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--- dev:translators:coding [2019/09/30 00:18] – Change GitHub utilities.js link from 4.0 to master dstillman
+++ dev:translators:coding [2020/03/12 01:59] – [Writing Translator Code] dstillman
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 Below we will describe how the ''detect*'' and ''do*'' functions of Zotero [[dev/translators]] can and should be coded. If you are unfamiliar with JavaScript, make sure to check out a [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/A_re-introduction_to_JavaScript|JavaScript tutorial]] to get familiar with the syntax. In addition to the information on this page, it can often be very informative to look at existing translators to see how things are done. A [[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Citoid/Creating_Zotero_translators|particularly helpful guide]] with up-to-date recommendation on best coding practices is provided by the wikimedia foundation, whose tool Citoid uses Zotero translators.
-While translators can be written with any text editor, the Zotero add-on [[dev/translators/scaffold|Scaffold]] can make writing them much easier, as it provides the option to test and troubleshoot translators relatively quickly.
+While translators can be written with any text editor, the built-in [[dev/translators/scaffold|Translator Editor]] can make writing them much easier, as it provides the option to test and troubleshoot translators relatively quickly.