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 : 1.300.2025 ################################################################################ Copyright (c) René Vaessen / GenXdev Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. ################################################################################> ############################################################################### <# .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' } } |