Serving static files with ring/compojure - from a war

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Using ring (and the lein-ring tools) - I am able to serve up static files from "resources" etc as per the docs when running in development - however - when I package things up via lien uberwar I have no idea how to make it serve those files when running in a container. I see conflicting docs on wrap-resource, or setting :resource-path but none seem to work.

For Google App Engine I could just but the static files directly in the `war/` directory. Template files (I use soy) actually stay in the `resource/` directory and somehow get compiled into the war directory. I suppose this is not possible / doesn't work in your case? — Paul, Oct 19 '11 at 08:04

score 24 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 09 '14 at 09:48

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As per Compojure's Getting Started Wiki, put route/resources below your paths:

(defroutes main-routes
  (GET "/" [] "<h1>Hello World Wide Web!</h1>")
  (route/resources "/")
  (route/not-found "Page not found"))

...and then, create a folder resources/public in your project, put your static files there. When referring to these files, the /resources/public is implicit, so you can write something like: (include-css "/css/site.css").

Here is an example that deploys to cloudbees.

edited Jan 09 '14 at 09:48

Dave Liepmann

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answered Oct 19 '11 at 11:10

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is that supposed to be `resources/public` instead of `resrouce/public`? – kristianlm May 01 '13 at 11:56
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sorry Michael, I can't spell! I was trying to say the `resources` directory is supposed to be in plural form, I think. – kristianlm May 05 '13 at 13:49

score 20 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 09 '14 at 09:52

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compojure.route/resources should do what you want.

Just put the files in resources/public and then add a route (resources "/") near the end of your routes list.

You need a fairly recent lein-ring for this to work correctly; older versions of lein-ring don't support the resources directory for public assets.

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Abimaran Kugathasan

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answered Oct 19 '11 at 08:30

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Serving static files with ring/compojure - from a war

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