find duplicate strings in android string resources

conflicting_strings.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby -w

# find duplicate strings in android string resources
# usage: ruby conflicting_strings strings.xml other_strings.xml


require 'xmlsimple'

def parse_string_resources(file_name)
  strings = XmlSimple.xml_in(file_name)['string']
  strings
end

def calculate_conflicting_strings(resources)
  conflicting_keys = Hash.new(0)
  resources.each do |res|
    key = res['name']
    conflicting_keys[key] += 1
  end
  conflicting_keys
end

def print_conflicting_keys(conflicting_keys)
  conflicting_keys.each do |k, v|
    puts "#{k} appears #{v} times" if v > 1
  end
end

def main
  resources = []
  ARGV.each do |file_name|
    strings = parse_string_resources(file_name)
    strings.each do |string|
      resources << string
    end
  end
  conflicting_keys = calculate_conflicting_strings(resources)
  print_conflicting_keys(conflicting_keys)
end

main

change the line 17 with key = res['content'] gives you the same content with different names.