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Audit M3UAndroid localization resources for missing default strings, placeholder consistency, key naming, hardcoded user text, fallback behavior, and locale safety.

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i18n Resource Audit

Audit localization changes with concrete resource and call-site evidence.

When To Use

Use when a task changes or reviews:

  • String resources, plurals, arrays, or locale files
  • Resource key renames/removals
  • User-facing text in app or business code
  • Placeholder or formatting behavior

Required Context

Read first:

  • AGENTS.md
  • i18n/AGENTS.md
  • docs/ai/playbooks/i18n-resources.md
  • Relevant default resources, locale resources, and Kotlin call sites

Audit Checks

Verify with file evidence:

  • Every referenced user-facing string exists in the default locale.
  • Placeholder names, counts, types, and positional markers match across locales.
  • Resource keys are meaningful and aligned with existing prefixes.
  • Hardcoded user-facing strings are not introduced in app/business code.
  • Non-translatable literals are marked or kept out of translation resources.
  • Locale fallback behavior is intentional for missing translations.

Process

  1. Map changed resource keys and all Kotlin/XML call sites.
  2. Compare default and locale-specific entries for placeholders and escaping.
  3. Search the touched area for hardcoded user-facing strings.
  4. Cite file paths and line numbers for each finding.

Validation

Recommend:

./gradlew :i18n:compileDebugKotlin

Compile affected app variants when resource usage changes. If unavailable, state resource-risk remaining.

Output

Return a concise Markdown report with:

  • Scope and locales reviewed
  • Pass/fail table for each audit check
  • Evidence-backed findings with file paths
  • Placeholder or fallback risks for PR notes
  • Validation run or not run, with reason