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  1. paour revised this gist Apr 28, 2014. 1 changed file with 34 additions and 10 deletions.
    44 changes: 34 additions & 10 deletions gistfile1.py
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    @@ -43,28 +43,51 @@ def convert(parent, input_file):
    current = ''
    num = 0

    # input file
    fi = open(backup_file)

    # output file: transform string-arrays into lists of strings
    fo = open(parent + input_file, 'w')

    # string-array file: put string-arrays here, with references to the actual strings,
    # but only for the main language
    if parent == '' or parent.endswith('values/'):
    fa = open(parent + args['output'], 'w')
    fa.write(xmlHeader)
    fa.write('\n')
    fa.write(xmlResourcesBegin)
    fa.write('\n')
    # put string-arrays here
    string_array_file = parent + args['output']

    if os.path.isfile(string_array_file):
    # append, except for closing tag
    os.rename(string_array_file, string_array_file + '.bak')

    fab = open(string_array_file + '.bak', 'r')
    fa = open(string_array_file, 'w')

    for l in iter(fab):
    line = l.lstrip().rstrip()
    if not line.startswith(xmlResourcesEnd):
    fa.write(l)
    else:
    fa = open(string_array_file, 'w')
    fa.write(xmlHeader)
    fa.write('\n')
    fa.write(xmlResourcesBegin)
    fa.write('\n')
    else:
    fa = None

    # process each line
    for l in iter(fi):
    line = l.lstrip().rstrip()
    if line.startswith('<string-array name=\"') and line.endswith('\">'):
    if fa:
    fa.write(l) # remember array name for new strings
    fa.write(l)

    # remember array name for new strings
    current = line[20:-2]
    num = 0
    fo.write(xmlComment.format(current))
    fo.write('\n')
    elif line.startswith('<item>') and line.endswith('</item>'):
    elif line.startswith('<item>') and line.endswith('</item>') and current:
    strKey = prefix + current + '_' + str(num)
    strValue = line[6:-7] # replace with string link
    if fa:
    @@ -73,6 +96,7 @@ def convert(parent, input_file):
    fo.write('\n')
    num += 1
    elif line.startswith('</string-array>'):
    del current
    if fa:
    fa.write(l)
    else:
    @@ -85,13 +109,13 @@ def convert(parent, input_file):
    fa.close()

    if os.path.isfile('res/values/' + input_filename):
    print "At root of project, will process all languages"
    print 'At root of project, will process all languages'

    for parent_dir in glob.glob('res/values-*/') + ['res/values/']:
    if os.path.isfile(parent_dir + input_filename):
    convert(parent_dir, input_filename)
    elif not os.path.isfile(input_filename):
    print "File not found"
    print 'File not found'
    exit(1)
    else:
    convert("", input_filename)
    convert('', input_filename)
  2. paour revised this gist Apr 25, 2014. 1 changed file with 82 additions and 38 deletions.
    120 changes: 82 additions & 38 deletions gistfile1.py
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    Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
    @@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
    #!/usr/bin/python
    #! /usr/bin/python

    import argparse
    import os.path
    import glob

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
    formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
    description='''\
    Replacing values in arrays.xml with @string/ links. Generates three new files for each locale:
    strings.xml (edited strings.xml containing the only the actual strings) and
    string_arrays.xml (contains string-arrays pointing to the strings, don\'t localize)
    strings.xml.bak (original strings.xml file)''',
    epilog='''\
    Run from the root of your project to automatically handle all languages (if the translations
    are in an inconsistent state, no effort is made to fix them)'''
    )

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Replacing values in arrays.xml with @string/ links. Generates two new files: <input>.new (edited arrays.xml containing the string links) and <input>.strings (resources file containing the new string keys)')
    parser.add_argument('-i', '--input', help='Input file, e.g. arrays.xml', metavar='FILE', required=True)
    parser.add_argument('-i', '--input', help='Input file, e.g. strings.xml', metavar='FILE', default='strings.xml')
    parser.add_argument('-p', '--prefix', help='Optional prefix added to each new string key, e.g. array_')
    parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', help='Optional name to use instead of string-arrays.xml', default='string-arrays.xml')

    args = vars(parser.parse_args())

