microsoft / microsoft/LocalizedStringKit

We should use SourceKit for parsing Swift instead of regex

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Description

We use regex for this and it's pretty buggy.

We can't use this for Objective-C, but we may be able to force Objective-C to call into Swift to get the localized strings it needs.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the regex-based Swift parsing implementation and investigate SourceKit integration, then assess the stated Objective-C limitation. Done means replacing the buggy Swift parsing approach and defining how Objective-C obtains the localized strings it needs.

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Assessment

Tech stack
objective-c, swift
Domain
localization, tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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