Interface IFileTypeManager

This is the main access point for file conversion operations.

The file type manager holds a prioritized list of file type definitions. The order of file type definitions is important, as it determines which file types take precedence over others in case multiple file type definitions could be used to process the same file. The most significant file type definition appears first in the list.

In implementations, the file type manager is often pre-configured with a set of file type definitions in the host application. However, the list can also be explicitly manipulated by calling AddFileTypeDefinition(IFileTypeDefinition), InsertFileTypeDefinition(Int32, IFileTypeDefinition) or RemoveFileTypeDefinition(IFileTypeDefinition). File type definitions can be instantiated from existing files or resources using the FileTypeDefinitionFactory.

Call one of the overloaded GetConverter...() methods to use the file type definitions to automatically detect file types and initialize a IMultiFileConverter to process the content.

Namespace: Sdl.FileTypeSupport.Framework.IntegrationApi

Assembly: Sdl.FileTypeSupport.Framework.Core.dll

Syntax

public interface IFileTypeManager

Remarks

Actual file type manager instances are often provided by the application that hosts the framework, in which case they are often pre-configured from some configuration (e.g. through the spring framework).

Properties

AutoLoadedFileTypes

Gets a list of filetypes which should be auto-loaded by the Host. This is used to indicate new file types in this particular version of the FileTypeManager

Declaration

List<string> AutoLoadedFileTypes { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.List<System.String>

ConfigurationVersionInformation

Provides information on the version of the configuration information that is used to instantiate the current instance of the IFileTypeManager. This can be used to determine whether the instance is working with the latest version of configuration information that the host application requires.

For instance, applications may transfer their file type manager configuration information from one system to another. By checking this property the application can determine the state of the configuration, and perform additional tasks to ensure the configuration is in the format that the application requires (e.g. deploy additional filters that have only been released in the latest version of the application).

Declaration

string ConfigurationVersionInformation { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

DefaultBilingualFileTypeDefinition

The file type definitions that should be used as the default bilingual file type, or null if none.

Declaration

IFileTypeDefinition DefaultBilingualFileTypeDefinition { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IFileTypeDefinition

Remarks

By default, this property returns the first file type definition in the list for which the IsBilingualDocumentFileType is true.

The default bilingual file type can be explicitly changed by setting this property to another file type definition in the list that is also a bilingual document file type.

Attempting to set this property to a file type definition that is not in the list will yield a FileTypeDefinitionNotFoundException.

Attempting to set this property to a file type definition that is not a bilingual document file type will yield a NotBilingualFileTypeException.

FileTypeDefinitionFactory

Provides access to the implementation used to instantiate file type definitions. Can be used to explicitly create a file type definition that can be added to the manager by calling AddFileTypeDefinition(IFileTypeDefinition) or InsertFileTypeDefinition(Int32, IFileTypeDefinition).

Declaration

IFileTypeDefinitionFactory FileTypeDefinitionFactory { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IFileTypeDefinitionFactory

FileTypeDefinitions

The file type definitions that are currently known to this instance of the file type manager.

The order of the file type definitions defines their relative priority, with the most significant file type definition appearing first.

Declaration

IFileTypeDefinition[] FileTypeDefinitions { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IFileTypeDefinition[]

SettingsBundle

The settings bundle containing the settings used by components of the FileTypeManager. This property should be set before any operations requiring the use of settings are invoked (for example, GetConverterToBilingual implementations) or the operation may not work as expected. This property can return null if no settings bundle has been set.

Declaration

ISettingsBundle SettingsBundle { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ISettingsBundle

Methods

AddFileTypeDefinition(IFileTypeDefinition)

Appends a file type definition to the collection.

Declaration

void AddFileTypeDefinition(IFileTypeDefinition fileTypeDefinition)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IFileTypeDefinition	fileTypeDefinition

Remarks

The file type definition is added last in the list of known file type definitions.

BuildAdditionalGeneratorsInfo(IGeneratorInfo[])

Helper method to create additional generator information so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

IAdditionalGeneratorsInfo BuildAdditionalGeneratorsInfo(params IGeneratorInfo[] generators)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IGeneratorInfo[]	generators

Returns

Type	Description
IAdditionalGeneratorsInfo

BuildBilingualGenerator(IBilingualDocumentWriter)

Helper function to create a bilingual generator for a bilingual document writer, so that it can be used with relevant overloads to GetConverter.

Declaration

IBilingualDocumentGenerator BuildBilingualGenerator(IBilingualDocumentWriter bilingualWriter)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IBilingualDocumentWriter	bilingualWriter	a bilingual document writer, capable of serializing the bilingual content model

Returns

Type	Description
IBilingualDocumentGenerator	a bilingual document generator instance where the bilingual writer is assigned to the Writer property.

BuildBilingualGenerator(IFileTypeDefinition)

Helper function used by the file type manager implementation and other components that need to instantiate a bilingual generator for a specific file type.

Declaration

IBilingualDocumentGenerator BuildBilingualGenerator(IFileTypeDefinition filterDefinitionToUse)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IFileTypeDefinition	filterDefinitionToUse

Returns

Type	Description
IBilingualDocumentGenerator

BuildDefaultBilingualGenerator()

Helper function that constructs an instance of a generator for the default bilingual file format, if set.

