Dear OpenStack Community, Over the past six weeks, Seongsoo and I had the privilege of mentoring a group of four students from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) [1] as part of our ongoing effort to migrate the OpenStack Internationalization (I18n) platform from Zanata to Weblate. I would like to take this opportunity to highlight the significant and meaningful contributions made by three students, Furqan Saeed, Simon Yu, and Jana Hussien, who recently completed video demos showcasing their work [2] [3]. Project Context As many may know, the I18n SIG has been working to modernize our translation infrastructure by transitioning from Zanata (now unmaintained) to Weblate — an actively developed, open source platform. This project not only ensures the sustainability of our translations, but also offers a valuable learning path for new contributors. Below are the key outcomes achieved by Furqan, Simon and Jana: 1. i18n tools script test codes for Weblate (by Furqan Saeed & Simon Yu) Furqan and Simon focused on bringing robust, production-quality unit testing to the collection of Python scripts and tools responsible for Weblate integration. Furqan’s video [2] demonstrates these efforts. Together, they: Developed a comprehensive suite of ~34 unit tests covering the main Weblate tool files. Used Python’s unittest and mocking strategies to ensure functions behave as expected, even simulating server responses. Noted and addressed gaps in requirements, such as missing library dependencies. Provided clear documentation (README.rst) explaining test infrastructure and file structure. Gained and demonstrated familiarity with OpenStack’s development guidelines, Gerrit workflows, and CI requirements. Their efforts establish a much needed test baseline for future improvements and bring our I18n tooling closer to OpenStack’s best practices. This contribution not only enhances software reliability but also creates a safer, more efficient environment for future contributors. 2. Migration of Zuul infrastructure scripts to Weblate (by Jana Hussien) Jana concentrated on migrating and refactoring the automation scripts that enable daily translation updates in Zuul, shifting from Zanata to Weblate. Her work involved: Analyzing and translating the logic in current scripts to ensure seamless migration, including first-time migration routines for new projects. Developing new scripts to automate creation of Weblate components and upload of translation templates (POT) and PO files; handling language code transformations between platforms. Troubleshooting integration challenges between Weblate’s API/CLI and OpenStack workflows, identifying and overcoming tricky configuration issues related to version control structure. Successfully demonstrating the migration workflow for projects such as trove-dashboard and horizon, with detailed documentation of results. Improving operational resilience by implementing enhanced error handling and summary reporting in the scripts. Discovering and addressing several issues during live testing, and documenting workarounds and plans for future improvements. Jana has also outlined next steps, including integrating these scripts further into the Zuul pipeline, modularizing code, and enhancing public documentation. These contributions represent valuable progress toward a full, sustainable migration to Weblate - benefiting the entire OpenStack community by advancing our translation workflows and broadening global accessibility. On behalf of all mentors (myself, Seongsoo Cho, Goutham Pacha Ravi), I’d like to thank Furqan, Simon, and Jana for their hard work, dedication, and collaborative spirit, and encourage other students and new contributors to get involved. If anyone would like to review their code, documentation, or get involved in this effort, please feel free to reach out or interact directly with their contributions [6-9]! Best regards, Ian Y. Choi (ianychoi) & Seongsoo Cho (seongsoocho) OpenStack I18n SIG & Student Mentors [1] https://lists.openstack.org/archives/list/openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.... [2] Video - OpenStack I18n Zanata-to-Weblate Migration: Weblate Tools Unit Test Development (CMU Project Demo) (Furqan), link: https://youtu.be/w966IpBCqeE [3] Video - OpenStack I18n Zanata-to-Weblate Migration: Translation Scripts working on Zuul (CMU Project Demo) (Jana), link: https://youtu.be/RcQweOe-vfo [4] Photo of our kick off meeting: https://photos.app.goo.gl/QhNwBusFZjwvTBzi7 [5] Photos of our final mentoring meeting: Final Mentoring Meeting - https://1drv.ms/f/c/6cc85a64cb418204/EljY3AfrnypGrF6EyDZq83MBDZpLTPt-8VPymjk... [6] https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/i18n/+/953745 (by Furqan, review is welcome) [7] https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/i18n/+/955982 (by Simon, review is welcome) [8] https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/i18n/+/955439 (by Jana, working in progress) [9] https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/trove-dashboard/+/952787 (by Jana, merged)