v0.4 - Add debugging

goss-correctencoding.rb

@@ -31,28 +31,43 @@ class GossamerForumsCorrectEncoding < ImportScripts::Base
 
   # Method to detect and fix text encoding
   def fix_text_encoding(text)
-    begin
     # Detect encoding
     detection = CharlockHolmes::EncodingDetector.detect(text)
     original_encoding = detection[:encoding]
     puts "Original encoding detected: #{original_encoding}"
   
-      # Force the encoding to the detected one, then covnert to UTF-8
-      if original_encoding == 'ISO-8859-1' || original_encoding == 'windows-1252'
-        # For Windows-1252 or ISO-8859-1, force the encoding and convert to UTF-8
-        # text.force_encoding('ISO-8859-1').encode('UTF-8')
-        text.force_encoding(original_encoding).encode('UTF-8', invalid: :replace, undef: :replace, replace: '?')
-      else
-        # Try to convert from detected encoding to UTF-8
-        text.encode('UTF-8', original_encoding, invalid: :replace, undef: :replace, replace: '?')
-      end
-    rescue StandardError => e
+#      # Force the encoding to the detected one, then covnert to UTF-8
+#      if original_encoding == 'ISO-8859-1' || original_encoding == 'windows-1252'
+#        # For Windows-1252 or ISO-8859-1, force the encoding and convert to UTF-8
+#        # text.force_encoding('ISO-8859-1').encode('UTF-8')
+#        text.force_encoding(original_encoding).encode('UTF-8', invalid: :replace, undef: :replace, replace: '?')
+#      else
+#        # Try to convert from detected encoding to UTF-8
+#        text.encode('UTF-8', original_encoding, invalid: :replace, undef: :replace, replace: '?')
+#      end
+
+    if original_encoding
+      begin
+        decoded_content = CharlockHolmes::Converter.convert(raw_content, original_encoding, 'UTF-8')
+      rescue => e
         puts "Error during encoding conversion: #{e.message}"
-      puts e.backtrace.join("\n")  # Print the full stack trace
-      text
+        decoded_content = raw_content # Fall back to raw content if decoding fails
       end
+    else
+      decoded_content = raw_content # Fallback if encoding detection fails
     end
 
+    # Step 3: Ensure the content is now correctly in UTF-8 (no need to encode again)
+    return decoded_content
+  end
+        
+#    rescue StandardError => e
+#      puts "Error during encoding conversion: #{e.message}"
+#      puts e.backtrace.join("\n")  # Print the full stack trace
+#      text
+#    end
+#  end
+
     # Method to fix encoding issues in post content
   def fix_encoding
     offset = 0