resource not found when using IntelliJ

Question

I have a resource abc/xyz.json under src/test/resources. I'm using IntelliJ IDE. While running a Test for my project, I get the following exception.

Exception

com.google.common.io.Resources.getResource("abc/xyz.json") fails with java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: resource abc/xyz.json not found.

The Test runs fine with gradle clean build and eclipse

Please share the [Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example](http://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve) to get help. — CrazyCoder, Mar 24 '17 at 09:20
How did you solved your problem with a resource availability? — Oleg Ushakov, Oct 23 '19 at 10:59

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 24 '17 at 08:00

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Try marking your src/test/resources folder as Test Resource Root. Attach is the image on how to do it.

Let me know if you need any other information.

answered Mar 24 '17 at 08:00

Amit

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thats strange. can you share your complete piece of code ? – Amit Mar 24 '17 at 09:13
@skyik did you get the answer of your question? – Amit Mar 26 '17 at 12:17

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 24 '20 at 22:17

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Make your resource folder a Test Resource folder, if this does not fix the issue then, close your project, delete target folder and open the project. Hope this helps.

answered Jan 24 '20 at 22:17

Carlos Soto

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avlec · Answer 3 · 2017-03-24T07:25:46.093

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Had the same issue not that long ago, since Intellij outputs the class files into out/production/{project_name}, that path will not start in the src directory but will start in the out/production/{project_name} directory.

It will however see files that are in the project root directory, I'd recommend moving your resource directory into the main project directory then accessing the file with "resources\${FILE_NAME}".

edited Mar 24 '17 at 07:25

answered Mar 24 '17 at 06:48

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I don't think manually copying files to that folder is how intelliJ creators imagined it – sykik Mar 24 '17 at 07:15

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 06 '18 at 16:03

Sometimes I have the same problem, though the folder is marked as resource root. So what I do: I just Unmark it and then mark it as resource root again. Sometimes I need to do it several times and it works. But anyway I think it is Intellij IDEA bug.

resource not found when using IntelliJ

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