Store metadata per segment (SetMetaData)

Hi,

I would like to store some metadata in a project per segment (e.g. an additional identifier). For example, for segment 10, this would look like: ActiveDocument.SegmentPairs.ElementAt(10).Target.Properties.TranslationOrigin.SetMetaData("MyKey", "Meta data information");


This used to work in the past. However, after doing this on a Japanese translation segment, it does not seem to work anymore. After executing this code, "MyKey" is not added.

However, in the debugger, when I invoke this method, the item is added to MetaData.

Does anyone has a clue?

Are there other (better) ways to store information at a segment?

Best regards,
Henk

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0 Paul over 10 years ago

Hello Henk,

There has been some enhancements in this area in CU10 for Studio 2014. So if you only just updated then this is probably why your functionality broke. Take a look at this article written by Romulus Crisan (former member)... he can't respond right now as he's on a flight but if you're still struggling he can probably look later on.

These changes will also apply for Studio 2015 so good for you to incorporate them now.

Regards

Paul Filkin | RWS Group

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0 Henk Boxma over 10 years ago in reply to Paul

Thanks Paul!

Good to know that the changes in CU10 could cause this.

The article shows the following example.

var segmentPair = _editorController.ActiveDocument.ActiveSegmentPair;

segmentPair.Properties.IsLocked = !segmentPair.Properties.IsLocked;

_editorController.ActiveDocument.UpdateSegmentPairProperties(segmentPair.Properties);

Unfortunately, UpdateSegmentPairProperties() does not seem be available via the API.

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0 Romulus Crisan (former member) over 10 years ago in reply to Henk Boxma

The reason this is not working is because the property you are changing is actually a clone of the first one. More on this you can find in here:

Now the suggestion made by Paul is correct but after you reply I made some deeper investigation and it seems that this exact feature didn't catch the CU10 release and it will be available only Studio 2015. I will update my article and mention this.

To try an fix your problem you can use Process Segment Pairs method which can do the exact same thing as the update method but you will need to add more boilerplate code.

Romulus Crisan | Translation Productivity Development Manager | SDL | (twitter) @cromica_82 | (blog) http://www.romuluscrisan.com/
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0 Henk Boxma over 10 years ago in reply to Romulus Crisan (former member)

Thank you so much Romulus. You made my day! This workaround seems promising. I will do some tests and upload a code sample later.
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0 Henk Boxma over 10 years ago in reply to Henk Boxma

Hi Romulus, I added the following class. When you call the contructor, then it will add the metadata to the specified segment id.

public class SegmentpairMetadata
{
int _segmentid = 0;
string _key = null;
string _value = null;

/// <summary>
/// Ctor. Set the meta data for the segment.
/// </summary>
public SegmentpairMetadata(Document activeDocument, int segmentId, string key, string value)
{
_segmentid = segmentId;
_key = key;
_value = value;

activeDocument.ProcessSegmentPairs("DQF_metadata", UpdateSegmentPairProperties);
}

private void UpdateSegmentPairProperties(ISegmentPair segmentPair, CancelEventArgs e)
{
if (segmentPair.Properties.Id.Id == _segmentid.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))
{
segmentPair.Properties.TranslationOrigin.SetMetaData(_key, _value);
}
}
}
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0 Henk Boxma over 9 years ago in reply to Henk Boxma

This does not seem to work if multiple files are opened.

It is possible that multiple files are open in the active document. In that case you need to check if the segment pair belongs to the correct file where you want to add your metadata.

For some reason, setting the metadata for the 2nd file does not seem to work.

public SegmentpairMetadata(Document activeDocument, string currentfileId, int segmentId, string key, string value)
{
_currentfileId = currentfileId; //This is the File ID
_segmentid = segmentId;
_key = key;
_value = value;
activeDocument.ProcessSegmentPairs("DQF_metadata", UpdateSegmentPairProperties);
}

private void UpdateSegmentPairProperties(ISegmentPair segmentPair, CancelEventArgs e)
{
if ((_currentfileId == null) || (segmentPair.GetProjectFile().Id.ToString() != _currentfileId.ToLower()))
{
return;
}

if (segmentPair.Properties.Id.Id == _segmentid.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))
{
segmentPair.Properties.TranslationOrigin.SetMetaData(_key, _value);
}
}
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0 Romulus Crisan (former member) over 9 years ago in reply to Henk Boxma

So are you saying that the SetMetaData function is not working when you call it or that the above code is not working? The reason I'm asking is because I know that there are some problem with determining the ActiveDocument in this multiple file case. Not sure how currentfileid is determined but if this is null you'll have to do a workaround in how you obtain the ActiveDocument. You can find the workaround here.

Romulus Crisan | Translation Productivity Development Manager | SDL | (twitter) @cromica_82 | (blog) http://www.romuluscrisan.com/
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0 Henk Boxma over 9 years ago in reply to Romulus Crisan (former member)

Hi Romulus,
Thanks for this response. The problem is not that the ActiveDocument is null. It has a valid pointer and I can access all document information and have access to the 2 files that are opened.

The _currentfileid is the ID (Guid) of the ActiveFile (obtained via ActiveDocument.ActiveFile.Id). In the code snippet above, instead of a parameter, I could have used the assignment _currentfileid = ActiveDocument.ActiveFile.Id

The method visits each segmentpair in the ActiveDocument. If the code finds the segment-ID for that particular file, then it should assign the meta data. However, this assignment only works for the first file, not for the second. It looks like the assignment is done on a clone of the object.

Please let me know if you need more details.
-Henk
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0 Romulus Crisan (former member) over 9 years ago in reply to Henk Boxma

So this means the issue is either with SetMetaDate method or that the segmentPair is just a clone. Are you able to try to do some tests on Studio 2015? The reason I'm asking is because in 2015 Integration API you would be able to use the method UpdateSegmentPair instead of ProcessSegment. More details about this method here. This way we might be able to find if it's cloning issue.

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0 Henk Boxma over 9 years ago in reply to Romulus Crisan (former member)

The UpdateSegmentPair also does not work. I am using a class that inherits from AbstractAutoSuggestProvider. It provides access to the active document and also events when I change segments.

Update. The same happens with the EditorController. In the following code, "ActiveDocument_ActiveSegmentChanged" is invoked. The metadata is only set for the first file, not for the second.

EditorController _editorController;

class MyProjectViewPart : AbstractViewPartController

{
protected override Control GetContentControl()
{
return _control.Value;
}

protected override void Initialize()
{

_editorController = SdlTradosStudio.Application.GetController<EditorController>();

_editorController.ActiveDocument.ActiveSegmentChanged += ActiveDocument_ActiveSegmentChanged;

}

void ActiveDocument_ActiveSegmentChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var segmentPair = _editorController.ActiveDocument.ActiveSegmentPair;
segmentPair.Properties.TranslationOrigin.SetMetaData("henk", "henk");
_editorController.ActiveDocument.UpdateSegmentPair(segmentPair);
}
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