Gradle does not copy test resources to build

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I have a multi project gradle project (spring web), with the following layout: ``` springweb | build.gradle | settings.gradle |_____ services | build.gradle | src/main/java | src/main/resources | src/test/java | src/test/resources | create-data.sql |_____ web | build.gradle | src/main/java | src/main/resources | src/main/webapp | src/test/java | src/test/resources ``` When I try to execute the contents under src/test/resources (init.sql) ``` commandLine 'psql', '-h', 'localhost', '-d', 'junit', '--username', 'junit', '-f' , sourceSets['test'].output.resourcesDir.toString() + '/create-data.sql' ``` it failse because the resource is not available in the build directory: ``` /Users/me/dev/springweb/services/build/resources/test/create-data.sql: No such file or directory ``` below my root build.gradle: ``` ext { springSecurityGroup = 'org.springframework.security' springSecurityVersion = '3.1.4.RELEASE' springGroup = 'org.springframework' springVersion = '3.2.5.RELEASE' hibernateGroup = '…

Accepted Answer

Copying of test resources is done by the processTestResources task from the Java plugin. The Java plugin also specifies this as a prerequisite of the test task, so that it happens before the tests are run.

You have told gradle that your fillDb task is also a prerequisite of the test task BUT you have not told it that processTestResources is a prerequisite of your createDb task.

So you could do something like

```
task createDb (type:Exec, dependsOn: 'processTestResources') { 
...
```

BTW test resources are things that are made available to the tests via the classpath. I assume your tests don't need actually your sql available on the classpath at runtime, so do they even need to be there?

Gradle does not copy test resources to build

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