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 ====== Zotero Translators ====== ====== Zotero Translators ======
  
-Translators are at the core of one of Zotero’s most popular features: its ability to import and export item metadata from and to a variety of formats. Below we describe how translators work, and how you can write your own.+Translators are at the core of one of Zotero’s most popular features: its ability to add items from across the web using the Connector, and to import and export item metadata in a variety of formats. Below we describe how translators work, and how you can write your own.
  
 This page describes the function and structure of translators. For in-depth documentation on how to write translator code, see [[dev/translators/Coding]]. This page describes the function and structure of translators. For in-depth documentation on how to write translator code, see [[dev/translators/Coding]].
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 **Note:** Before writing a translator for a site, look at the [[dev:exposing_metadata|documentation on exposing metadata]]; website authors should try embedding the necessary metadata before attempting to write a translator. **Note:** Before writing a translator for a site, look at the [[dev:exposing_metadata|documentation on exposing metadata]]; website authors should try embedding the necessary metadata before attempting to write a translator.
  
-If you're looking for a broken translator to fix, see the [[https://repo.zotero.org/errors|recent translator errors]] and check on one of the top reported errors. You can also check the status of many translators by reviewing the [[dev:translators:testing#running_tests|translator test overview]].+If you're looking for a broken translator to fix, see the [[https://zotero-translator-tests.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html|recent translator errors]] and check on one of the top reported errors. You can also check the status of many translators by reviewing the [[dev:translators:testing#running_tests|translator test overview]].
 ===== Translator Types - Web, Import, Export and Search ===== ===== Translator Types - Web, Import, Export and Search =====
  
-Zotero translators can operate in four different ways (note that translators are not necessarily restricted to a single type):+Zotero supports four different types of translators:
  
-  * **[[dev:translators:coding#web_translators|Web translators]]**: can be activated when visiting a websiteE.g. with Zotero for Firefox, an icon appears in Firefox's address bar when a translator finds item metadata on the loaded webpage. Clicking this icon will activate the translator, saving the item metadata into your Zotero library+  * **[[dev:translators:coding#web_translators|Web translators]]**: used to save items from websitesThe Zotero Connector primarily uses web translators to detect and save items from sites across the web
-  * **[[dev:translators:coding#import_translators|Import translators]]**: can import item metadata from one of the standard storage formats, such as BibTeX or RIS, into your Zotero library. The data to be imported may be supplied as a file, through the operating system'clipboard, or it may be delivered through a web translator (in this case, the role of the web translator is typically restricted to retrieving the metadatawith the  import translator doing the actual parsing).+  * **[[dev:translators:coding#import_translators|Import translators]]**: can import item metadata from one of the standard storage formats, such as BibTeX or RIS, into your Zotero library. An import translator may be run directly by Zotero using data from a file or the operating system clipboard. It may also be called by another translator. For example, a web translator that targets a library's website might download the MARCXML representation of a book, call the MARCXML translator to parse it into an itemthen apply some custom site-specific tweaks before returning it to Zotero.
   * **[[dev:translators:coding#export_translators|Export translators]]**: can export item metadata from items in your Zotero library to a file in one of the standard storage formats (like BibTeX or RIS).   * **[[dev:translators:coding#export_translators|Export translators]]**: can export item metadata from items in your Zotero library to a file in one of the standard storage formats (like BibTeX or RIS).
   * **[[dev:translators:coding#search_translators|Search translators]]**: can look up and retrieve item metadata when supplied with a standard identifier, like a PubMed ID (PMID) or DOI.   * **[[dev:translators:coding#search_translators|Search translators]]**: can look up and retrieve item metadata when supplied with a standard identifier, like a PubMed ID (PMID) or DOI.
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 +A single translator can have multiple types. For example, many import translators are also export translators (like RIS). Most web translators should just be web translators, but some translators for sites with widely-used identifier formats, like arXiv, are also search translators.
  
 ===== Translator Structure ===== ===== Translator Structure =====
  
-Zotero translators are stored as individual JavaScript files in the “translators” subdirectory of the [[/support/zotero_data#locating_your_zotero_library|Zotero data directory]]. Each translator contains a JSON metadata header, followed by the translator’s JavaScript code. This code must include certain top-level JavaScript functions, as determined by the translator type(s).+During development, you should fork the [[https://github.com/zotero/translators|Zotero Translators GitHub repository]] and clone it to disk (see [[#contributing_translators|Contributing Translators]]. [[:dev:translators:scaffold|Scaffold]] will prompt you for the folder you cloned it into.
  
