WSO2 classpath -- what is it and where is it?

Question

Using WSO2 AS 5.2.1 been unable to read a xml file in the classpath. Here is the code and the accompanying error:

try {
        InputStreamReader inputReader =new InputStreamReader(this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(xmlFile.getName())); 
        HolidayInitializer holidayInit = new HolidayInitializer();
        XMLInputFactory factory = XMLInputFactory.newInstance();
        XMLStreamReader xmlStreamReader = factory.createXMLStreamReader(inputReader);
        institutionVumcHolidays = holidayInit.processHolidays(xmlStreamReader);
        log.info(getClass().getSimpleName() + " loadHolidays() Found Holidays config file in classpath");
    } catch (Exception e) {
        log.error(getClass().getSimpleName() + " loadHolidays() Holidays config file does not exist in classpath", e);
    }

And the output is:

2015-05-26 02:49:14 ERROR ExternalCallbackWebServiceImpl:343 - ExternalCallbackWebServiceImpl loadHolidays() Holidays config file does not exist in classpath

java.io.FileNotFoundException: c:\wso2as-5.2.1\Holidays.xml (No such file or directory)
    at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method)

No matter where I stuff the xml file in WEB-INF/classes or in the directory of the source file, it keeps looking for that file in WSO2_HOME (installation directory). Very dire situation. Would appreciate your help.

Answer 1

You can read the config file with the following,

context.getServletContext().getResource("/META-INF/holidays.xml")

thanks.