X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/906c64d7d14094cff6fa834e71eaab7c5f7222dd..1226d9f144310876080c077a9c45bd2257829a32:/doc/plugins/po/discussion.mdwn?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/plugins/po/discussion.mdwn b/doc/plugins/po/discussion.mdwn index 5e923d0e0..50998e822 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/po/discussion.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/po/discussion.mdwn @@ -150,6 +150,23 @@ The following analysis was done with his help. variables; according to [[Joey]], this is "Freaky code, but seems ok due to use of `quotementa`". +##### Locale::Po4a::Xhtml + +* does not run any external program +* does not build regexp's from untrusted variables + +=> Seems safe as far as the `includessi` option is disabled; the po +plugin explicitly disables it. + +Relies on Locale::Po4a::Xml` to do most of the work. + +##### Locale::Po4a::Xml + +* does not run any external program +* the `includeexternal` option makes it able to read external files; + the po plugin explicitly disables it +* untrusted variables are escaped when used to build regexp's + ##### Text::WrapI18N `Text::WrapI18N` can cause DoS @@ -209,7 +226,7 @@ section. ---- -## original contrib/po page, with old commentary +# original contrib/po page, with old commentary I've been working on a plugin called "po", that adds support for multi-lingual wikis, translated with gettext, using [po4a](http://po4a.alioth.debian.org/). @@ -366,11 +383,13 @@ Any thoughts on this? >> basewiki, which seems like it should be pretty easy to do, and would be >> a great demo! --[[Joey]] >> ->>> I have a complete translation of basewiki into danish, and am working with +>>> I have a complete translation of basewiki into danish, available merged into +>>> ikiwiki at git://source.jones.dk/ikiwiki-upstream (branch underlay-da), and am working with >>> others on preparing one in german. For a complete translated user >>> experience, however, you will also need templates translated (there are a few ->>> translatable strings there too). My not-yet-merged po4a Markdown improvements ->>> (see [bug#530574](http://bugs.debian.org/530574)) correctly handles multiple +>>> translatable strings there too). My most recent po4a Markdown improvements +>>> adopted upstream but not yet in Debian (see +>>> [bug#530574](http://bugs.debian.org/530574)) correctly handles multiple >>> files in a single PO which might be relevant for template translation handling. >>> --[[JonasSmedegaard]] >> @@ -511,7 +530,7 @@ finish it at some point in the first quarter of 2009. --[[intrigeri]] >>>> >>>>> Done. --[[intrigeri]] >>> -> * I'm very fearful of the `add_depends` in `postscan`. +> * I'm very fearful of the `add_depends` in `indexhtml`. > Does this make every page depend on every page that links > to it? Won't this absurdly bloat the dependency pagespecs > and slow everything down? And since nicepagetitle is given @@ -625,28 +644,6 @@ daring a timid "please pull"... or rather, please review again :) >>> need improvements to the deletion UI to de-confuse that. It's fine to >>> put that off until needed --[[Joey]] >> -> * Re the meta title escaping issue worked around by `change`. -> I suppose this does not only affect meta, but other things -> at scan time too. Also, handling it only on rebuild feels -> suspicious -- a refresh could involve changes to multiple -> pages and trigger the same problem, I think. Also, exposing -> this rebuild to the user seems really ugly, not confidence inducing. -> -> So I wonder if there's a better way. Such as making po, at scan time, -> re-run the scan hooks, passing them modified content (either converted -> from po to mdwn or with the escaped stuff cheaply de-escaped). (Of -> course the scan hook would need to avoid calling itself!) -> -> (This doesn't need to block the merge, but I hope it can be addressed -> eventually..) -> -> --[[Joey]] ->> ->> I'll think about it soon. ->> ->> --[[intrigeri]] ->> ->>> Did you get a chance to? --[[Joey]] * As discussed at [[todo/l10n]] the templates needs to be translatable too. They should be treated properly by po4a using the markdown option - at least with my @@ -665,3 +662,60 @@ daring a timid "please pull"... or rather, please review again :) secondary parameter overriding the default locale (for messages like "N/A" as percentage in po plugin). Alternatively (with above mentioned template support) all such strings could be externalized as templates that can then be localized. + +# Robustness tests + +### Enabling/disabling the plugin + +* enabling the plugin with `po_translatable_pages` set to blacklist: **OK** +* enabling the plugin with `po_translatable_pages` set to whitelist: **OK** +* enabling the plugin without `po_translatable_pages` set: **OK** +* disabling the plugin: **OK** + +### Changing the plugin config + +* adding existing pages to `po_translatable_pages`: **OK** +* removing existing pages from `po_translatable_pages`: **OK** +* adding a language to `po_slave_languages`: **OK** +* removing a language from `po_slave_languages`: **OK** +* changing `po_master_language`: **OK** +* replacing `po_master_language` with a language previously part of + `po_slave_languages`: needs two rebuilds, but **OK** (this is quite + a perverse test actually) + +### Creating/deleting/renaming pages + +All cases of master/slave page creation/deletion/rename, both via RCS +and via CGI, have been tested. + +### Misc + +* general test with `usedirs` disabled: **OK** +* general test with `indexpages` enabled: **not OK** +* general test with `po_link_to=default` with `userdirs` enabled: **OK** +* general test with `po_link_to=default` with `userdirs` disabled: **OK** + +Duplicate %links ? +------------------ + +I notice code in the scan hook that seems to assume +that %links will accumulate duplicate links for a page. +That used to be so, but the bug was fixed. Does this mean +that po might be replacing the only link on a page, in error? +--[[Joey]] + +> It would replace it. The only problematic case is when another +> plugin has its own reasons, in its `scan` hook, to add a page +> that is already there to `$links{$page}`. This other plugin's +> effect might then be changed by po's `scan` hook... which could +> be either good (better overall l10n) or bad (break the other +> plugin's goal). --[[intrigeri]] + +>> Right.. well, the cases where links are added is very small. +>> Grepping for `add_link`, it's just done by link, camelcase, meta, and +>> tag. All of these are supposed to work just link regular links +>> so I'd think that is ok. We could probably remove the currently scary +>> comment about only wanting to change the first link. --[[Joey]] + +>>> Commit 3c2bffe21b91684 in my po branch does this. --[[intrigeri]] +>>>> Cherry-picked --[[Joey]]