-==== Metadata ====+// Zotero automatically keeps the “translators” subdirectory of the [[/support/zotero_data#locating_your_zotero_library|Zotero data directory]] up to date with the central repository. You generally should not touch the files in that directory. //
  
-An example of a JSON metadata header is shown below: +Zotero translators are stored as individual JavaScript filesOn diskthey have three sections:
-<code javascript>+
- "translatorID": "fcf41bed-0cbc-3704-85c7-8062a0068a7a", +
- "label": "NCBI PubMed", +
- "creator": "Simon Kornblith, Michael Berkowitz, Avram Lyon, and Rintze Zelle", +
- "target": "https?://[^/]*(www|preview)[\\.\\-]ncbi[\\.\\-]nlm[\\.\\-]nih[\\.\\-]gov[^/]*/(?:m/)?(books|pubmed|sites/pubmed|sites/entrez|entrez/query\\.fcgi\\?.*db=PubMed|myncbi/browse/collection/|myncbi/collections/)", +
- "minVersion": "2.1.9", +
- "maxVersion": "", +
- "priority": 100, +
- "inRepository": true, +
- "translatorType": 13, +
- "browserSupport": "gcsbv", +
- "lastUpdated": "2014-06-20 04:23:04" +
-}</code>+
  
-The roles of the different metadata fields are:+  * A JSON object containing metadata 
 +  * A JavaScript body, which must include certain top-level functions, as determined by the translator type(s) 
 +  * ''var testCases ='', followed by a JSON array containing test cases
  
-  * **translatorID** \\ The unique internal ID by which Zotero identifies the translator. You must use a stable [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globally_Unique_Identifier|GUID]], as the ''translatorID'' is used for automatic updating of translators, and for calling translators within other translators. +[[:dev:translators:scaffold|Scaffold]] manages the metadata object and test case array for you, and provides a template for a web translator bodyEven if you don't use Scaffold all the time when editingyou should still use it whenever you want to create new translator, edit metadata, or add/run/update test cases.
-  * **translatorType** \\ An integer specifying to which type(s) the translator belongs. The value is the sum of the values assigned to each type: import (1)export (2), web (4) and search (8). E.g. the value of ''translatorType'' is 2 for an export translator, and 13 for a search/web/import translator, because 13=8+4+1. +
-  * **label** \\ The name of the translator. +
-  * **creator** \\ The author(s) of the translator. +
-  * **target** \\ +
-    * For [[dev:translators:coding#web_translators|web translators]], the ''target'' should specify a [[:dev:technologies#regular_expressions|JavaScript regular expression]] (note that escaping requires two backslashes: one for the regular expression itself, and one for the JSON, e.g. "<nowiki>^https?://(www\\.)?example.com/</nowiki>". If using Scaffoldthe add-on takes care of the JSON escapingso backslashes do not need to be escaped).\\ When only matching a domain, the translator should terminate in a forward slash, so it only matches a non-proxied domain. Zotero will take care of de-proxifying the URL and pass the de-proxified URL to the translator.\\ Whenever a webpage is loaded, Zotero tests the target regular expressions of all web translators on the webpage URL. If there is a translator with a matching targetthis translator’s ''detectWeb'' function is run. If this function finds item metadata, the Zotero translator icon appears or becomes active in the browser. When multiple translators have a matching target, the translator with the lowest priority number is selected. Web translators with the target set to ''null'' (e.g. the DOI translator) match every webpage, but normally have a high priority number and are only used when no other translator matches. +
-    * For import translators, the ''target'' is set to the expected extension (e.g. the BibTeX import/export translator has its target set to "bib"; selecting BibTex in Zotero’s import window filters for files with a ".bib" extension). +
-    * For export translators, the ''target'' is set to the extension that should be given to generated files (e.g. the BibTeX translator produces "filename.bib" files). +
-  * **minVersion** & **maxVersion** \\ Respectively the minimum and maximum version of Zotero (as specified in Zotero’s [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en/install_manifests|Install Manifest]]) with which the translator is compatible. +
-  * **browserSupport** \\ A string containing one or more of the letters ''g'', ''c'', ''s'', ''i'', representing the connectors that the translator can be run in -- Gecko (Firefox), Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, respectively. ''b'' indicates support for the Bookmarklet ([[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/zotero-dev/ZWCe86B3OCw/discussion|zotero-dev thread]]) and ''v'' indicates support for the [[https://github.com/zotero/translation-server|translation-server]].  For more information, see [[dev:translators:connectors|Connectors]]. **Warning: Compatible with Zotero 2.1.9 and later only.** +
-  * **priority** \\ An integer indicating translator priority. When multiple translators can translate a source, the translator with the lowest priority number is selected. Site-specific web translators normally have a priority of 100. For guidelines on picking an appropriate priority for web translators see [[:dev:translators:priority|this page]] +
-  * **inRepository** \\ Set to ''true'' for translators that are added to the Zotero repo and distributed to all Zotero users, and ''false'' for those that are not. +
-  * **lastUpdated** \\ The date and time when the translator was last modified (format “YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS”). For the metadata to be read correctly, this line must be the last line in the JSON block.+
  
