Winforms: Enabling Localization by default (enforcing a project/solution policy)
Is there an easy way to set the Localizable
property to true for newly created usercontrols / forms? The scope of the setting should ideally be a solution or a project.
In other words I want to say that this project/solution should be localizable, and then if I add a new form or control VS should automatically set the property to true.
Edit:
Although custom templates are possible, in a larger team they might not be always used. So it's more about enforcing a policy, ensuring that the team members do not ommit to set the property for the projects/solutions where it is a requirement that all forms/controls containing text resources should be localizable.
Note: Team Foundation Server is not an Option.
Not sure if it is worth the effort for a property that is so easy to change and so easy to see that it has the wrong value. But you can create your own item template.
For example: Project + Add User Control. Set its Localizable property to True. File + Export Template, select Item template. Next. Check the control you added. Next. Check all references, omit only the ones you'll never need. Next. Give it is good template name (say: "Localizable User Control").
You'll now have an item template available for future projects that has the property set. Repeat as necessary for other item templates, like a Form.
It's possible to write a unit test that uses reflection to determine whether a form/user control has been marked as localizable. Specifically, if a type has been marked as localizable, there will be an embedded resource file associated with the Type and that file will contain a ">>$this.Name" value. Here's some sample code:
private void CheckLocalizability()
{
try
{
Assembly activeAssembly = Assembly.GetAssembly(this.GetType());
Type[] types = activeAssembly.GetTypes();
foreach (Type type in types)
{
if (TypeIsInheritedFrom(type, "UserControl") || TypeIsInheritedFrom(type, "Form"))
{
bool localizable = false;
System.IO.Stream resourceStream = activeAssembly.GetManifestResourceStream(string.Format("{0}.resources", type.FullName));
if (resourceStream != null)
{
System.Resources.ResourceReader resourceReader = new System.Resources.ResourceReader(resourceStream);
foreach (DictionaryEntry dictionaryEntry in resourceReader)
{
if (dictionaryEntry.Key.ToString().Equals(">>$this.Name", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
localizable = true;
break;
}
}
}
if (!localizable)
{
Debug.Assert(false, string.Format("{0} is not marked localizable.", type.FullName));
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.Assert(false, string.Format("Exception occurred: Unable to check localization settings. {0}", ex.Message));
}
}
private bool TypeIsInheritedFrom(Type type, string baseType)
{
while (type != null)
{
if (type.Name.Equals(baseType, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
return true;
type = type.BaseType;
}
return false;
}
Please let me know if this helps.
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