Extension:Translate/Mass migration tools/Requirements

This page lists the end user requirements for the project.

User of the tool: Translation administrator

Requirements for Step 1
The step 1 of the project is about preparing the page for translation. The requirements for this step include -
 * The pages of the following Namespaces (or types) should be handled - ?,?,?
 * The  template, if at all present in the page should be removed
 * The  tag should be added at the top of the page
 * template should be added for all categories
 * ..... tags should be added wherever appropriate
 * For images, only the caption should be wrapped inside the translate tags
 * All the links should have "Special:MyLanguage/" prefix
 * All the links should be wrapped inside tvar markup and must be present in "two-party" form, separated by a pipe (|)
 * Internal links to sections of the same page should link to the language-independent anchor
 * Translatable templates should be wrapped in
 * A confirmation screen should be offered to the user for approving the changes made by the tool

Requirements for Step 2
The step 2 of the project is about importing old translations into the Translate extension. The requirements for this step include -
 * For each language in which the translations are present, import the translations and show them in the confirmation screen
 * The source text and the translated text should be shown besides each other
 * Pages of the type  should be created upon confirmation by the user
 * The text blocks on the right hand side should be allowed to split and dragged around when the user disapproves a translation
 * A language navigation template should be present at the top of the page to allow switching between languages