Merge branch '48-ascii-export-and-import-for-git' into 'main'

Resolve "ASCII export and import for Git"

Closes #48

See merge request open-source/dotnet/i18n-commander!25

I18N Commander/DataModel/DataModel.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>

I18N Commander/DataModel/Database/Common/DataContext.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
 namespace DataModel.Database.Common;
 
@@ -63,4 +66,318 @@ public sealed class DataContext : DbContext, IDataContext
 
         #endregion
     }
+
+    #region Export and import
+
+    private readonly record struct JsonData(
+        IList<JsonSetting> Settings,
+        IList<JsonSection> Sections,
+        IList<JsonTextElement> TextElements,
+        IList<JsonTranslation> Translations
+    );
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a unique identifier for a JSON export and import.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal readonly record struct JsonUniqueId(string Code, Guid UniqueId, string Prefix = "")
+    {
+        public override string ToString() => string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.Prefix) ? $"{this.Code}::{this.UniqueId}" : $"{this.Prefix}::{this.Code}::{this.UniqueId}";
+        
+        public static implicit operator string(JsonUniqueId id) => id.ToString();
+    }
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A JSON converter to serialize and deserialize JsonUniqueId instances.
+    /// </summary>
+    private sealed class JsonUniqueIdConverter : JsonConverter<JsonUniqueId>
+    {
+        public override JsonUniqueId Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+        {
+            var json = reader.GetString();
+            var parts = json?.Split("::");
+            return parts?.Length switch
+            {
+                2 => new JsonUniqueId(parts[0], Guid.Parse(parts[1])),
+                3 => new JsonUniqueId(parts[1], Guid.Parse(parts[2]), parts[0]),
+                
+                _ => throw new JsonException($"Invalid format of JsonUniqueId: {json}")
+            };
+        }
+
+        public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, JsonUniqueId value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+        {
+            writer.WriteStringValue(value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal readonly record struct JsonSetting(
+        JsonUniqueId UniqueId,
+        string Code,
+        string TextValue,
+        int IntegerValue,
+        bool BoolValue,
+        Guid GuidValue
+    );
+    
+    internal readonly record struct JsonSection(
+        JsonUniqueId UniqueId,
+        string Name,
+        string DataKey,
+        int Depth,
+        JsonUniqueId ParentUniqueId,
+        List<JsonUniqueId> TextElements
+    );
+
+    internal readonly record struct JsonTextElement(
+        JsonUniqueId UniqueId,
+        string Code,
+        string Name,
+        bool IsMultiLine,
+        JsonUniqueId SectionUniqueId,
+        List<JsonUniqueId> Translations
+    );
+    
+    internal readonly record struct JsonTranslation(
+        JsonUniqueId UniqueId,
+        string Culture,
+        string Text,
+        bool TranslateManual,
+        JsonUniqueId TextElementUniqueId
+    );
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Exports this database to a JSON file.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="path">The path to the JSON file.</param>
+    /// <param name="includeSensitiveData">When false, exclude sensitive data from export.</param>
+    public async Task ExportAsync(string path, bool includeSensitiveData = false)
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine("Exporting database to JSON file...");
+        var jsonSettings = new JsonSerializerOptions
+        {
+            WriteIndented = true,
+            Converters = { new JsonUniqueIdConverter() },
+        };
+        
+        // Maintained list of sensitive data to be removed from the export:
+        var sensitiveSettingCodes = new HashSet<string>
+        {
+            SettingNames.DEEPL_API_KEY,
+        };
+        
+        // A local filter function to remove sensitive data from the export.
+        // Removing just the sensitive values instead of the entire setting.
+        IEnumerable<JsonSetting> FilterSensitiveSettings(IEnumerable<JsonSetting> settings)
+        {
+            foreach (var setting in settings)
+            {
+                if (sensitiveSettingCodes!.Contains(setting.Code))
+                    yield return new JsonSetting(setting.UniqueId, setting.Code, string.Empty, 0, false, Guid.Empty);
+                else
+                    yield return setting;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Use a local reference to the database to use it in the lambda expression trees below:
+        // (we cannot use "this" in a lambda expression tree; yields an exception at runtime)
+        var db = this;
+        
+        await using var fileStream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None);
+        await JsonSerializer.SerializeAsync(fileStream,  
+            new JsonData
+            {
+                // Settings don't have references to other entities; we can just use them here:
+                Settings = includeSensitiveData ?
+                    // Include all settings, including sensitive data:
+                    this.Settings.OrderBy(n => n.UniqueId).Select(n => n.ToJsonSetting()).ToList() :
+                    // Exclude sensitive data:
+                    FilterSensitiveSettings(this.Settings.OrderBy(n => n.UniqueId).Select(n => n.ToJsonSetting()).AsEnumerable()).ToList(),
+                
+                // Warning: the parents cannot pre-loaded, thus, we must load them now inside the lambda expression tree:
+                Sections = this.Sections.OrderBy(n => n.UniqueId).Select(n => n.ToJsonSection(db)).ToList(),
+                
+                // All text elements references are pre-loaded, so we can use them here:
+                TextElements = this.TextElements.OrderBy(n => n.UniqueId).Select(n => n.ToJsonTextElement()).ToList(),
+                
+                // All translation references are pre-loaded, so we can use them here:
+                Translations = this.Translations.OrderBy(n => n.UniqueId).Select(n => n.ToJsonTranslation()).ToList(),
+            }, jsonSettings);
+        
+        Console.WriteLine("Export complete.");
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Stores data needed to resolve a parent-child relationship.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="ParentId">The parent id we want to resolve.</param>
+    /// <param name="Entity">The entity for which we want to resolve the parent.</param>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the entity.</typeparam>
+    private readonly record struct TreeResolver<T>(Guid ParentId, T Entity);
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Imports data from a JSON file into an empty database.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="path">The path to the JSON export.</param>
+    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">When the database is not empty.</exception>
+    public async Task ImportAsync(string path)
+    {
+        if(await this.Settings.AnyAsync() ||
+           await this.Sections.AnyAsync() ||
+           await this.TextElements.AnyAsync() ||
+           await this.Translations.AnyAsync())
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("The database is not empty. In order to import data, the database must be empty.");
+
+        Console.WriteLine("Start importing data from JSON file...");
+        
+        // Start a transaction:
+        await using var transaction = await this.Database.BeginTransactionAsync();
+        
+        // Configure the JSON serializer:
+        var jsonSettings = new JsonSerializerOptions
+        {
+            Converters = { new JsonUniqueIdConverter() },
+        };
+
+        await using var fileStream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);
+        var jsonData = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<JsonData>(fileStream, jsonSettings);
+        
+        // --------------------
+        // Import the settings:
+        // --------------------
+        foreach (var setting in jsonData.Settings)
+            this.Settings.Add(Setting.FromJsonSetting(setting));
+        
+        // --------------------
+        // Import the sections:
+        // --------------------
+        
+        // We must store the intermediate data in a list, because we need to resolve
+        // the parent-child relationships in a second step.
+        var allSections = new Dictionary<Guid, TreeResolver<Section>>();
+        var sectionToTextElements = new Dictionary<Guid, List<Guid>>();
+        
+        // Read the data from the JSON file:
+        foreach (var section in jsonData.Sections)
+        {
+            // Convert the next element:
+            var nextSection = Section.FromJsonSection(section);
+
+            // Notice: the parent id is not yet resolved.
+            
+            // Store the element:
+            allSections.Add(nextSection.UniqueId, new (section.ParentUniqueId.UniqueId, nextSection));
+            sectionToTextElements.Add(nextSection.UniqueId, section.TextElements.Select(n => n.UniqueId).ToList());
+        }
+        
+        // Now, resolve the parent-child relationships for the sections:
+        foreach (var (uniqueId, (parentId, section)) in allSections)
+        {
+            if(parentId == Guid.Empty)
+            {
+                if(section.Depth != 0)
+                    Console.WriteLine(@$"Section {uniqueId} ""{section.Name}"" has no parent.");
+                else
+                    Console.WriteLine(@$"Section {uniqueId} ""{section.Name}"" is a root section, thus, has no parent.");
+                
+                section.Parent = null;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if(allSections.TryGetValue(parentId, out var parent))
+                section.Parent = parent.Entity;
+            else
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine(@$"Parent of section {uniqueId} ""{section.Name}"" was not found.");
+                section.Parent = null;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // -------------------------
+        // Import the text elements:
+        // -------------------------
+        
+        // We must store the intermediate data in a list, because we need to resolve
+        // the parent-child relationships in a second step.
+        var allTextElements = new Dictionary<Guid, TextElement>();
+        var textElementToTranslations = new Dictionary<Guid, List<Guid>>();
+
+        // Read the data from the JSON file:
+        foreach (var textElement in jsonData.TextElements)
+        {
+            // Convert the next element:
+            var nextTextElement = TextElement.FromJsonTextElement(textElement);
+            
+            // We know that the section is already imported, because we imported the sections first:
+            nextTextElement.Section = allSections[textElement.SectionUniqueId.UniqueId].Entity;
+            
+            // Store the element in the list:
+            allTextElements.Add(nextTextElement.UniqueId, nextTextElement);
+            textElementToTranslations.Add(nextTextElement.UniqueId, textElement.Translations.Select(n => n.UniqueId).ToList());
+        }
+        
+        // Now, resolve the parent-child relationships for the text elements to the sections:
+        foreach (var (sectionUniqueId, textElementsIds) in sectionToTextElements)
+        {
+            var section = allSections[sectionUniqueId].Entity;
+            section.TextElements.AddRange(textElementsIds.Select(n => allTextElements[n]));
+        }
+        
+        // Free the memory:
+        sectionToTextElements.Clear();
+
+        // ------------------------
+        // Import the translations:
+        // ------------------------
+        
+        // We must store the intermediate data in a list, because we need to resolve
+        // the parent-child relationships in a second step.
+        var allTranslations = new Dictionary<Guid, Translation>();
+        
+        // Read the data from the JSON file:
+        foreach (var translation in jsonData.Translations)
+        {
+            // Convert the next element:
+            var nextTranslation = Translation.FromJsonTranslation(translation);
+            
+            // We know that the text element is already imported, because we imported the text elements first:
+            nextTranslation.TextElement = allTextElements[translation.TextElementUniqueId.UniqueId];
+            
+            // Store the element in the list:
+            allTranslations.Add(nextTranslation.UniqueId, nextTranslation);
+        }
+        
+        // Now, resolve the parent-child relationships for the translations to the text elements:
+        foreach (var (textElementUniqueId, translationsIds) in textElementToTranslations)
+        {
+            var textElement = allTextElements[textElementUniqueId];
+            textElement.Translations.AddRange(translationsIds.Select(n => allTranslations[n]));
+        }
+        
+        // Free the memory:
+        textElementToTranslations.Clear();
+        
+        // ---------------------------------
+        // Add all the data to the database:
+        // ---------------------------------
+        this.Sections.AddRange(allSections.Values.Select(n => n.Entity));
+        this.TextElements.AddRange(allTextElements.Values);
+        this.Translations.AddRange(allTranslations.Values);
+        
+        // Save the changes:
+        await this.SaveChangesAsync();
+        
+        // Commit the transaction:
+        await transaction.CommitAsync();
+        
+        Console.WriteLine("Finished importing data from JSON file.");
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Tools
+
+    internal Task LoadElementsAsync<TEntry, TProp>(TEntry entry, Expression<Func<TEntry, TProp?>> selector) where TEntry : class where TProp : class => this.Entry<TEntry>(entry).Reference(selector).LoadAsync();
+
+    #endregion
 }

