Updating a broken translation file can cause content to be wiped off

[jonasraoni]

Describe the issue

In one of our localization files there was a bug:

msgid "message"
msgstr "this line is ok"
here it's missing the initial quote

The interface was able to address the bug (I could view and edit the full bugged text), but after saving the translation, everything that came after the typo was wiped off.

I already tried

• I've read and searched the documentation.
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Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Upload a broken localization file
2. Update it
3. See the error

Expected behavior

The interface should disallow editing a broken localization file, and if possible offer an interface to fix it automatically (which shouldn't be destructive, such as removing data).

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Weblate 3.9.1

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[nijel]

Please upgrade first, the error handling has been improved a lot since then

[jonasraoni]

I'll check if the guys can get it upgraded to give you some feedback :)

[nijel]

I think this could be the actual fix for problem you see: translate/translate#3912

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