-=== Metadata Options === +==== Metadata ====
-In addition to the required metadata fields described above, two optional fields exist, **configOptions** and **displayOptions**. Both are JavaScript objects, with several properties that control translator behavior:+
  
-  * **configOptions** +{{:dev:wapo.png?600|}}
-    * **dataMode** \\ For [[dev:translators:coding#import_translators|import translators]], this sets the form in which the input data is presented to the translator. If set to "rdf/xml", Zotero will parse the input as XML and expose the data through the ''Zotero.RDF'' object.  If "xml/dom", Zotero will expose the data through the function ''Zotero.getXML()''. Zotero does not natively support importing N3 representations of RDF. The values "block" and "line" are deprecated and no longer necessary in [[dev:client_coding:changes_in_zotero_2.1|Zotero 2.1]] and later. +
-    * **getCollections** \\ For [[dev:translators:coding#export_translators|export translators]], set to ''true'' or ''false''. If ''true'', an export translator will have access to the collection names and can recreate them in the exported file. +
-  * **displayOptions** +
-    * **exportCharset** \\ The default character set to use for export, defaults to "UTF-8" +
-    * **exportFileData**, **exportNotes** and **exportTags** \\ For each property that is set, a checkbox (respectively "Export Files", "Export Notes" and "Export Tags") is added to Zotero's export window, allowing files, notes and/or tags to be exported. A checkbox is checked by default if the corresponding property is set to ''true'', and unchecked if the property is set to ''false''.+
  
