Encoding Detect tool
The Encoding Detect tool inspects the source text of every translatable
block and records its encoding characteristics on the block's properties: a
detected label (ascii, utf-8, or unknown) plus boolean flags for whether
the text is valid UTF-8 and whether it is ASCII-only. Text that is ASCII-only is
labelled ascii; otherwise valid UTF-8 is labelled utf-8; anything else is
unknown.
The tool takes no configuration. It is useful for spotting non-ASCII content that may need particular care in downstream formats or fonts, and for confirming that text is well-formed UTF-8.
This tool has no configurable parameters.
Examples
Detect source encoding
The tool takes no parameters; add it to a flow with an empty configuration.
{}Processing notes
Operates on translatable blocks; non-translatable structure passes through unchanged.
Limitations
Examines source text only; target translations are not classified.
Detection is limited to ASCII / UTF-8 validity, not a full charset-detection heuristic.
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