How to set up Maven to override a settings file for another when running a test ?

Question

See the following Maven generated project

target
    classes
    test-classes
src
    main
        java
        scripts
        resources
            datasource-settings.xml
    test
        java
        resources
            datasource-settings.xml

I would like, when running a test, to use the settings found in test/resources/datasource-settings.xml instead of main/resources/datasource-settings.xml. Is it possible ? If so, what should i do to get my goal ?

Answer 1

If you haven't modified the resource settings in your POM, the test resources should show up in your classpath first, so a test should find that file before the main one without you needing to do anything extra. What sort of behavior are you seeing?

Answer 2

Resources placed in ${basedir}/src/test/resources (the default location) will be automatically added to the class path set up by Maven for your unit tests and take precedence over resources placed in ${basedir}/src/main/resources. So what you want to do is actually just the default behavior.