How can I localize a string in a Module?

[vdkdamian]

Throughout my project, I have strings that need to be localized. On iOS, it works fine, but on Android, every string that's localized inside a module which is not the main module isn't being localized.
For clarity, UI text is localized correctly on Android and iOS. Only strings in modules except the main module are not localized.

I'm using init(localized:table:bundle:locale:comment:) to create a localized String.

My resources folder contains all xcstrings files, but they are organized in subfolders.

[marcprux]

Localized strings per bundle should work in general, but String.init(localized:…bundle:...) is something that we only support properly in Skip Lite. Is your app a Skip Fuse app? If you use the old-style NSLocalizedString(key, bundle: .module), does it work?

If your module is surfacing SwiftUI components, we also support the bundle-specific constructors, like Text("Hello", bundle: .module).

[vdkdamian]

My app is a Skip Lite app. Using 'NSLocalizedString(key, bundle: .module)' doesn't work either.

[vdkdamian]

I did some digging, is it possible that localization doesn't work if the Localizable.xcstrings is empty?

[marcprux]

I did some digging, is it possible that localization doesn't work if the Localizable.xcstrings is empty?

Well, maybe. How were you expecting localized strings to work if you don't have anything in Localizable.xcstrings? Were you trying to use the older-style lang.lproj/Localizable.strings instead?

[vdkdamian]

No, I'm using subfolders in my Localization folder. I have different .xcstrings files per .swift source code file. I'm always setting a table value.

See picture below of the structure:

So, Localizable is just an empty file. I noticed a few months ago I can't remove it, because skip complains if not present.
For my main module, I have values in that file (think of the BundleDisplayName,...). But my other modules have empty Localizable.xcstrings files.

[marcprux]

Oh, I think that is the problem. Unfortunately we only currently support a single Localizable.xcstrings file per module.

[vdkdamian]

Workaround:

Create an internal dummy struct in your Module which localizes a String. Translate that value for each language in your Localizable.xcstrings file.
This way each of your other .xcstrings files get translated too.

Here is an example of the file I added to each of my modules.

internal struct MyModuleLocalizator {
    
    static let module: String = String(localized: "MyModule", bundle: Bundle.module)
}