Localization Comparison Tool v0.5.0

[KhazP]

Patch Notes

Overview

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Public-Facing Features & Improvements

User Interface Improvements

• Flet GUI Enhancements:
  • Updated the graphical interface in GUI/flet_gui.py with new imports and rearranged components for improved clarity.
• Theming and Dialog Updates:
  • Refined theming support with dynamic mode selection (system, dark, light, AMOLED) and updated color schemes.
  • Added improved snack bar notifications.
• Updated Settings Page:
  • Redesigned settings page with a modern look and enhanced usability.
• New Comparison History Page:
  • Introduced a comparison history page featuring:
    • Enhanced statistics.
    • A view details feature that supports simple comparison.
    • Raw output along with dates and times for better traceability.
• Improved Localization Comparison:
  • Modernized file input components and results views for comparing localization files.
  • Features include file previews, line numbers, and grouping by namespace.
  • Clear visual indicators for added, removed, or modified translation strings.

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Technical Changes & Internal Refactoring

Project Structure & Import Refactoring

• Code Reorganization:
  Moved constants, configuration, and theme definitions into a new core/ module. Updated imports in files such as GUI/flet_gui.py and logic.py for better maintainability.

GitHub Actions & Workflow Updates

• Workflow Enhancements:
  • Renamed “Python application” workflow to “Test”.
  • Upgraded checkout and setup actions (from v2/v3 to v4).
  • Added a dedicated tests.yml for multi-version testing and coverage uploads.
• Gitignore Update:
  Introduced a new .gitignore file to exclude build artifacts, caches, and temporary files.

Code Cleanup and Optimizations

• Removed Deprecated Files:
  • Eliminated old files like launch.json, __pycache__ binaries, and GUI/xml_parser.py.
• Performance Improvements:
  • Integrated asynchronous file operations through a caching service to enhance responsiveness.
  • Updated error handling, progress reporting, and UI refresh procedures during file comparisons.

Expanded CLI and UI Components

• CLI Modularization:
  Moved CLI-related code into the cli/ folder with updated import paths.
• New UI Components:
  Added components such as HistoryDialogComponent and OnboardingTutorial with improved styling and animations.

Configuration and Themability

• Settings Dialog Overhaul:
  • Refactored the settings dialog in components/settings_dialog.py to include modern tab-based navigation, progress indicators, and quick theme-change buttons.
  • Enhanced configuration management via the ConfigManager to ensure a consistent look and feel across the application.

Enhanced CI/CD and Testing

• Revamped GitHub Actions Workflows:
  • Upgraded to the latest versions (e.g. checkout v4, setup-python v4).
  • Integrated new linting jobs using flake8 and pylint.
  • Introduced multi-version testing and a dedicated tests workflow with automated coverage reports.

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Download Options

• Installer:
  You can download the installer for a seamless setup.

• Executable ZIP:
  Alternatively, download the executable ZIP file which contains the main executable and an _internal file.
  Note: After downloading, you'll need to create a shortcut manually to launch the application (deleting _internal breaks the .exe).

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