I'm trying to add a classpath to when I run my spring boot application, which is run with the following command
mvn spring-boot:run
I'm currently able to add a classpath folder to my maven tests, using custom arguments which inserted into the field
However this approach has not worked for running the application with mvn spring-boot:run
The Spring Boot Maven Plugin spawns a JVM which will, by default, include whatever your project says should be on the classpath e.g.
${project.build.outputDirectory}this includes classes and resources- dependencies declared in your project's POM
If you need to add things to this classpath, the plugin offers the following:
For example, if you want to add this folder: /this/that/theother to the classpath then you would configure the spring-boot plugin as follows:
<plugin>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<folders>
<folder>
/this/that/theother
</folder>
</folders>
</configuration>
</plugin>
With that configuration in place, if you invoke mvn spring-boot:run -X you'll see that the additional folder is included on the front of the classpath ...
[DEBUG] Classpath for forked process: /this/that/theother:...