Create src/test/resources in Maven Netbeans 8.x with no manual intervention

Question

The default war and jar archetypes inside Netbeans don't create a src/test/resources and src/test/java directory.

Is there an easy way of creating src/test/resources inside a Maven project without going to the 'Files' tab or creating the directory manually ?

src/test/java gets created when you create a new unit test.

Most of the Netbeans Maven controls are really intuitive, but manually creating the directory is clumsy.

Brett Ryan · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-13T23:04:31.220

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Use the new file wizard to create a new folder.

Right click the parent node of the project and choose "New > Folder..." or choose "File > New File > Other > Folder"
Name the folder src/test/java with a parent folder left blank.
Click finish and the Test Packages folder will appear.
Repeat for src/test/resources
It seems a bug prevents the Other Test Sources from being recognised immediately, thus you must reload the pom by right clicking the project > Reload POM.

edited Dec 13 '15 at 23:04

answered Mar 02 '15 at 16:35

Brett Ryan

Thanks. It still seems very clumsy and manual. I was hoping for something profound and easy to explain to junior developers. :) – rjdkolb Mar 03 '15 at 05:53
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On the positive side to junior devs this method teaches them about the magen strucfure, especially if you get them to go to the console to create the directory structure. IMHO i would probably teach them to use the archtype directly from maven at the command line to help them understand whats going on. – Brett Ryan Mar 03 '15 at 07:06

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 26 '19 at 14:05

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To create new source folder,

Right click on maven project --->Click on Build Path ----->Click on New Source Folder
New source folder window will open, give the name to your folder example - src/test/source
click on Finish

edited Aug 26 '19 at 14:05

kenlukas

answered Aug 26 '19 at 13:58

aniket

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