How can I write maven build to add resources to classpath?

Question

I am building a jar using maven with simple maven install. If I add a file to src/main/resources it can be found on the classpath but it has a config folder whe

Answer 1

A cleaner alternative of putting your config file into a subfolder of src/main/resources would be to enhance your classpath locations. This is extremely easy to do with Maven.

For instance, place your property file in a new folder src/main/config, and add the following to your pom:

 
    
        
            src/main/config
        
    
 

From now, every files files under src/main/config is considered as part of your classpath (note that you can exclude some of them from the final jar if needed: just add in the build section:

    
        
            org.apache.maven.plugins
            maven-jar-plugin
            
                
                    my-config.properties
                
            
        
    

so that my-config.properties can be found in your classpath when you run your app from your IDE, but will remain external from your jar in your final distribution).