Component "link" to other project

[TheLastProject]

Is your feature request related to a problem? If so, please describe.

Many projects, especially Open Source ones, use libraries which may also have their own translations, possibly also on Weblate. If these libraries output anything to the screen, the project wouldn't truly be translated. It would be helpful to be able to more easily point contributors to these projects as well.

Describe the solution you'd like

Add "External" components to a Weblate project, that link to dependant projects. These may or may not be on Weblate.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Using Translation instructions, but this does not seem nearly as clear.

Screenshots

I've created a very quick mock-up showing my idea. In this example, "Dependant library" will link you to the other library to translate.

Additional context

I am willing to try to work on this myself during Hacktoberfest, if this feature is wanted.

[nijel]

It is already possible, see https://docs.weblate.org/en/latest/admin/projects.html#share-in-projects

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[TheLastProject]

Hmm, thanks for that link. That seems to be the exact other way around and would require me to ask the developer of a library that my app uses to share that library in my project. And probably give them some access rights to my project too.

While this workflow makes sense for companies in control of everything, it doesn't seem to really work well for Open Source projects depending on other Open Source libraries by other developers.

[nijel]

Yes, that's correct - admin of the component has to do that, and he needs admin access to the target project as well. I'm not sure if allowing it without the admin access to both sides is a good idea. Maybe @orangesunny can comment on this?

[orangesunny]

I get the idea of @TheLastProject; it would be nice to show another component from other projects that would redirect the translator there. The current situation is not enough for the libre world.

• In the case of links, I would be afraid of bad UX and spam. So I would keep it Weblate-only; other platforms, spreadsheets, etc., should be solved by Translation instructions.

• We could develop a validation feature:

1. Add the remote component to your project.
2. The admin of the remote project will receive a link.
3. If they approve, the remote component is shown in your project. If not, no show.

Open topic: Sharing between different Weblate instances. Lovely feature, lots of work. 🤔

What do you think?

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[TheLastProject]

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to do something here? I thought the question "What do you think?" was towards @nijel?

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