Apache velocity: org.apache.velocity.exception.ResourceNotFoundException

Question

I am following http://www.javaworld.com/article/2075966/core-java/start-up-the-velocity-template-engine.html tutorial.

I have kept my vm file in the same folder as of my class. I am getting the following exception:

Exception in thread "main" org.apache.velocity.exception.ResourceNotFoundException: Unable to find resource

As velocity documentation says I need JSP/servlet support which I don't have right now.

Where am I going wrong?

PS: I am using IntelliJ IDE

Answer 1

Try setting RuntimeConstants.RESOURCE_LOADER and classpath.resource.loader.class in your Velocity engine to look in your source code:

VelocityEngine engine = new VelocityEngine();
engine.setProperty(RuntimeConstants.RESOURCE_LOADER, "classpath");
engine.setProperty("classpath.resource.loader.class", ClasspathResourceLoader.class.getName())

//this is at src/main/java level, tested with Netbeans
Template yourTemplate = ve.getTemplate("yourTemplate.vm");