How to reference barrel resources from app xml

I have some settings/properties and fit contributions that I have used in a workout app, but now I would like to use some of those in a data field as well. I'm hoping to keep all the shared string resources (and code) in a barrel that each project will reference.

I'm able to successfully load my barrel string resources from my app code like this:

var emailStr = WatchUi.loadResource(MyBarrel.Rez.Strings.lbl_user_email);

but I'm not having the same luck with my xml.

I've tried this:

<setting propertyKey="@Properties.user_email_prop" title="@MyBarrel.Strings.lbl_user_email">
    <settingConfig type="email" />
</setting>

and this:

<setting propertyKey="@Properties.user_email_prop" title="@MyBarrel.Rez.Strings.lbl_user_email">
    <settingConfig type="email" />
</setting>

I'm not even sure what else to try.

As a workaround, I'm defining my shared string resources in three places: the app, the data field, and the barrel (this is necessary because my barrel also references the strings). For me this isn't a big deal right now (I only have a half a dozen shared strings), but I can see this easily becoming a bigger deal for me in the future.

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pstoppani over 2 years ago +1

I just ran into exactly the same issue. Did you find a way to fix it without duplicating the strings in the barrel and the app?
waterkip over 2 years ago in reply to pstoppani +1

You should file a bug for it.From how I read the docs it should be supported. https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/core-topics/shareable-libraries/ states it should be accessable via @IconLibrary.Drawables…
7555607 over 2 years ago in reply to pstoppani +1
I think I might finally be seeing what you're talking about. Is this what your looking for?
```
base.lang.deu = $(base.lang.deu);..\Libraries\Library1\resources-deu
```

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pstoppani over 2 years ago

I just ran into exactly the same issue. Did you find a way to fix it without duplicating the strings in the barrel and the app?

7555607 over 2 years ago in reply to pstoppani

I never found what I would consider a great solution. Eventually, I stopped using Monkey barrels entirely. Instead, I just have folders of shared code, and I include the folders I need for a project by setting the resourcePath and sourcePath appropriately. Its not ideal, but I think it's better than what I was doing before.

pstoppani over 2 years ago in reply to 7555607

Thanks for the reply. I came to the same conclusion and solution. The only problem with including folders is that I haven't figured out how to get it to see my per-locale/language resources. Is there a way?

7555607 over 2 years ago in reply to pstoppani

It's been a been minutes since I last looked at my code, but I don't remember needing to do anything all that tricky. I just put a strings.xml in each folder. If I remember correctly, the compiler combines them all together.
So I'll have

GarminFolder
-Project1
--resources
---strings.xml
-Project2
--resources
---strings.xml
-Libraries
--Library1
---resources
----strings.xml

Then in the jungle I have this

base.resourcePath = resources;..\Libraries\Library1\resources;

pstoppani over 2 years ago in reply to 7555607

Yes, that is how I have it structured as well. The problem is that I can't add ...\resources-due and other language resources because the compiler always only picks up the last resources folder in the path. There needs to be a root project path, not direct sources and resources. Is there a 'base' path?

7555607 over 2 years ago in reply to pstoppani

When I call multiple libraries, I've been setting the resources in one go like this:

base.resourcePath = resources;..\Libraries\Library1\resources;..\Libraries\Library2\resources;

If you can't add all of your libraries at the same time, I'm pretty sure you can reference base.resourcePath like

base.resourcePath = base.resourcePath;..\Libraries\Library2\resources;

But, I'm not sure what the syntax is. I'm almost certain I've seen examples of that somewhere, but I can't recall off the top of my head.

pstoppani over 2 years ago in reply to 7555607

Thx.

What I need is to be able to specify something like ces.resourcePath for the languages much like you can for devices and families: fenix7.resourcePath, venu.resourcePath, etc.

But it seems the jungle does not support language qualifiers, only device and family. Oh well. I'll have to go back to using a barrel after all and work around the original issue that you posted that I ran into.

waterkip over 2 years ago in reply to 7555607

Syntax is base.path = $(base.path);/path/to/otherthings, similar to the annotations expansions, base.BARRELNAME.annotation = $(base.BARRELNAME.annotations);otherannotation and base.barrelPath = $(base.barrelPath);$(BARRELNAME)

waterkip over 2 years ago in reply to pstoppani

You should file a bug for it.From how I read the docs it should be supported. https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/core-topics/shareable-libraries/ states it should be accessable via @IconLibrary.Drawables.myIcon notation. If not, it is a bug. The only thing that might be an issue is that you don't have annotations or you do have annotations but you don't import those in your project.

7555607 over 2 years ago in reply to pstoppani

I think I might finally be seeing what you're talking about. Is this what your looking for?

base.lang.deu = $(base.lang.deu);..\Libraries\Library1\resources-deu