FIX: start GUI in chinese if chinese was selected during windows installation

MethodicConfigurator/frontend_tkinter_parameter_editor_table.py

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def rename_fc_connection(self, selected_file):
                         self.local_filesystem.file_parameters[selected_file].pop(old_name)
                     logging_info(_("Renaming parameter %s to %s"), old_name, new_name)
                     info_msg = _("The parameter '{old_name}' was renamed to '{new_name}'.\n"
-                                 "to follow the flight controller connection defined in the component editor window.")
+                                 "to obey the flight controller connection defined in the component editor window.")
                     messagebox.showinfo(_("Parameter Renamed"), info_msg.format(**locals()))
 
     def __update_table(self, params, fc_parameters):

MethodicConfigurator/internationalization.py

@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@
 
 import argparse
 import gettext
+from os import path as os_path
+import builtins
+
 # Do not import nor use logging functions in this file.
 # Logging is not yet configured when these functions are called
 
-LANGUAGE_CHOICES = ['en', 'zh_CN']
+LANGUAGE_CHOICES = ['en', 'zh_CN', 'pt']
 
 
 def identity_function(s):
@@ -33,8 +36,14 @@ def load_translation() -> callable:
 
     # Load the correct language ASAP based on the command line argument
     try:
-        translation = gettext.translation('MethodicConfigurator', localedir='locale',
+        script_dir = os_path.dirname(os_path.abspath(__file__))
+        locale_dir = os_path.join(script_dir, 'locale')
+        translation = gettext.translation('MethodicConfigurator', localedir=locale_dir,
                                           languages=[pre_args.language], fallback=False)
+        translation.install()
+        # Do not use logging functions here the logging system has not been configured yet
+        # Do not translate this message, the translation will not work here anyways
+        print("Loaded %s translation.", pre_args.language)
         return translation.gettext
     except FileNotFoundError:
         # Do not use logging functions here the logging system has not been configured yet
@@ -44,5 +53,5 @@ def load_translation() -> callable:
 
 
 # Default to identity function if _ is not already defined
-if '_' not in globals():
-    _ = identity_function
+if '_' not in globals() and '_' not in locals() and '_' not in builtins.__dict__:
+    _ = load_translation()

MethodicConfigurator/locale/MethodicConfigurator.pot

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
-# Copyright (C) YEAR ORGANIZATION
+# ArduPilot Methodic Configurator.
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Amilcar Lucas, ArduPilot.org
 # FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
 #
 msgid ""
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: MethodicConfigurator/frontend_tkinter_parameter_editor_table.py:179
 msgid ""
 "The parameter '{old_name}' was renamed to '{new_name}'.\n"
-"to follow the flight controller connection defined in the component editor window."
+"to obey the flight controller connection defined in the component editor window."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: MethodicConfigurator/frontend_tkinter_parameter_editor_table.py:181

MethodicConfigurator/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/extract_missing_translations.py

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+'''
+This file is part of Ardupilot methodic configurator. https://github.com/ArduPilot/MethodicConfigurator
+
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Amilcar do Carmo Lucas <amilcar.lucas@iav.de>
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+'''
+
+import os
+import gettext
+
+def extract_missing_translations(po_file, output_file):
+    # Set up the translation catalog
+    language = gettext.translation('messages', localedir=os.path.dirname(po_file), languages=['zh_CN'], fallback=True)
+
+    # Read the .po file entries
+    with open(po_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        lines = f.readlines()
+
+    missing_translations = []
+
+    # Iterate through lines to find untranslated msgid
+    for i, line in enumerate(lines):
+        line = line.strip()
+
+        if line.startswith('msgid'):
+            msgid = line.split('"')[1]  # Get the msgid string
+
+            # Check if the translation exists
+            if language.gettext(msgid) == msgid:  # If translation is the same as msgid, it's missing
+                missing_translations.append((i, msgid))
+
+    # Write untranslated msgids along with their indices to the output file
+    with open(output_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        for index, item in missing_translations:
+            f.write(f'{index}:{item}\n')
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    extract_missing_translations('MethodicConfigurator.po', 'missing_translations.txt')

MethodicConfigurator/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/insert_translations.py

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+'''
+This file is part of Ardupilot methodic configurator. https://github.com/ArduPilot/MethodicConfigurator
+
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Amilcar do Carmo Lucas <amilcar.lucas@iav.de>
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+'''
+
+def insert_translations(po_file, translations_file, output_file):
+    with open(po_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        lines = f.readlines()
+
+    with open(translations_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        translations_data = f.read().strip().split('\n')
+
+    # Prepare to insert translations
+    translations = []
+    for data in translations_data:
+        index, translation = data.split(':', 1)  # Split the index and the translation
+        translations.append((int(index), translation.strip()))  # Store index and translation as tuple
+
+    insertion_offset = 0  # To track how many lines we've inserted
+    # To insert the translations correctly
+    for index, translation in translations:
+        # Adjust index accounting for previously inserted lines
+        adjusted_index = index + insertion_offset
+
+        # Check if the next line is an empty msgstr
+        if (adjusted_index + 1 < len(lines) and
+            lines[adjusted_index + 1].strip() == 'msgstr ""'):
+            # Overwrite the empty msgstr line
+            lines[adjusted_index + 1] = f'msgstr "{translation}"\n'
+        else:
+            # Otherwise, insert a new msgstr line
+            lines.insert(adjusted_index + 1, f'msgstr "{translation}"\n')
+            insertion_offset += 1  # Increment the offset for each insertion
+
+    # Writing back to a new output file
+    with open(output_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        f.writelines(lines)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    insert_translations('MethodicConfigurator.po', 'translations.txt', 'updated_MethodicConfigurator.po')