[GUI] now languages are embedded in a single assembly

src/SharpEmu.CLI/SharpEmu.CLI.csproj

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
       <TargetPath>LICENSE.txt</TargetPath>
       <Visible>False</Visible>
     </Content>
-    <Content Include="..\SharpEmu.GUI\Languages\*.json">
+    <Content Include="..\SharpEmu.GUI\Languages\*.json" Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Release'">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       <TargetPath>Languages\%(Filename)%(Extension)</TargetPath>
       <Visible>False</Visible>

src/SharpEmu.GUI/Localization.cs

@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ using System.Text.Json;
 namespace SharpEmu.GUI;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Loads UI strings for the launcher from Languages/&lt;code&gt;.json next to the
-/// executable. The files are plain, pretty-printed JSON (a flat key/value
-/// map) so they stay easy to open and translate by hand; a missing or
-/// unreadable key falls back to the key name itself.
+/// Loads UI strings for the launcher. Every language ships embedded in the
+/// assembly (see SharpEmu.GUI.csproj) so a release build is fully
+/// self-contained; an optional Languages/&lt;code&gt;.json file next to the
+/// executable overrides the embedded copy for that code, so a translation
+/// fix or a brand-new language never needs a rebuild.
 /// </summary>
 public sealed class Localization
 {
@@ -17,13 +18,16 @@ public sealed class Localization
 
     public sealed record LanguageInfo(string Code, string NativeName);
 
+    private const string EmbeddedResourcePrefix = "Languages.";
+    private const string EmbeddedResourceSuffix = ".json";
+
     private Dictionary<string, string> _strings = new();
 
     private Localization()
     {
     }
 
-    /// <summary>Directory holding the *.json language files; user-editable.</summary>
+    /// <summary>Directory holding optional *.json language overrides, next to the executable.</summary>
     public static string LanguagesDirectory => Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "Languages");
 
     public string CurrentCode { get; private set; } = "en";
@@ -32,32 +36,73 @@ public sealed class Localization
 
     public string Format(string key, params object?[] args) => string.Format(Get(key), args);
 
-    /// <summary>Languages discovered under <see cref="LanguagesDirectory"/>, sorted by code.</summary>
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Languages available either embedded in the binary or as a loose
+    /// override file, sorted by code. A loose file's declared name wins when
+    /// the same code exists in both places.
+    /// </summary>
     public List<LanguageInfo> DiscoverLanguages()
     {
-        var languages = new List<LanguageInfo>();
+        var languages = new Dictionary<string, LanguageInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        foreach (var code in EmbeddedLanguageCodes())
+        {
+            using var stream = OpenEmbeddedLanguageStream(code);
+            if (stream is not null)
+            {
+                languages[code] = new LanguageInfo(code, ReadLanguageName(stream) ?? code);
+            }
+        }
+
         try
         {
             foreach (var file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(LanguagesDirectory, "*.json"))
             {
                 var code = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(file);
-                languages.Add(new LanguageInfo(code, ReadLanguageName(file) ?? code));
+                using var stream = File.OpenRead(file);
+                languages[code] = new LanguageInfo(code, ReadLanguageName(stream) ?? code);
             }
         }
         catch (Exception)
         {
-            // Missing Languages directory: no languages to offer.
+            // No loose Languages directory: the embedded languages still stand.
         }
 
-        languages.Sort((a, b) => string.CompareOrdinal(a.Code, b.Code));
-        return languages;
+        var result = languages.Values.ToList();
+        result.Sort((a, b) => string.CompareOrdinal(a.Code, b.Code));
+        return result;
     }
 
-    private static string? ReadLanguageName(string path)
+    /// <summary>Loads a language by code (e.g. "en"): a loose override file first, then the embedded copy.</summary>
+    public void Load(string code)
+    {
+        if (!TryLoadLooseFile(code) && !TryLoadEmbedded(code) &&
+            !string.Equals(code, "en", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            _ = TryLoadLooseFile("en") || TryLoadEmbedded("en");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static IEnumerable<string> EmbeddedLanguageCodes()
+    {
+        foreach (var name in typeof(Localization).Assembly.GetManifestResourceNames())
+        {
+            if (name.StartsWith(EmbeddedResourcePrefix, StringComparison.Ordinal) &&
+                name.EndsWith(EmbeddedResourceSuffix, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                yield return name[EmbeddedResourcePrefix.Length..^EmbeddedResourceSuffix.Length];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static Stream? OpenEmbeddedLanguageStream(string code) =>
+        typeof(Localization).Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream($"{EmbeddedResourcePrefix}{code}{EmbeddedResourceSuffix}");
+
+    private static string? ReadLanguageName(Stream stream)
     {
         try
         {
-            using var document = JsonDocument.Parse(File.ReadAllText(path));
+            using var document = JsonDocument.Parse(stream);
             if (document.RootElement.TryGetProperty("_languageName", out var name) &&
                 name.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String)
             {
@@ -66,44 +111,54 @@ public sealed class Localization
         }
         catch (Exception)
         {
-            // Malformed file: fall back to the file's code as its display name.
+            // Malformed file: fall back to the code as its own display name.
         }
 
         return null;
     }
 
-    /// <summary>Loads a language by file code (e.g. "en"), falling back to English.</summary>
-    public void Load(string code)
-    {
-        if (!TryLoadFile(code) && !string.Equals(code, "en", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-        {
-            TryLoadFile("en");
-        }
-    }
-
-    private bool TryLoadFile(string code)
+    private bool TryLoadLooseFile(string code)
     {
         try
         {
             var path = Path.Combine(LanguagesDirectory, $"{code}.json");
-            if (!File.Exists(path))
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            var loaded = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, string>>(File.ReadAllText(path));
-            if (loaded is null)
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            _strings = loaded;
-            CurrentCode = code;
-            return true;
+            return File.Exists(path) && TryLoad(code, File.ReadAllText(path));
         }
         catch (Exception)
         {
             return false;
         }
     }
+
+    private bool TryLoadEmbedded(string code)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            using var stream = OpenEmbeddedLanguageStream(code);
+            if (stream is null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            using var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
+            return TryLoad(code, reader.ReadToEnd());
+        }
+        catch (Exception)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private bool TryLoad(string code, string json)
+    {
+        var loaded = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, string>>(json);
+        if (loaded is null)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        _strings = loaded;
+        CurrentCode = code;
+        return true;
+    }
 }

src/SharpEmu.GUI/SharpEmu.GUI.csproj

@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
     <AvaloniaResource Include="..\..\assets\images\SharpEmu.ico" Link="Assets/SharpEmu.ico" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="Languages\*.json">
+      <LogicalName>Languages.%(Filename)%(Extension)</LogicalName>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+
+
   <!-- The controller readers (DualSense raw HID + Xbox XInput) are shared
        with the emulator's pad HLE. They are dependency-free, so they are
        compiled in directly rather than pulling a reference to all of