Spark + Velocity: Unable to load resources (ResourceNotFoundException)

Question

I'm currently using Spark and trying to use templates via Velocity based on the documentation.

I'm however having some errors, could anyone provide guidance on how I can successfully load the templates?

Aug 22, 2017 2:26:43 PM org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.JdkLogChute log
SEVERE: ResourceManager : unable to find resource 'www/templates/template.html' in any resource loader.
[qtp1951434327-14] ERROR spark.http.matching.GeneralError - 
org.apache.velocity.exception.ResourceNotFoundException: Unable to find resource 'www/templates/template.html'

public class Minimal {
        
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        get("test", (req, res) -> {
            Map<String, Object> model = new HashMap<>();
            return render(model, "www/templates/template.html");
        });
    }
        
    public static String render(Map<String, Object> model, String path) {
        return new VelocityTemplateEngine().render(new ModelAndView(model, path));
    }
}

I've read and tried solutions on many Stack Overflow questions, however none of them seem to be helping in my case.

Some solutions have included setting properties, or having a particular project structure etc. Though it appears none of these have solved the issue, and leads to the same exception.

Answer 1

You need to put template inside resources folder. See example in spark, you can see maven's pom resources definitions.