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 Pull requests and all commits to the prelude repository are automatically run through a validator to check for syntax errors.
 
 Nevertheless, it is advisable to test your changes on your own LOOT install before sending a pull request, as they may have valid syntax but not have the intended effect. Instructions on how to do so can be found on [LOOT's wiki](https://loot.github.io/docs/contributing/Quickly-Testing-Your-Masterlist-Changes).
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+### Translations
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+`prelude.yaml` contains localised messages that are used by LOOT, and the data structure used to localise messages in LOOT's metadata files (including the prelude) is described [here](https://loot-api.readthedocs.io/en/stable/metadata/data_structures/localised_content.html). The localized content data structures should be sorted alphabetically by locale code with the exception of `en` at the beginning since it is LOOT's default language.
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+The `translations` directory is used to integrate with [Weblate](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/loot/prelude/) so that translations can be managed and maintained there. The `translations` directory contains `messages.<locale code>.yaml` files, where `<locale code>` is a POSIX locale code (see the table below for examples). Each file contains a map where the keys are anchor names and the values are the localised text for that language.
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+The anchor names correspond to the YAML anchors used for localised messages in `prelude.yaml`, but the contents of the `translations` directory are **not** automatically synchronised with `prelude.yaml`: that must be done by a maintainer. There are scripts available to help synchronise translations, see [README.md](./README.md#synchronising-weblate-translations) for details.
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+**Note:** If adding a translation for a new language, you need to add support for it to LOOT before it will be usable: see [LOOT's contributing guide](https://github.com/loot/loot/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#translating-loot) for more information.
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+| Locale Code | Language |
+| ------------- | ----------- |
+| `bg` | Bulgarian |
+| `cs` | Czech |
+| `da` | Danish |
+| `de` | German |
+| `es` | Spanish |
+| `fi` | Finnish |
+| `fr` | French |
+| `it` | Italian |
+| `ja` | Japanese |
+| `ko` | Korean |
+| `pl` | Polish |
+| `pt_BR` | Portuguese (Brazil) |
+| `pt_PT` | Portuguese |
+| `ru` | Russian |
+| `sv` | Swedish |
+| `tr_TR` | Turkish |
+| `uk_UA` | Ukrainian |
+| `zh_CN` | Chinese (Simplified) |