How do you handle string resources in desktop?

# compose-desktop

[kevindmoore]

How do you handle string resources in desktop?

[dbaelz]

While playing around with desktop apps and Compose for Desktop, I've used java.util.ResourceBundle because I want to do some localization. I'm not sure, if there are better alternatives and the last time I did desktop apps professionally is some time ago 😉

Without localization: Object with const Strings. Plain and simple

[kevindmoore]

Seems like we'll need some sort of expect/actual library so that for Android it uses built in resources and for desktop ResourceBundle

[dbaelz]

Yes, when Compose Desktop is getting more traction the topic will be much more important. Maybe even with stuff that isn't supported in ResourceBoundles like quantity string/pluralization. Also, there is an open issue about the topic in https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-jb/issues/425

[kevindmoore]

Now, that I think about it, we used to do this all the time in Swing

[Michael Paus]

This issue needs a solution not only for String resources. There must be a concept to handle any kind of resource in a platform independent way, e.g. image resources. The problem is that Android deviated from the standard Java way of doing these things and has its own concepts. Maybe a totally new concept is needed for this. (By the way, as far as I know the good old Java methods still work in Android. They are just not used normally.)

[alex009]

now you can try moko-resources - we release 0.17.0 with jvm support