I18N Commander/DataModel/Database/Common/DataContextFactory.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,28 @@
-namespace DataModel.Database.Common;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design;
 
-public sealed class DataContextFactory
+namespace DataModel.Database.Common;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// This factory is used by the EF tooling e.g. to create migrations.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class DataContextFactory : IDesignTimeDbContextFactory<DataContext>
 {
-    public IDataContext DataContext { get; private set; }
+    private const string ENV_EF_TOOLING_DATABASE = "ENV_EF_TOOLING_DATABASE";
     
-    public void CreateDataContext(string path2Database)
+    #region Implementation of IDesignTimeDbContextFactory<out DataContext>
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public DataContext CreateDbContext(string[] args)
     {
-        this.DataContext = Setup.CreateDatabaseInstance(path2Database, true);
+        var dataFile = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(ENV_EF_TOOLING_DATABASE);
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dataFile))
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("In order to use EF tooling, point the environment variable ENV_EF_TOOLING_DATABASE to the data file, which should be used for the EF tooling.");
+            Environment.Exit(100);
+        }
+        
+        return Setup.CreateDatabaseInstance4Tooling(dataFile, false);
     }
+
+    #endregion
 }

I18N Commander/DataModel/Database/Common/IDataContext.cs

@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ public interface IDataContext
     public DbSet<TextElement> TextElements { get; set; }
 
     public DbSet<Translation> Translations { get; set; }
+    
+    public Task ExportAsync(string path, bool includeSensitiveData = false);
 }

I18N Commander/DataModel/Database/Section.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using DataModel.Database.Common;
 
 namespace DataModel.Database;
 
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@ public sealed class Section
     [Key]
     public int Id { get; set; }
     
+    public Guid UniqueId { get; set; } = Guid.NewGuid();
+
     public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
     public string DataKey { get; set; } = string.Empty;
@@ -16,4 +19,33 @@ public sealed class Section
     public Section? Parent { get; set; }
 
     public List<TextElement> TextElements { get; set; } = new();
+    
+    internal DataContext.JsonUniqueId JsonUniqueId => new(this.DataKey, this.UniqueId, "Sec");
+    
+    internal DataContext.JsonSection ToJsonSection(DataContext db)
+    {
+        db.LoadElementsAsync(this, n => n.Parent).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+        if(this.Depth > 0 && this.Parent == null)
+            Console.WriteLine($"Found section with depth > 0 and parent is null ==> {this.JsonUniqueId}");
+                
+        return new()
+        {
+            UniqueId = this.JsonUniqueId,
+            Name = this.Name,
+            DataKey = this.DataKey,
+            Depth = this.Depth,
+            ParentUniqueId = this.Parent?.JsonUniqueId ?? new DataContext.JsonUniqueId("null", Guid.Empty, "Sec"),
+            TextElements = this.TextElements.Select(n => n.JsonUniqueId).ToList()
+        };
+    }
+
+    internal static Section FromJsonSection(DataContext.JsonSection jsonSection) => new()
+    {
+        UniqueId = jsonSection.UniqueId.UniqueId,
+        Name = jsonSection.Name,
+        DataKey = jsonSection.DataKey,
+        Depth = jsonSection.Depth,
+        Parent = null,
+        TextElements = new(),
+    };
 }

