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MakeReferencePropsFile.java

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+import java.io.BufferedWriter;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileWriter;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+public class MakeReferencePropsFile {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException{
+		ArrayList<File> files = new ArrayList<File>();
+		listAllFiles("E:\\code\\aspnet\\aspnetcore\\src", files);
+
+		ArrayList<File> extFiles = new ArrayList<File>();
+		listAllFiles("E:\\code\\aspnet\\extensions\\src", extFiles);
+
+		HashMap<String, HashSet<String>> refs = new HashMap<String, HashSet<String>>();
+		for (File f: files){
+			Scanner fileScan = new Scanner(f);
+			String k = fileScan.nextLine();
+			HashSet<String> v = new HashSet<String>();
+			while (fileScan.hasNextLine()){
+				String line = fileScan.nextLine();
+				if (!line.isEmpty()){
+					String[] parts = line.split(";");
+					for (String ding: parts){
+						v.add(ding);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			refs.put(k, v);
+		}
+
+		HashMap<String, HashSet<String>> extRefs = new HashMap<String, HashSet<String>>();
+		for (File f: extFiles){
+			Scanner fileScan = new Scanner(f);
+			String k2 = fileScan.nextLine();
+			HashSet<String> v2 = new HashSet<String>();
+			while (fileScan.hasNextLine()){
+				String line = fileScan.nextLine();
+				if (!line.isEmpty()){
+					String[] parts = line.split(";");
+					for (String ding: parts){
+						v2.add(ding);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			extRefs.put(k2, v2);
+		}
+
+		for (String s1: refs.keySet()){
+			HashSet<String> temp = new HashSet<String>();
+			for (String s2: refs.get(s1)){
+				if (extRefs.containsKey(s2)){
+					temp.addAll(extRefs.get(s2));
+				}
+			}
+			refs.get(s1).addAll(temp);
+		}
+
+		BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(new File(
+				"E:\\code\\scratch\\IndirectReferences.props"), true));
+		bw.write("<Project>");
+		bw.newLine();
+		for (String s: refs.keySet()){
+			HashSet<String> v = refs.get(s);
+			bw.write("\t<ItemGroup Condition=\"@(Reference->AnyHaveMetadataValue(\'Identity\', \'" + s + "\'))\">");
+			bw.newLine();
+			for (String ref: v){
+				bw.write("\t\t<IndirectReference Include=\"" + ref + "\" KeepDuplicates=\"false\" />");
+				bw.newLine();
+			}
+			bw.write("\t</ItemGroup>");
+			bw.newLine();
+		}
+		for (String s: extRefs.keySet()){
+			HashSet<String> v = extRefs.get(s);
+			bw.write("\t<ItemGroup Condition=\"@(Reference->AnyHaveMetadataValue(\'Identity\', \'" + s + "\'))\">");
+			bw.newLine();
+			for (String ref: v){
+				bw.write("\t\t<IndirectReference Include=\"" + ref + "\" KeepDuplicates=\"false\" />");
+				bw.newLine();
+			}
+			bw.write("\t</ItemGroup>");
+			bw.newLine();
+		}
+		bw.write("</Project>");
+		bw.newLine();
+		bw.flush();
+		bw.close();
+	}
+
+	public static void listAllFiles(String path, ArrayList<File> files){
+		File root = new File(path);
+        File[] list = root.listFiles();
+
+        if (list != null) {  // In case of access error, list is null
+            for (File f : list) {
+                if (f.isDirectory()) {
+                    listAllFiles(f.getAbsolutePath(), files);
+                } else {
+                	if (f.getName().equals("ImportMe.props")){
+                		files.add(f);
+                	}
+                }
+            }
+        }
+	}
+
+}