How to retrieve all key-value pairs in a resource file located in App_GlobalResources - asp.net

Question

In my ASP.NET MVC application, I manage localized texts in .resx files located in App_GlobalResources folder. I am able to retrieve any text value in any file knowing its key.
Now, I want to retrieve all key/value pairs in a particular resource file in order to write the result to some JavaScript. A search revealed that I might be able to use ResXResourceReader class and iterate through the pairs; however the class is unfortunately located in the System.Windows.Forms.dll and I don't want to wire that dependency to my web app. Is there any other way I can implement this feature?

Answer 1

I've found the solution. Now no need to reference Forms.dll.
public class ScriptController : BaseController
{
private static readonly ResourceSet ResourceSet =
Resources.Controllers.Script.ResourceManager.GetResourceSet(CurrentCulture, true, true);
public ActionResult GetResources()
{
var builder = new StringBuilder();
builder.Append("var LocalizedStrings = {");
foreach (DictionaryEntry entry in ResourceSet)
{
builder.AppendFormat("{0}: \"{1}\",", entry.Key, entry.Value);
}
builder.Append("};");
Response.ContentType = "application/x-javascript";
Response.ContentEncoding = Encoding.UTF8;
return Content(builder.ToString());
}
}

Answer 2

Okay, no other answer. Seems like referencing Forms.dll is the only way right now. Here's the code I came up with.
public class ScriptController : BaseController
{
private const string ResxPathTemplate = "~/App_GlobalResources/script{0}.resx";
public ActionResult GetResources()
{
var resxPath = Server.MapPath(string.Format(ResxPathTemplate, string.Empty));
var resxPathLocalized = Server.MapPath(string.Format(ResxPathTemplate,
"." + CurrentCulture));
var pathToUse = System.IO.File.Exists(resxPathLocalized)
? resxPathLocalized
: resxPath;
var builder = new StringBuilder();
using (var rsxr = new ResXResourceReader(pathToUse))
{
builder.Append("var resources = {");
foreach (DictionaryEntry entry in rsxr)
{
builder.AppendFormat("{0}: \"{1}\",", entry.Key, entry.Value);
}
builder.Append("};");
}
Response.ContentType = "application/x-javascript";
Response.ContentEncoding = Encoding.UTF8;
return Content(builder.ToString());
}
}