Functions/GenXdev.Helpers/Get-DefaultWebLanguage.ps1
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Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Helpers Original cmdlet filename : Get-DefaultWebLanguage.ps1 Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev Version : 1.264.2025 ################################################################################ MIT License Copyright 2021-2025 GenXdev Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. ################################################################################> ############################################################################### <# .SYNOPSIS Gets the default web language key based on the system's current language settings. .DESCRIPTION Retrieves the current system language and culture settings and maps them to the corresponding web language dictionary key used by translation services. .EXAMPLE Get-DefaultWebLanguage Returns "English" for an English system, "Dutch" for a Dutch system, etc. #> function Get-DefaultWebLanguage { [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([System.String])] param() begin { # get the current system culture info $systemCulture = [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::CurrentUICulture Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "System culture: $($systemCulture.Name)" } process { # get the dictionary of supported languages $webLanguages = GenXdev.Helpers\Get-WebLanguageDictionary # get the reversed dictionary (language codes to names) $reversedDict = @{} foreach ($key in $webLanguages.Keys) { $reversedDict[$webLanguages[$key]] = $key } # try to find exact match first (e.g. "pt-BR" for Brazilian Portuguese) if ($reversedDict.ContainsKey($systemCulture.Name)) { return $reversedDict[$systemCulture.Name] } # try to match just the language part (e.g. "pt" for Portuguese) $languageCode = $systemCulture.TwoLetterISOLanguageName foreach ($entry in $webLanguages.GetEnumerator()) { if ($entry.Value -eq $languageCode) { return $entry.Key } } # default to English if no match found Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'No matching language found, defaulting to English' return 'English' } } |