Question

I received a source code bundle. Inside the src directory tree there are some properties files(.properties) which I want to keep in the output jar in the same place. e.g: I want

src/main/java/com.mycompany/utils/Myclass.java 
src/main/java/com.mycompany/utils/Myclass.properties

to stay the same in the jar:

com.mycompany/utils/Myclass.class 
com.mycompany/utils/Myclass.properties

without needing to add the properties file it to separate resources folder. Is there a way to I tell this to maven?

Answer 1

You could add the following in your pom indicating that the resources are available in src/main/java and including the type of resources.

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