feat(i18n): intl pipeline

[myelinated-wackerow]

Summary

Complete overhaul of the translation pipeline. Replaces the legacy src/scripts/i18n/ system with a new src/scripts/intl-pipeline/ module built around incremental translation powered by Gemini 3.1 Pro.

What changed:

• New 6-phase incremental pipeline: detect changes via Merkle tree diffing (intl-content-tree v0.3.0), route deterministic vs LLM-required changes, propagate inert changes by script, send only changed prose to the LLM, assemble output, update manifests
• Concurrent LLM calls via shared semaphore pool (configurable, default 16)
• Byte-size-aware chunking (64KB) for JSON, Markdown, and incremental section batching -- replaces fragile key-count approach
• Post-translation sanitizer: syncs heading IDs from English, normalizes formatting, protects brand names (fence-aware)
• Commit strategy: temp branch for crash safety, one squashed commit per language, merge to target on success
• PR creation: creates or updates PR for target branch, appends run summary on subsequent runs
• Token usage summary with cost estimation
• Glossary via ETHGlossary API -- replaces local JSON files with async API calls, includes term notes for richer LLM context
• Centralized model config (no hardcoded model strings)
• Removed: src/scripts/i18n/, src/scripts/crowdin/, legacy workflow files, markdownChecker.ts, ~850 lines dead code

Test plan

• 807 local unit tests passing
• E2E validated via GH Action: single language (Korean), two languages (Korean + Spanish)
• Full translation mode: correct locale files + manifests for new content
• Incremental mode: 28 MD + 10 JSON mutations, inert propagation, prose retranslation
• Zero-drift: no LLM calls, no commits when manifests are current
• ETHGlossary API integration validated in GH Action (full + incremental)
• Production testing on real content files beyond test fixtures
• Multi-file batching at scale (25 languages)

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[pettinarip]

@wackerow a few findings from the code review. Looks good overall

Code Review

P0 — Shell injection via execSync (main.ts:477)

englishA = execSync(`git show ${manifest.sourceCommitSha}:${file.path}`, { encoding: "utf-8" })

sourceCommitSha comes from a committed .manifest-source.json, file.path from TARGET_PATH input. Neither validated before shell interpolation. Crafted values achieve arbitrary command execution with GEMINI_API_KEY and I18N_GITHUB_TOKEN in scope. validateTargetPath() exists but is never called here.

Fix: execFileSync('git', ['show', \${sha}:${filePath}`])+ validate SHA against/^[0-9a-f]{40}$/i`.

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P1 — High (11)

#	File	Issue
1	task-pool.ts:76	Task pool swallows all errors — failed translations silently dropped, pipeline merges incomplete branch
2	commits.ts:732, branches.ts:170	process.exit(1) in library functions — bypasses cleanup, strands temp branch. Must throw instead.
3	commits.ts:691	422 retry infinite recursion — passes attempt not attempt + 1
4	translate.ts:1069	(response as any) with ESLint-disable — project bans any
5	translate.ts:1059	Gemini SDK call has no timeout — hung call blocks rate-limiter slot forever
6	main.ts:681	squashByLanguage failure swallowed — warns and continues to merge with mixed history
7	main.ts:127	Prompt injection via ETHGlossary API — note field interpolated unescaped into Gemini prompt
8	incremental-translate.ts:127	parseIncrementalResponse throws on malformed batch — loses all translations for the file
9	output-validation.ts:1	Zero test coverage — last gate before content is committed to GitHub
10	incremental-translate.ts:354	4 of 8 exported functions untested — buildSectionList, extractJsonSections, replaceJsonValues, removeMarkdownSection
11	main.ts:708	mergeBranchInto return value discarded — returns false on conflict, main.ts logs "Merged successfully"

P2: Dead code at scale (~960 lines of exported-but-never-called code):

• lib/github/files.ts — 328 lines, zero callers
• lib/workflows/pr-creation.ts — 182 lines, zero callers
• IncrementalCommitter class — 164 lines, replaced by SharedCommitter
• putCommitFile/getPathSha — 106 lines, legacy REST path
• Most of gemini.ts — only isGeminiAvailable() is actually imported

[myelinated-wackerow]

Thanks @pettinarip! All P0/P1 items addressed, P2 cleaned up.

P0 -- Shell injection: Replaced execSync with execFileSync (no shell interpolation). Added SHA validation (/^[0-9a-f]{40}$/i) and validateTargetPath() call before use.

P1 fixes:

1. Task pool now tracks errors; pipeline aborts and preserves temp branch if any task fails
2. process.exit(1) in library functions replaced with thrown errors
3. 422 retry recursion fixed (attempt -> attempt + 1)
4. (response as any) replaced with proper unknown cast
5. Added 5-minute AbortController timeout to Gemini SDK calls
6. squashByLanguage failure is now fatal (no swallow)
7. Glossary API note field sanitized (control chars stripped, 200 char limit)
8. parseIncrementalResponse errors caught per-batch, continues with partial translations
9. Added 15 tests for output-validation.ts
10. Added 24 tests for 4 previously untested incremental-translate functions
11. mergeBranchInto return value checked, throws on failure

P2 -- Dead code removed (~850 lines):

• lib/github/files.ts (328 lines, zero callers)
• IncrementalCommitter, putCommitFile, getPathSha from commits.ts (252 lines)
• Stripped gemini.ts to isGeminiAvailable only, then flattened gemini/ subdirectory into single lib/llm/gemini.ts

Git history: Rebased to remove ~591K lines of glossary JSON data that were temporarily committed during migration. These files were replaced by the ETHGlossary API integration and never needed to be in the branch history.

807 unit tests passing. E2E validated via GH Action (test-manual-13 series).

[pettinarip]

@wackerow a few additional P1 findings that might be worth validating before merge:

1. Path traversal via TARGET_PATH (main.ts:603)
fs.readFileSync is called on config.targetPaths before validateTargetPath is ever invoked. A crafted path like ../../.env.local reads secrets from the runner and sends them to Gemini. Fix: Call validateTargetPath() on all config.targetPaths at the top of main(), before any filesystem reads.

2. AbortController signal not wired (gemini.ts:1067)
The 5-minute timeout creates an AbortController but never passes controller.signal to generateContent(). A hung Gemini call blocks a pool slot permanently and can deadlock pool.drain(). Fix: Pass signal: controller.signal into the generateContent config object.

3. stamp-only tasks skip squash/merge/PR (main.ts:670)
stamp-only tasks call committer.commitFile() but never push to committedFiles. After drain(), committedFiles.length === 0 so squashByLanguage(), merge, and PR creation are all silently skipped. Fix: Gate downstream steps on committer.totalFiles > 0 instead of committedFiles.length > 0, or push a synthetic entry.

4. Glossary terms injected into LLM prompt without sanitization (main.ts:130)
term.note is sanitized (control chars stripped, 200 char cap), but term.english and term.translation are injected raw into prompts. A compromised glossary API can manipulate all translations. Fix: Apply the same sanitization (strip control chars, cap length, reject embedded newlines) to all three fields.