# Contributing

Thanks for helping improve the Russian translation of the DeepSeek Harness web UI. This document covers the dictionary format, style rules, and the process for getting changes merged.

## Where translations live

- `dict/ru/<namespace>.json` — the source of truth for translations. One file per UI namespace; the file name is the namespace.
- `upstream/corpus.json` — English source strings extracted from [deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness](https://github.com/deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness), grouped by namespace. This is the key source: translate keys that exist there, do not invent your own.
- `lib/client.js` — the browser bundle, generated from `dict/ru/` by `node scripts/build.mjs` and committed, so users never need a build step. Never edit it by hand.

## Dictionary format

Each dictionary file is a flat JSON object mapping keys to Russian strings:

```json
{
  "ok": "ОК",
  "cancel": "Отмена"
}
```

- Valid JSON, UTF-8, string values only.
- Only keys that exist in `upstream/corpus.json` for that namespace. An unknown namespace or key is a structural violation and fails `node scripts/check.mjs`.
- To find where a string lives, search `upstream/corpus.json` for the English text, note its namespace and key, then edit the matching `dict/ru/<namespace>.json`.

## Placeholders

Preserve `{tokens}` exactly as in the source string:

- Same token names, none added or dropped.
- Never translate or rename anything inside braces.
- You may move a token within the sentence when Russian word order requires it — `node scripts/check.mjs` will flag any real mismatch.

## Style rules

- Address the user with the formal «вы», lowercase in mid-sentence («Введите название», «Вы уверены?»).
- Keep technical tokens untranslated: file paths, CLI commands and flags, code identifiers, format specifiers, and brand/product names (DeepSeek, dsh, etc.).
- If `docs/glossary.md` exists, follow it for terminology. Otherwise keep terminology consistent with existing entries in `dict/ru/` — prefer reusing an established term over introducing a synonym.
- Keep UI strings short. Do not add trailing punctuation to labels and buttons if the source string has none.

## Validation and build

```bash
node scripts/check.mjs    # per-namespace coverage table + structural validation
node scripts/build.mjs    # regenerate lib/client.js from dict/ru/
```

`node scripts/check.mjs` exits non-zero on structural violations: unknown namespace or key, placeholder mismatch, invalid values. `node scripts/check.mjs --strict` additionally fails when any upstream key is missing from `dict/ru/` — CI runs the non-strict check for now and will switch to `--strict` once coverage reaches 100%.

## Pull request process

1. Fork the repository and create a branch.
2. Make your changes only in `dict/ru/<namespace>.json` files.
3. Run `node scripts/check.mjs` and fix anything it reports.
4. Run `node scripts/build.mjs` and commit the dictionary file(s) together with the regenerated `lib/client.js` — both belong in the same PR.
5. Open a pull request. Name the namespace(s) you touched and mention whether you covered previously missing upstream keys. Keep PRs focused on one namespace when possible.
6. Make sure CI passes.