add German language translation data #95

app/__init__.py

@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ from sqlalchemy_searchable import make_searchable
 from config import Config
 
 
+def get_locale():
+    try:
+        return request.accept_languages.best_match(current_app.config['LANGUAGES'])
+    except:
+        return 'en'
+
+
 db = SQLAlchemy()  # engine_options={'pool_size': 5, 'max_overflow': 10} # session_options={"autoflush": False}
 migrate = Migrate()
 login = LoginManager()
@@ -27,7 +34,7 @@ login.login_message = _l('Please log in to access this page.')
 mail = Mail()
 bootstrap = Bootstrap5()
 moment = Moment()
-babel = Babel()
+babel = Babel(locale_selector=get_locale)
 cache = Cache()
 celery = Celery(__name__, broker=Config.CELERY_BROKER_URL)
 
@@ -130,11 +137,4 @@ def create_app(config_class=Config):
     return app
 
 
-def get_locale():
-    try:
-        return request.accept_languages.best_match(current_app.config['LANGUAGES'])
-    except:
-        return 'en_US'
-
-
 from app import models

config.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Config(object):
     RECAPTCHA_PUBLIC_KEY = os.environ.get("RECAPTCHA_PUBLIC_KEY")
     RECAPTCHA_PRIVATE_KEY = os.environ.get("RECAPTCHA_PRIVATE_KEY")
     MODE = os.environ.get('MODE') or 'development'
-    LANGUAGES = ['en']
+    LANGUAGES = ['de', 'en']
     FULL_AP_CONTEXT = bool(int(os.environ.get('FULL_AP_CONTEXT', 0)))
     CACHE_TYPE = os.environ.get('CACHE_TYPE') or 'FileSystemCache'
     CACHE_REDIS_URL = os.environ.get('CACHE_REDIS_URL') or 'redis://localhost:6379/1'

deploy.sh

@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ sudo systemctl stop celery.service
 git pull
 source venv/bin/activate
 flask db upgrade
+flask translate compile
 sudo systemctl start celery.service
 sudo systemctl restart pyfedi.service

dev_notes.txt

@@ -16,3 +16,18 @@ python profile_app.py
 instead of
 flask run
 
+
+
+translations:
+
+See https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/the-flask-mega-tutorial-part-xiii-i18n-and-l10n-2018
+
+to add a new language which can be worked on:
+
+pybabel init -i messages.pot -d app/translations -l <language code>
+
+after changes to the files in app/translations/* are mode, they need to be compiled
+pybabel compile -d app/translations
+
+
+