[FEATURE REQUEST] Add action to check source strings

.github/workflows/validate-source-strings.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+name: Validate Android source strings
+
+on:
+  push:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  validate-strings:
+    name: Validate strings
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - name: Install xmlstarlet
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y xmlstarlet
+
+      - name: Validate source strings
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          xml_file="owncloudApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml"
+          has_errors=0
+
+          # ANSI-C quoting to read characters correctly
+          forbidden_values=($'\'' $'"' $'@' $'\n' $'\t')
+          escaped_values=($'\\\'' $'\\"' $'\\@' $'\\n' $'\\t')
+
+          # Read one line every iteration
+          while IFS= read -r line; do
+
+            # Takes everything on the left of ^^
+            string_name="${line%%^^*}"
+            # Takes everything on the right of ^^
+            string_value="${line#*^^}"
+
+            # Check if the string contains any of the escaped_values and remove it
+            for escaped in "${escaped_values[@]}"; do
+              string_value="${string_value//"$escaped"/}"
+            done
+
+            # Check if the string contains any of the forbidden_values
+            for forbidden in "${forbidden_values[@]}"; do
+              if [[ "$string_value" == *"$forbidden"* ]]; then
+                echo "Source string \"$string_name\" contains forbidden characters"
+                has_errors=1
+                break
+              fi
+            done
+          # Read the input file line by line
+          done < <(
+            xmlstarlet sel \
+              -t \
+              -m '/resources/string' \
+              -v '@name' \
+              -o '^^' \
+              -v '.' \
+              -n \
+              "$xml_file"
+          )
+
+          exit $has_errors

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ ownCloud admins and users.
 * Enhancement - Copy permanent link of a space: [#4758](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4758)
 * Enhancement - Workflow to check Conventional Commits: [#4759](https://github.com/owncloud/android/pull/4759)
 * Enhancement - QA Content Provider: [#4776](https://github.com/owncloud/android/pull/4776)
+* Enhancement - Workflow to validate source strings: [#4807](https://github.com/owncloud/android/pull/4807)
 
 ## Details
 
@@ -221,6 +222,13 @@ ownCloud admins and users.
 
    https://github.com/owncloud/android/pull/4776
 
+* Enhancement - Workflow to validate source strings: [#4807](https://github.com/owncloud/android/pull/4807)
+
+   A new workflow has been added to validate the source strings and prevent errors
+   in translation CI system from the first step
+
+   https://github.com/owncloud/android/pull/4807
+
 # Changelog for ownCloud Android Client [4.7.0] (2025-11-17)
 
 The following sections list the changes in ownCloud Android Client 4.7.0 relevant to

changelog/unreleased/4807

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Enhancement: Workflow to validate source strings
+
+A new workflow has been added to validate the source strings and prevent errors in translation CI system from the first step
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/android/pull/4807

owncloudApp/src/main/res/values-de-rDE/strings.xml

@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@
     <string name="create_space_dialog_gb_unit">GB</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_empty_error">Der Space Name darf nicht leer sein</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_length_error">Der Space Name darf nicht länger als 255 Zeichen lang sein</string>
-    <string name="create_space_dialog_characters_error">Unzulässige Zeichen: / \\ . : \? * &amp;quot; \' &gt; &lt; |</string>
+    <string name="create_space_dialog_characters_error">Unzulässige Zeichen: / \\ . : \? * \" \' &gt; &lt; |</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_quota_empty_error">Das Space Kontingent darf nicht leer sein</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_quota_zero_error">Das Space Kontingent muss größer als null sein</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_quota_too_large_error">Das Space Kontingent darf nicht größer als 1 PB sein</string>