Declaration

IBilingualDocumentGenerator BuildDefaultBilingualGenerator()

Returns

Type	Description
IBilingualDocumentGenerator	`null` if no default bilingual file type has been set

BuildExtractor(String, CultureInfo, Codepage, INativeTextLocationMessageReporter)

Helper function used by the file type manager implementation and other components that need to create components that are normally used through the file converters objects.

Determines the best matching file type for the specified file according to the rules described in the documentation of GetConverter(String[], CultureInfo, Codepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>) and returns an initialized file extractor that can be used to process the file.

Declaration

IFileExtractor BuildExtractor(string filePath, CultureInfo cultureInfo, Codepage suggestedCodepage, INativeTextLocationMessageReporter messageReporter)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filePath
System.Globalization.CultureInfo	cultureInfo	Source CultureInfo of the file
Codepage	suggestedCodepage	Suggested codepage of the file
INativeTextLocationMessageReporter	messageReporter	(Optional) message reporter implementation that will be passed to file sniffers

Returns

Type	Description
IFileExtractor

Exceptions

Type	Condition
FileNotSupportedException	Thrown if none of the file type definitions can be used to process the file

BuildExtractorNoSniffing(String, String, CultureInfo, Codepage, INativeTextLocationMessageReporter)

Builds a FileExtractor without sniffing - the FileType to use is defined by the fileTypeDefinitionId

Declaration

IFileExtractor BuildExtractorNoSniffing(string fileTypeDefinitionId, string filePath, CultureInfo suggestedSourceLanguage, Codepage suggestedCodepage, INativeTextLocationMessageReporter messageReporter)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileTypeDefinitionId
System.String	filePath
System.Globalization.CultureInfo	suggestedSourceLanguage
Codepage	suggestedCodepage
INativeTextLocationMessageReporter	messageReporter

Returns

Type	Description
IFileExtractor

BuildFileExtractor(IBilingualParser, IFileTypeComponentBuilder)

Helper method to create a file extractor so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

IFileExtractor BuildFileExtractor(IBilingualParser fileReader, IFileTypeComponentBuilder componentBuilder)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IBilingualParser	fileReader
IFileTypeComponentBuilder	componentBuilder

Returns

Type	Description
IFileExtractor

BuildFileExtractor(INativeExtractor, IFileTypeComponentBuilder)

Helper method to create a file extractor so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

IFileExtractor BuildFileExtractor(INativeExtractor fileReader, IFileTypeComponentBuilder componentBuilder)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INativeExtractor	fileReader
IFileTypeComponentBuilder	componentBuilder

Returns

Type	Description
IFileExtractor

BuildFileGenerator(IBilingualWriter)

Helper method to create a file generator so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

IFileGenerator BuildFileGenerator(IBilingualWriter bilingualWriter)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IBilingualWriter	bilingualWriter

Returns

Type	Description
IFileGenerator

BuildFileGenerator(INativeGenerator)

Helper method to create a file generator so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

IFileGenerator BuildFileGenerator(INativeGenerator nativeGenerator)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INativeGenerator	nativeGenerator

Returns

Type	Description
IFileGenerator

BuildFileTypeInformation()

Helper method to create file type information so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

IFileTypeInformation BuildFileTypeInformation()

Returns

Type	Description
IFileTypeInformation

BuildGeneratorInfo()

Helper method to create generator information so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

IGeneratorInfo BuildGeneratorInfo()

Returns

Type	Description
IGeneratorInfo

BuildNativeExtractor(INativeFileParser)

Helper method to create a native extractor so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

INativeExtractor BuildNativeExtractor(INativeFileParser nativeFileParser)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INativeFileParser	nativeFileParser

Returns

Type	Description
INativeExtractor

BuildNativeGenerator(INativeFileWriter)

Helper method to create a native generator so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

INativeGenerator BuildNativeGenerator(INativeFileWriter nativeFileWriter)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INativeFileWriter	nativeFileWriter

Returns

Type	Description
INativeGenerator

BuildNativeGenerator(IPersistentFileConversionProperties)

Helper function used by the file type manager implementation and other components that need to create a file generator component from a specific file type definition.

Creates and initializes a file generator that can be used to write native output files.

Declaration

IFileGenerator BuildNativeGenerator(IPersistentFileConversionProperties fileConversionProperties)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IPersistentFileConversionProperties	fileConversionProperties	Properties with information on the file being generated, including the id of the file type definition used to convert the original native file. This can either be the persistent file properties that were created when reading the original native file, or they can be retrieved from the bilingual parser.

Returns

Type	Description
IFileGenerator	A file generator object that can be used to create a single native file.

Remarks

This method may be used as a NativeGeneratorProvider delegate in the IMultiFileConverter. The following example shows how to use this method with a multi file converter:

void SetNativeGeneratorProvider(IFileTypeManager manager, IMultiFileConverter converter)
{
   converter.NativeGeneratorProvider = new NativeGeneratorProvider(manager.BuildFileGenerator);
}

Exceptions

Type	Condition
FileTypeDefinitionNotFoundException	thrown if the specified file type definition ID is not one of the file type definitions in the file type manager

BuildNativeGeneratorWithVerifiers(IPersistentFileConversionProperties)

This is an alternative implementation of the BuildNativeGenerator(IPersistentFileConversionProperties) method, which creates a generator with objects that will perform native verification of the generated file.