-An example of how these properties are set (taken from the BibTeX.js translator):+The roles of the different metadata fields are: 
 + 
 +  * **Translator ID** (''translatorID'') \\ The unique internal ID by which Zotero identifies the translator. You must use a stable [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globally_Unique_Identifier|GUID]], as the translator ID is used for automatic updating of translators, and for calling translators within other translators. Click "Generate" to create a new GUID (for instance, when making a copy of an existing translator). 
 +  * **Label** (''label'') \\ The name of the translator. 
 +  * **Creator** (''creator'') \\ The author(s) of the translator. 
 +  * **Target** (''target'') \\ 
 +    * For [[dev:translators:coding#web_translators|web translators]], the target should specify a [[:dev:technologies#regular_expressions|JavaScript regular expression]], e.g. ''<nowiki>^https?://(www\.)?example.com/</nowiki>''.\\ When only matching a domain, the translator should terminate in a forward slash, so it only matches a non-proxied domain. Zotero will take care of de-proxifying the URL and pass the de-proxified URL to the translator.\\ Whenever a webpage is loaded, Zotero tests the target regular expressions of all web translators on the webpage URL. If there is a translator with a matching target, this translator’s ''detectWeb'' function is run. If this function finds item metadata, the Zotero translator icon appears or becomes active in the browser. When multiple translators have a matching target, the translator with the lowest priority number is selected. Web translators with an empty ''target'' string (e.g. the DOI translator) match every webpage, but normally have a high priority number and are only used when no other translator matches. 
 +    * For import translators, the target is set to the expected extension (e.g. the BibTeX import/export translator has its target set to "bib"; selecting BibTex in Zotero’s import window filters for files with a ".bib" extension). 
 +    * For export translators, the target is set to the extension that should be given to generated files (e.g. the BibTeX translator produces "filename.bib" files). 
 +  * **Config Options** (''configOptions'') \\ An optional JSON object. Most translators will leave this blank. Certain import/export translators use this to customize the behavior of the Zotero translation framework — see ''RIS.js'' and ''Note HTML.js''. Supported options include: 
 +      * **dataMode** \\ For [[dev:translators:coding#import_translators|import translators]], this sets the form in which the input data is presented to the translator. If set to "rdf/xml", Zotero will parse the input as XML and expose the data through the ''Zotero.RDF'' object.  If "xml/dom", Zotero will expose the data through the function ''Zotero.getXML()''. Zotero does not natively support importing N3 representations of RDF. 
 +      * **getCollections** \\ For [[dev:translators:coding#export_translators|export translators]], set to ''true'' or ''false''. If ''true'', an export translator will have access to the collection names and can recreate them in the exported file. 
 +  * **Display Options** (''displayOptions'') \\ An optional JSON object. Most translators will leave this blank. Certain export translators use this to allow the user to set options when exporting — see ''RIS.js'' and ''BibTeX.js''. Supported options include: 
 +      * **exportCharset** \\ The default character set to use for export, defaults to "UTF-8" 
 +      * **exportFileData**, **exportNotes** and **exportTags** \\ For each property that is set, a checkbox (respectively "Export Files", "Export Notes" and "Export Tags") is added to Zotero's export window, allowing files, notes and/or tags to be exported. A checkbox is checked by default if the corresponding property is set to ''true'', and unchecked if the property is set to ''false''
 +  * **Min. Version** (''minVersion'') \\ The minimum Zotero version that the translator supports. This usually does not need to be changed. 
 +  * **Priority** (''priority'') \\ An integer indicating translator priority. When multiple translators can translate a source, the translator with the lowest priority number is selected. Site-specific web translators normally have a priority of 100. Web translators that match multiple sites must have a priority higher than 100. For guidelines on picking an appropriate priority for web translators, see [[:dev:translators:priority|this page]]. 
 +  * **Translator Type** (''translatorType'') \\ In the JSON object, this is represented as as integer. The value is the sum of the values assigned to each type: import (1), export (2), web (4) and search (8). E.g. the value of ''translatorType'' is 2 for an export translator, and 13 for a search/web/import translator, because 13=8+4+1. 
 +  * **''lastUpdated''** \\ This field is updated automatically when you save a translator in Scaffold. If you're working on a translator manually in a text editor, you'll need to update this to the current UTC datetime before submitting a pull request.
  
-<code javascript> 
-"configOptions": {"getCollections": true}, 
-"displayOptions": {"exportCharset": "UTF-8", "exportNotes": true, "exportFileData": false, "useJournalAbbreviation": false} 
-</code> 
 ==== Top-level Functions ==== ==== Top-level Functions ====
  
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   * **[[dev:translators:coding#web_translators|Web translators]]**   * **[[dev:translators:coding#web_translators|Web translators]]**
-    * //detectWeb// \\ After a web translator has been selected based by its matching target and its priority ranking, ''detectWeb'' is run to determine whether item metadata can indeed be retrieved from the webpage. Should return the detected item type (e.g. "journalArticle", see the [[https://aurimasv.github.io/z2csl/typeMap.xml|overview of Zotero item types]]), or, if multiple items are found, "multiple". If ''detectWeb'' does not return a value, the translator with the next-highest priority is selected, until all translators with a matching target have been exhausted.+    * //detectWeb// \\ After a web translator has been selected based by its matching target and its priority ranking, ''detectWeb'' is run to determine whether item metadata can indeed be retrieved from the webpage. Should return the detected item type (e.g. "journalArticle", see the [[https://aurimasv.github.io/z2csl/typeMap.xml|overview of Zotero item types]]), or, if multiple items are found, "multiple". If ''detectWeb'' returns false, the translator with the next-highest priority is selected, until all translators with a matching target have been exhausted.
     * //doWeb// \\ Performs the actual item metadata retrieval.     * //doWeb// \\ Performs the actual item metadata retrieval.
   * **[[dev:translators:coding#import_translators|Import translators]]**   * **[[dev:translators:coding#import_translators|Import translators]]**
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   * **[[dev:translators:coding#search_translators|Search translators]]**   * **[[dev:translators:coding#search_translators|Search translators]]**
     * //detectSearch// \\ Determines whether the translator can look up item metadata. Should return ''true'' if it can, and ''false'' if it cannot.     * //detectSearch// \\ Determines whether the translator can look up item metadata. Should return ''true'' if it can, and ''false'' if it cannot.
-    * //doSearch// \\ Performs the actual look up.+    * //doSearch// \\ Performs the actual lookup.
  
