Compression of localized files

A method for compressing a first application file and second application file, comprising:

• accessing the first application file and the second application file, the first application file being in a first language and the second application file being in a second language, the second application file having a same structure and providing a same function as the first application file, but the same function being provided in the second language by the second application file;
• accessing one or more first internal files for the first application file and one or more second internal files for the second application file, the one or more first internal files being one or more files that are included within a first software code associated with the first application file and the one or more second internal files being one or more files that are included within a second software code associated with the second application file;
• comparing at least one of the one or more first internal files to one of the one or more second internal files;
• determining, based on the comparison, if the at least one of the one of the one or more first internal files is identical to the one of the one or more second internal files;
• based on the determination, copying the at least one of the one of the one or more first internal files to an output folder, when the at least one of the one of the one or more first internal files is identical to the one of the one or more second internal files, and when the at least one of the one of the one or more first internal files is not identical to the one of the one or more second internal files, performing at least one of:
• copying both of the at least one of the one of the one or more first internal files and the one of the one or more second internal files to the output folder, or
• executing a differencing procedure on the at least one of the one of the one or more first internal files and the one of the one or more second internal files to identify one or more differences between the at least one of the one of the one or more first internal files and the one of the one or more second internal files, and storing data about the one or more differences in the output folder;
• and compressing data stored in the output folder into one output file.

A non-transitory computer readable medium on which are stored instructions that, when executed, cause a programmable device to:

• access a first application file and a second application file, the first application file being in a first language and the second application file being in a second language, the second application file having a same structure and providing a same function as the first application file, but the same function being provided in the second language by the second application file;
• access one or more first internal files for the first application file and one or more second internal files for the second application file, the one or more first internal files being one or more files that are included within a first software code associated with the first application file and the one or more second internal files being one or more files that are included within a second software code associated with the second application file;
• compare at least one of the one or more first internal files to one of the one or more second internal files;
• determine, based on the comparison, if the at least one of the one of the one or more first internal files is identical to the one of the one or more second internal files;
• upon determining that the at least one of the one of the one or more first internal files is identical to the one of the one or more second internal files, copy the at least one of the one of the one or more first internal files to an output folder;
• upon determining that the at least one of the one of the one or more first internal files is not identical to the one of the one or more second internal files, perform at least one of:
• copy both of the at least one of the one of the one or more first internal files and the one of the one or more second internal files to the output folder, or
• execute a differencing procedure on the at least one of the one of the one or more first internal files and the one of the one or more second internal files to identify one or more differences between the at least one of the one of the one or more first internal files and the one of the one or more second internal files, and storing data about the one or more differences in the output folder;
• and
• compress data stored in the output folder into one output file.