Psuedoizer.cs

using System;
using System.Resources;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections;
using System.Text;

namespace Pseudo.Globalization
{
	///Takes an English resource file (resx) and creates an artificial");/
	///but still readable Euro-like language to exercise your i18n code");
	///without a formal translation.");
	class Psuedoizer
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// The main entry point for the application.
		/// </summary>
		[STAThread]
		static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			Console.WriteLine("Psuedoizer: Adapted from MSDN BugSlayer 2004-Apr i18n Article.");
			if(args.Length < 2)
			{
				Console.WriteLine("Purpose: Takes an English resource file (resx) and creates an artificial");
				Console.WriteLine("         but still readable Euro-like language to exercise your i18n code");
				Console.WriteLine("         without a formal translation.");
				Console.WriteLine(String.Empty);
				Console.WriteLine("Psuedoizer.exe infile outfile");
				Console.WriteLine("    Example:");
				Console.WriteLine("    Psuedoizer.exe strings.en.resx strings.ja-JP.resx");
				System.Environment.Exit(1);
			}

			string fileName = args[0];
			string fileSaveName = args[1];

			// Open the input file.
            ResXResourceReader reader = new ResXResourceReader ( fileName ) ;
                                   
			try
			{
				// Get the enumerator.  If this throws an ArguementException
				// it means the file is not a .RESX file.
				IDictionaryEnumerator enumerator = reader.GetEnumerator ( ) ;
                                              
				// Allocate the list for this instance.
				SortedList textResourcesList = new SortedList ( ) ;
                
				// Run through the file looking for only true text related
				// properties and only those with values set.
				foreach ( DictionaryEntry dic in reader )
				{
					// Only consider this entry if the value is something.
					if ( null != dic.Value )
					{
						// Is this a System.String.
						if ( "System.String" == dic.Value.GetType().ToString())
						{
							String KeyString = dic.Key.ToString ( ) ;
                            
							// Make sure the key name does not start with the
							// "$" or ">>" meta characters and is not an empty
							// string.
							if ( ( false == KeyString.StartsWith ( ">>" ) ) &&
								( false == KeyString.StartsWith ( "$"  ) ) &&
								( ""    != dic.Value.ToString ( )        )  )
							{
								// We've got a winner.
								textResourcesList.Add ( dic.Key , dic.Value ) ;
							}
                            
							// Special case the Windows Form "$this.Text" or
							// I don't get the form titles.
							if ( 0 == String.Compare ( KeyString,"$this.Text"))
							{
								textResourcesList.Add ( dic.Key , dic.Value ) ;
							}
                            
						}
					}
				}
                
				// It's entirely possible that there are no text strings in the
				// .ResX file.
				if ( textResourcesList.Count > 0 )
				{
					if ( null != fileSaveName )
					{
						// Create the new file.
						ResXResourceWriter writer =
							new ResXResourceWriter ( fileSaveName ) ;

						foreach ( DictionaryEntry textdic in textResourcesList )
						{
							writer.AddResource ( textdic.Key.ToString(), Psuedoizer.ConvertToFakeInternationalized(textdic.Value.ToString()));
						}
						
						writer.Generate ( ) ;
						writer.Close ( ) ;	                
						Console.WriteLine("Converted " + textResourcesList.Count + " text resource(s).");
					}
				}                
				else
				{
					Console.Write("WARNING: No text resources found in " + fileName);
					System.Environment.Exit(2);
				}
			}
			catch(Exception e)
			{
				Console.Write(e.ToString());
				System.Environment.Exit(1);
			}
		}
			/// <summary>
			/// Converts a string to a pseudo internationized string.
			/// </summary>
			/// <remarks>
			/// Primarily for latin based languages.  This will need updating to
			/// work with Eastern languages.
			/// </remarks>
			/// <param name="inputString">
			/// The string to use as a base.
			/// </param>
			/// <returns>
			/// A longer and twiddled string.
			/// </returns>
			public static String ConvertToFakeInternationalized ( String inputString )
			{
				// Calculate the extra space necessary for pseudo
				// internationalization.  The rules, according to "Developing
				// International Software" is that < 10  characters you should grow
				// by 400% while >= 10 characters should grow by 30%.
            