I18N Commander/DataModel/Database/Setting.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using DataModel.Database.Common;
 
 namespace DataModel.Database;
 
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@ public sealed class Setting
     [Key]
     public int Id { get; set; }
 
+    public Guid UniqueId { get; set; } = Guid.NewGuid();
+
     public string Code { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
     public string TextValue { get; set; } = string.Empty;
@@ -16,4 +19,26 @@ public sealed class Setting
     public int IntegerValue { get; set; }
 
     public Guid GuidValue { get; set; }
+
+    internal DataContext.JsonUniqueId JsonUniqueId => new(this.Code, this.UniqueId, "Set");
+    
+    internal DataContext.JsonSetting ToJsonSetting() => new()
+    {
+        UniqueId = this.JsonUniqueId,
+        Code = this.Code,
+        BoolValue = this.BoolValue,
+        GuidValue = this.GuidValue,
+        IntegerValue = this.IntegerValue,
+        TextValue = this.TextValue,
+    };
+    
+    internal static Setting FromJsonSetting(DataContext.JsonSetting jsonSetting) => new()
+    {
+        UniqueId = jsonSetting.UniqueId.UniqueId,
+        Code = jsonSetting.Code,
+        BoolValue = jsonSetting.BoolValue,
+        GuidValue = jsonSetting.GuidValue,
+        IntegerValue = jsonSetting.IntegerValue,
+        TextValue = jsonSetting.TextValue,
+    };
 }

I18N Commander/DataModel/Database/SettingNames.cs

@@ -14,4 +14,8 @@ public static class SettingNames
     public static readonly string GENERATOR_DOTNET_DEFAULT_CULTURE = "Generator .NET Default Culture";
     public static readonly string GENERATOR_GODOT_ENABLED = "Generator Godot Enabled";
     public static readonly string GENERATOR_GODOT_DESTINATION_PATH = "Generator Godot Destination Path";
+    public static readonly string AUTO_EXPORT_ENABLED = "Auto-Export Enabled";
+    public static readonly string AUTO_EXPORT_DESTINATION_PATH = "Auto-Export Destination Path";
+    public static readonly string AUTO_EXPORT_FILENAME = "Auto-Export Filename";
+    public static readonly string AUTO_EXPORT_SENSITIVE_DATA = "Auto-Export Sensitive Data";
 }

I18N Commander/DataModel/Database/TextElement.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using DataModel.Database.Common;
 
 namespace DataModel.Database;
 
@@ -7,13 +8,37 @@ public sealed class TextElement
     [Key]
     public int Id { get; set; }
     
+    public Guid UniqueId { get; set; } = Guid.NewGuid();
+
     public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     
     public string Code { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
     public bool IsMultiLine { get; set; } = false;
 
-    public Section Section { get; set; }
+    public Section Section { get; set; } = new();
 
     public List<Translation> Translations { get; set; } = new();
+
+    internal DataContext.JsonUniqueId JsonUniqueId => new(this.Code, this.UniqueId, "TXT");
+    
+    internal DataContext.JsonTextElement ToJsonTextElement() => new()
+    {
+        UniqueId = this.JsonUniqueId,
+        Code = this.Code,
+        Name = this.Name,
+        IsMultiLine = this.IsMultiLine,
+        SectionUniqueId = this.Section.JsonUniqueId,
+        Translations = this.Translations.Select(n => n.JsonUniqueId).ToList(),
+    };
+    
+    internal static TextElement FromJsonTextElement(DataContext.JsonTextElement jsonTextElement) => new()
+    {
+        UniqueId = jsonTextElement.UniqueId.UniqueId,
+        Code = jsonTextElement.Code,
+        Name = jsonTextElement.Name,
+        IsMultiLine = jsonTextElement.IsMultiLine,
+        Section = new(),
+        Translations = new(),
+    };
 }

I18N Commander/DataModel/Database/Translation.cs

@@ -1,14 +1,38 @@
-namespace DataModel.Database;
+using DataModel.Database.Common;
+
+namespace DataModel.Database;
 
 public sealed class Translation
 {
     public int Id { get; set; }
     
-    public TextElement TextElement { get; set; }
+    public Guid UniqueId { get; set; } = Guid.NewGuid();
+
+    public TextElement TextElement { get; set; } = new();
 
     public string Culture { get; set; } = "en-US";
 
     public string Text { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
     public bool TranslateManual { get; set; } = false;
+    
+    internal DataContext.JsonUniqueId JsonUniqueId => new($"{this.TextElement.Code}@{this.Culture}", this.UniqueId, "Trans");
+
+    internal DataContext.JsonTranslation ToJsonTranslation() => new()
+    {
+        UniqueId = this.JsonUniqueId,
+        Culture = this.Culture,
+        TranslateManual = this.TranslateManual,
+        TextElementUniqueId = this.TextElement.JsonUniqueId,
+        Text = this.Text,
+    };
+    
+    internal static Translation FromJsonTranslation(DataContext.JsonTranslation jsonTranslation) => new()
+    {
+        UniqueId = jsonTranslation.UniqueId.UniqueId,
+        Culture = jsonTranslation.Culture,
+        TranslateManual = jsonTranslation.TranslateManual,
+        Text = jsonTranslation.Text,
+        TextElement = new(),
+    };
 }

I18N Commander/DataModel/MigrationScripts/202211AddUniqueIds.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using DataModel.Database.Common;
+
+namespace DataModel.MigrationScripts;
+
+public static class Script202211AddUniqueIds
+{
+    public static async Task PostMigrationAsync(DataContext db)
+    {
+        await foreach (var setting in db.Settings)
+        {
+            if(setting.UniqueId == Guid.Empty)
+                setting.UniqueId = Guid.NewGuid();
+        }
+
+        await foreach(var section in db.Sections)
+        {
+            if(section.UniqueId == Guid.Empty)
+                section.UniqueId = Guid.NewGuid();
+        }
+
+        await foreach (var textElement in db.TextElements)
+        {
+            if(textElement.UniqueId == Guid.Empty)
+                textElement.UniqueId = Guid.NewGuid();
+        }
+
+        await foreach (var translation in db.Translations)
+        {
+            if(translation.UniqueId == Guid.Empty)
+                translation.UniqueId = Guid.NewGuid();
+        }
+
+        await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+    }
+}

I18N Commander/DataModel/Migrations/20221106193544_202211AddUniqueIds.Designer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using DataModel.Database.Common;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace DataModel.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(DataContext))]
+    [Migration("20221106193544_202211AddUniqueIds")]
+    partial class _202211AddUniqueIds
+    {
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder.HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "6.0.9");
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataModel.Database.Section", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("DataKey")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Depth")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<int?>("ParentId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("UniqueId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("DataKey");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Depth");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Name");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("ParentId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Sections");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataModel.Database.Setting", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("BoolValue")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Code")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("GuidValue")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("IntegerValue")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TextValue")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("UniqueId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("BoolValue");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Code")
+                        .IsUnique();
+
+                    b.HasIndex("GuidValue");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("IntegerValue");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TextValue");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Settings");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataModel.Database.TextElement", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Code")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsMultiLine")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("SectionId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("UniqueId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Code");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("IsMultiLine");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Name");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("SectionId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("TextElements");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataModel.Database.Translation", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Culture")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Text")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("TextElementId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("TranslateManual")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid>("UniqueId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Culture");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Text");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TextElementId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("TranslateManual");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Translations");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataModel.Database.Section", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DataModel.Database.Section", "Parent")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("ParentId");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Parent");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataModel.Database.TextElement", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DataModel.Database.Section", "Section")
+                        .WithMany("TextElements")
+                        .HasForeignKey("SectionId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Section");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataModel.Database.Translation", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DataModel.Database.TextElement", "TextElement")
+                        .WithMany("Translations")
+                        .HasForeignKey("TextElementId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("TextElement");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataModel.Database.Section", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("TextElements");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataModel.Database.TextElement", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("Translations");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}