    @@ -14,40 +29,69 @@
    xmlResourcesBegin = '<resources>'
    xmlResourcesEnd = '</resources>'

    input_filename = args['input']

    prefix = args['prefix']
    if prefix is None:
    prefix = ''

    fi = open(args['input'])
    fo = open(args['input'] + '.strings', 'w')
    fa = open(args['input'] + '.new', 'w')

    fo.write(xmlHeader)
    fo.write('\n')
    fo.write(xmlResourcesBegin)
    fo.write('\n')

    for l in iter(fi):
    line = l.lstrip().rstrip()
    if line.startswith('<string-array name=\"') and line.endswith('\">'):
    fa.write(l)
    # remember array name for new strings
    current = line[20:-2]
    fo.write(xmlComment.format(current))
    fo.write('\n')
    elif line.startswith('<item>') and line.endswith('</item>'):
    strKey = prefix + current + '_' + line[6:-7].lower().replace(' ', '_')
    strValue = line[6:-7]
    # replace with string link
    fa.write(l.replace(strValue, xmlStringLink + strKey))
    # generate new strings
    fo.write(xmlString.format(strKey, strValue))
    fo.write('\n')
    else:
    fa.write(l)

    fo.write(xmlResourcesEnd)

    fi.close()
    fo.close()
    fa.close()
    prefix = ''

    def convert(parent, input_file):
    backup_file = parent + input_file + '.bak'

    os.rename(parent + input_file, backup_file)

    current = ''
    num = 0

    fi = open(backup_file)
    fo = open(parent + input_file, 'w')

    if parent == '' or parent.endswith('values/'):
    fa = open(parent + args['output'], 'w')
    fa.write(xmlHeader)
    fa.write('\n')
    fa.write(xmlResourcesBegin)
    fa.write('\n')
    else:
    fa = None

    for l in iter(fi):
    line = l.lstrip().rstrip()
    if line.startswith('<string-array name=\"') and line.endswith('\">'):
    if fa:
    fa.write(l) # remember array name for new strings
    current = line[20:-2]
    num = 0
    fo.write(xmlComment.format(current))
    fo.write('\n')
    elif line.startswith('<item>') and line.endswith('</item>'):
    strKey = prefix + current + '_' + str(num)
    strValue = line[6:-7] # replace with string link
    if fa:
    fa.write(l.replace(strValue, xmlStringLink + strKey)) # generate new strings
    fo.write(xmlString.format(strKey, strValue))
    fo.write('\n')
    num += 1
    elif line.startswith('</string-array>'):
    if fa:
    fa.write(l)
    else:
    fo.write(l)

    fi.close()
    fo.close()
    if fa:
    fa.write(xmlResourcesEnd)
    fa.close()

    if os.path.isfile('res/values/' + input_filename):
    print "At root of project, will process all languages"

    for parent_dir in glob.glob('res/values-*/') + ['res/values/']:
    if os.path.isfile(parent_dir + input_filename):
    convert(parent_dir, input_filename)
    elif not os.path.isfile(input_filename):
    print "File not found"
    exit(1)
    else:
    convert("", input_filename)
  3. Benjamin revised this gist Jan 9, 2013. No changes.
  4. Benjamin created this gist Jan 9, 2013.
    53 changes: 53 additions & 0 deletions gistfile1.py
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    @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
    #!/usr/bin/python
    import argparse

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Replacing values in arrays.xml with @string/ links. Generates two new files: <input>.new (edited arrays.xml containing the string links) and <input>.strings (resources file containing the new string keys)')
    parser.add_argument('-i', '--input', help='Input file, e.g. arrays.xml', metavar='FILE', required=True)
    parser.add_argument('-p', '--prefix', help='Optional prefix added to each new string key, e.g. array_')

    args = vars(parser.parse_args())

    xmlString = ' <string name=\"{0}\">{1}</string>'
    xmlStringLink = '@string/'
    xmlComment = ' <!-- {0} -->'
    xmlHeader = '<?xml version=\'1.0\' encoding=\'UTF-8\'?>'
    xmlResourcesBegin = '<resources>'
    xmlResourcesEnd = '</resources>'

    prefix = args['prefix']
    if prefix is None:
    prefix = ''

    fi = open(args['input'])
    fo = open(args['input'] + '.strings', 'w')
    fa = open(args['input'] + '.new', 'w')

    fo.write(xmlHeader)
    fo.write('\n')
    fo.write(xmlResourcesBegin)
    fo.write('\n')

    for l in iter(fi):
    line = l.lstrip().rstrip()
    if line.startswith('<string-array name=\"') and line.endswith('\">'):
    fa.write(l)
    # remember array name for new strings
    current = line[20:-2]
    fo.write(xmlComment.format(current))
    fo.write('\n')
    elif line.startswith('<item>') and line.endswith('</item>'):
    strKey = prefix + current + '_' + line[6:-7].lower().replace(' ', '_')
    strValue = line[6:-7]
    # replace with string link
    fa.write(l.replace(strValue, xmlStringLink + strKey))
    # generate new strings
    fo.write(xmlString.format(strKey, strValue))
    fo.write('\n')
    else:
    fa.write(l)

    fo.write(xmlResourcesEnd)

    fi.close()
    fo.close()
    fa.close()