Functions/GenXdev.Helpers/Get-DefaultWebLanguage.cs

// ################################################################################
// Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Helpers
// Original cmdlet filename : Get-DefaultWebLanguage.cs
// Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev
// Version : 1.302.2025
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// Copyright (c) René Vaessen / GenXdev
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using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Management.Automation;
 
namespace GenXdev.Helpers
{
    /// <summary>
    /// <para type="synopsis">
    /// Gets the default web language key based on the system's current language settings.
    /// </para>
    ///
    /// <para type="description">
    /// Retrieves the current system language and culture settings and maps them to the
    /// corresponding web language dictionary key used by translation services.
    /// </para>
    ///
    /// <example>
    /// <para>Get-DefaultWebLanguage</para>
    /// <para>Returns "English" for an English system, "Dutch" for a Dutch system, etc.</para>
    /// <code>
    /// Get-DefaultWebLanguage
    /// </code>
    /// </example>
    /// </summary>
    [Cmdlet(VerbsCommon.Get, "DefaultWebLanguage")]
    [OutputType(typeof(string))]
    public class GetDefaultWebLanguageCommand : PSGenXdevCmdlet
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Process record - main cmdlet logic
        /// </summary>
        protected override void ProcessRecord()
        {
            // Get the current system culture info
            var systemCulture = CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture;
            WriteVerbose($"System culture: {systemCulture.Name}");
 
            // Get the dictionary of supported languages
            var webLanguagesResult = InvokeCommand.InvokeScript("GenXdev.Helpers\\Get-WebLanguageDictionary");
            WriteVerbose("t:" + webLanguagesResult[0].BaseObject.GetType().FullName);
            var webLanguages = webLanguagesResult[0].BaseObject as Dictionary<string, string>;
 
            if (webLanguages == null)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException("Failed to retrieve wzeb language dictionary");
            }
 
            // Get the reversed dictionary (language codes to names)
            var reversedDict = new Hashtable();
            foreach (var 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))
            {
                WriteObject(reversedDict[systemCulture.Name]);
                return;
            }
 
            // Try to match just the language part (e.g. "pt" for Portuguese)
            var languageCode = systemCulture.TwoLetterISOLanguageName;
            foreach (var key in webLanguages.Keys)
            {
                if (webLanguages[key].Equals(languageCode))
                {
                    WriteObject(key);
                    return;
                }
            }
 
            // Default to English if no match found
            WriteVerbose("No matching language found, defaulting to English");
            WriteObject("English");
        }
    }
}