it, I've never programmed with NodeJS and React before... xD

[rapejim]

@benzino77 I'm finally doing the translation with the integration of the "react-intl" library.
And the web change the language detecting the browser settings, 😜.
All translations messages are in json separated files, en.json, es.json, ...

When I finish translating the texts into Spanish I do the PR so that @bovirus can translate the texts into Italian in the it.json

[benzino77]

Looks very promising! I'm waiting for a PR to review.

[bovirus]

@rapejim
@benzino77

Please consider if you can to modify the source to move the two parameters

web address of tasmota repository
default language for firmware build

in a separate file (ex. settings.json)

Could be usefull for example when I want as I did make a fork of tasmocompielr repository to use for tasmota firmware my personal fork of tasmota repository and as default language for firmware a different language than English (for me is Italian).

Thanks.

[benzino77]

It was created to compile vanilla Tasmota code. If you want to compile your own fork of Tasmota then you have to follow the ADVANCED guide.
There are also no obstacles to use your own fork of Tasmocompiler with all changes you need in place (pointing to the fork of Tasmota itself and with default language you prefer).
There are only five steps. It is meant to be as simple as possible, without overloading interface with too many options to choose. That's why I do think that @rapejim approach to discover browser language settings is very decent solution.

There is a feature request #38 to allow save configuration to file and then reload it which, in some sense, can address your needs.

[bovirus]

#benzino77

Currently to the job that I explained (test GUI functionality with separate tasmta fork) I have to change the file of source code.
For a clear and better handling my proposal is to move the only two settings regarding your project

• link to tasmota repository
• default language for firmware build

in a specific resource file (settings)

Please take care that I didn't ask another option.
just ask if someone could do it (I don't have the knowledge to di it myself) to change the source code to have the the two parameters (link to repository/default language for firmware) in a single separate file.

For me It means to have a code more clear and simple to change (in the part that can be changed).
You can a fork of your project and change only repository link and default language in settings file without touch the rest of the code.

Thanks.

[benzino77]

in a specific resource file (settings)

it is already in special config file which is called: config.js and i located here: https://github.com/benzino77/tasmocompiler/blob/master/server/config/config.js

[bovirus]

@benzino77 no

There are two times settings tasmota github repository in these files

file /server/config/config.js
file /Dockerfile

And in /server/config/config.js is not defined the default language GUI for build.

The idea a could be a source code change where all settings are in

/server/config/config.js

File /Dockerfilr read the settings of tasmota github address in /server/config/config.js

and src/component/AppStepper/VersioneStepper/Variables/Languages.js set default language for build based on default language stored in

/server/config/config.js

[rapejim]

@rapejim
@benzino77

Please consider if you can to modify the source to move the two parameters

web address of tasmota repository
default language for firmware build

in a separate file (ex. settings.json)

Could be usefull for example when I want as I did make a fork of tasmocompielr repository to use for tasmota firmware my personal fork of tasmota repository and as default language for firmware a different language than English (for me is Italian).

Thanks.

One thing is to translate the interface to different languages (the subject of this issue), another thing is to pre-select the default language for the firmware (which I'm trying to include in the final PR) and finally the request to be able to change the repository to use Tasmota (not about this issue/enhancement).

[rapejim]

@bovirus I have added auto-selection of the firmware language based on the user's web browser (independently of the languages supported by the Web UI) on Pull Request.

For example, now only english, spanish and italian are supported for web ui (you can help with /src/locales/it.json translations 😜). If you have your browser cofigured on French, the Web UI don't have support and use the default English for UI, but when you go to Version Step, you have pre-selected French, 👏

One problem solved!!

[bovirus]

@rapejim

Many thanks for your help & change about source code.

Small OT. I saw that you have a big knowledge about development.
Could you help me please about Python source code?

[benzino77]

Addressed in #50