I18N Commander/DataModel/Migrations/20221106193544_202211AddUniqueIds.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace DataModel.Migrations
+{
+    public partial class _202211AddUniqueIds : Migration
+    {
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<Guid>(
+                name: "UniqueId",
+                table: "Translations",
+                type: "TEXT",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValue: new Guid("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"));
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<Guid>(
+                name: "UniqueId",
+                table: "TextElements",
+                type: "TEXT",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValue: new Guid("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"));
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<Guid>(
+                name: "UniqueId",
+                table: "Settings",
+                type: "TEXT",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValue: new Guid("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"));
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<Guid>(
+                name: "UniqueId",
+                table: "Sections",
+                type: "TEXT",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValue: new Guid("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"));
+        }
+
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "UniqueId",
+                table: "Translations");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "UniqueId",
+                table: "TextElements");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "UniqueId",
+                table: "Settings");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "UniqueId",
+                table: "Sections");
+        }
+    }
+}

I18N Commander/DataModel/Migrations/DataContextModelSnapshot.cs

@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ namespace DataModel.Migrations
                     b.Property<int?>("ParentId")
                         .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
 
+                    b.Property<Guid>("UniqueId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
                     b.HasKey("Id");
 
                     b.HasIndex("DataKey");
@@ -75,6 +78,9 @@ namespace DataModel.Migrations
                         .IsRequired()
                         .HasColumnType("TEXT");
 
+                    b.Property<Guid>("UniqueId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
                     b.HasKey("Id");
 
                     b.HasIndex("BoolValue");
@@ -113,6 +119,9 @@ namespace DataModel.Migrations
                     b.Property<int>("SectionId")
                         .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
 
+                    b.Property<Guid>("UniqueId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
                     b.HasKey("Id");
 
                     b.HasIndex("Code");
@@ -148,6 +157,9 @@ namespace DataModel.Migrations
                     b.Property<bool>("TranslateManual")
                         .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
 
+                    b.Property<Guid>("UniqueId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
                     b.HasKey("Id");
 
                     b.HasIndex("Culture");

I18N Commander/DataModel/Program.cs

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
-namespace DataModel;
-
-public static class Program
-{
-    public static void Main(string[] args)
-    {
-        Console.WriteLine("This app is intended for the EF tooling. You cannot start this data project, though.");
-        Environment.Exit(0);
-    }
-
-    public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args) => Setup.Setup4EFTooling(args);
-}

I18N Commander/DataModel/Setup.cs

@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
-using DataModel.Database.Common;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using DataModel.Database;
+using DataModel.Database.Common;
+using DataModel.MigrationScripts;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 
 namespace DataModel;
 
 public static class Setup
 {
-    private const string ENV_EF_TOOLING_DATABASE = "ENV_EF_TOOLING_DATABASE";
     private const string DB_READ_WRITE_MODE = "ReadWrite";
     private const string DB_READ_WRITE_CREATE_MODE = "ReadWriteCreate";
 
-    private static string usedDataFile = string.Empty;
+    private static string USED_DATA_FILE = string.Empty;
+    public static SetupMaintenance SETUP_MAINTENANCE = new();
 
-    public static string DataFile => Setup.usedDataFile;
+    public static string DataFile => Setup.USED_DATA_FILE;
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Tries to migrate the data file.
+    /// Tries to migrate the database.
     /// </summary>
     public static async Task PerformDataMigration(DataContext dbContext)
     {
@@ -27,24 +29,94 @@ public static class Setup
         }
 
         await dbContext.Database.MigrateAsync();
+        
+        //
+        // Post migration actions:
+        //
+        if (pendingMigrations.Contains("20221106193544_202211AddUniqueIds"))
+            await Script202211AddUniqueIds.PostMigrationAsync(dbContext);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Add the database to the DI system
+    /// Imports a JSON file into a new database.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static async Task ImportDataAndAddDatabase(this IServiceCollection serviceCollection, string path2JSONFile)
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine($"Importing the data from the JSON file '{path2JSONFile}' into a new database.");
+        var tempPath = Path.GetTempFileName();
+
+        Console.WriteLine($"The temporary database file is: {tempPath}");
+        serviceCollection.AddDbContext<DataContext>(options => options.UseSqlite($"Filename={tempPath};Mode={DB_READ_WRITE_CREATE_MODE};"), ServiceLifetime.Transient);
+        
+        // Get the database service:
+        await using var serviceProvider = serviceCollection.BuildServiceProvider();
+        var dbContext = serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<DataContext>();
+
+        Setup.USED_DATA_FILE = tempPath;
+        Setup.SETUP_MAINTENANCE = new(tempPath, true);
+        
+        // Migrate the database to create the tables etc.:
+        await Setup.PerformDataMigration(dbContext);
+        
+        // Next, we import the data from the provided JSON file:
+        await dbContext.ImportAsync(path2JSONFile);
+
+        //
+        // Next, we enable the auto-export feature to keep the source file up to date.
+        // The auto-export feature might exist, but we enforce it, when we work with a
+        // temporary database source by a JSON file.
+        //
+        
+        //
+        // Enable the auto-export feature:
+        //
+        if (await dbContext.Settings.FirstOrDefaultAsync(n => n.Code == SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_ENABLED) is { } autoExportEnabled)
+            autoExportEnabled.BoolValue = true;
+        else
+            dbContext.Settings.Add(new Setting {Code = SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_ENABLED, BoolValue = true});
+
+        //
+        // Set the auto-export path and file:
+        //
+        if(await dbContext.Settings.FirstOrDefaultAsync(n => n.Code == SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_DESTINATION_PATH) is { } autoExportPath)
+            autoExportPath.TextValue = Path.GetDirectoryName(path2JSONFile) ?? string.Empty;
+        else
+            dbContext.Settings.Add(new Setting {Code = SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_DESTINATION_PATH, TextValue = Path.GetDirectoryName(path2JSONFile) ?? string.Empty});
+
+        if(await dbContext.Settings.FirstOrDefaultAsync(n => n.Code == SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_FILENAME) is { } autoExportFile)
+            autoExportFile.TextValue = Path.GetFileName(path2JSONFile);
+        else
+            dbContext.Settings.Add(new Setting {Code = SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_FILENAME, TextValue = Path.GetFileName(path2JSONFile)});
+
+        // Ensure that the sensitive data setting is present and disabled by default:
+        var _ = await dbContext.Settings.FirstOrDefaultAsync(n => n.Code == SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_SENSITIVE_DATA) ?? new Setting
+        {
+            Code = SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_SENSITIVE_DATA,
+            BoolValue = false,
+        };
+
+        // Save the changes:
+        await dbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+    }
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates and adds the database instance to the DI system (extension method).
     /// </summary>
     public static void AddDatabase(this IServiceCollection serviceCollection, string path2DataFile, bool createWhenNecessary = true)
     {
-        Setup.usedDataFile = path2DataFile;
+        Setup.USED_DATA_FILE = path2DataFile;
+        Setup.SETUP_MAINTENANCE = new(path2DataFile, false);
         serviceCollection.AddDbContext<DataContext>(options => options.UseSqlite($"Filename={path2DataFile};Mode={(createWhenNecessary ? DB_READ_WRITE_CREATE_MODE : DB_READ_WRITE_MODE)};"), ServiceLifetime.Transient);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Create the database instance from the given path.
+    /// Create the database instance from the given path. Used for the EF tooling.
     /// </summary>
-    public static DataContext CreateDatabaseInstance(string path2DataFile, bool createWhenNecessary = true)
+    public static DataContext CreateDatabaseInstance4Tooling(string path2DataFile, bool createWhenNecessary = true)
     {
         // Store the path to the database:
-        Setup.usedDataFile = path2DataFile;
+        Setup.USED_DATA_FILE = path2DataFile;
+        Setup.SETUP_MAINTENANCE = new(path2DataFile, false);
         
