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Gradle - Add folder to Eclipse classpath

I am migrating a legacy application from Ant to Gradle. The requirement is to build a zip file with a certain folder structure which is used by the deployment team. I am able to create the zip file in the correct format, so-far-so-good.

I am able to open the project in Eclipse, but cannot run it. In Eclipse (and IntelliJ) I need src/main/conf to be added to Eclipse's classpath, but not be included in the JAR (e.g. if I were to run gradle jar).

This is how the project is currently structured:

src
    /main
        /java
            /com
                /example
                    /App.java
        /resources
            /applicationConfiguration.xml
        /conf
            /dev.properties
            /staging.properties
            /prod.properties

How can I add the conf folder to Eclipse's classpath so that it is not included in the JAR that Gradle creates?

Solution

  • Given the limitations of Gradle's EclipseClasspath API, the most straightforward solution I can think of is to declare src/main/conf as another source directory:

    sourceSets.main.java.srcDir "src/main/conf"

    As long as the directory doesn't contain any Java files, this won't affect the outcome of the Gradle build. However, the directory will show up as a source directory in Eclipse, and its properties files will therefore be copied into the Eclipse output directory.