Declaration

IFileGenerator BuildNativeGeneratorWithVerifiers(IPersistentFileConversionProperties fileConversionProperties)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IPersistentFileConversionProperties	fileConversionProperties

Returns

Type	Description
IFileGenerator

BuildNativeSubContentExtractor(INativeFileParser)

Helper method to create a native sub-content extractor so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

INativeSubContentExtractor BuildNativeSubContentExtractor(INativeFileParser nativeFileParser)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INativeFileParser	nativeFileParser

Returns

Type	Description
INativeSubContentExtractor

BuildNativeSubContentGenerator(INativeFileWriter)

Helper method to create a native sub content generator so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

INativeSubContentGenerator BuildNativeSubContentGenerator(INativeFileWriter nativeFileWriter)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INativeFileWriter	nativeFileWriter

Returns

Type	Description
INativeSubContentGenerator

BuildPreviewSetsFactory()

Helper method to create a preview sets factory so that it can be used by filter compnent builders.

Declaration

IPreviewSetsFactory BuildPreviewSetsFactory()

Returns

Type	Description
IPreviewSetsFactory

BuildQuickTagsFactory()

Helper method to create a QuickTags factory so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

IQuickTagsFactory BuildQuickTagsFactory()

Returns

Type	Description
IQuickTagsFactory

BuildSubContentExtractor(IBilingualParser, IFileTypeComponentBuilder)

Helper method to create a sub-content extractor so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

ISubContentExtractor BuildSubContentExtractor(IBilingualParser fileReader, IFileTypeComponentBuilder componentBuilder)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IBilingualParser	fileReader
IFileTypeComponentBuilder	componentBuilder

Returns

Type	Description
ISubContentExtractor

BuildSubContentExtractor(INativeSubContentExtractor, IFileTypeComponentBuilder)

Helper method to create a sub-content file extractor so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

ISubContentExtractor BuildSubContentExtractor(INativeSubContentExtractor subContentReader, IFileTypeComponentBuilder componentBuilder)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INativeSubContentExtractor	subContentReader
IFileTypeComponentBuilder	componentBuilder

Returns

Type	Description
ISubContentExtractor

BuildSubContentGenerator(IBilingualWriter)

Helper method to create a sub content generator so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

ISubContentGenerator BuildSubContentGenerator(IBilingualWriter bilingualWriter)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IBilingualWriter	bilingualWriter

Returns

Type	Description
ISubContentGenerator

BuildSubContentGenerator(INativeSubContentGenerator)

Helper method to create a sub content generator so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

ISubContentGenerator BuildSubContentGenerator(INativeSubContentGenerator nativeSubContentGenerator)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INativeSubContentGenerator	nativeSubContentGenerator

Returns

Type	Description
ISubContentGenerator

BuildVerifierCollection()

Helper method to create a verifier collection so that it can be used by filter component builders.

Declaration

IVerifierCollection BuildVerifierCollection()

Returns

Type	Description
IVerifierCollection

ClearFileTypeDefinitions()

Removes all file type definitions from the collection.

Declaration

void ClearFileTypeDefinitions()

CreateFileTypeDefinition(IFileTypeComponentBuilder, FileTypeProfile)

Creates a file type definition based on component builder and overrides the FileTypeInformation with the supplied profile override.

Declaration

IFileTypeDefinition CreateFileTypeDefinition(IFileTypeComponentBuilder componentBuilder, FileTypeProfile profileOverride)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IFileTypeComponentBuilder	componentBuilder	The component builder used to initialize the FileTypeDefinition
FileTypeProfile	profileOverride	profile used to override the FileTypeInformation

Returns

Type	Description
IFileTypeDefinition	The created IFileTypeDefinitionInstance

CreateFileTypeDefinition(String)

Creates a file type definition based on the filter definition ID of component builder which should be used to create this filter.

Declaration

IFileTypeDefinition CreateFileTypeDefinition(string fileTypeDefinitionId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileTypeDefinitionId	ID of component builder which should be used to create this filter

Returns

Type	Description
IFileTypeDefinition	The created IFileTypeDefinitionInstance

CreateFileTypeDefinition(String, FileTypeProfile)

Creates a file type definition based on the Id and a profile override. The FilterManager must discover the actual component builder associated with this definition and create a new definition based on it. If a profileOverride has been supplied, then this should override the FileTypeInformation for that definition.

Declaration

IFileTypeDefinition CreateFileTypeDefinition(string fileTypeDefinitionId, FileTypeProfile profileOverride)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileTypeDefinitionId	ID of component builder which should be used to create this filter
FileTypeProfile	profileOverride	profile used to override the FileTypeInformation

Returns

Type	Description
IFileTypeDefinition	The created IFileTypeDefinitionInstance

FindFileTypeDefinition(FileTypeDefinitionId)

Locates a file type definition from the collection using ids.

