Java 9 Module system Resources files location

Question

Instead of writing everything in question I would like to place an image. The problem is where should I place the resource directory which contain the .properties files?

See the image for more information and exact problem.

Answer 1

First of all, if you are using Intellij IDEA and Gradle, try adding this to your build.gradle:

apply plugin: 'idea'
idea {
    module {
        inheritOutputDirs = true
    }
}

The more likely solution

From my experience Java 9 has locked down accessing resources based on some rules about whether the resource is encapsulated or not (see javadocs).

Things that have worked for me:

1. Putting a resource in the root of my resources folder and calling

   getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("myresource.txt")

2. Making the folder structure leading to your resource match a suitable package in your project. For example, if you had a com.your.package then your folder structure would be resources/com/your/package/myresource.txt. Once your had this, you can add opens com.your.package in module-info.java and get your resource by calling

   YourClass.class.getResource("/com/your/package/myresource.txt")

Other things to try

Marking your resources folder as resources in Intellij IDEA.