 See [[dev:translators:coding|Translator Coding]] for a detailed description on how these functions can be coded. See [[dev:translators:coding|Translator Coding]] for a detailed description on how these functions can be coded.
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 The following tools can make coding Zotero translators easier: The following tools can make coding Zotero translators easier:
  
-  * [[:dev:translators:scaffold|Scaffold]] - Scaffold is a Firefox add-on developed by CHNM to create and modify web translators. Translators can be quickly [[:dev:translators:testing|tested]] and debugged, and item saving is simulated, so no changes are made to your Zotero library. +  * [[:dev:translators:scaffold|Scaffold]] - Scaffold is an IDE for translators built into Zotero (Tools -> Developer -> Translator Editor). Translators can be quickly [[:dev:translators:testing|tested]] and debugged, and item saving is simulated, so no changes are made to your Zotero library. 
-  * XPath Tools \\ Many web translators rely on [[dev:technologies#xpath|XPath]] to extract information from HTML or XML. XPath construction is made easier by using the [[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/848981/it/xp/xp.html|XCpath bookmarklet]] or one of the following Firefox add-ons: +  * Browser inspector - Web translators generally use [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/querySelector|querySelector]] and [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/querySelectorAll|querySelectorAll]] (as well as Zotero's wrapper functions, ''attr'', ''text'', and ''innerText''to extract content from web pages. Your browser likely provides an inspector tool to help you understand pages' structure. You can access it by right-clicking and selecting Inspect (Firefox) or Inspect Element (Chrome). 
-    * [[http://getfirebug.com/|Firebug]] - Useful to inspect the HTML structure of webpages, and [[dev:technologies#using_firebug_to_design_xpath_expressions|find XPath expressions for elements of interest]]. +  * XPath Tools - Many older web translators rely on XPath to extract information from HTML or XML. Various tools can assist with generating and checking XPath expressions, including the DevTools built into browsersFor example, in Firefox, you can get the XPath for any element by finding it in the browser's Inspector tool, right-clicking on the element, and choosing Copy -> XPath. New/revamped translators should avoid XPaths. 
-    * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/firepath/|FirePath]] - Extension to Firebug to edit, inspect and generate XPath expressions.+
 ===== Contributing Translators ===== ===== Contributing Translators =====
  
 If you created or modified a translator and wish to have it added to Zotero, or are looking for support on writing translators, please submit a pull request to the [[https://github.com/zotero/translators/|Zotero Translators GitHub repo]]. You can also ask questions about translator development on [[http://groups.google.com/group/zotero-dev|Zotero development mailing list]]. If you created or modified a translator and wish to have it added to Zotero, or are looking for support on writing translators, please submit a pull request to the [[https://github.com/zotero/translators/|Zotero Translators GitHub repo]]. You can also ask questions about translator development on [[http://groups.google.com/group/zotero-dev|Zotero development mailing list]].
  
-To submit a pull request, fork the [[https://github.com/zotero/translators|Zotero Translator GitHub repository]], commit your changes (i.e., adding or modifying translator files), and create a [[http://help.github.com/pull-requests/|pull request]]. You can use your Git client of choice, but for new users we recommend [[http://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/index.html|SmartGit]], which is free for non-commercial purposes.+To submit a pull request, fork the repo, commit your changes (i.e., adding or modifying translator files), and create a [[https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/about-pull-requests|pull request]]. You can use your Git client of choice. Most editors should have some built-in support for making Git commits and pushing branches.
  