Declaration

IFileTypeDefinition FindFileTypeDefinition(FileTypeDefinitionId id)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
FileTypeDefinitionId	id

Returns

Type	Description
IFileTypeDefinition	The corresponding file type definition, or `null` if none

GetAllMatchingFileTypeDefinitions(String, Language, Codepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>)

Returns the file type definitions that can operate on the specified file.

Each file type definition is evaluated in order to determine if it can process the file, which may involve invoking the corresponding file sniffer.

Only file type definitions that are enabled and not hidden are evaluated.

Declaration

IEnumerable<Pair<IFileTypeDefinition, SniffInfo>> GetAllMatchingFileTypeDefinitions(string nativeFilePath, Language suggestedSourceLanguage, Codepage suggestedCodepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs> messageHandler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	nativeFilePath	The path to the file which is 'sniffed' in order to determine applicable file type definitions.
Language	suggestedSourceLanguage
Codepage	suggestedCodepage
System.EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>	messageHandler	Optional handler for messages reported by any file sniffers invoked in the process. You may pass `null` for this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<Pair<IFileTypeDefinition, SniffInfo>>	File type definitions that can operate on the file specified, and the information from their file sniffers

Remarks

If more than one file type definition is returned, the order corresponds to the order in which the definitions appear in the manager.

If all file types are enabled, the first file type definition returned is the one that is used if calling one of the GetConverter overloads.

Any messages generated during file sniffing are reported to the optional messageHandler.

GetAllMatchingFileTypeDefinitions(String, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>)

Returns the file type definitions that can operate on the specified file.

Each file type definition is evaluated in order to determine if it can process the file, which may involve invoking the corresponding file sniffer.

Only file type definitions that are enabled and not hidden are evaluated.

Declaration

IEnumerable<Pair<IFileTypeDefinition, SniffInfo>> GetAllMatchingFileTypeDefinitions(string nativeFilePath, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs> messageHandler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	nativeFilePath	The path to the file which is 'sniffed' in order to determine applicable file type definitions.
System.EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>	messageHandler	Optional handler for messages reported by any file sniffers invoked in the process. You may pass `null` for this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<Pair<IFileTypeDefinition, SniffInfo>>	File type definitions that can operate on the file specified, and the information from their file sniffers

Remarks

If more than one file type definition is returned, the order corresponds to the order in which the definitions appear in the manager.

If all file types are enabled, the first file type definition returned is the one that is used if calling one of the GetConverter overloads.

Any messages generated during file sniffing are reported to the optional messageHandler.

GetBestMatchingFileTypeDefinition(String, Language, Codepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>)

Returns the first file type definition that can operate on the specified file.

Declaration

Pair<IFileTypeDefinition, SniffInfo> GetBestMatchingFileTypeDefinition(string nativeFilePath, Language suggestedSourceLanguage, Codepage suggestedCodepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs> messageHandler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	nativeFilePath
Language	suggestedSourceLanguage
Codepage	suggestedCodepage
System.EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>	messageHandler

Returns

Type	Description
Pair<IFileTypeDefinition, SniffInfo>

GetBestMatchingFileTypeDefinition(String, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>)

Returns the first file type definition that can operate on the specified file.

Declaration

Pair<IFileTypeDefinition, SniffInfo> GetBestMatchingFileTypeDefinition(string nativeFilePath, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs> messageHandler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	nativeFilePath
System.EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>	messageHandler

Returns

Type	Description
Pair<IFileTypeDefinition, SniffInfo>

GetConverter(IBilingualParser)

Creates and initializes a file converter to use a specific bilingual parser, and not output to anything in particular.

Declaration

IMultiFileConverter GetConverter(IBilingualParser bilingualParser)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IBilingualParser	bilingualParser

Returns

Type	Description
IMultiFileConverter

GetConverter(String, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>)

Creates and initializes a file converter that can be used to read a single bilingual file, without outputting content to anything in particular.

Declaration

IMultiFileConverter GetConverter(string bilingualInputFilePath, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs> messageHandler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	bilingualInputFilePath	Name of the bilingual file to read
System.EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>	messageHandler	An (optional) message handler implementation that will receive any messages reported from file sniffers invoked in the process. If a converter is returned, this message handler will also have been connected to the Message event on the converter. You may specify `null` for this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
IMultiFileConverter

GetConverter(String, String, CultureInfo, Codepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>)

Creates and initializes a file converter in order to create a bilingual file. The native fileType used for parsing is defined by the fileTypeDefinitionId - no sniffing is done

Declaration

IMultiFileConverter GetConverter(string fileTypeDefinitionId, string filePath, CultureInfo sourceLanguage, Codepage suggestedCodepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs> messageHandler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileTypeDefinitionId
System.String	filePath
System.Globalization.CultureInfo	sourceLanguage
Codepage	suggestedCodepage
System.EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>	messageHandler

Returns

Type	Description
IMultiFileConverter

GetConverter(String[], CultureInfo, Codepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>)

Creates and initializes a file converter for reading native files, without passing the output to anything.

