Spring - applicationContext.xml cannot be opened because it does not exist

Question

I have a Spring MVC application and a problem with JUnit tests combined with the file applicationContext.xml.

In my JUnit test class I write:

final ApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("applicationContext.xml");
service = (TestServiceImpl) context.getBean("testServiceImpl");

The error I get is that aplicationContect.xml can not be found:

org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException: IOException parsing XML document from class path resource [applicationContext.xml]; nested exception is java.io.FileNotFoundException: class path resource [applicationContext.xml] cannot be opened because it does not exist

But it exists in the WEB-INF folder.

So, what's wrong here? Why does the file not exist for the JUnit test?

Smallage

Answer 1

You should keep your Spring files in another folder, marked as "source" (just like "src" or "resources").

WEB-INF is not a source folder, therefore it will not be included in the classpath (i.e. JUnit will not look for anything there).

Superscribe

Answer 2

If you use maven, create a directory called resources in the main directory, and then copy your applicationContext.xml into it.

From your java code call:

ApplicationContext appCtx = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("applicationContext.xml");

Cony

Thanks, I use maven and putting applicationContext.xml into resources solved my problem right away! – Conceptualize

Thanks a lot. Also, none of the other solutions mentioned here work for maven project in IntelliJ – Pneumococcus

How to change this behavior? – Mccue

@duracell, thanks a lot. I have been constantly refactoring my applicationContext.xml to various locations but nothing worked. Your answer helped me – Utley

Answer 3

I got the same error. I solved it moving the file applicationContext.xmlin a

sub-folder of the srcfolder. e.g:

context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("/com/ejemplo/dao/applicationContext.xml");

Burgle

had is in src had to include the path like above – Moffatt

Answer 4

The ClassPathXmlApplicationContext isn't going to find the applicationContext.xml in your WEB-INF folder, it's not on the classpath. You could copy the application context into your classpath (could put it under src/test/resources and let Maven copy it over) when running the tests.

Hennessey

Answer 5

I also found this problem. What do did to solve this is to copy/paste this file everywhere and run, one file a time. Finally it compiled and ran successfully, and then delete the unnecessary ones. The correct place in my situation is:

This is under the /src/ path (I am using Intellij Idea as the IDE). The other java source files are under /src/com/package/ path

Hope it helpes.

Crenelate

Answer 6

This happens to me from time to time when using eclipse For some reason (eclipse bug??) the "excluded" parameter gets a value *.* (build path for my resources folder)

Just change the exclusion to none (see red rectangle vs green rectangle) I hope this helps someone in the future because it was very frustrating to find.

Vindicate

Answer 7

Click on the src/main/java folder and right click and create the xml file. If you create the application.xml file in a subpackage other than /, it will not work.

Know your structure is look like this

package/
|  subpackage/
   | Abc.java
   | Test.java

/application.xml

Drumfire

Answer 8

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I was struggling since a couple of hours for this issue because i was putting that file under resources folder but it didn't help me, finally i realized my mistake. Put it directly under src/main/java.

Grussing

Answer 9

For me, it worked by keeping file(applicationContext.xml) in the resources folder

    ApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("applicationContext.xml");

Usurpation

Answer 10

Create a Directory at the bottom of main directory named resources. That solved my issue.

Pankey

Answer 11

I placed the applicationContext.xml in the src/main/java folder and it worked

Ferdinande

Answer 12

I solved it moving the file spring-context.xml in a src folder. ApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("spring-context.xml");

Communicative

Answer 13

I fixed it by adding applicationContext.xml into jar/target/test-classes for Maven project. And use

        XmlBeanFactory bf = new XmlBeanFactory( new ClassPathResource(
                "/applicationContext.xml", getClass() ) )

instead of

        XmlBeanFactory bf = new XmlBeanFactory( new ClassPathResource(
                "/WEB-INF/applicationContext.xml", getClass() ) )

Ellyellyn

Answer 14

My solution:
If you have no folder WEB-INF please put the file applicationContext.xml into the folder source(src).

Then Java Project can read file applicationContext.xml -> getBean -> perform your business.

Stockjobber

Answer 15

enter image description hereThe solution is to place the xml file in resources folder(src->main-> resources) and use this object creation new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("applicationContext.xml");

Loadstar

Answer 16

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If You are Working in Intelij IDE and Maven then Make sure that the .xml file is in the resources folder

Inflict

Answer 17

In Spring all source files are inside src/main/java. Similarly, the resources are generally kept inside src/main/resources. So keep your spring configuration file inside resources folder.

Make sure you have the ClassPath entry for your files inside src/main/resources as well.

In .classpath check for the following 2 lines. If they are missing add them.

<classpathentry path="src/main/java" kind="src"/>
<classpathentry path="src/main/resources" kind="src" />

So, if you have everything in place the below code should work.

ApplicationContext ctx = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("Spring-Module.xml");

Purington

Answer 18

Please do This code - it worked

 AbstractApplicationContext context= new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("spring-config.xml");

o/w: Delete main method class and recreate it while recreating please uncheck Inherited abstract method its worked

Oldest

Answer 19

I'm using Netbeans, i solved my problem by putting the file in: Other Sources default package, then i called it in this way:

ApplicationContext context =new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("bean.xml");

resources folder

Becki

Answer 20

While working with Maven got same issue then I put XML file into src/main/java path and it worked.

ApplicationContext context=new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("spring.xml");

Microscopy

Answer 21

You actually need to understand the ApplicationContext. It is an interface and it will have different implementations based on configuration.

As you are using new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("applicationContext.xml"); , kindly pay attention to initial right hand-side , it says ClassPathXmlApplicationContext , so the XML must be present in the class path. So drag your applicationContext.xml wherever it is to the src folder.

Gist: new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext as the name [ClassPathXml]will look for the xml file in the src folder of your project, so drag your xml file there only.

 ClassPathXmlApplicationContext—Loads a context definition from an XML file located in the classpath, treating context definition files as classpath resources.

 FileSystemXmlApplicationContext—Loads a context definition from an XML file in the file system.

 XmlWebApplicationContext—Loads context definitions from an XML file contained within a web application.

Greenfinch

Answer 22

just change the containing package of your applicationContext.xml file.
 applicationContext.xml must be in src package not in your project package.
 e.g. 
     src(main package)
         com.yourPackageName(package within src)
         classes etc.
     applicationContext.xml(within src but outside of yourPackage or we can say 
                            parallel to yourPackage name)

Curley

Answer 23

your-module/src/applicationContext.xml

val context = ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("applicationContext.xml")

Check the directory path, the default path is /src/ and not /.

GL

Trenatrenail

Answer 24

I got the same issue while working on a maven project, so I recreate the configuration file spring.xml in src/main/java and it worked for me.

Entozoic

Answer 25

I solved it by moving the file applicationContext.xml in an src folder and main folder. ApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("spring-context.xml");

Santiagosantillan

Answer 26

Your can use "AnnotationConfigApplicationContext" instead of "ClassPathXmlApplicationContext".

ApplicationContext context=new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext("config.xml");

Raguelragweed