Allow specifying access modifier for ResxSourceGenerator generated code

[jeremy-visionaid]

I'd like to add Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.ResxSourceGenerator to an existing project, but the project is currently using PublicResXFileCodeGenerator, and ResxSourceGenerator appears to be hard-coded to use "internal". Would be great to add a configuration option to specify the desired access modifier.

[jeremy-visionaid]

Ah, my bad. I missed a duplicate issue (#6827) had been marked as closed.

So, it can be enabled with Public="true", but the Format* methods from EmitFormatMethods="true" are declared internal due to #6579

[alexspirou]

@jeremy-visionaid hello. I don't get how can I get an autogenerated file as public. Can you please help me?

[jeremy-visionaid]

@alexspirou Take a look at Andrew Arnott's article here:
https://blog.nerdbank.net/2023/04/get-rid-of-your-designer-cs-code-behind-for-resx
It references the code so you can find the configuration parameters yourself. Just put them on the EmbeddedResource element like so:

<ItemGroup>
    <EmbeddedResource Update="*.resx" GenerateSource="false" />
    <EmbeddedResource Update="Properties/Resources.resx" GenerateSource="true" Public="true" />
</ItemGroup>

[alexspirou]

@jeremy-visionaid Thanks a lot.

One more question. Do you know if there is a way to not generated the file as a static class?

[jeremy-visionaid]

@alexspirou I don't believe so, but I provided everything you should need to check for yourself.

[jeremy-visionaid]

@alexspirou Though I thought that sounded familiar: #7332

[alexspirou]

@alexspirou Take a look at Andrew Arnott's article here: https://blog.nerdbank.net/2023/04/get-rid-of-your-designer-cs-code-behind-for-resx It references the code so you can find the configuration parameters yourself. Just put them on the EmbeddedResource element like so:

<ItemGroup>
    <EmbeddedResource Update="*.resx" GenerateSource="false" />
    <EmbeddedResource Update="Properties/Resources.resx" GenerateSource="true" Public="true" />
</ItemGroup>

<ItemGroup> <EmbeddedResource Update="*.resx" GenerateSource="false" /> <EmbeddedResource Update="Resources\ClientPrivateLocalization.resx" GenerateSource="true" Public="true" /> </ItemGroup>

Here is my setup. Still the file is generated as internal.