---
title: 'External Resources'
url: 'https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/vaandroid/vaandroid-developer-guide/project-anatomy/vaandroid-xml/external-resources'
markdown: 'https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/vaandroid/vaandroid-developer-guide/project-anatomy/vaandroid-xml/external-resources.md'
date: '2026-09-25'
description: 'Resources can be configured to load client-side when specified entities are used. <va'
taxonomy:
  category:
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---

# External Resources

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Resources can be configured to load client-side when specified entities are used.

```
<vaandroid>
    <!-- other stuff here ... -->
    <resources>
        <resource>
            <usedBy>activity</usedBy>
            <type>text/css</type>
            <path>/css/styles.css</path>
        </resource>
    </resources>
</vaandroid>
```

|  |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| usedBy | plugin 124 activity 124 fragment 124 service | The entity that triggers the loading of the resource. If missing, ''plugin'' is used.%%%plugin - resource is loaded when the plugin is loaded.%%%activity - resource is loaded when the activity is launched%%%fragment - resource is loaded when the activity is used%%%service - resource is loaded when the service is activated |
| type | text/css 124 text/javascript | The mime-type of the resource. If missing, the type is infered from the resource name's extension |
| source | <<id>> | The owner of the resource. Currently, only plugins and bundles are supported. Specify the plugin or bundle id. If missing, the current plugin is used as the source. |
| path | <<relative path>> | The public resource path relative to the root of the bundle. For example, ''/css/styles.css'' in bundle *mybundle* would resolve to https://server.com/bundle/mybundle/css/styles.css |

todo: allow soure to be a url

todo: specify usedBy entity by pattern 

todo: implement fragment, and service 

todo: implement javascript loader 

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