reactioncommerce/reaction

Introduce translatable data fields

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#6497 opened on May 15, 2020

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Issue Description

As discussed on reaction-feature-requests#94, products should have translatable fields for multi-language shops.

Possible Solution

Implement a solution similar to what's done with messagesByLanguage in api-plugin-surcharges.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascriptreactgraphqlnodejsdockerkubernetes
Domain
full stackbackend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Familiarity with GraphQLKnowledge of MongoDBUnderstand surcharges pluginBasic i18n concepts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25
Research direction
Begin by studying the `messagesByLanguage` implementation in the `api plugin surcharges` repository to understand the pattern used for translatable fields. Then, inspect the product schema in the Reaction database (likely in the `reaction` repository's imports/custom packages) to identify which fields (e.g., title, description) should be made translatable. Finally, review the GraphQL type definitions for products to determine how to add a new field for translations and update the resolvers accordingly. No linked PRs or comments provide further guidance, so this requires independent exploration.