Hey guys, has anyone figured out how to use ComposeResources in `@Preview` in androidMain module? Ev...

# compose

[Lukas Anda]

Hey guys, has anyone figured out how to use ComposeResources in @Preview in androidMain module? Even though I specify in my build.gradle in the android block this:

sourceSets["main"].apply {
    manifest.srcFile("src/androidMain/AndroidManifest.xml")
    resources.srcDirs("src/commonMain/composeResources")
}

it still gives an exception: org.jetbrains.compose.resources.MissingResourceException: Missing resource with path: values/strings.xml

Please note, that it works as it should when I launch the app on Android

[Lukas Anda]

Maybe @Dima Avdeev , I've seen you working on multiplatform resources, do you have some suggestions please?

[Dima Avdeev]

Hello!
I will take a look.

[Dima Avdeev]

Are you using resources like in this article ?

[Lukas Anda]

Yes exactly

[Dima Avdeev]

Are you using AndroidStudio for Preview rendering?

[Lukas Anda]

Yes indeed. I used this:

implementation(compose.preview)
implementation(compose.uiTooling)

as an android dependency (for the previews to even show since the compose-multiplatform preview didn't even make the preview start)

and I have my previews in the androidMain/kotlin folder

my AS version is: Android Studio Hedgehog | 2023.1.1 Patch 2
my compose multiplatform version: 1.6.0-rc01

[Dima Avdeev]

For now Compose Multiplatform resources can't be used in Preview.
Added an issue with this enhancement here: https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-multiplatform/issues/4338
Please follow it

[Lukas Anda]

Okay thanks. Quick question, since I saw the compose preview in the samples in commonMain here , is it possible that the preview for common will be available in 1.6.0 ?

[Dima Avdeev]

We are working on it. Sorry - I can't tell before the official anouncements.

[Lukas Anda]

Sure, that works for me. Thank you