         // Create a database builder:
         var builder = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<DataContext>();
@@ -57,24 +129,34 @@ public static class Setup
         return dbContext;
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Sets up the DI & db context ready for the EF tooling.
-    /// </summary>
-    public static IHostBuilder Setup4EFTooling(string[] args)
+    public readonly record struct SetupMaintenance(string PathToDataFile = "", bool RemoveTempDatabaseAfterwards = false) : IDisposable
     {
-        var dataFile = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(ENV_EF_TOOLING_DATABASE);
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dataFile))
+        public void Dispose()
         {
-            Console.WriteLine("In order to use EF tooling, point the environment variable ENV_EF_TOOLING_DATABASE to the data file, which should be used for the EF tooling.");
-            Environment.Exit(100);
+            if (!this.RemoveTempDatabaseAfterwards)
+                return;
+
+            Console.WriteLine("Removing the temporary database file...");
+            try
+            {
+                var process = new Process
+                {
+                    StartInfo = new()
+                    {
+                        FileName = "cmd.exe",
+                        Arguments = $@"/C del /Q /F ""{Setup.SETUP_MAINTENANCE.PathToDataFile}""",
+                        UseShellExecute = false,
+                        CreateNoWindow = true,
+                    }
+                };
+
+                process.Start();
+                Console.WriteLine($"The temporary database file '{this.PathToDataFile}' has been removed.");
+            }
+            catch(Exception e)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Failed to remove the temporary database file: {e.Message} // {e.InnerException?.Message}");
+            }
         }
-        
-        var builder = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args);
-        builder.ConfigureServices((hostContext, serviceCollection) =>
-        {
-            serviceCollection.AddDbContext<DataContext>(options => options.UseSqlite($"Filename={dataFile};Mode=ReadWriteCreate"));
-        });
-
-        return builder;
     }
 }

I18N Commander/I18N Commander.sln.DotSettings

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 <wpf:ResourceDictionary xml:space="preserve" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:s="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib" xmlns:ss="urn:shemas-jetbrains-com:settings-storage-xaml" xmlns:wpf="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation">
+	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/CSharpNaming/Abbreviations/=EF/@EntryIndexedValue">EF</s:String>
+	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/CSharpNaming/Abbreviations/=JSON/@EntryIndexedValue">JSON</s:String>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UserDictionary/Words/=hwnd/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean></wpf:ResourceDictionary>

I18N Commander/Processor/AppSettings.cs

@@ -168,7 +168,11 @@ public static class AppSettings
 
     #region DeepL Mode
 
-    public static async Task SetDeepLMode(SettingDeepLMode mode) => await AppSettings.SetSetting(SettingNames.DEEPL_MODE, mode);
+    public static async Task SetDeepLMode(SettingDeepLMode mode)
+    {
+        DeepL.ResetState();
+        await AppSettings.SetSetting(SettingNames.DEEPL_MODE, mode);
+    }
 
     public static async Task<SettingDeepLMode> GetDeepLMode() => await AppSettings.GetSetting(SettingNames.DEEPL_MODE, SettingDeepLMode.DISABLED);
 
@@ -176,7 +180,11 @@ public static class AppSettings
     
     #region DeepL API Key
 
-    public static async Task SetDeepLAPIKey(string apiKey) => await AppSettings.SetSetting(SettingNames.DEEPL_API_KEY, apiKey);
+    public static async Task SetDeepLAPIKey(string apiKey)
+    {
+        DeepL.ResetState();
+        await AppSettings.SetSetting(SettingNames.DEEPL_API_KEY, apiKey);
+    }
 
     public static async Task<string> GetDeepLAPIKey() => await AppSettings.GetSetting(SettingNames.DEEPL_API_KEY, string.Empty);
 
@@ -418,4 +426,40 @@ public static class AppSettings
     #endregion
     
     #endregion
+
+    #region Auto-Export Settings 
+    
+    #region Auto-Export Enabled/Disabled
+    
+    public static async Task<bool> GetAutoExportEnabled() => await AppSettings.GetSetting(SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_ENABLED, false);
+    
+    public static async Task SetAutoExportEnabled(bool enabled) => await AppSettings.SetSetting(SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_ENABLED, enabled);
+    
+    #endregion
+    
+    #region Auto-Export Destination Path
+    
+    public static async Task<string> GetAutoExportDestinationPath() => await AppSettings.GetSetting(SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_DESTINATION_PATH, string.Empty);
+    
+    public static async Task SetAutoExportDestinationPath(string path) => await AppSettings.SetSetting(SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_DESTINATION_PATH, path);
+    
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Auto-Export Filename
+    
+    public static async Task<string> GetAutoExportFilename() => await AppSettings.GetSetting(SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_FILENAME, "I18NCommander.json");
+    
+    public static async Task SetAutoExportFilename(string filename) => await AppSettings.SetSetting(SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_FILENAME, filename);
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Auto-Export Sensitive Data
+    
+    public static async Task<bool> GetAutoExportSensitiveData() => await AppSettings.GetSetting(SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_SENSITIVE_DATA, false);
+    
+    public static async Task SetAutoExportSensitiveData(bool enabled) => await AppSettings.SetSetting(SettingNames.AUTO_EXPORT_SENSITIVE_DATA, enabled);
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #endregion
 }

I18N Commander/Processor/DeepL.cs

@@ -63,10 +63,19 @@ public static class DeepL
 
             return translation.Text;
         }
-        catch (AuthorizationException)
+        catch (AuthorizationException e)
         {
+            Console.WriteLine($"DeepL authorization failed: {e.Message}");
+            DEEPL_NOT_AVAILABLE = true;
+            return string.Empty;
+        }
+        catch (DeepLException e)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"DeepL issue: {e.Message}");
             DEEPL_NOT_AVAILABLE = true;
             return string.Empty;
         }
     }
+    
+    public static void ResetState() => DEEPL_NOT_AVAILABLE = false;
 }