Declaration

IMultiFileConverter GetConverter(string[] nativeFilePaths, CultureInfo sourceLanguage, Codepage suggestedCodepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs> messageHandler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String[]	nativeFilePaths	The native files to be converted
System.Globalization.CultureInfo	sourceLanguage	Expected source language of the files. The same source (and target) language must be used for all the files processed with a single converter instance. If the language can be determined automatically from the content of the file (e.g. when reading a bilingual format such as TTX), this parameter may be ignored by the parser. If this parameter is left undefined, it is up to the file sniffer and/or parser to try to determine the language. Parser components may report an error or a warning if they cannot reliably identify the language.
Codepage	suggestedCodepage	A rough guess of what encoding the files use. This is normally set to the default codepage for the language, but can also be `null`. This serves only as a hint. A file sniffer can be used to determine the actual encoding for each file. An undefined codepage object can be used if no encoding can be guessed. It is then up to the file sniffer and/or parser to best determine the encoding and report an error if they fail or a warning if the result is not definite.
System.EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>	messageHandler	An (optional) message handler implementation that will receive any messages reported from file sniffers invoked in the process. If a converter is returned, this message handler will also be connected to the Message event on the converter. You may specify `null` for this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
IMultiFileConverter	A file converter object initialized to read the files, based on information from the best matching file type definitions.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
OneOrMoreFilesNotSupportedException	Thrown if there are files for which no file type definition in the file type manager can be used.

GetConverterToBilingual(IBilingualParser, IBilingualDocumentGenerator, BilingualDocumentOutputPropertiesProvider)

Creates and initializes a file converter for an existing bilingual parser and writer.

Declaration

IMultiFileConverter GetConverterToBilingual(IBilingualParser bilingualParser, IBilingualDocumentGenerator writer, BilingualDocumentOutputPropertiesProvider outputSettingsProvider)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IBilingualParser	bilingualParser	Bilingual parser to be used for input with the converter
IBilingualDocumentGenerator	writer	Bilingual writer to use as output with the converter
BilingualDocumentOutputPropertiesProvider	outputSettingsProvider	Implementation of the output settings provider for bilingual document files. Will be passed to the multi-file converter and used for writing bilingual document files. If the bilingual document generator does not have a bilingual document file writer, you can pass `null` for this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
IMultiFileConverter	A file converter object initialized to read content using the specified parser and output to the specified writer. To use the file converter, add your own bilingual processors to the converter, and call Parse() or ParseNext() to process the content.

GetConverterToBilingual(String, IBilingualDocumentGenerator, BilingualDocumentOutputPropertiesProvider, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>)

Creates and initializes a file converter for a single file, typically of the default bilingual file type. The specified bilingual document generator will be used for output.

The file type definitions are tested in order, and the first file type definition that matches the input file is used. The following steps are used to determine if a file type definition matches the file:

The regular expression is evaluated against the name of the file to be converted. If it does not match, the file type definition is not used.
If a file sniffer is defined for the file type definition, it gets applied to the file. If the file sniffer does not indicate that the file is supported, the file type definition is not used.

If no matching file type definition is found, a OneOrMoreFilesNotSupportedException is thrown.

Declaration

IMultiFileConverter GetConverterToBilingual(string bilingualInputFilePath, IBilingualDocumentGenerator writer, BilingualDocumentOutputPropertiesProvider outputSettingsProvider, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs> messageHandler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	bilingualInputFilePath	The file to be converted. The language and code page of this file is expected to be automatically detected by the file sniffer, no external hints should be necessary.
IBilingualDocumentGenerator	writer	Bilingual writer to use as output with the converter
BilingualDocumentOutputPropertiesProvider	outputSettingsProvider	Implementation of the output settings provider for bilingual document files. Will be passed to the multi-file converter and used for writing bilingual document files. If the bilingual document generator does not have a bilingual document file writer, you can pass `null` for this parameter.
System.EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>	messageHandler	An (optional) message handler implementation that will receive any messages reported from file sniffers invoked in the process. If a converter is returned, this message handler will also be connected to the Message event on the converter. You may specify `null` for this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
IMultiFileConverter	A file converter object initialized to read the file, based on information from the best matching file type definition. To use the file converter, add your own bilingual processors to the converter, and call Parse() or ParseNext() to process the file.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
OneOrMoreFilesNotSupportedException	Thrown if no file type definition in the file type manager can be used.

GetConverterToBilingual(String[], IBilingualDocumentGenerator, BilingualDocumentOutputPropertiesProvider, CultureInfo, Codepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>)

Creates and initializes a file converter using the filters that best match a set of native files. The file converter can then be used to process all of the files as one document. The specified bilingual writer will be used for output.

The file type definitions are tested in sequence, and the first file type definition that matches a file is used for each file. The following steps are used to determine if a file type definition matches a file:

The regular expression is evaluated against the name of the file to be converted. If it does not match, the file type definition is not used.
If a file sniffer is defined for the file type definition, it gets applied to the file. If the file sniffer does not indicate that the file is supported, the file type definition is not used.

If no matching file type definition is found, a OneOrMoreFilesNotSupportedException is thrown.

