Translate pattern descriptions

After changing the language refresh the repositories
and reload the data to get the pattern descriptions
in the new language.

The selected packages need to be restored after the
reload, the current selection is lost.

service/lib/agama/dbus/software_service.rb

@@ -59,15 +59,8 @@ def start
         # registering the language change callback to work properly
         export
         @ui_locale = UILocale.new(Clients::Locale.instance) do |locale|
-          # set the locale in the Language module, when changing the repository
-          # (product) it calls Pkg.SetTextLocale(Language.language) internally
-          Yast::Language.Set(locale)
-          # set libzypp locale (for communication only, Pkg.SetPackageLocale
-          # call can be used for installing the language packages)
-          Yast::Pkg.SetTextLocale(locale)
-          # TODO: libzypp shows the pattern names and descriptions using the
-          # locale set at the repository refresh time, here we should refresh
-          # the repositories with the new locale
+          # call the language change handler
+          locale_handler(locale)
         end
       end
 
@@ -101,6 +94,39 @@ def dbus_objects
           Agama::DBus::Software::Proposal.new(logger)
         ]
       end
+
+      # Language change callback handler, activate new locale in the libzypp backend
+      # @param locale [String] the new locale
+      def locale_handler(locale)
+        # set the locale in the Language module, when changing the repository
+        # (product) it calls Pkg.SetTextLocale(Language.language) internally
+        Yast::Language.Set(locale)
+
+        # set libzypp locale (for communication only, Pkg.SetPackageLocale
+        # call can be used for *installing* the language packages)
+        Yast::Pkg.SetTextLocale(locale)
+
+        # refresh all enabled repositories to download the new translation files
+        Yast::Pkg.SourceGetCurrent(true).each do |src|
+          Yast::Pkg.SourceForceRefreshNow(src)
+        end
+
+        # remember the currently selected packages and patterns by YaST
+        # (ignore the automatic selections done by the solver)
+        #
+        # NOTE: we will need to handle also the tabooed and soft-locked objects
+        # when we allow to set them via UI or CLI
+        selected = Y2Packager::Resolvable.find(status: :selected, transact_by: :appl_high)
+
+        # save and reload all repositories to activate the new translations
+        Yast::Pkg.SourceSaveAll
+        Yast::Pkg.SourceFinishAll
+        Yast::Pkg.SourceRestore
+        Yast::Pkg.SourceLoad
+
+        # restore back the selected and locked objects
+        selected.each { |s| Yast::Pkg.ResolvableInstall(s.name, s.kind) }
+      end
     end
   end
 end

service/package/rubygem-agama.changes

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 11 12:08:29 UTC 2024 - Ladislav Slezák <lslezak@suse.com>
+
+- Translate the pattern descriptions (gh#openSUSE/agama#859)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Dec 21 14:23:48 UTC 2023 - Imobach Gonzalez Sosa <igonzalezsosa@suse.com>