I18N Commander/Processor/ExportProcessor.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+using DataModel.Database.Common;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Timer = System.Timers.Timer;
+
+namespace Processor;
+
+public static class ExportProcessor
+{
+    private static readonly Timer EXPORT_TIMER = new();
+    private static readonly SemaphoreSlim EXPORT_SEMAPHORE_BRICK_WALL = new(2);
+    private static readonly SemaphoreSlim EXPORT_SEMAPHORE_EXPORTING = new(1);
+
+    static ExportProcessor()
+    {
+        EXPORT_TIMER.Interval = 6_000; // 6 seconds
+        EXPORT_TIMER.AutoReset = false;
+        EXPORT_TIMER.Elapsed += async (sender, args) => await ExportToJson();
+    }
+
+    private static async Task ExportToJson()
+    {
+        if(!await EXPORT_SEMAPHORE_BRICK_WALL.WaitAsync(1))
+            return;
+        
+        try
+        {
+            await EXPORT_SEMAPHORE_EXPORTING.WaitAsync();
+            await using var db = ProcessorMeta.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<DataContext>();
+            await db.ExportAsync(
+                path: Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables(
+                    Path.Join(await AppSettings.GetAutoExportDestinationPath(),
+                        await AppSettings.GetAutoExportFilename())
+                    ),
+                includeSensitiveData: await AppSettings.GetAutoExportSensitiveData()
+            );
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            EXPORT_SEMAPHORE_EXPORTING.Release();
+            EXPORT_SEMAPHORE_BRICK_WALL.Release();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public static async Task TriggerExport()
+    {
+        if (!await AppSettings.GetAutoExportEnabled())
+            return;
+        
+        EXPORT_TIMER.Stop();
+        EXPORT_TIMER.Start();
+    }
+}

I18N Commander/Processor/Version.cs

@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 public static class Version
 {
-    public static string Text => $"v0.7.0 (2022-11-06), .NET {Environment.Version}";
+    public static string Text => $"v0.8.5 (2023-02-12), .NET {Environment.Version}";
 }

I18N Commander/UI WinForms/AppEvents.cs

@@ -4,15 +4,22 @@ namespace UI_WinForms;
 
 internal static class AppEvents
 {
+    static AppEvents()
+    {
+        AppEvents.AddSomethingHandlers();   
+    }
+
     internal static void ResetAllSubscriptions()
     {
         WhenSettingsChanged = null;
         WhenSectionChanged = null;
         WhenTextElementChanged = null;
         WhenTranslationChanged = null;
+        
+        AppEvents.AddSomethingHandlers();
     }
     
-    #region Event: Settings were
+    #region Event: Settings changed
     
     internal static event EventHandler? WhenSettingsChanged;
     
@@ -49,4 +56,21 @@ internal static class AppEvents
     internal static void TranslationChanged(Translation? translation) => WhenTranslationChanged?.Invoke(null, translation);
 
     #endregion
+
+    #region Event: Something was changed
+    
+    internal static event EventHandler? WhenSomethingChanged;
+    
+    internal static void SomethingChanged() => WhenSomethingChanged?.Invoke(null, EventArgs.Empty);
+    
+    private static void AddSomethingHandlers()
+    {
+        // Raise the something event when any of the other change-events are raised:
+        WhenSectionChanged += (sender, args) => WhenSomethingChanged?.Invoke(sender, EventArgs.Empty);
+        WhenTextElementChanged += (sender, args) => WhenSomethingChanged?.Invoke(sender, EventArgs.Empty);
+        WhenTranslationChanged += (sender, args) => WhenSomethingChanged?.Invoke(sender, EventArgs.Empty);
+        WhenSettingsChanged += (sender, args) => WhenSomethingChanged?.Invoke(sender, EventArgs.Empty);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
 }

I18N Commander/UI WinForms/Components/LoaderStart.cs

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public partial class LoaderStart : UserControl
 
     #endregion
 
+    // Opens the recent projects dropdown menu.
     private void buttonOpen_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
     {
         if(this.DesignMode)
@@ -84,9 +85,19 @@ public partial class LoaderStart : UserControl
             // Split the file's path into each folder's name:
             var folderNames = fileInfo.DirectoryName!.Split(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
             
-            // Render this entry:
-            var item = this.contextMenuRecentProjects.Items.Add($"{folderNames.Last()}: {fileInfo.Name}", Resources.Icons.icons8_document_512, (innerSender, args) => this.OpenRecentProject(innerSender));
-            item.Tag = recentProject;
+            // Distinguish between I18N Commander projects and JSON imports:
+            if (fileInfo.Extension == ".i18nc")
+            {
+                // Render this entry:
+                var item = this.contextMenuRecentProjects.Items.Add($"{folderNames.Last()}: {fileInfo.Name}", Resources.Icons.icons8_document_512, (innerSender, args) => this.OpenRecentProject(innerSender, LoaderAction.LOAD_PROJECT));
+                item.Tag = recentProject;
+            }
+            else if (fileInfo.Extension == ".json")
+            {
+                // Render this entry:
+                var item = this.contextMenuRecentProjects.Items.Add($"{folderNames.Last()}: {fileInfo.Name}", Resources.Icons.icons8_git, (innerSender, args) => this.OpenRecentProject(innerSender, LoaderAction.IMPORT_JSON));
+                item.Tag = recentProject;
+            }
         }
 
         var button = (sender as Button)!;
@@ -125,7 +136,7 @@ public partial class LoaderStart : UserControl
             File.Delete(destinationFilePath);
         
         LoaderStart.UpdateRecentProjectsWithPruning(destinationFilePath);
-        this.OpenProject(destinationFilePath);
+        this.OpenProject(LoaderAction.CREATE_NEW_PROJECT, destinationFilePath);
     }
 
     private void BrowseForProject()
@@ -137,10 +148,12 @@ public partial class LoaderStart : UserControl
             CheckFileExists = true,
             DereferenceLinks = true,
             DefaultExt = ".i18nc",
-            Filter = "I18N Commander Files (*.i18nc)|*.i18nc",
+            
+            // I18N Commander files (*.i18nc) or JSON files (*.json):
+            Filter = "I18N Commander Files (*.i18nc)|*.i18nc|JSON Files (*.json)|*.json",
             Multiselect = false,
             RestoreDirectory = true,
-            Title = "Open an I18N Commander file",
+            Title = "Open an I18N Commander file or Import a JSON file",
         };
         var dialogResult = openDialog.ShowDialog(this);
         if (dialogResult != DialogResult.OK)
@@ -148,23 +161,28 @@ public partial class LoaderStart : UserControl
 
         var projectFilePath = openDialog.FileName;
         LoaderStart.UpdateRecentProjectsWithPruning(projectFilePath);
-        this.OpenProject(projectFilePath);
+        
+        // Check, if the user chose an I18N Commander file or a JSON file:
+        if (projectFilePath.ToLowerInvariant().EndsWith(".i18nc", StringComparison.InvariantCulture))
+            this.OpenProject(LoaderAction.LOAD_PROJECT, projectFilePath);
+        else if (projectFilePath.ToLowerInvariant().EndsWith(".json", StringComparison.InvariantCulture))
+            this.OpenProject(LoaderAction.IMPORT_JSON, projectFilePath);
     }
 
-    private void OpenRecentProject(object? sender)
+    private void OpenRecentProject(object? sender, LoaderAction action)
     {
         if (sender is not ToolStripItem item)
             return;
 
         var path = (item.Tag as string)!;
         LoaderStart.UpdateRecentProjectsWithPruning(path);
-        this.OpenProject(path);
+        this.OpenProject(action, path);
     }
 
-    private void OpenProject(string path)
+    private void OpenProject(LoaderAction action, string path)
     {
         // Hint: the project file might or might not exist (new project vs. recent project)
-        this.LoadProject?.Invoke(this, path);
+        this.LoadProject?.Invoke(this, new LoaderResult(action, path));
     }
 
     private void contextMenuRecentProjects_Closing(object sender, ToolStripDropDownClosingEventArgs e)
@@ -173,5 +191,16 @@ public partial class LoaderStart : UserControl
     }
 
