How to access config files when running sbt-assembly'ed application?

Question

I am currently using sbt-assembly to make my Scala project into a jar.

In this program I have multiple config files:

\root    
    aws.properties
    \src
        \resource
            application.conf

There is no problem when program running with sbt or an IDE.

However when I make it as a jar, the application can't find the config files, so that something can't start up.

Is there a way to tell sbt-assembly where the file is?

Update

Here is how I tried to get access to config files:

val configPath: String = ConfigFactory.load.getConfig("aws").getString("configFile")
val regionName = ConfigFactory.load.getConfig("aws").getString("region")
val credentialFile: File = new File(credentialFilePath)
val credentials: AWSCredentials = new PropertiesCredentials(credentialFile)

Please add your build files - `build.sbt` and/or `project/*.scala` - and the error message or even better - upload your project to GitHub to clone and play with. — Jacek Laskowski, Jun 12 '14 at 15:16

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 12 '14 at 15:15

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When you assemble your application, unpack it to see its content. Any discrepancies in the locations of the files could likely be resolved with assembledMappings.

answered Jun 12 '14 at 15:15

Jacek Laskowski

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Your assembledMappings link is broken. – thund Apr 14 '15 at 01:03

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 14 '15 at 02:01

I had the same problem. I had my AwsCredentials.properties file in src/main/java. This worked fine when I ran sbt-assembly from my eclipse project folder.

However, when I ran sbt-assembly on another machine with no eclipse, it wasn't putting AwsCredentials.properties into the fat jar.

So I moved AwsCredentials.properties into src/main/resources, and that fixed it.

How to access config files when running sbt-assembly'ed application?

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