How to include resources from src/main/java

Question

I have a project that has resources inside the same package as some java classes.

The project structure is something like:

src
    main
        java
            nl
                project
                    someTitle.java
                    someTitle.css

In my pom.xml I have included the following snippet:

<resources>
    <resource>
        <directory>src</directory>
        <excludes>
             <exclude>**/*.class</exclude>
        </excludes>
    </resource>
</resources>

When I do a [mvn clean verify] the .css-file does not get included in my war package. How come?

use src/main/resources for that. It will be autoincluded from there. Maven filters src/main/java for non-java files. — Antoniossss
– Antoniossss, Commented Oct 17, 2017 at 12:23
You should not have any resources under /src/main/java. Resources should be under /src/main/resources — Jens
– Jens, Commented Oct 17, 2017 at 12:23
I know this would be best practice, but due to legacy code I have to put it in the same package as the class... — Robert van der Spek
– Robert van der Spek, Commented Oct 17, 2017 at 12:33
Not relevant to the question, but... It is also weird to have class files in your source directory. — Rob
– Rob, Commented Oct 17, 2017 at 12:35

user944849 · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-17 12:38:27Z

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You can put files in the same package as the class, and still put the files in src/main/resources as suggested. Same package does not necessarily mean same directory.

So:

src
    main
        resources
            nl
                project
                    someTitle.css

The default Maven lifecycle will take it from there.

answered Oct 17, 2017 at 12:38

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halfer · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-19 21:26:41Z

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Add this in resources section:

 <resources>
        <resource>
            <directory>src/main/java</directory> 
            <includes>
                 <include>**/*.css</include> 
            </includes>
        </resource>
</resources>

edited Nov 19, 2017 at 21:26

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