     [Category("Settings"), Description("When the user chooses a project to load.")]
-    public event EventHandler<string>? LoadProject;
+    public event EventHandler<LoaderResult>? LoadProject;
+    
+    public readonly record struct LoaderResult(LoaderAction Action, string DataFile);
+    
+    public enum LoaderAction
+    {
+        NONE,
+        
+        LOAD_PROJECT,
+        CREATE_NEW_PROJECT,
+        IMPORT_JSON,
+    }
 }

I18N Commander/UI WinForms/Components/Main.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-namespace UI_WinForms.Components;
+using DataModel.Database;
+using Processor;
+using UI_WinForms.Dialogs;
+
+namespace UI_WinForms.Components;
 
 public partial class Main : UserControl
 {
@@ -6,6 +10,34 @@ public partial class Main : UserControl
     {
         this.InitializeComponent();
         Program.RestartMainApp = false;
+        
+        // Register the something changed event to trigger the export:
+        AppEvents.WhenSomethingChanged += async (_, _) => await ExportProcessor.TriggerExport();
+        
+        // Check, if the DeepL integration is enabled, but no API key is set:
+        this.Load += async (sender, args) =>
+        {
+            var deepLAPIKey = await AppSettings.GetDeepLAPIKey();
+            var deepLMode = await AppSettings.GetDeepLMode();
+            if (deepLMode is not SettingDeepLMode.DISABLED && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(deepLAPIKey))
+            {
+                // Show the input dialog to ask the user for the DeepL API key:
+                var inputDialog = InputDialog.Show(new InputDialog.Options
+                {
+                    Title = "I18NCommander - DeepL API Key",
+                    Message = "The DeepL integration is enabled, but there is no API key set. Do you want to set one now?",
+                    OkButtonText = "Set API key",
+                    CancelButtonText = "No, thanks",
+                    ShowQuestionCheckbox = false,
+                });
+
+                if (inputDialog.DialogResult == DialogResult.OK)
+                {
+                    await AppSettings.SetDeepLAPIKey(inputDialog.Text);
+                    AppEvents.SettingsChanged();
+                }
+            }
+        };
     }
 
     private void tabControl_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)

I18N Commander/UI WinForms/Components/Setting.cs

@@ -686,8 +686,158 @@ public sealed partial class Setting : UserControl
         return new Setting(settingData);
     }
     
+    private static async Task<Setting> ShowGeneratorAutoExportEnabledSettingAsync()
+    {
+        var currentSetting = await AppSettings.GetAutoExportEnabled();
+        var settingData = new SettingUIData(
+            Icon: Icons.icons8_git,
+            SettingName: () => "Git (JSON) Auto-Export: Enabled",
+            ChangeNeedsRestart: true,
+            SettingExplanation: () => "When enabled, all changes are automatically exported into a Git repository as JSON file.",
+            SettingExplanationLink: () => (string.Empty, string.Empty),
+            SetupDataControl: (changeTrigger) =>
+            {
+                // Set up an checkbox:
+                var checkbox = new CheckBox();
+                checkbox.Checked = currentSetting;
+                checkbox.CheckedChanged += async (sender, args) =>
+                {
+                    await AppSettings.SetAutoExportEnabled(checkbox.Checked);
+                    await ExportProcessor.TriggerExport();
+                    changeTrigger();
+                };
+                checkbox.Text = "Enable Auto-Export";
+
+                // Apply the desired layout:
+                checkbox.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
+                return checkbox;
+            }
+        );
+
+        return new Setting(settingData);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<Setting> ShowGeneratorAutoExportDestinationPathSettingAsync()
+    {
+        var currentSetting = await AppSettings.GetAutoExportDestinationPath();
+        var settingData = new SettingUIData(
+            Icon: Icons.icons8_git,
+            SettingName: () => "Git (JSON) Auto-Export: Destination Path",
+            ChangeNeedsRestart: true,
+            SettingExplanation: () => "The destination path for the Git repository. You might use environment variables like %USERPROFILE%.",
+            SettingExplanationLink: () => (string.Empty, string.Empty),
+            SetupDataControl: (changeTrigger) =>
+            {
+                // Set up a horizontal layout:
+                var layout = new TableLayoutPanel();
+                layout.ColumnCount = 2;
+                layout.ColumnStyles.Add(new ColumnStyle(SizeType.Percent, 100F));
+                layout.ColumnStyles.Add(new ColumnStyle(SizeType.Absolute, 66F));
+                layout.RowCount = 1;
+                layout.RowStyles.Add(new RowStyle(SizeType.Percent, 100F));
+                layout.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
+
+                // Set up a textbox:
+                var textbox = new TextBox();
+                textbox.Text = currentSetting;
+                textbox.TextChanged += async (sender, args) => await AppSettings.SetAutoExportDestinationPath(textbox.Text);
+                textbox.TextChanged += (sender, args) => changeTrigger();
+                textbox.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
+                textbox.Margin = new Padding(0, 13, 0, 13);
+                layout.Controls.Add(textbox, 0, 0);
+
+                // Set up a button:
+                var button = new Button();
+                button.Text = string.Empty;
+                button.Image = Icons.icons8_folder_tree_512;
+                button.FlatStyle = FlatStyle.Flat;
+                button.FlatAppearance.BorderSize = 0;
+                button.BackColor = Color.Empty;
+                button.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+                button.Size = new Size(60, 60);
+                button.Click += (sender, args) =>
+                {
+                    var dialog = new FolderBrowserDialog();
+                    dialog.SelectedPath = textbox.Text;
+                    dialog.InitialDirectory = textbox.Text;
+                    dialog.Description = "Select the destination path for the Git repository.";
+                    dialog.ShowNewFolderButton = true;
+                    if (dialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
+                        textbox.Text = dialog.SelectedPath;
+                };
+                button.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
+                layout.Controls.Add(button, 1, 0);
+
+                return layout;
+            }
+        );
+
+        return new Setting(settingData);
+    }
+    
+    private static async Task<Setting> ShowGeneratorAutoExportFilenameSettingAsync()
+    {
+        var currentSetting = await AppSettings.GetAutoExportFilename();
+        var settingData = new SettingUIData(
+            Icon: Icons.icons8_git,
+            SettingName: () => "Git (JSON) Auto-Export: Filename",
+            ChangeNeedsRestart: true,
+            SettingExplanation: () => "The filename used for the Git export. You might use environment variables like %USERPROFILE%.",
+            SettingExplanationLink: () => (string.Empty, string.Empty),
+            SetupDataControl: (changeTrigger) =>
+            {
+                var textbox = new TextBox();
+                textbox.Text = currentSetting;
+                textbox.TextChanged += async (sender, args) => await AppSettings.SetAutoExportFilename(textbox.Text);
+                textbox.TextChanged += (sender, args) => changeTrigger();
+                textbox.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
+                textbox.Margin = new Padding(0, 13, 0, 13);
+
+                return textbox;
+            }
+        );
+
+        return new Setting(settingData);
+    }
+    
+    private static async Task<Setting> ShowGeneratorAutoExportExportSensitiveDataSettingAsync()
+    {
+        var currentSetting = await AppSettings.GetAutoExportSensitiveData();
+        var settingData = new SettingUIData(
+            Icon: Icons.icons8_git,
+            SettingName: () => "Git (JSON) Auto-Export: Export Sensitive Data",
+            ChangeNeedsRestart: true,
+            SettingExplanation: () => "When enabled, sensitive data like API tokens are exported into the Git repository. This is not recommended!",
+            SettingExplanationLink: () => (string.Empty, string.Empty),
+            SetupDataControl: (changeTrigger) =>
+            {
+                // Set up an checkbox:
+                var checkbox = new CheckBox();
+                checkbox.Checked = currentSetting;
+                checkbox.CheckedChanged += async (sender, args) => await AppSettings.SetAutoExportSensitiveData(checkbox.Checked);
+                checkbox.CheckedChanged += (sender, args) => changeTrigger();
+                checkbox.Text = "Export Sensitive Data";
+
+                // Apply the desired layout:
+                checkbox.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
+                return checkbox;
+            }
+        );
+
+        return new Setting(settingData);
+    }
+
     public static IEnumerable<Task<Setting>> GetAllSettings()
     {
+        //
+        // Remember: The reverse order is the order in the UI!
+        //
+
+        yield return ShowGeneratorAutoExportFilenameSettingAsync();
+        yield return ShowGeneratorAutoExportDestinationPathSettingAsync();
+        yield return ShowGeneratorAutoExportExportSensitiveDataSettingAsync();
+        yield return ShowGeneratorAutoExportEnabledSettingAsync();
+        
         yield return ShowGeneratorGodotDestinationPathSettingAsync();
         yield return ShowGeneratorGodotEnabledSettingAsync();
         yield return ShowGeneratorDotnetDefaultCultureSettingAsync();
@@ -695,6 +845,7 @@ public sealed partial class Setting : UserControl
         yield return ShowGeneratorDotnetDestinationPathSettingAsync();
         yield return ShowGeneratorDotnetEnabledSettingAsync();
         yield return ShowGeneratorModeSettingAsync();
+        
         yield return ShowDeepLSourceCultureSettingAsync();
         foreach (var setting in ShowCultureSettingsAsync())
             yield return setting;

