From 4c4ef37e40389b136356f4bd6ad7d8291fc5e0b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebseb7 <sebgreenbus@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2025 09:40:12 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix

---
 category-syncer.js | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/category-syncer.js b/category-syncer.js
index 2e1bba3..a3e4251 100644
--- a/category-syncer.js
+++ b/category-syncer.js
@@ -14,10 +14,31 @@ class CategorySyncer extends EventEmitter {
         this.queuedSync = false;
         this.cacheDir = process.env.CACHE_LOCATION || '.';
         this.lastTreeString = null;
+        this.lastTemplateString = null;
+
+        // Load existing template if it exists
+        this._loadExistingTemplate();
 
         CategorySyncer.instance = this;
     }
 
+    async _loadExistingTemplate() {
+        try {
+            const templatePath = path.join(this.cacheDir, 'categories_translation_template.txt');
+            this.lastTemplateString = await fs.readFile(templatePath, 'utf-8');
+        } catch (err) {
+            // File doesn't exist yet, that's fine
+        }
+
+        try {
+            const treePath = path.join(this.cacheDir, 'category_tree.json');
+            const treeContent = await fs.readFile(treePath, 'utf-8');
+            this.lastTreeString = treeContent;
+        } catch (err) {
+            // File doesn't exist yet, that's fine
+        }
+    }
+
     async triggerSync() {
         if (this.isSyncing) {
             if (this.queuedSync) {
@@ -104,24 +125,31 @@ class CategorySyncer extends EventEmitter {
             // Deep copy tree for unpruned version (before pruning modifies it)
             const unprunedTree = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(tree));
 
+            // Generate translation template BEFORE pruning (to include all categories)
+            const translationTemplate = this._buildTranslationTemplate(tree);
+            const templateString = this._formatTranslationTemplate(translationTemplate);
+
+            // Now prune for the main tree
+            tree = this._pruneTree(tree);
+
             // Ensure directory exists
             await fs.mkdir(this.cacheDir, { recursive: true });
 
+            // Compare pruned tree
             const treeString = JSON.stringify(tree, null, 2);
             const changed = this.lastTreeString !== treeString;
 
             if (changed) {
-                // Generate translation template BEFORE pruning (to include all categories)
-                const translationTemplate = this._buildTranslationTemplate(tree);
-                const templatePath = path.join(this.cacheDir, 'categories_translation_template.txt');
-                await fs.writeFile(templatePath, this._formatTranslationTemplate(translationTemplate));
-                console.log(`💾 Translation template saved to ${templatePath}`);
-
-                // Now prune for the main tree
-                tree = this._pruneTree(tree);
+                // Save template if it changed
+                if (this.lastTemplateString !== templateString) {
+                    const templatePath = path.join(this.cacheDir, 'categories_translation_template.txt');
+                    await fs.writeFile(templatePath, templateString);
+                    console.log(`💾 Translation template saved to ${templatePath}`);
+                    this.lastTemplateString = templateString;
+                }
 
                 const filePath = path.join(this.cacheDir, 'category_tree.json');
-                await fs.writeFile(filePath, JSON.stringify(tree, null, 2));
+                await fs.writeFile(filePath, treeString);
                 console.log(`💾 Category tree saved to ${filePath}`);
 
                 this.lastTreeString = treeString;