Declaration

IMultiFileConverter GetConverterToBilingual(string[] nativeFilePaths, IBilingualDocumentGenerator writer, BilingualDocumentOutputPropertiesProvider outputSettingsProvider, CultureInfo sourceLanguage, Codepage suggestedCodepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs> messageHandler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String[]	nativeFilePaths	The native files to be converted
IBilingualDocumentGenerator	writer	Bilingual writer to use as output with the converter
BilingualDocumentOutputPropertiesProvider	outputSettingsProvider	Implementation of the output settings provider for bilingual document files. Will be passed to the multi-file converter and used for writing bilingual document files. If the bilingual document generator does not have a bilingual document file writer, you can pass `null` as parameter.
System.Globalization.CultureInfo	sourceLanguage	Expected source language of the files. The same source (and target) language must be used for all the files processed with a single converter instance. If the language can be determined automatically from the content of the file (e.g. when reading a bilingual format such as TTX), this parameter may be ignored by the parser. If this parameter is left undefined, it is up to the file sniffer and/or parser to try to determine the language. Parser components may report an error or a warning if they cannot reliably identify the language.
Codepage	suggestedCodepage	A rough guess on what encoding the files use. This is normally set to the default code page for the language, but can also be `null`. This serves only as a hint. A file sniffer can be used to determine the actual encoding for each file. An undefined codepage object can be used if no encoding can be guessed. It is then up to the file sniffer and/or parser to best determine the encoding, and report an error if they fail or a warning if the result is not definite.
System.EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>	messageHandler	An (optional) message handler implementation that will receive any messages reported from file sniffers invoked in the process. If a converter is returned, this message handler will also be connected to the Message event on the converter. You may specify `null` for this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
IMultiFileConverter	A file converter object initialized to read the files, based on information from the best matching file type definitions. To use the file converter, add your own bilingual processors to the converter and call Parse() or ParseNext() to process the native files.

Remarks

To convert bilingual files to native, you would typically rather use GetConverterToNative(String, OutputPropertiesProvider, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>).

Exceptions

Type	Condition
OneOrMoreFilesNotSupportedException	thrown if there are files for which no file type definition in the file type manager can be used.

GetConverterToDefaultBilingual(IBilingualParser, String)

Creates and initializes a file converter to write a bilingual output file in the default format, reading input from a specified bilingual parser.

Declaration

IMultiFileConverter GetConverterToDefaultBilingual(IBilingualParser bilingualParser, string bilingualOutputFilePath)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IBilingualParser	bilingualParser	The parser to be used for input
System.String	bilingualOutputFilePath	Full path to the bilingual file to be created

Returns

Type	Description
IMultiFileConverter	A file converter object initialized to read content using the bilingual parser and write an output file in the default bilingual format with the specified name. To use the file converter, add your own bilingual processors to the converter and call Parse() or ParseNext().

GetConverterToDefaultBilingual(String, String, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>)

Creates and initializes a file converter in order to read a single (typically bilingual) input file and write a bilingual output file in the default format.

The converter will automatically use the file type that best matches the file to be converted.

The file type definitions are each tested in sequence, and the first file type definition that matches the input file is used. The following steps are used to determine if a file type definition matches:

The regular expression is evaluated against the name of the file to be converted. If it does not match, the file type definition is not used.
If a file sniffer is defined for the file type definition, it is applied to the file. If the file sniffer does not indicate that the file is supported, the file type definition is not used.

If no matching file type definition is found, a OneOrMoreFilesNotSupportedException is thrown.

Declaration

IMultiFileConverter GetConverterToDefaultBilingual(string bilingualInputFilePath, string bilingualOutputFilePath, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs> messageHandler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	bilingualInputFilePath	The native files to be converted
System.String	bilingualOutputFilePath	Full path to the bilingual file to be created
System.EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>	messageHandler	(optional) A message handler implementation that will receive any messages reported from file sniffers invoked in the process. If a converter is returned, this message handler will also be connected to the Message event on the converter. You may specify `null` for this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
IMultiFileConverter	A file converter object initialized to read the file, based on information from the best matching file type definition that will create an output file in the default bilingual format with the specified name. To use the file converter, add your own bilingual processors to the converter and call Parse() or ParseNext().

Remarks

To convert bilingual files to native you would typically use GetConverterToNative(String, OutputPropertiesProvider, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>).

Exceptions

Type	Condition
OneOrMoreFilesNotSupportedException	Thrown if no file type definition in the file type manager can be used.

GetConverterToDefaultBilingual(String, String, String, CultureInfo, Codepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>)

Creates and initializes a file converter in order to create a bilingual file in the default format. The converter will only use the file type specified by the fileTypeDefinitionId and bypasses the sniffer

Declaration

IMultiFileConverter GetConverterToDefaultBilingual(string fileTypeDefinitionId, string filePath, string bilingualOutputFilePath, CultureInfo sourceLanguage, Codepage suggestedCodepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs> messageHandler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileTypeDefinitionId
System.String	filePath
System.String	bilingualOutputFilePath
System.Globalization.CultureInfo	sourceLanguage
Codepage	suggestedCodepage
System.EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>	messageHandler

Returns

Type	Description
IMultiFileConverter

GetConverterToDefaultBilingual(String[], String, CultureInfo, Codepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>)

Creates and initializes a file converter in order to create a bilingual file in the default format.

