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@pengqun pengqun commented Feb 20, 2026

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Implemented an automated workflow to sync changes from the English README to the Chinese version.

  • Created a Python script scripts/sync_translation.py that parses both markdown files, identifies missing items in the Chinese version, and translates them using OpenAI's API.
  • The script intelligently finds the correct insertion point to maintain list order.
  • Added a GitHub Action workflow .github/workflows/translate.yml that runs on pushes to README.md, executes the script, and creates a Pull Request with the translated changes.
  • Handled mocking for environments without API keys.

PR created automatically by Jules for task 15752758605819502052 started by @pengqun

- Added `scripts/sync_translation.py` to sync English changes to Chinese README using OpenAI API.
- Added `.github/workflows/translate.yml` to trigger translation on push to README.md.
- The script detects new items and translates their descriptions while preserving formatting.
- Uses `markdown-it-py` for parsing and `openai` for translation.

Co-authored-by: pengqun <971005+pengqun@users.noreply.github.com>
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pengqun commented Jun 11, 2026

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Closing this for now rather than merging as-is.

The goal is useful, but the current implementation is not safe enough for automated README_zh.md updates. In particular, it treats every markdown link as a sync candidate instead of only curated resource list items, so language-switch links, badges, TOC links, and other non-resource links can be inserted into the Chinese README. It also creates PRs with mock [Translated] ... text when OPENAI_API_KEY is missing, and it can insert items into the wrong section because the anchor search is global rather than section-aware.

A safer replacement should be rebuilt with fixture tests around README/README_zh parsing, section-aware insertion, no-key/failure behavior, and markdown preservation before enabling automation.

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