language-injection
LLM Agent đa ngôn ngữ quy tắc tiêm. Sử dụng khi sửa đổi prompt Agent, thêm endpoint Agent mới, xử lý thông báo backend hiển thị cho người dùng (message_code).
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/data-formulator --skill language-injectionname: language-injection description: LLM Agent 多语言注入规范。在修改 Agent 提示词、添加新的 Agent 端点、处理用户可见的后端消息(message_code)时使用。
Language Injection for Agent Prompts
Authoritative developer guide: docs/dev-guides/6-i18n-language-injection.md.
Prerequisites: Read
docs/dev-guides/6-i18n-language-injection.mdbefore changing Agent prompts, Agent routes, backend user-visible messages, or frontend i18n strings. If your work introduces new language injection patterns or conventions, update this file and related dev-guides accordingly.
Architecture
Frontend i18n.language → Accept-Language header → get_language_instruction()
│
build_language_instruction()
(agents/agent_language.py)
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mode="full" mode="compact"
(text-heavy agents) (code-gen agents)
Core Modules
| Module | Role |
|---|---|
agents/agent_language.py | build_language_instruction(lang, mode) — generates prompt fragments; inject_language_instruction() — injects into system prompts; supports 20 languages; returns "" for English |
routes/agents.py → get_language_instruction() | Reads Accept-Language header, delegates to build_language_instruction |
routes/agents.py → _get_ui_lang() | Extracts primary language code from Accept-Language header |
src/app/utils.tsx → fetchWithIdentity() | Sets Accept-Language header on every API request from i18n.language |
src/app/utils.tsx → translateBackend() | Translates backend message_code / content_code using frontend i18n |
Code Examples
Route handler — inject language
# In a Flask route handler:
lang_instruction = get_language_instruction(mode="compact")
lang_suffix = f"\n\n{lang_instruction}" if lang_instruction else ""
messages = [
{"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant." + lang_suffix},
{"role": "user", "content": user_input},
]
Agent constructor — use inject_language_instruction()
from data_formulator.agents.agent_language import inject_language_instruction
# Simple append (most agents)
system_prompt = inject_language_instruction(system_prompt, language_instruction)
# Insert before a marker (complex prompts)
system_prompt = inject_language_instruction(
system_prompt, language_instruction,
marker="**About the execution environment:**"
)
Python-side user-visible messages — message_code pattern
For fixed strings in Python that appear in the UI, do NOT translate in Python.
Return a message_code and let the frontend translate:
# In an Agent or route handler:
yield {
"type": "error",
"message": "Output DataFrame is empty (0 rows).", # English fallback
"message_code": "agent.emptyDataframe", # frontend i18n key
}
# With parameters:
result = {
"status": "error",
"content": f"Fields not found: {missing}",
"content_code": "agent.fieldsNotFound",
"content_params": {"missing": missing, "available": available},
}
Frontend consumption:
import { translateBackend } from '../app/utils';
const msg = translateBackend(event.message, event.message_code, event.message_params);
Translation keys go in src/i18n/locales/{en,zh}/messages.json under messages.agent.*.
Anti-Patterns (with explanations)
| Pattern | Why it's wrong |
|---|---|
os.environ.get("DF_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE") | Process-level — all users get same language; breaks multi-user |
| Global LLM client interceptor | Hidden behavior; can't distinguish full/compact mode; fragile string detection |
New MessageBuilder class | Duplicates agent_language.py; creates parallel conflicting abstractions |
Hardcoded "回答请使用中文" in prompts | Not configurable; skips the mode system; breaks for other languages |
Backend-side translation dict (agent_messages.py) | Forces adding every new language to Python; translations should all live in src/i18n/locales/ |
Hardcoded English UI strings in .tsx without t() | Not translatable; use useTranslation + t('key') |
Adding a New Language
- Add language code + display name to
LANGUAGE_DISPLAY_NAMESinagents/agent_language.py. - Optionally add extra rules to
LANGUAGE_EXTRA_RULES(e.g. simplified vs traditional Chinese). - Add frontend translations in
src/i18n/locales/<lang>/— copy an existing locale folder as template. - No Agent code changes needed — the existing flow picks up new languages automatically.