-When you submit pull request on GitHub, your translator code will be reviewed, and you will receive comments from the Zotero developers or experienced volunteers. Once you've made any necessary changes, your translator will be added to the Zotero translator repository. +If you have the [[https://cli.github.com/|GitHub CLI]] installed, simply run ''gh repo fork zotero/translators --clone'' to fork and clone the repository in a single step. 
 + 
 +When you submit pull request on GitHub, your translator code will be reviewed, and you will receive comments from the Zotero developers or experienced volunteers. Once you've made any necessary changes, your translator will be added to the Zotero translator repository. 
  
 ==== Licensing ==== ==== Licensing ====
  
-Please note that contributed translators need to be licensed in a way that allows the Zotero project to distribute them and modify them. We encourage you to license new translators under the [[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html|GNU Affero General Public License version 3]] (or later), which is the license used for Zotero. To do so, just add a license statement to the top of the file. Take a look a recently committed translator, like "Die Zeit.js", for an example of such a statement. +Please note that contributed translators need to be licensed in a way that allows the Zotero project to distribute them and modify them. We encourage you to license new translators under the [[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html|GNU Affero General Public License version 3]] (or later), which is the license used for Zotero. To do so, just add a license statement to the top of the file. Take a look a recently committed translator, like "Die Zeit.js", for an example of such a statement. (Scaffold handles this automatically when you add the web translator template.) 
 ===== Recommendations for Translator Authors ===== ===== Recommendations for Translator Authors =====
 While there are no strict coding guidelines for translators, there are some general recommendations: While there are no strict coding guidelines for translators, there are some general recommendations:
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   - ''detectWeb'', ''detectImport'' and ''detectSearch'' should be coded to minimize the likelihood of the corresponding ''doWeb'', etc. function failing. Do your minimum required input checking the detect functions -- a failing ''do'' function will cause user-visible errors.   - ''detectWeb'', ''detectImport'' and ''detectSearch'' should be coded to minimize the likelihood of the corresponding ''doWeb'', etc. function failing. Do your minimum required input checking the detect functions -- a failing ''do'' function will cause user-visible errors.
   - Make detect functions lightweight-- they may be run on pages that a user is not even considering saving. Detect functions should not need to make additional HTTP requests. This obviously runs counter to the preceding point-- find a happy medium.   - Make detect functions lightweight-- they may be run on pages that a user is not even considering saving. Detect functions should not need to make additional HTTP requests. This obviously runs counter to the preceding point-- find a happy medium.
-  - Minimize HTTP requests. More HTTP requests slow down the user, cause undue load on servers, and in general are bad.+  - When translating the web page in the browser, do not modify any part of its DOM. DOM modification is no longer possible in Chrome and may be removed in other browser in the future. There's almost always a better way: If you want to emulate the effect of clicking a Download Citation button, for example, use your browser's network inspector to see what HTTP requests the page makes after you click on it. You should be able to build the same requests using the ''request'' utility. 
 +  - Minimize HTTP requests. More HTTP requests slow down the user, cause undue load on servers, risk getting the user rate-limited or blocked, and in general are bad.
   - Don't leak user data. HTTP requests should in general not be directed to 3rd-party hosts.   - Don't leak user data. HTTP requests should in general not be directed to 3rd-party hosts.
-  - Document your code. If there are input data deficiencies and the translator is working around them, document the deficiencies. If there are specific types of pages that a web translator is for, provide example URLs and expected output. +  - Document your code. If there are input data deficiencies and the translator is working around them, document the deficiencies. If there are specific types of pages that a web translator is for, add [[dev:translators:testing|test cases]] that cover the different types
-  - Produce [[dev:translators:testing|translator tests]] when possible, covering the basic page types that the translator is designed to support.+  - Run ESLint on your code before submitting it. To make sure ESLint is installed, run''npm ci'' within your clone of the ''zotero/translators'' repository. Scaffold runs ESLint continuously. To manually lint a translator, run ''<nowiki>npm run lint -- "Translator Filename.js"</nowiki>''
 + 
 +===== Further Reading ===== 
 + 
 +**Continue to [[dev/translators/Coding]]** for more information on translator development.
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