The converter will automatically use the filters that best match the native files to be converted. These converters are selected as described below.

The file type definitions are each tested in sequence, and the first file type definition that matches a file is used for each file. The following steps are used to determine if a file type definition matches a file:

The regular expression is evaluated against the name of the file to be converted. If it does not match, the file type definition is not used.
If a file sniffer is defined for the file type definition, it is applied to the file. If the file sniffer does not indicate that the file is supported, the file type definition is not used.

If no matching file type definition is found, a OneOrMoreFilesNotSupportedException is thrown.

Declaration

IMultiFileConverter GetConverterToDefaultBilingual(string[] nativeFilePaths, string bilingualOutputFilePath, CultureInfo sourceLanguage, Codepage suggestedCodepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs> messageHandler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String[]	nativeFilePaths	The native files to be converted.
System.String	bilingualOutputFilePath	Full path to the bilingual file to be created.
System.Globalization.CultureInfo	sourceLanguage	Expected source language of the files. The same source (and target) language must be used for all the files processed with a single converter instance. If the language can be determined automatically from the content of the file (e.g. when reading a bilingual format such as TTX), this parameter may be ignored by the parser. If this parameter is left undefined, it is up to the file sniffer and/or parser to try to determine the language. Parser components may report an error or a warning if they cannot reliably identify the language.
Codepage	suggestedCodepage	A rough guess of what encoding the files use. This is normally set to the default codepage for the language, but can also be `null`. This serves only as a hint. A file sniffer can be used to determine the actual encoding for each file. An undefined codepage object can be used if no encoding can be guessed. It is then up to the file sniffer and/or parser to best determine the encoding and report an error if they fail, or a warning if the result is not definite.
System.EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>	messageHandler	An (optional) message handler implementation that will receive any messages reported from file sniffers invoked in the process. If a converter is returned, this message handler will also have been connected to the Message event on the converter. You may specify `null` for this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
IMultiFileConverter	A file converter object initialized to read the files, based on information from the best matching file type definitions. To use the file converter, add your own bilingual processors to the converter and call Parse() or ParseNext() to process the native files.

Remarks

To convert bilingual files to native you would typically use GetConverterToNative(String, OutputPropertiesProvider, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>).

Examples

This example shows how this method could be used convert a bunch of native files into a single SDL XLIFF document.

void ConvertFilesToXliff(IFileTypeManager manager, string[] nativeFiles, CultureInfo language, Codepage suggestedCodepage, string xliffFilePath)
{
    IMultiFileConverter converter = manager.GetConverterToDefaultBilingual(nativeFiles[], xliffFilePath, language, suggestedCodepage, null, settingsBundle);
    converter.Parse();
}

Exceptions

Type	Condition
OneOrMoreFilesNotSupportedException	thrown if there are files for which no file type definition in the file type manager can be used.

GetConverterToNative(IBilingualParser, OutputPropertiesProvider)

Creates a converter for writing native output files for content read by a specified bilingual parser.

Declaration

IMultiFileConverter GetConverterToNative(IBilingualParser bilingualParser, OutputPropertiesProvider outputSettingsProvider)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IBilingualParser	bilingualParser	The parser that will be used for input
OutputPropertiesProvider	outputSettingsProvider	(Optional) implementation of the output settings provider that will be passed to the multi-file converter and used for writing files as native If this parameter is provided (i.e. not `null`), the returned converter will be initialized to use this file type manager to create native file generators, and the specified output settings provider will be used to determine output properties for the native files when they are created.

Returns

Type	Description
IMultiFileConverter	A file converter that may be used to convert bilingual content to native output files

GetConverterToNative(String, OutputPropertiesProvider, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>)

Creates a converter for parsing a single file and writing native output files.

This is intended for bilingual file types, in which the languages and codepage can be deducted automatically from the file content.

This version is typically used for parsing SDL XLIFF documents (where support for these have been installed as another bilingual file type). However, it could also be used for processing individual native files in which source language (and codepage) can be deducted from the file content.

Declaration

IMultiFileConverter GetConverterToNative(string bilingualInputFilePath, OutputPropertiesProvider outputSettingsProvider, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs> messageHandler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	bilingualInputFilePath	Full path to a bilingual (typically SDL XLIFF) file
OutputPropertiesProvider	outputSettingsProvider	(Optional) implementation of the output settings provider that will be passed to the multi-file converter and used for writing files as native. If this parameter is provided (i.e. not null), the returned converter will be initialized to use this file type manager to create native file generators, and the specified output settings provider will be used to determine output properties for the native files when they are created.
System.EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>	messageHandler	An (optional) message handler implementation that will receive any messages reported from file sniffers invoked in the process. If a converter is returned, this message handler will also be connected to the Message event on the converter. You may specify `null` for this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
IMultiFileConverter	A file converter that may be used to convert bilingual files to native output files

Remarks

If language (and/or codepage) cannot be successfully determined by the file type components, an exception should be thrown.

