What is suggested way to distribute resource files in MPP library? E.g. iOS app <- fwbundle <-...

# multiplatform

[Konstantin Petrukhnov]

What is suggested way to distribute resource files in MPP library? E.g. iOS app <- fwbundle <- lib-a <- lib-b; androidApp <- lib-a <- lib-b.
lib-b have file "mytext.txt" that need to be accessed from lib-a class. lib-a class is used from iOS app.
In which folder mytext.txt should be created (src/commonMain/resources?)? How to ensure, that it is exported in fwbundle.framework (so it is available to code from lib-a and to code from iOS app itself)?

[gildor]

There is no support of MPP resources out of the box, as I know

[gildor]

Only JVM is supported

[gildor]

But as I remember, I saw some third party Gradle plugin that adds resources support for MPP

[alex009]

for ios you can move files to framework by custom gradle task.
sample in our gradle plugin for resources - https://github.com/icerockdev/moko-resources/blob/b061ccb90c5ffd1102a173bb4d99e4e4c7766605/gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/dev/icerock/gradle/generator/IosMRGenerator.kt#L58

our plugin allow use localization resources at mobile platforms - https://github.com/icerockdev/moko-resources

[gildor]

For JS it’s also possible using things like WebPack. but it’s all custom configs, nothing out of the box

[Konstantin Petrukhnov]

@alex009 lib-b. lib-a, fwbundle - are separate projects. How do i bring resource from lib-b to fwbundle? When I build and publish lib-b.klib, it don't have any resources inside (but jar do have)

[alex009]

klib can't have resources. you can only write gradle task which will be execute after linkFramework task and this task copy files from your directory with resources to framework directory

[Konstantin Petrukhnov]

hm.. this page (at the end) refer to resources: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/native/libraries.html

[alex009]

as i know at now resources not passed to framework or klibs. @svyatoslav.scherbina can you help us?

[Konstantin Petrukhnov]

I wonder if I could extract all resources from jars of libs marked for transitiveExport.

[Konstantin Petrukhnov]

And then pack them in framework.

[svyatoslav.scherbina]

hm.. this page (at the end) refer to resources: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/native/libraries.html

Well, it actually does:

- resources/

- General resources such as images. (Not used yet).

I guess this documentation describe current state clearly enough.

as i know at now resources not passed to framework or klibs.

Correct.

[Konstantin Petrukhnov]

@svyatoslav.scherbina is there any issue number about exporting resources in klib, so I could follow it? There are ~5 issues somehow related to it in YT. Maybe this one? https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-29311

[svyatoslav.scherbina]

Feel free to follow any issue that is related to your particular case.