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getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream() is caching the resource

I have a resource (velocity template) which I'd like to be able to swap during development. However, 

getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream()

seems to cache the template. Is there a way to disable this besides using a file loader instead of the class loader?

Solution

  • To avoid caching you can use:

    getClass().getClassLoader().getResource().openStream()

    It would be equal to using URLResourceLoader for Velocity instead of ClasspathResourceLoader I suppose. I would just go with a file loader.