Localization.Console

Localization console sample

This runnable sample demonstrates external JSON and RESX resources composed with another standard IStringLocalizer.

Run from the repository root:

dotnet run --project samples/Localization.Console/Pocok.Localization.Console.csproj

Expected output:

greeting=Hallo Pocok nested=Home fallback=embedded missing=True valid=True

The process exits with code 0 only when culture fallback, nested JSON keys, provider composition, missing-key behavior, and snapshot status all match the expected result.

What the sample creates

The sample writes temporary resources equivalent to:

Messages.json
Messages.de.resx

Messages.json contains an invariant greeting and the nested key Navigation.Home. Nested JSON properties are exposed through dot-separated keys.

Messages.de.resx overrides Greeting for German cultures. The sample switches CurrentCulture and CurrentUICulture to de-DE, so lookup follows:

de-DE -> de -> invariant

The resulting greeting comes from the German RESX file, while Navigation.Home falls back to invariant JSON.

A CompositeStringLocalizer places the file-backed localizer before a small dictionary-backed provider. FallbackOnly therefore comes from the second provider, while an unknown key is returned with ResourceNotFound set.

The temporary directory is deleted after execution and the original process cultures are restored.