owncloudApp/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml

@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@
     <string name="create_space_dialog_gb_unit">GB</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_empty_error">Der Space Name darf nicht leer sein</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_length_error">Der Space Name darf nicht länger als 255 Zeichen lang sein</string>
-    <string name="create_space_dialog_characters_error">Unzulässige Zeichen: / \\ . : \? * &quot; \' &gt; &lt; |</string>
+    <string name="create_space_dialog_characters_error">Unzulässige Zeichen: / \\ . : \? * \" \' &gt; &lt; |</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_quota_empty_error">Das Space Kontingent darf nicht leer sein</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_quota_zero_error">Das Space Kontingent muss größer als null sein</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_quota_too_large_error">Das Space Kontingent darf nicht größer als 1 PB sein</string>

owncloudApp/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml

@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@
     <string name="create_space_dialog_gb_unit">GB</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_empty_error">El nombre del space no puede estar vacío</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_length_error">El nombre del space no puede exceder 255 caracteres</string>
-    <string name="create_space_dialog_characters_error">Caracteres prohibidos: / \\ . : \? * &amp;quot; \' &gt; &lt; |</string>
+    <string name="create_space_dialog_characters_error">Caracteres prohibidos: / \\ . : \? * \" \' &gt; &lt; |</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_quota_empty_error">La cuota del space no puede estar vacía</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_quota_zero_error">La cuota del space tiene que ser mayor que cero</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_quota_too_large_error">La cuota del space no puede exceder 1PB</string>

owncloudApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -372,8 +372,7 @@
     <string name="auth_expired_basic_auth_toast">Please enter the current password</string>
     <string name="auth_connecting_auth_server">Connecting to authentication server …</string>
     <string name="auth_unsupported_auth_method">The server does not support this authentication method</string>
-    <string name="auth_fail_get_user_name">Your server is not returning a correct user ID. Please contact an administrator.
-	</string>
+    <string name="auth_fail_get_user_name">Your server is not returning a correct user ID. Please contact an administrator.</string>
     <string name="auth_can_not_auth_against_server">Cannot authenticate to this server</string>
     <string name="auth_account_does_not_exist">Account does not exist in the device yet</string>
 
@@ -481,8 +480,7 @@
     <string name="get_shares_error">It was not possible to retrieve the shares from the server</string>
     <string name="get_sharees_error">It was not possible to retrieve users and groups from the server</string>
     <string name="get_capabilities_error">It was not possible to retrieve the capabilities from the server</string>
-    <string name="share_link_no_support_share_api">Sorry, sharing is not enabled on your server. Please contact your
-		administrator.</string>
+    <string name="share_link_no_support_share_api">Sorry, sharing is not enabled on your server. Please contact your administrator.</string>
     <string name="share_link_file_error">It was not possible to share this file or folder</string>
     <string name="unshare_link_file_error">It was not possible to unshare this file or folder</string>
     <string name="update_link_file_error">It was not possible to update this file or folder</string>
@@ -622,8 +620,7 @@
     <string name="share_remote_clarification">%1$s (remote)</string>
     <string name="share_known_remote_clarification">%1$s ( at %2$s )</string>
 
-    <string name="share_sharee_unavailable">Sorry, your server version does not allow sharing with users within clients.
-        \nPlease contact your administrator</string>
+    <string name="share_sharee_unavailable">Sorry, your server version does not allow sharing with users within clients.\nPlease contact your administrator</string>
     <string name="share_privilege_can_share">can share</string>
     <string name="share_privilege_can_edit">can edit</string>
     <string name="share_privilege_can_edit_create">create</string>
@@ -859,7 +856,7 @@
     <string name="create_space_dialog_gb_unit">GB</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_empty_error">Space name must not be empty</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_length_error">Space name must not be longer than 255 characters</string>
-    <string name="create_space_dialog_characters_error">Forbidden characters: / \\ . : \? * &quot; \' &gt; &lt; |</string>
+    <string name="create_space_dialog_characters_error">Forbidden characters: / \\ . : \? * \" \' &gt; &lt; |</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_quota_empty_error">Space quota must not be empty</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_quota_zero_error">Space quota must be greater than zero</string>
     <string name="create_space_dialog_quota_too_large_error">Space quota cannot exceed 1 PB</string>