Read resource bundle properties in a managed bean

Question

Using files I\'m able to have i18n text in my JSF pages.

But is it possible to access these same properties in my managed bean

Answer 1

Here is a solution I'm using, not as simple but at least working :

First class :

package com.spectotechnologies.website.util;

import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.hibernate.validator.messageinterpolation.ResourceBundleMessageInterpolator;

/**
 *
 * @author Alexandre Lavoie
 */
public class MessageInterpolator extends ResourceBundleMessageInterpolator
{
    public static final String LANGUAGE_TAG_PATTERN = "\\{[^}]*\\}";

    @Override
    public String interpolate(String p_sMessage, Context p_oContext)
    {
        return super.interpolate(replaceMessages(p_sMessage),p_oContext);
    }

    @Override
    public String interpolate(String p_sMessage, Context p_oContext, Locale p_oLocale)
    {
        StringManager.setLocale(p_oLocale);

        return super.interpolate(replaceMessages(p_sMessage),p_oContext,p_oLocale);
    }

    private String replaceMessages(String p_sMessage)
    {
        Matcher oMatcher;
        String sKey;
        String sReplacement;
        StringBuffer sbTemp = new StringBuffer();

        oMatcher = Pattern.compile(LANGUAGE_TAG_PATTERN).matcher(p_sMessage);
        while(oMatcher.find())
        {
            sKey = oMatcher.group().substring(1,oMatcher.group().length() - 1);

            sReplacement = StringManager.getString(sKey);

            if(!sReplacement.startsWith("???"))
            {
                oMatcher.appendReplacement(sbTemp,sReplacement);
            }
        }

        oMatcher.appendTail(sbTemp);

        return sbTemp.toString();
    }
}

Second class :

package com.spectotechnologies.website.util;

import com.spectotechnologies.util.BundleManager;
import com.spectotechnologies.util.FacesSessionManager;
import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * set-up and interface a BundleManager
 * save the bundleManager into the session
 * @author Charles Montigny
 */
public final class StringManager
{
    /** the session name of this class bundle manager */
    public static final String BUNDLE_MANAGER_SESSION_NAME = "StringManager_BundleManager";

    /**  List of ResourceBundle names to load.
     * Will be load in order.
     * The last ones values may overrite the first ones values. */
    private final static String[] BUNDLE_LIST = {
        "com.spectotechnologies.hibernate.validation.resources.ValidationMessages",
        "com.spectotechnologies.website.general.resources.ValidationMessages",
        "com.spectotechnologies.website.general.resources.General"};

    /** bundle manager */
    private static BundleManager m_oBundleManager = null;

    private static BundleManager getBundleManager()
    {
        if(m_oBundleManager == null)
        {
            // get the bundle into the session
            m_oBundleManager = (BundleManager)FacesSessionManager.getObject(BUNDLE_MANAGER_SESSION_NAME);
            if(m_oBundleManager == null)
            {
                // session was empty, load a new one
                m_oBundleManager = new BundleManager();
                for(int iIndex = 0; iIndex < BUNDLE_LIST.length; iIndex++)
                {
                    m_oBundleManager.addBundle(BUNDLE_LIST[iIndex]);
                }
                // add the bundle to the session
                FacesSessionManager.setObject(BUNDLE_MANAGER_SESSION_NAME, m_oBundleManager);
            }
        }
        return m_oBundleManager;
    }

    /**
     * get a string value in the bundle manager by a string key
     * @param p_sKey the string key
     * @return the value of the string key
     */
    public static String getString(String p_sKey)
    {
        return getBundleManager().getStringValue(p_sKey);
    }

    /**
     * set the locale
     * @param p_oLocale the locale to set
     */
    public static void setLocale(Locale p_oLocale)
    {
        getBundleManager().setLocale(p_oLocale);

        // update the session
        FacesSessionManager.setObject(BUNDLE_MANAGER_SESSION_NAME,
                getBundleManager());
    }
}

After you need to override BUNDLE_LIST with your properties files. Once done, use it like that :

sMessage = StringManager.getString("website.validation.modifySystem.modified");

If you have questions, do not hesitate!

EDIT :

You also need to declare the MessageInterpolator

META-INF/validation.xml

    com.spectotechnologies.website.util.MessageInterpolator