Generating program classes for use with localized resources

In a computerized system environment including text-format instructions that can be combined into computer-executable instructions, a method of combining at least a portion of text-format instructions into computer-executable instructions that can be executed to perform a localized output based on resources in a resource file, the method comprising acts for:

• identifying one or more resource references in a resource file;
• generating first text-format instructions based on the identified one or more resource references in the resource file, the first text-format instructions including one or more classes based on the identified one or more resource references and capable of accessing, at run time, the resource file to obtain a corresponding resource reference from the resource file;
• creating second text-format instructions that reference at least one class generated in the first text-format instructions, the at least one class providing access to the resource file so as to obtain an identified resource reference from the resource file;
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• combining the first text-format instructions and the second text-format instructions into combined instructions, wherein at least one of the combined instructions calls the identified resource reference.

In a computerized system environment including text-format instructions that can be combined into computer-executable instructions, a method of automatically generating at least a portion of the text-format instructions that can be combined into computer-executable instructions to increase the likelihood of identifying errors that can potentially occur when the computer-executable instructions are executed, and to thereby minimize the lines of code that are manually generated, the method comprising:

• a step for simplifying the number of lines of program code a software developer must write by generating first text-format instructions that include one or more program classes based on one or more resource references in a resource file, at least one of the classes capable of accessing, at execution, the resource file to access one or more resource references found in the resource file;
• an act of creating second text-format instructions that reference at least one class generated in the first text-format instructions instead of the resource file or resource references in the resource file, the at least one class providing access to the resource file so as to obtain an identified string reference from the resource file;
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• an act of combining the first text-format instructions and the second text-format instructions into combined instructions, wherein at least one of the combined instructions calls the identified string reference upon execution.

In a computerized system environment including text-format instructions that can be combined into computer-executable instructions, a method of automatically generating at least a portion of the text-format instructions that can be combined into computer-executable instructions to increase the likelihood of identifying errors that can potentially occur when the computer-executable instructions are executed, and to thereby minimize the lines of code that are manually generated, the method comprising acts for:

• electronically iterating over an electronic resource file, wherein the resource file comprises one or more string references for one or more culture-specific string values, and wherein at least one of the one or more string references in the resource file is identified;
• automatically generating a class source file comprising one or more classes that correspond with each identified string reference, the classes including one or more class interfaces;
• creating a program file that includes program code, the program code including a program call to one or more classes in the class source file;
• combining the program file and the class source file into one or more executable files capable of calling the reference file at execution to obtain the identified string reference;
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• referencing the resource file for the culture-specific string value related to the associated class when executing the one or more executable files, thereby applying the culture-specific string values to the associated class as appropriate.

A computer program product for use in a computerized system environment including text-format instructions that can be combined into computer-executable instructions, the computer program product for implementing a method of combining at least a portion of text-format instructions into computer-executable instructions that can be executed to perform a localized output based on resources in a resource file, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the computerized system to perform the following:

• identify one or more resource references in a resource file;
• generate first text-format instructions based on the identified one or more resource references, the first text-format instructions including one or more classes based on the identified one or more resource references;
• create second text-format instructions that reference at least one class generated in the first text-format instructions, the at least one class providing access to the reference file to obtain access to an identified resource reference from the resource file;
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• combine the first text-format instructions and the second text-format instructions into combined instructions, wherein at least one of the combined instructions provides access to the resource file to calls the identified resource reference.

A computer program product for use in a computerized system environment including text-format instructions that can be combined into computer-executable instructions, the computer program product for implanting a method of automatically generating at least a portion of the text-format instructions that can be combined into computer-executable instructions to increase the likelihood of identifying errors that can potentially occur when the computer-executable instructions are executed, and to thereby minimize the lines of code that are manually generated, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the computerized system to perform the following:

• receive a resource file containing one or more resource references and one or more corresponding resource values;
• parse the resource file to identify at least one resource reference that can be included in a class;
• generate a class based on the identified at least one resource reference, the class comprising one or more class interfaces, and text-format instructions capable of accessing, at run time, the resource file and obtaining a corresponding at least one resource value;
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• output the generated classes to a class file including automatically generated text-format instructions capable of accessing, at run time, the resource file and calling the corresponding at least one resource value.