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FileNotFoundException while getting file from resources folder using getResource()

I need to get this file from the resources folder in the File object, not in InputSream.
I am using below code, working file on eclipse but FoleNotFoundException on the server. )Using AWS EC2)
Code:
URL res = ResidentHelperService.class.getClassLoader().getResource("key.pem");
System.out.println("resource path2 :" + res);
File privateKeyFile = Paths.get(res.toURI()).toFile();
After printing path looks like:
:jar:file:/home/centos/myproject/microservices/user-service/target/user-service-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/BOOT-INF/lib/project-common-utility-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/key.pem
I have added dependency on the common jar to user service pom.
Please help me to get the file from resources of a common project.

If you have your file in resources folder, the easiest way to access it from the code is probably to use org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils class that Spring provides:
try {
final File file = ResourceUtils.getFile("classpath:key.pem");
....
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
Perhaps this way can help you with your issue.

Unable to read resources from .jar [duplicate]

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Java Jar file: use resource errors: URI is not hierarchical
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I have files in resource folder. For example if I need to get file from resource folder, I do like that:
File myFile= new File(MyClass.class.getResource(/myFile.jpg).toURI());
System.out.println(MyClass.class.getResource(/myFile.jpg).getPath());
I've tested and everything works!
The path is
/D:/java/projects/.../classes/X/Y/Z/myFile.jpg
But, If I create jar file, using , Maven:
mvn package
...and then start my app:
java -jar MyJar.jar
I have that following error:
Exception in thread "Thread-4" java.lang.RuntimeException: ხელმოწერის განხორციელება შეუძლებელია
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URI is not hierarchical
at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:363)
...and path of file is:
file:/D:/java/projects/.../target/MyJar.jar!/X/Y/Z/myFile.jpg
This exception happens when I try to get file from resource folder. At this line. Why? Why have that problem in JAR file? What do you think?
Is there another way, to get the resource folder path?

You should be using
getResourceAsStream(...);
when the resource is bundled as a jar/war or any other single file package for that matter.
See the thing is, a jar is a single file (kind of like a zip file) holding lots of files together. From Os's pov, its a single file and if you want to access a part of the file(your image file) you must use it as a stream.
Documentation

Here is a solution for Eclipse RCP / Plugin developers:
Bundle bundle = Platform.getBundle("resource_from_some_plugin");
URL fileURL = bundle.getEntry("files/test.txt");
File file = null;
try {
URL resolvedFileURL = FileLocator.toFileURL(fileURL);
// We need to use the 3-arg constructor of URI in order to properly escape file system chars
URI resolvedURI = new URI(resolvedFileURL.getProtocol(), resolvedFileURL.getPath(), null);
File file = new File(resolvedURI);
} catch (URISyntaxException e1) {
e1.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e1) {
e1.printStackTrace();
}
It's very important to use FileLocator.toFileURL(fileURL) rather than resolve(fileURL)
, cause when the plugin is packed into a jar this will cause Eclipse to create an unpacked version in a temporary location so that the object can be accessed using File. For instance, I guess Lars Vogel has an error in his article - http://blog.vogella.com/2010/07/06/reading-resources-from-plugin/

I face same issue when I was working on a project in my company. First Of All, The URI is not hierarichal Issue is because probably you are using "/" as file separator.
You must remember that "/" is for Windows and from OS to OS it changes, It may be different in Linux. Hence Use File.seperator .
So using
this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("res"+File.separator+"secondFolder")
may remove the URI not hierarichal. But Now you may face a Null Pointer Exception. I tried many different ways and then used JarEntries Class to solve it.
File jarFile = new File(this.getClass().getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().toURI().getPath());
String actualFile = jarFile.getParentFile().getAbsolutePath()+File.separator+"Name_Of_Jar_File.jar";
System.out.println("jarFile is : "+jarFile.getAbsolutePath());
System.out.println("actulaFilePath is : "+actualFile);
final JarFile jar = new JarFile(actualFile);
final Enumeration<JarEntry> entries = jar.entries(); //gives ALL entries in jar
System.out.println("Reading entries in jar file ");
while(entries.hasMoreElements()) {
JarEntry jarEntry = entries.nextElement();
final String name = jarEntry.getName();
if (name.startsWith("Might Specify a folder name you are searching for")) { //filter according to the path
System.out.println("file name is "+name);
System.out.println("is directory : "+jarEntry.isDirectory());
File scriptsFile = new File(name);
System.out.println("file names are : "+scriptsFile.getAbsolutePath());
}
}
jar.close();
You have to specify the jar name here explicitly. So Use this code, this will give you directory and sub directory inside the folder in jar.

How do i modify a .yaml File in an other .jar File?

