feat(cli): exclude previous translations from reference when --force flag is used (#1776)

Co-authored-by: AndreyHirsa <--global>

Author: AndreyHirsa

.changeset/fair-cows-pay.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"lingo.dev": patch
+---
+
+Exclude previous translations from LLM reference when --force flag is used. The localization engine now receives an empty object instead of existing translations, ensuring truly fresh translations are generated without influence from previous versions.

packages/cli/src/cli/cmd/i18n.ts

@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ export default new Command()
                     sourceData,
                     processableData,
                     targetLocale,
-                    targetData,
+                    // When --force is used, exclude previous translations from reference to ensure fresh translations
+                    targetData: flags.force ? {} : targetData,
                   },
                   (progress, sourceChunk, processedChunk) => {
                     bucketOra.text = `[${sourceLocale} -> ${targetLocale}] [${

packages/cli/src/cli/cmd/run/execute.ts

@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ function createWorkerTask(args: {
                 sourceLocale: assignedTask.sourceLocale,
                 targetLocale: assignedTask.targetLocale,
                 sourceData,
-                targetData,
+                // When --force is used, exclude previous translations from reference to ensure fresh translations
+                targetData: args.ctx.flags.force ? {} : targetData,
                 processableData,
                 hints: relevantHints,
               },