How to instruct Spring Boot to use application.properties file in test's resources when running tests

Question

I have the following project structure for a Spring Boot App.

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The issue is, whenever I run tests, the Spring Boot App uses the application.properties in the config folder in the root of the project instead of the application.properties in src > test > resources folder.

So as a hack when running tests, I scramble the name of the application.properties in the config folder.

How do I tell Spring Boot to use the application.properties in the test location when running tests without touching config > application.properties?

I don't want to keep renaming the file depending on whether I am running the application or running tests.

• Frischling: Try reaming it to application-test. properties
• Kihats: @Frischling, that didn't work. It throws an error 'Could not load Application Context'

Answer 1

You can create a configuration file (application-test.properties) under your src/main/resources folder and then use @TestPropertySource(locations = "classpath:application-test.properties") on your test

Answer 2

Create a application-test.properties under the src/main/resources with your test configuration.

than use like below on your test

@ActiveProfiles("test")

Answer 3

Try to do this, it can solve your problem forder mark

• Kihats: still hasn't worked. It's using the application.properties file in config folder