I18N Commander/UI WinForms/Loader.Designer.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-namespace UI_WinForms
+using UI_WinForms.Components;
+
+namespace UI_WinForms
 {
     partial class Loader
     {
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@
             this.loaderStart.Name = "loaderStart";
             this.loaderStart.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(794, 444);
             this.loaderStart.TabIndex = 0;
-            this.loaderStart.LoadProject += new System.EventHandler<string>(this.loaderStart_LoadProject);
+            this.loaderStart.LoadProject += new System.EventHandler<LoaderStart.LoaderResult>(this.loaderStart_LoadProject);
             // 
             // Loader
             // 

I18N Commander/UI WinForms/Loader.cs

@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
-namespace UI_WinForms;
+using UI_WinForms.Components;
+
+namespace UI_WinForms;
 
 public partial class Loader : Form
 {
-    public string DataFile { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public LoaderStart.LoaderResult Result { get; private set; }
     
     public Loader()
     {
         this.InitializeComponent();
     }
 
-    private void loaderStart_LoadProject(object sender, string projectFilePath)
+    private void loaderStart_LoadProject(object sender, LoaderStart.LoaderResult result)
     {
         if(this.DesignMode)
             return;
         
-        this.DataFile = projectFilePath;
+        this.Result = result;
         this.DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
         this.Close();
     }

I18N Commander/UI WinForms/Program.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
 using DataModel;
 using DataModel.Database.Common;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Processor;
 
+using static UI_WinForms.Components.LoaderStart.LoaderAction;
+
 namespace UI_WinForms;
 
 internal static class Program
@@ -36,31 +39,53 @@ internal static class Program
         //
         builder.ConfigureServices((hostContext, serviceCollection) =>
         {
-            // The database:
-            serviceCollection.AddDatabase(loader.DataFile, true);
+            if(loader.Result.Action is LOAD_PROJECT or CREATE_NEW_PROJECT)
+                serviceCollection.AddDatabase(loader.Result.DataFile, true);
+            else if(loader.Result.Action is IMPORT_JSON)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    serviceCollection.ImportDataAndAddDatabase(loader.Result.DataFile).ConfigureAwait(false).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+                }
+                catch (JsonException e)
+                {
+                    MessageBox.Show($"The JSON file '{loader.Result.DataFile}' is invalid and cannot be imported: {e.Message}", "Invalid JSON file", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+                    Environment.Exit(100);
+                }
+                catch(Exception e)
+                {
+                    MessageBox.Show($"An error occurred while importing the JSON file '{loader.Result.DataFile}': {e.Message}", "Error while importing JSON file", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+                    Environment.Exit(101);
+                }
+            }
         });
 
         // Get the host out of the DI system:
-        var host = builder.Build();
-
-        // Create a service scope:
-        using (var scope = host.Services.CreateScope())
+        using (var host = builder.Build())
         {
-            // Get a service provider:
-            SERVICE_PROVIDER = scope.ServiceProvider;
-
-            // Set the service provider to the processor:
-            ProcessorMeta.ServiceProvider = SERVICE_PROVIDER;
-            
-            // Apply database migrations:
-            using (var database = SERVICE_PROVIDER.GetRequiredService<DataContext>())
-                Setup.PerformDataMigration(database).Wait();
-
-            // Start the app:
-            do
+            // Create a service scope:
+            using (var scope = host.Services.CreateScope())
             {
-                Application.Run(new Main());
-            } while (Program.RestartMainApp);
+                // Get a service provider:
+                SERVICE_PROVIDER = scope.ServiceProvider;
+                
+                // Set the service provider to the processor:
+                ProcessorMeta.ServiceProvider = SERVICE_PROVIDER;
+            
+                // Apply database migrations:
+                using (var database = SERVICE_PROVIDER.GetRequiredService<DataContext>())
+                    Setup.PerformDataMigration(database).Wait();
+
+                // Start the app:
+                do
+                {
+                    Processor.DeepL.ResetState();
+                    Application.Run(new Main());
+                } while (Program.RestartMainApp);
+            }
         }
+        
+        // Tear down the setup:
+        AppDomain.CurrentDomain.ProcessExit += (sender, eventArgs) => Setup.SETUP_MAINTENANCE.Dispose();
     }
 }

I18N Commander/UI WinForms/Resources/Icons.Designer.cs

@@ -210,6 +210,16 @@ namespace UI_WinForms.Resources {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized resource of type System.Drawing.Bitmap.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static System.Drawing.Bitmap icons8_git {
+            get {
+                object obj = ResourceManager.GetObject("icons8_git", resourceCulture);
+                return ((System.Drawing.Bitmap)(obj));
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized resource of type System.Drawing.Bitmap.
         /// </summary>

I18N Commander/UI WinForms/Resources/Icons.resx

@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@
   <data name="icons8_folder_tree_512" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
     <value>icons8-folder-tree-512.png;System.Drawing.Bitmap, System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="icons8_git" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
+    <value>icons8-git.png;System.Drawing.Bitmap, System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="icons8_increase_512" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
     <value>icons8-increase-512.png;System.Drawing.Bitmap, System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</value>
   </data>

I18N Commander/UI WinForms/UI WinForms.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+    <OutputType Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Release' ">WinExe</OutputType>
+    <OutputType Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' ">Exe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows10.0.22000.0</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace>UI_WinForms</RootNamespace>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>