Examples

The following code example shows how to convert an SDL XLIFF file into native target language files.

void SaveAsTarget(IFileTypeManager manager, string xliffFilePath, string outputFolder)
{
   FolderPathProvider pathProvider = new FolderPathProvider(outputFolder);
   IMultiFileConverter converter = manager.GetConverterToNative(xliffFilePath, pathProvider.Provider, settingsBundle);
   converter.AddBilingualProcessor(new SourceToTargetCopier(ExistingContentHandling.Preserve));
   converter.Parse();
}

Note that a SourceToTargetCopier object is used to ensure that ParagraphUnits without target content are output as source (they would otherwise be emitted as nothing, which could lead to unexpected results).

GetConverterToNative(String[], OutputPropertiesProvider, CultureInfo, Codepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>)

Creates and initializes a file converter for reading native files, doing processing on them and creating native files as output in one single pass.

The regular expression is evaluated against the name of the file to be converted. If it does not match, the file type definition is not used.
If a file sniffer is defined for the file type definition, it is applied to the file. If the file sniffer does not indicate that the file is supported, the file type definition is not used.

If no matching file type definition is found, a OneOrMoreFilesNotSupportedException is thrown.

Declaration

IMultiFileConverter GetConverterToNative(string[] nativeFilePaths, OutputPropertiesProvider outputSettingsProvider, CultureInfo sourceLanguage, Codepage suggestedCodepage, EventHandler<MessageEventArgs> messageHandler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String[]	nativeFilePaths	The native files to be converted
OutputPropertiesProvider	outputSettingsProvider	Implementation of the output settings provider that will be passed to the multi-file converter and used for writing files as native. The returned converter will be initialized to use this file type manager to create native file generators, and the specified output settings provider will be used to determine the output properties for the native files when they are created.
System.Globalization.CultureInfo	sourceLanguage	Expected source language of the files. The same source (and target) language must be used for all the files processed with a single converter instance. If the language can be determined automatically from the content of the file (e.g. when reading a bilingual format such as TTX), this parameter may be ignored by the parser. If this parameter is left undefined, it is up to the file sniffer and/or parser to try to determine the language. Parser components may report an error or a warning if they cannot reliably identify the language.
Codepage	suggestedCodepage	A rough guess of what encoding the files use. This is normally set to the default codepage for the language, but can also be `null`. This serves only as a hint. A file sniffer can be used to determine the actual encoding for each file. An undefined codepage object can be used if no encoding can be guessed. It is then up to the file sniffer and/or parser to best determine the encoding, and report an error if they fail or a warning if the result is not definite.
System.EventHandler<MessageEventArgs>	messageHandler	An (optional) message handler implementation that will receive any messages reported from file sniffers invoked in the process. If a converter is returned, this message handler will also be connected to the Message event on the converter. You may specify `null` for this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
IMultiFileConverter	A file converter object initialized to read the files and write corresponding output files based on the output settings provider. To use the file converter, add your own bilingual processors to the converter and call Parse() or ParseNext() to process the native files.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
OneOrMoreFilesNotSupportedException	thrown if there are files for which no file type definition in the file type manager can be used.

InsertFileTypeDefinition(Int32, IFileTypeDefinition)

Inserts a file type definition into the collection at a specific priority position.

Declaration

void InsertFileTypeDefinition(int index, IFileTypeDefinition filterDefinition)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	index	0-based index indicating the file type definition's priority in relation to the other currently known file type definitions.
IFileTypeDefinition	filterDefinition

RemoveFileTypeDefinition(IFileTypeDefinition)

Removes a file type definition from the collection. If no such file type definition exists in the collection, nothing happens.

Declaration

void RemoveFileTypeDefinition(IFileTypeDefinition filterDefinition)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IFileTypeDefinition	filterDefinition

Interface IFileTypeManager

Namespace: Sdl.FileTypeSupport.Framework.IntegrationApi

Assembly: Sdl.FileTypeSupport.Framework.Core.dll

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Properties

AutoLoadedFileTypes

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Property Value

ConfigurationVersionInformation

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Property Value

DefaultBilingualFileTypeDefinition

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Property Value

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FileTypeDefinitionFactory

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Property Value

FileTypeDefinitions

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Property Value

SettingsBundle

Declaration

Property Value

Methods

AddFileTypeDefinition(IFileTypeDefinition)

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BuildAdditionalGeneratorsInfo(IGeneratorInfo[])

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BuildBilingualGenerator(IBilingualDocumentWriter)

Declaration

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BuildBilingualGenerator(IFileTypeDefinition)

Declaration

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BuildDefaultBilingualGenerator()

Declaration

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See Also

BuildExtractor(String, CultureInfo, Codepage, INativeTextLocationMessageReporter)

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BuildExtractorNoSniffing(String, String, CultureInfo, Codepage, INativeTextLocationMessageReporter)

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BuildFileExtractor(IBilingualParser, IFileTypeComponentBuilder)

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BuildFileExtractor(INativeExtractor, IFileTypeComponentBuilder)

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BuildFileGenerator(IBilingualWriter)

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BuildFileGenerator(INativeGenerator)

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BuildFileTypeInformation()

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BuildGeneratorInfo()

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BuildNativeExtractor(INativeFileParser)

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