Difference between {instanceName} and {productName}

[rakekniven]

Translator question added to Transifex:

server/apps/files_external/src/settings.js

Line 1278 in b3f29e1

+ t('files_external', 'It will make the storage unavailable in {instanceName} and will lead to a deletion of these files and folders on any sync client that is currently connected but will not delete any files and folders on the external storage itself.',

What kind of data will be in $instanceName variable? Is it servername like "cloud.mydomain.eu" or something else?

Code says:

server/apps/files_external/src/settings.js

Line 1281 in b3f29e1

instanceName: window.OC.theme.name,

The value on my NC is shown at domain/status.php as productname:

If my assumptions are correct, this is a bit confusing for the user.

Please enlight us.

[nickvergessen]

I think it's the same. The commit message says "Use productName instead of hardcoded Nextcloud"

[AndyScherzinger]

Correct, it refers to
#54838

Which is a fix for
#32235

So basically what you named your instance in the theming settings in the admin section:

[susnux]

It depends on the usage, if its about the product like "Nextcloud" then its productName.
If it is about the name of the current instance like "Company cloud" then it is instanceName.
Meaning if speaking about the product being used its productName (likely always Nextcloud except some enterprise theming) and when its referes to the current instance of Nextcloud then its instanceName which is often customized.

[susnux]

To clarify the example string above:
This is a string that faces users of that instance so they will see the instance name that they are using to know what it is above. But the other strings are admin related who use some product they configure - Nextcloud - or in some cases branded product (I guess its only changed for service providers).

[rakekniven]

Thanks for the explanations. Not easy to understand for translators.

Still I have the point wherer "status.php" display a value called productname containing the value of instanceName .

[susnux]

As a translator you can probably just ignore it and just think of "name".
It does not matter if its "Nextcloud" or "MyCloud", no?

[rakekniven]

As a translator you can probably just ignore it and just think of "name".

I will keep it in mind, thank you.

It does not matter if its "Nextcloud" or "MyCloud", no?

Yes, but here we are discussing the difference in the meaning of the variables, and I pointed out an inconsistency in the naming.
But we can leave it at that.