				int OrigLen = inputString.Length ;
				int PseudoLen = 0 ;
				if ( OrigLen < 10 )
				{
					PseudoLen = (OrigLen * 4) + OrigLen ;
				}
				else
				{
					PseudoLen = ((int)(OrigLen * 0.3)) + OrigLen ;
				}
            
				StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder ( PseudoLen ) ;
            
				// The pseudo string will always start with a "[" and end
				// with a "]" so you can tell if strings are not built
				// correctly in the UI.
				sb.Append ( "[" ) ;
            
				bool waitingForEndBrace = false;
				bool waitingForGreaterThan = false;
				foreach ( Char currChar in inputString )
				{
					switch ( currChar )
					{
						case '{' :
							waitingForEndBrace = true;
							break;
						case '}' :
							waitingForEndBrace = false;
							break;
						case '<' :
							waitingForGreaterThan = true;
							break;
						case '>' :
							waitingForGreaterThan = false;
							break;
					}
					if(waitingForEndBrace || waitingForGreaterThan) 
					{
						sb.Append(currChar);
						continue;
					}
					switch ( currChar )
					{
						case 'A' :
							sb.Append ( 'Å' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'B' :
							sb.Append ( 'ß') ;
							break ;
						case 'C' :
							sb.Append ( 'C' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'D' :
							sb.Append ( 'Đ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'E' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ē' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'F' :
							sb.Append ( 'F' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'G' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ğ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'H' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ħ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'I' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ĩ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'J' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ĵ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'K' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ķ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'L' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ŀ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'M' :
							sb.Append ( 'M' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'N' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ń' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'O' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ø' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'P' :
							sb.Append ( 'P' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'Q' :
							sb.Append ( 'Q' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'R' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ŗ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'S' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ŝ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'T' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ŧ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'U' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ů' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'V' :
							sb.Append ( 'V' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'W' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ŵ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'X' :
							sb.Append ( 'X' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'Y' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ÿ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'Z' :
							sb.Append ( 'Ż' ) ;
							break ;


						case 'a' :
							sb.Append ( 'ä' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'b' :
							sb.Append ( 'þ') ;
							break ;
						case 'c' :
							sb.Append ( 'č' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'd' :
							sb.Append ( 'đ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'e' :
							sb.Append ( 'ę' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'f' :
							sb.Append ( 'ƒ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'g' :
							sb.Append ( 'ģ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'h' :
							sb.Append ( 'ĥ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'i' :
							sb.Append ( 'į' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'j' :
							sb.Append ( 'ĵ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'k' :
							sb.Append ( 'ĸ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'l' :
							sb.Append ( 'ľ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'm' :
							sb.Append ( 'm' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'n' :
							sb.Append ( 'ʼn' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'o' :
							sb.Append ( 'ő' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'p' :
							sb.Append ( 'p' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'q' :
							sb.Append ( 'q' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'r' :
							sb.Append ( 'ř' ) ;
							break ;
						case 's' :
							sb.Append ( 'ş' ) ;
							break ;
						case 't' :
							sb.Append ( 'ŧ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'u' :
							sb.Append ( 'ū' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'v' :
							sb.Append ( 'v' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'w' :
							sb.Append ( 'ŵ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'x' :
							sb.Append ( 'χ' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'y' :
							sb.Append ( 'y' ) ;
							break ;
						case 'z' :
							sb.Append ( 'ž' ) ;
							break ;
						default:
							sb.Append ( currChar ) ;
							break ;
					}
				}
            
				// Poke on extra text to fill out the string.
				const String PadStr = " !!!" ;
				int PadCount = (PseudoLen - OrigLen - 2) / PadStr.Length ;
				if ( PadCount < 2 )
				{
					PadCount = 2 ;
				}
            
				for ( int x = 0 ; x < PadCount ; x++ )
				{
					sb.Append ( PadStr ) ;
				}
            
				// Pop on the trailing "]"
				sb.Append ( "]" ) ;
            
				return ( sb.ToString ( ) ) ;
			}
		}
	
}