Blazor Localization Roadmap?

[mysteryx93]

According to this article,

A limited set of ASP.NET Core's localization scenarios are currently supported: IStringLocalizer<> is supported in Blazor apps.

IStringLocalizer is supported, and that's about it. The problem with IStringLocalizer is that

1. It requires a separate resource file for each class -- which can grow exponentially in large projects
2. Changing a value in the default language requires editing all other languages, very messy and prone to errors
3. Some localized strings are shared between classes

I tried adding localization to validation attributes.

First with a custom DisplayNameAttribute with built-in localization. DataAnnotations Validation doesn't read this attribute though.

Then with Display(Name="FirstName", Type=typeof(Resources)), but it made the application crash (at least when the resource is in a different project).

So it seems there's really not much localization support at all for now... better leave out localization altogether.

I don't really need localization anyway, but wanted to structure my code in clean way that would make allowing localization easy. What are the plans for Blazer localization support in .NET 5? I'd be better to structure the code in a way that would be compatible for that.

IStringLocalizer really doesn't seem like a good solution... does it even work to localize DisplayAttribute for validation messages?

[mkArtakMSFT]

Thanks for contacting us.
Please share a small repro app so that we can investigate the crash you're facing.

[mysteryx93]

It's not because of being in a different project; within the same project it also crashes.

System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot retrieve property 'Name' because localization failed.  Type 'HanumanInstitute.WebStore.Properties.Resources' is not public or does not contain a public static string property with the name 'ProcessOrderAddressFirstName'.
   at System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.LocalizableString.<>c__DisplayClass12_1.<GetLocalizableValue>b__2()
   at System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.LocalizableString.GetLocalizableValue()
   at System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ValidationContext.GetDisplayName()
   at System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ValidationContext.get_DisplayName()
   at System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ValidationAttribute.IsValid(Object value, ValidationContext validationContext)
   at System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ValidationAttribute.GetValidationResult(Object value, ValidationContext validationContext)
   at System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Validator.TryValidate(Object value, ValidationContext validationContext, ValidationAttribute attribute, ValidationError& validationError)
   at System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Validator.GetValidationErrors(Object value, ValidationContext validationContext, IEnumerable`1 attributes, Boolean breakOnFirstError)
   at System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Validator.TryValidateProperty(Object value, ValidationContext validationContext, ICollection`1 validationResults)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Forms.ObjectGraphDataAnnotationsValidator.ValidateField(EditContext editContext, ValidationMessageStore messages, FieldIdentifier& fieldIdentifier)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Forms.ObjectGraphDataAnnotationsValidator.<OnInitialized>b__7_1(Object sender, FieldChangedEventArgs eventArgs)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Forms.EditContext.NotifyFieldChanged(FieldIdentifier& fieldIdentifier)
   at Radzen.Blazor.RadzenTextBox.OnChange(ChangeEventArgs args)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.ComponentBase.CallStateHasChangedOnAsyncCompletion(Task task)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.Renderer.GetErrorHandledTask(Task taskToHandle)

I have a repro project, can I send it to you via email?

There's also the fact that there's no support for displaying the field name in a label; although such a Label For component can be implemented manually.

[mkArtakMSFT]

@mysteryx93 we don't need a private app for this - just a minimal repro app hosted in GitHub is what we're looking for.

[mysteryx93]

I have a minimal repro but won't put it on GitHub

[mkArtakMSFT]

@mysteryx93 to clarify, by minimal repro we refer to the minimum required changes on top of a new project, which will reproduce the issue. We are not interested nor we have enough resources to look into customer projects.
If you can provide such a repro project hosted in a GitHub public repo, we will try the scenario out.

[JvanderStad]

@mysteryx93 You can roll your own localizer. I'm using Json files and custom attributes to make it work in Blazor. I'm using translation over multiple projects.

• It requires a separate resource file for each class -- which can grow exponentially in large projects

You can design your own strategy. I use one translation file (per language) per 'Area'.

• Changing a value in the default language requires editing all other languages, very messy and prone to errors

Same here, design your own strategy. If you don't change your keys, create an 'override' mechanism

• Some localized strings are shared between classes

You can share translations by using the same type. Merge multiple json files to share translations between different area's (base translation + custom translations).

	[Translation("Translation\\Shared")]
	public class SharedTranslation
	{
		//Dummy class to group localization, can stay empty
	}

	[Translation("Translation\\Button")]
	public class ButtonTranslation
	{
		//Dummy class to group localization, can stay empty
	}

	[Translation("Translation\\ValidationRules")]
	public class ValidationRulesTranslation
	{

	}

I used https://github.com/rwwilden/AspNet5Localization for inspiration