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package.json

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
     "uuid": "^13.0.0",
     "wreq-js": "^2.0.1",
     "yazl": "^3.3.1",
+    "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "zod": "^4.3.6",
     "zustand": "^5.0.10"
   },

scripts/i18n/generate-qa-checklist.mjs

@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ async function runAutomatedChecks() {
   let anchorLineRemoved = true;
   let brAppendixRemoved = true;
 
-  // Check RTL languages (ar, ja) for legacy content
-  const rtlLanguages = ["ar", "ja"];
-  for (const code of rtlLanguages) {
+  // Check specific languages (ar, ja) for legacy content
+  const legacyCheckLocales = ["ar", "ja"];
+  for (const code of legacyCheckLocales) {
     const readmePath = path.join(I18N_README_DIR, code, "README.md");
     try {
       const content = await fs.readFile(readmePath, "utf8");

scripts/validate_translation.py

@@ -263,9 +263,11 @@ def find_placeholder_issues(source: Dict, trans: Dict) -> List[Tuple[str, str, s
         
         # Only extract top-level placeholders: {name}, {count}, {day}, NOT {# X} inside ICU
         import re
-        # Match {name} but NOT {# inside ICU plural
-        source_placeholders = set(re.findall(r'\{[a-zA-Z][^}]*\}', source_val))
-        trans_placeholders = set(re.findall(r'\{[a-zA-Z][^}]*\}', trans_val))
+        # Extract variable names from placeholders (e.g., 'name' from '{name}' or 'count' from '{count, plural, ...}')
+        # This avoids false positives on ICU strings where the internal text is translated.
+        placeholder_regex = r'\{\s*([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)'
+        source_placeholders = set(re.findall(placeholder_regex, source_val))
+        trans_placeholders = set(re.findall(placeholder_regex, trans_val))
         
         # Check for missing placeholders
         missing = source_placeholders - trans_placeholders