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+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Locale verification script
+//
+// usage:
+//
+//     node app/scripts/verify-locale-strings.js <locale>
+//
+// will check the given locale against the strings in english
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+var fs = require('fs')
+var path = require('path')
+
+console.log('Locale Verification')
+
+var locale = process.argv[2]
+if (!locale || locale == '') {
+	console.log('Must enter a locale as argument. exitting')
+	process.exit(1)
+}
+
+console.log("verifying for locale " + locale)
+
+localeFilePath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'app', '_locales', locale, 'messages.json')
+try {
+	localeObj = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(localeFilePath, 'utf8'));
+} catch (e) {
+	if(e.code == 'ENOENT') {
+		console.log('Locale file not found') 
+	} else {
+		console.log('Error opening your locale file: ', e)
+	}
+	process.exit(1)
+}
+
+englishFilePath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'app', '_locales', 'en', 'messages.json')
+try {
+	englishObj = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(englishFilePath, 'utf8'));
+} catch (e) {
+	if(e.code == 'ENOENT') {
+		console.log("English File not found") 
+	} else {
+		console.log("Error opening english locale file: ", e)
+	}
+	process.exit(1)
+}
+
+console.log('\tverifying whether all your locale strings are contained in the english one')
+
+var counter = 0
+var foundErrorA = false
+var notFound = [];
+Object.keys(localeObj).forEach(function(key){
+	if (!englishObj[key]) {
+		foundErrorA = true
+		notFound.push(key)
+	}
+	counter++
+})
+
+if (foundErrorA) {
+	console.log('\nThe following string(s) is(are) not found in the english locale:')
+	notFound.forEach(function(key) {
+		console.log(key)
+	})
+} else {
+	console.log('\tall ' + counter +' strings declared in your locale were found in the english one')
+}
+
+console.log('\n\tverifying whether your locale contains all english strings')
+
+var counter = 0
+var foundErrorB = false
+var notFound = [];
+Object.keys(englishObj).forEach(function(key){
+	if (!localeObj[key]) {
+		foundErrorB = true
+		notFound.push(key)
+	}
+	counter++
+})
+
+if (foundErrorB) {
+	console.log('\nThe following string(s) is(are) not found in the your locale:')
+	notFound.forEach(function(key) {
+		console.log(key)
+	})
+} else {
+	console.log('\tall ' + counter +' english strings were found in your locale!')
+}
+
+if (!foundErrorA && !foundErrorB) {
+	console.log('You are good to go')
+}
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