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+"""Key generation for translation strings."""
+
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+
+
+class KeyGenerator:
+    """Generate translation keys based on conventions."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        style: str = "snake_case",
+        prefix: Optional[str] = None,
+        max_length: int = 100,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.style = style
+        self.prefix = prefix
+        self.max_length = max_length
+        self._existing_keys: Dict[str, int] = {}
+
+    def set_existing_keys(self, keys: List[str]) -> None:
+        """Set existing translation keys to avoid duplicates."""
+        self._existing_keys = {}
+        for key in keys:
+            if key in self._existing_keys:
+                self._existing_keys[key] += 1
+            else:
+                self._existing_keys[key] = 1
+
+    def generate_key(
+        self,
+        text: str,
+        file_path: Optional[Path] = None,
+        context: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        """Generate a translation key for the given text."""
+        base_key = self._text_to_key(text)
+
+        if file_path:
+            path_prefix = self._path_to_prefix(file_path)
+            base_key = f"{path_prefix}_{base_key}"
+
+        if context:
+            context_key = self._text_to_key(context)
+            base_key = f"{base_key}_{context_key}"
+
+        if self.prefix:
+            base_key = f"{self.prefix}_{base_key}"
+
+        unique_key = self._make_unique(base_key)
+
+        return unique_key
+
+    def _text_to_key(self, text: str) -> str:
+        """Convert text to a valid key format."""
+        normalized = text.lower().strip()
+
+        if self.style == "snake_case":
+            key = re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]+", "_", normalized)
+        elif self.style == "kebab-case":
+            key = re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]+", "-", normalized)
+        elif self.style == "camelCase":
+            key = self._to_camel_case(normalized)
+        elif self.style == "PascalCase":
+            key = self._to_pascal_case(normalized)
+        else:
+            key = re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]+", "_", normalized)
+
+        key = key.strip("_").strip("-")
+        key = key[: self.max_length]
+
+        return key
+
+    def _path_to_prefix(self, file_path: Path) -> str:
+        """Convert file path to a key prefix."""
+        parts = []
+
+        for part in file_path.parts:
+            part = re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]+", "_", part.lower())
+            part = part.strip("_")
+            if part and part not in ("src", "src", "app", "components", "pages", "views"):
+                parts.append(part)
+
+        return "_".join(parts)
+
+    def _to_camel_case(self, text: str) -> str:
+        """Convert text to camelCase."""
+        words = re.split(r"[^a-z0-9]+", text.lower())
+        words = [w for w in words if w]
+
+        if not words:
+            return ""
+
+        first = words[0]
+        rest = [w.capitalize() for w in words[1:]]
+
+        return first + "".join(rest)
+
+    def _to_pascal_case(self, text: str) -> str:
+        """Convert text to PascalCase."""
+        words = re.split(r"[^a-z0-9]+", text.lower())
+        words = [w.capitalize() for w in words if w]
+
+        return "".join(words)
+
+    def _make_unique(self, key: str) -> str:
+        """Ensure key is unique by appending a number if needed."""
+        if key not in self._existing_keys:
+            self._existing_keys[key] = 0
+            return key
+
+        count = self._existing_keys[key]
+        self._existing_keys[key] = count + 1
+
+        suffix = f"_{count + 1}"
+        new_key = key + suffix
+
+        while new_key in self._existing_keys:
+            count += 1
+            suffix = f"_{count}"
+            new_key = key + suffix
+
+        self._existing_keys[new_key] = 0
+        return new_key
+
+
+def analyze_existing_keys(translation_file: Path) -> List[str]:
+    """Analyze existing translation keys from a file."""
+    keys: List[str] = []
+
+    try:
+        content = translation_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    except (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+        return keys
+
+    if translation_file.suffix == ".json":
+        import json
+
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(content)
+            if isinstance(data, dict):
+                keys.extend(_flatten_dict(data))
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            pass
+
+    elif translation_file.suffix in (".po", ".pot"):
+        for match in re.finditer(r'^msgid\s+"([^"]+)"', content, re.MULTILINE):
+            keys.append(match.group(1))
+
+    return keys
+
+
+def _flatten_dict(d: dict, prefix: str = "") -> List[str]:
+    """Flatten a nested dictionary to get all keys."""
+    keys = []
+    for k, v in d.items():
+        full_key = f"{prefix}.{k}" if prefix else k
+        if isinstance(v, dict):
+            keys.extend(_flatten_dict(v, full_key))
+        else:
+            keys.append(full_key)
+    return keys