Add validation to ensure i18n directories are included in npm packages

README.md

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ npx @iobroker/repochecker https://github.com/ioBroker/ioBroker.javascript --loca
 	Placeholder for the next version (at the beginning of the line):
 	### **WORK IN PROGRESS**
 -->
+### **WORK IN PROGRESS**
+- (@copilot) Added validation to ensure i18n directories are included in npm packages
+
 ### 5.0.0-alpha.1 (2025-09-29)
 - (mcm1957) Strict mode requirements have been loosend at schema validation.
 - (mcm1957) Do not log missing jsonConfig schema at vscode is no jsonConfig is used. [#548]

lib/M9000_GitNpmIgnore.js

@@ -145,6 +145,33 @@ async function checkNpmIgnore(context) {
         } else {
             context.checks.push('package.json "files" already used.');
         }
+
+        // Check if i18n directories exist and are included in files section
+        const i18nDirs = context.filesList.filter(file => file.match(/^\/admin\/i18n\//));
+        if (i18nDirs.length > 0) {
+            // Check if any i18n pattern is included in files
+            const hasI18nIncluded = context.packageJson.files.some(pattern => {
+                // Check for various patterns that would include admin/i18n
+                return (
+                    pattern === 'admin/i18n' ||
+                    pattern === 'admin/i18n/' ||
+                    pattern === 'admin/i18n/**' ||
+                    pattern === 'admin/' ||
+                    pattern === 'admin/**' ||
+                    pattern === 'admin' ||
+                    pattern.startsWith('admin/i18n')
+                );
+            });
+
+            if (!hasI18nIncluded) {
+                context.errors.push(
+                    `[E9506] i18n directory found but not included in package.json "files" section. Please add "admin/i18n/" to the files array.`,
+                );
+            } else {
+                context.checks.push('i18n directory is included in package.json "files" section.');
+            }
+        }
+
         return context;
     }
 
@@ -201,6 +228,37 @@ async function checkNpmIgnore(context) {
                         );
                 }
             });
+
+            // Check if i18n directories exist and are not excluded by .npmignore
+            const i18nDirs = context.filesList.filter(file => file.match(/^\/admin\/i18n\//));
+            if (i18nDirs.length > 0) {
+                // Check if admin/i18n is excluded by any rule
+                const isI18nExcluded = rules.some(rule => {
+                    if (typeof rule === 'string') {
+                        // Check for patterns that would exclude admin/i18n
+                        return (
+                            rule === 'admin/i18n' ||
+                            rule === 'admin/i18n/' ||
+                            rule === '/admin/i18n' ||
+                            rule === '/admin/i18n/' ||
+                            rule === 'admin' ||
+                            rule === '/admin' ||
+                            rule === 'admin/' ||
+                            rule === '/admin/'
+                        );
+                    }
+                    // Check if regex would match admin/i18n
+                    return rule.test('admin/i18n/') || rule.test('admin/i18n/en/translations.json');
+                });
+
+                if (isI18nExcluded) {
+                    context.errors.push(
+                        `[E9507] i18n directory found but excluded by .npmignore. Please remove patterns that exclude admin/i18n from .npmignore.`,
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    context.checks.push('i18n directory is not excluded by .npmignore.');
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
     return context;
@@ -223,5 +281,7 @@ exports.checkNpmIgnore = checkNpmIgnore;
 // [9503] .npmignore found - consider using package.json object "files" instead.
 // [9504] node_modules not found in `.npmignore`
 // [9505] iob_npm.done not found in .npmignore` ### removed ###
+// [9506] i18n directory found but not included in package.json "files" section. Please add "admin/i18n/" to the files array.
+// [9507] i18n directory found but excluded by .npmignore. Please remove patterns that exclude admin/i18n from .npmignore.
 
 // [W9006] .commitinfo file should be excluded by .gitignore, consider adding it to .gitignore