Annotation Configuration Replacement for mvc:resources - Spring

Question

I'm trying to upgrade my spring mvc project to utilize the new annotations and get rid of my xml. Previously I was loading my static resources in my web.xml with the line:

<mvc:resources mapping="/resources/**" location="/resources/" />

Now, I'm utilizing the WebApplicationInitializer class and @EnableWebMvc annotation to startup my service without any xml files, but can't seem to figure out how to load my resources.

Is there an annotation or new configuration to pull these resources back in without having to use xml?

AHungerArtist · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-16T17:06:54.000

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For Spring 3 & 4:

One way to do this is to have your configuration class extend WebMvcConfigurerAdapter, then override the following method as such:

@Override
public void addResourceHandlers(final ResourceHandlerRegistry registry) {
    registry.addResourceHandler("/resources/**").addResourceLocations("/resources/");
}

edited Oct 16 '18 at 17:06

answered Feb 13 '13 at 20:42

AHungerArtist

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This answer is totally correct. However, if you're having issues (like I was) after adding this, remember that you might still need a default servlet handler described here: http://stackoverflow.com/a/17013442/2047962 – RustyTheBoyRobot Jan 26 '15 at 16:32
Upvoted for the answer. Better if you can add explanation. That would be nice for a beginner. – Menuka Ishan Sep 13 '16 at 10:52
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@Menuka Explaination: Every request which begins with "/resources/**" path will be mapped to a files in a "/resources/" folder. – Krystian Dec 11 '16 at 13:21

score 25 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

Spring 5

As of Spring 5, the correct way to do this is to simply implement the WebMvcConfigurer interface.

For example:

@Configuration
@EnableWebMvc
public class MyApplication implements WebMvcConfigurer {

    public void addResourceHandlers(final ResourceHandlerRegistry registry) {
        registry.addResourceHandler("/resources/**").addResourceLocations("/resources/");
    }
}

See deprecated message in: WebMvcConfigurerAdapter

Annotation Configuration Replacement for mvc:resources - Spring

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