Correct way how to add translations

[Witaskule]

Hello,

we are using our script which calls weblate API via HTTP requests. It basically create components with necessary parameters (slug, file mask, repository etc.) and it also creates translation in accordance defined array. There is also check before creation of given component or translation if it does not exist yet.

I moved existing localization files (including all translation files ending with suffix _{lang} e.g. _cs, _de) to different repository. So I wanted to create new components with different name in same project. When component is created by script and translation are created afterwards we always get error

panic: postRequest: components/sx/firmware-constants-properties/translations/, error code: 400, response: ["Translation file already exists!\nThe given language already exists."], request: {"language_code":"de","filename":"","is_source":false,"project":{"allow_translation_propagation":"","branch":"","check_flags":"","edit_template":false,"enable_suggestions":"","file_format":"","filemask":"","id":0,"language_regex":"","license_url":"","license":"","name":"","new_base":"","push":"","push_branch":"","repo":"","restricted":false,"source_language":{"code":""},"slug":"","template":"","vcs":""}}

So it seems weblate are scanning added components according to file mask in repositories and it automatically adds translations to new component. We most likely try to create translation at same time when weblate is creating it - so this is issue root cause what I suppose.

My questions are:

• What is proper way, how to add new translations to existing components with defined file mask - I mean case when I need to add language to more components and I do not want to add manually via Web GUI? Should be created only file in repository with suffix _{lang} and weblate will find it during rescan?
• Can be new translation/language added to whole project?

[nijel]

There is no need to add translations existing in the repository, Weblate parses them from it.