Make LocalizationResource.DefaultCultureName optional.

src/Volo.Abp.Localization/Volo/Abp/Localization/AbpDictionaryBasedStringLocalizer.cs

@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Localization
             var dictionaries = Resource.DictionaryProvider.Dictionaries;
 
             //Try to get from original dictionary (with country code)
-            ILocalizationDictionary originalDictionary;
+            if (dictionaries.TryGetValue(cultureName, out var originalDictionary))
-            if (dictionaries.TryGetValue(cultureName, out originalDictionary))
             {
                 var strOriginal = originalDictionary.GetOrNull(name);
                 if (strOriginal != null)
@@ -92,8 +91,7 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Localization
             //Try to get from same language dictionary (without country code)
             if (cultureName.Contains("-")) //Example: "tr-TR" (length=5)
             {
-                ILocalizationDictionary langDictionary;
+                if (dictionaries.TryGetValue(GetBaseCultureName(cultureName), out var langDictionary))
-                if (dictionaries.TryGetValue(GetBaseCultureName(cultureName), out langDictionary))
                 {
                     var strLang = langDictionary.GetOrNull(name);
                     if (strLang != null)
@@ -104,19 +102,21 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Localization
             }
 
             //Try to get from default language
-            var defaultDictionary = dictionaries.GetOrDefault(Resource.DefaultCultureName); //TODO: What if not contains a default dictionary?
+            if (!Resource.DefaultCultureName.IsNullOrEmpty())
-            if (defaultDictionary == null)
+            {
+                var defaultDictionary = dictionaries.GetOrDefault(Resource.DefaultCultureName);
+                if (defaultDictionary != null)
                 {
-                return null;
-            }
-
                     var strDefault = defaultDictionary.GetOrNull(name);
-            if (strDefault == null)
+                    if (strDefault != null)
                     {
-                return null;
+                        return new LocalizedString(name, strDefault.Value);
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
-            return new LocalizedString(name, strDefault.Value);
+            //Not found
+            return null;
         }
 
         protected virtual IReadOnlyList<LocalizedString> GetAllStrings(string cultureName, bool includeParentCultures = true)
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Localization
             if (includeParentCultures)
             {
                 //Fill all strings from default dictionary
+                if (!Resource.DefaultCultureName.IsNullOrEmpty())
+                {
                     var defaultDictionary = dictionaries.GetOrDefault(Resource.DefaultCultureName);
                     if (defaultDictionary != null)
                     {
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Localization
                             allStrings[defaultDictString.Name] = new LocalizedString(defaultDictString.Name, defaultDictString.Value);
                         }
                     }
+                }
 
                 //Overwrite all strings from the language based on country culture
                 if (cultureName.Contains("-"))

src/Volo.Abp.Localization/Volo/Abp/Localization/LocalizationResource.cs

@@ -7,28 +7,29 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Localization
 {
     public class LocalizationResource
     {
+        [NotNull]
         public Type ResourceType { get; }
 
+        [CanBeNull]
         public string DefaultCultureName { get; set; }
 
+        [NotNull]
         public ILocalizationDictionaryProvider DictionaryProvider { get; }
 
+        [NotNull]
         public List<ILocalizationDictionaryProvider> Extensions { get; }
 
+        [NotNull]
         public List<Type> BaseResourceTypes { get; }
 
         public LocalizationResource(
             [NotNull] Type resourceType, 
-            [NotNull] string defaultCultureName, 
+            [CanBeNull] string defaultCultureName, //TODO: defaultCultureName should be optional (and second argument) because it's not required for the LocalizationResource!
             [NotNull] ILocalizationDictionaryProvider dictionaryProvider)
         {
-            Check.NotNull(resourceType, nameof(resourceType));
+            ResourceType = Check.NotNull(resourceType, nameof(resourceType));
-            Check.NotNull(defaultCultureName, nameof(defaultCultureName));
+            DictionaryProvider = Check.NotNull(dictionaryProvider, nameof(dictionaryProvider));
-            Check.NotNull(dictionaryProvider, nameof(dictionaryProvider));
-
-            ResourceType = resourceType;
             DefaultCultureName = defaultCultureName;
-            DictionaryProvider = dictionaryProvider;
 
             BaseResourceTypes = new List<Type>();
             Extensions = new List<ILocalizationDictionaryProvider>();

src/Volo.Abp.Localization/Volo/Abp/Localization/LocalizationResourceListExtensions.cs

@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Localization
     {
         public static LocalizationResource AddVirtualJson<TResource>(
             [NotNull] this LocalizationResourceDictionary resourceDictionary,
-            [NotNull] string defaultCultureName,
+            [CanBeNull] string defaultCultureName, //TODO: defaultCultureName should be optional (and second argument) because it's not required for the LocalizationResource!
             [NotNull] string virtualPath)
         {
             Check.NotNull(resourceDictionary, nameof(resourceDictionary));
-            Check.NotNull(defaultCultureName, nameof(defaultCultureName));
             Check.NotNull(virtualPath, nameof(virtualPath));
 
             virtualPath = virtualPath.EnsureStartsWith('/');