getClass().getResource() in .aar?

[Stephen Kilburn <sk...@geopraxis.ca>]

Hi,

I am attempting to embed a resource file in an Axis2 .aar, but haven't been
able to make this work.

I have been using the syntax:

URL propUrl = this.getClass().getResource("/myResource.properties");

This returns null.  I've tried putting the resource file in various places
in the .aar, but so far no joy.

I'm running this as a Spring application, BTW.  Not sure if that makes a
difference.

Am I missing something, or is there some special syntax I need to use to
make this work?  (I would be happy placing the properties outside the .aar
if that is easier.)

Thanks in advance for any replies.
_____________________________________________________________
Stephen Kilburn, GeoPraxis Inc.



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RE: getClass().getResource() in .aar?

[Stephen Kilburn <sk...@geopraxis.ca>]

It turns out that the problem was not with getResource() but with embedded
spaces in the returned resource string being converted to %20.  The
following code resolved it:

File propfile;
try {
	propfile = new File(propUrl.toURI());
}
catch (URISyntaxException e) {
	propfile = new File(propUrl.getPath());
}

An interesting and useful additional point emerged, which I will mention
just in case anyone ever runs into this sort of problem.  Because Axis2 is
running the class, the syntax:

propUrl = this.getClass().getResource("/myservice.properties");

looks in <TOMCAT_HOME>/webapps/axis2/WEB-INF/classes, not in the root of the
.aar.  Knowing this can be handy, as it allows a service aar to be updated
without resetting custom properties.  Not knowing it can be frustrating, for
obvious reasons.
_____________________________________________________________
Stephen Kilburn, GeoPraxis Inc.


-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Kilburn [mailto:skilburn@geopraxis.ca] 
Sent: June 9, 2008 22:15
To: axis-user@ws.apache.org
Subject: getClass().getResource() in .aar?

Hi,

I am attempting to embed a resource file in an Axis2 .aar, but haven't been
able to make this work.

I have been using the syntax:

URL propUrl = this.getClass().getResource("/myResource.properties");

This returns null.  I've tried putting the resource file in various places
in the .aar, but so far no joy.

I'm running this as a Spring application, BTW.  Not sure if that makes a
difference.

Am I missing something, or is there some special syntax I need to use to
make this work?  (I would be happy placing the properties outside the .aar
if that is easier.)

Thanks in advance for any replies.
_____________________________________________________________
Stephen Kilburn, GeoPraxis Inc.



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