I am setting up a .jar file loader, and I want to modify a .yml File in the .jar File before I use it in a method like this. Bukkit().getPluginManager().loadPlugin(File file); If i understand it correctly, i have also have to save the changes.
I don't have the knowledge of how to do this, because I have never used files in a way like this before in Java 8. If there is somebody out, I would be very happy
Here the method where I load the jar Files, and then the place, where I want to modify and save it
for (final File file : folder.listFiles()) {// Get all files in the folder
if (!file.isDirectory()) {// Only use the file, if it is a regular file
try {
if (FileManager.isJarFile(file)) {
// found a jar file
System.out.println("Found jarfile with possible yml.file in it: " + file.getName());
/*
*
* Here it should modify the .jar file like above, bevore it gets loaded
*
*/
}
} catch (IOException e) {
// Didn't found that jar file, can ignore it
}
}
}
Short: So what should the method do? It should load the jar file, load a .yml file in it, modify the file, and then save the changes in the .jar file again.

Get resources from a jar file

i want my jar file to access some files from itself. I know how to do this for BufferedImage but this doesn't work for other files. All i want is to extract some zips from my jar. i made a class folder in eclipse, put the zips inside and used
public File getResFile(String name){
return new File(getClass().getResource(name).getFile());
}
to get the File instance and extract it. it works fine in eclipse, but as soon as i export it to a jar it says
Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException: file:\C:\Users\DeLL\Desktop\BoxcraftClient\ClientInstaller.jar!\client.bxc (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.open(Native Method)
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(ZipFile.java:220)
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(ZipFile.java:150)
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(ZipFile.java:164)
at Launcher.install(Launcher.java:43)
at Launcher.main(Launcher.java:33)
Im working to fix this already something like 6 hours and can't find a solution. Please help!

There is a reason why getResource() returns a URL, and not a File, because the resource may not be a file, and since your code is packaged in the Jar file, it's not a file but a zip entry.
The only safe way to read the content of the resource, is as an InputStream, either by calling getResourceAsStream() or by calling openStream() on the returned URL.

first check your class path using java System.out.println("classpath is: " + System.getProperty("java.class.path")); to see if the classpath has your jar file.
And then use the getclass().classloader.getResourceAsStream(name). See if the returned URL is correct. Call the method isFile() on the URL to check if the URL is actually a file. And then call the getFile() method.

Use one of these methods, from the class Class
- getResource(java.lang.String)
- getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String)
this.getClass().getResource(name);
this.getClass().getResourceAsStream(name);
Warning: By default it loads the file from the location, where the this.class, is found in the package. So if using it from a class org.organisation.project.App, then the file need to be inside the jar in the directory org/organisation/project. In case the file is located in the root, or some other directory, inside the jar, use the /, in from of the file name. Like /data/names.json.

Use Spring's PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver;
It will do the trick for both launching the package from an IDE or from the file system:
public List<String> getAllClassesInRunningJar() throws Exception {
try {
List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
// Get all the classes inside the package com.my.package:
// This will do the work for both launching the package from an IDE or from the file system:
String scannedPackage = "com.my.package.*";
// This is spring - org.springframework.core; use these imports:
// import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
// import org.springframework.core.io.support.PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver;
PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver scanner = new PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver();
Resource[] resources = scanner.getResources(scannedPackage.replace(".", "/"));
for (Resource resource : resources)
list.add(resource.getURI().toString());
return list ;
} catch (Exception e) {
throw new Exception("Failed to get the classes: " + e.getMessage(), e);
}
}

java.io.FileNotFoundException: config.properties

I have a certain requirement where I need to copy files from Unix server to Windows Shared Drive. I am developing the necessary code for this in Java. I am a beginner so please excuse me for this basic question.
I have my source path in my config file. So, I am using the below code to import my config file and set my variable. My Project has config.properties file attached to it.
public static String rootFolder = "";
Properties prop = new Properties();
InputStream input = null;
try {
input = new FileInputStream("config.properties");
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
System.out.println("Config files not able to set properly for Dest Folder");
}
try {
prop.load(input);
rootFolder = prop.getProperty("Dest_Root_Path");
System.out.println("Destination Folder is being initialized to - "+rootFolder);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
System.out.println("Destination Path not set properly");
}
When I am doing this I am getting an error saying the file is not found.
java.io.FileNotFoundException: config.properties (No such file or directory)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:158)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:113)
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.Properties.load(Properties.java:357)
I am triggering this jar using a unix ksh shell. Please provide guidance to me.

Put your config file somewhere within the classpath. For example, if it's a webapp, in WEB-INF/classes. If it isn't a webapp, create a folder outside the project, put the file there, and set the classpath so the new folder is in it.
Once you have your file in the classpath, get it as a resource with getResourceAsStream():
InputStream is = MyProject.class.getResourceAsStream("/config.properties");
Don't forget the slash / before the filename.