target.handoff = function()

in make.js [202:364]


target.handoff = function () {
    // create a key->value map of default strings and comments for localizers
    //
    // resjson-style resources:
    //   "greeting": "Hello",
    //   "_greeting.comment": "A welcome greeting.",
    //
    // for more details about resjson: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465254.aspx
    var defaultStrings = {};
    var comments = {};
    var lib = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'lib.json')));
    if (lib.messages) {
        for (var key of Object.keys(lib.messages)) {
            if (!key) {
                throw new Error('key cannot be empty: lib.messages.<key>');
            }

            if (key.match(/^_.+\.comment$/)) {
                var commentKey = key;
                var valueKey = commentKey.substr(   // trim leading "_"
                    '_'.length,                     // trim trailing ".comment"
                    commentKey.length - '_.comment'.length);
                comments[`loc.messages.${valueKey}`] = lib.messages[commentKey];
                continue;
            }
            else {
                defaultStrings[`loc.messages.${key}`] = lib.messages[key];
            }
        }
    }

    // create or update the culture-specific xlf files
    for (var culture of cultures) {
        if (culture.toUpperCase() == 'EN-US') {
            continue;
        }

        // test whether xliff file exists
        var xliffPath = path.join(__dirname, 'xliff', `${culture}.xlf`);
        var stats;
        try {
            stats = fs.statSync(xliffPath);
        }
        catch (err) {
            if (err.code != 'ENOENT') {
                throw err;
            }
        }

        var xliff;
        if (stats) {
            // parse the file
            var parser = new xml2js.Parser();
            parser.parseString(
                fs.readFileSync(xliffPath),
                function (err, result) {
                    if (err) {
                        throw err;
                    }

                    xliff = result;
                }
            )
        }
        else {
            // create the initial xliff object
            xliff = {
                "xliff": {
                    "$": {
                        "version": "1.2"
                    },
                    "file": [
                        {
                            "$": {
                                "original": "lib.json",
                                "source-language": "en-US",
                                "target-language": culture,
                                "datatype": "plaintext"
                            },
                            "body": [
                                {
                                    "trans-unit": []
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        }

        // create a map of trans-unit
        var unitMap = {};
        for (var unit of xliff.xliff.file[0].body[0]['trans-unit']) {
            unitMap[unit['$'].id] = unit;
        }

        for (var key of Object.keys(defaultStrings)) {
            // add the trans-unit
            if (!unitMap.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
                unitMap[key] = {
                    "$": {
                        "id": key
                    },
                    "source": [
                        defaultStrings[key]
                    ],
                    "target": [
                        {
                            "$": {
                                "state": "new"
                            },
                            "_": ""
                        }
                    ]
                };
            }
            // update the source, target state, and note
            else if (unitMap[key].source[0] != defaultStrings[key]) {
                unitMap[key].source = [
                    defaultStrings[key]
                ];
                if (unitMap[key].target[0]['$'].state != 'new') {
                    unitMap[key].target[0]['$'].state = "needs-translation";
                }
            }

            // always update the note
            unitMap[key].note = [
                (comments[key] || "")
            ];
        }

        for (var key of Object.keys(unitMap)) {
            // delete the trans-unit
            if (!defaultStrings.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
                delete unitMap[key];
            }
        }

        // update the body of the xliff object
        xliff.xliff.file[0].body[0]['trans-unit'] = [];
        for (var key of Object.keys(unitMap).sort()) {
            xliff.xliff.file[0].body[0]['trans-unit'].push(unitMap[key]);
        }

        // write the xliff file
        var options = {
            "renderOpts": {
                "pretty": true,
                "indent": "  ",
                "newline": os.EOL
            },
            "xmldec": {
                "version": "1.0",
                "encoding": "utf-8"
            }
        };
        var builder = new xml2js.Builder(options);
        var xml = builder.buildObject(xliff);
        mkdir('-p', path.dirname(xliffPath));
        fs.writeFileSync(xliffPath, '\ufeff' + xml);
    }
}