How to add non-jar files to classpath in Maven project?

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I have a bigger project with multiple modules, all organized by Maven and Spring.

Now I got a "closed source" JAR and two additional files (basically sth. like 2 text files with some information needed for the classes in the JAR) that I want to add to my project.

The manual that came with the JAR and the two files only says "Add the JAR as a lib" and "Add the 2 files to your classpath". I (or my IDE) already managed to add the JAR, but how and where can I add the other 2 files?

Thanks in advance, kaolick

EDIT:

As it seems one of my colleagues already added the JAR and the two files to the repository. I just didn't know about it because he called in sick this week and didn't tell me before. :-/

Evgeniy Dorofeev · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-12 10:23:08Z

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You should place the files in src/main/resources folder then they will be on the classpath. As for the jar you should add it to pom as a dependency, eg

<dependency>
        <groupId>test</groupId>
        <artifactId>myjar</artifactId>
        <version>1.0</version>
        <scope>system</scope>
        <systemPath>${basedir}/lib/myjar.jar</systemPath>
</dependency>

edited Nov 12, 2013 at 10:23

answered Nov 12, 2013 at 10:18

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kaolick Over a year ago

I guess your answer is correct so far. Just couldn't test it (see my edit above). Thanks anyway!

Jack · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-12 10:01:21Z

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You can upload the jar file to your local repository and then reference it like a usual library within your maven configuration. You can upload the file from the command line:

mvn install:install-file -Dfile=<path-to-file> -DgroupId=<group-id> \
    -DartifactId=<artifact-id> -Dversion=<version> -Dpackaging=<packaging>

See the documentation for more details.

answered Nov 12, 2013 at 10:01

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kaolick Over a year ago

Is there any way to do that using a UI, f.e. by using my IDE (Netbeans)? I'm a noob with the command line, and because my question is work-related I don't want to screw up things here. ;-)

maxnx · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-12 20:02:18Z

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As far as I know there's no specific way to add resource files to a project in Netbeans but it's quite legal to do it simply by copying the files into src/main/resources directory with your favourite file manager. Netbeans will recognize new files in the project straightaway and update the view.

answered Nov 12, 2013 at 20:02

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kaolick · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-13 11:48:37Z

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I had to add the 2 *.dat files to the src/main/resources directory and the following lines to the pom.xml

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

answered Nov 13, 2013 at 11:48

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