spring boot - PropertiesLauncher ignores -Dloader.path= -

i using spring-boot 1.3.5/os x/java 8.

the situation follows: need pass launcher class folder trigger devtools restarts. folder not known until execution.

i passing -dloader.path=/users/..../class_folder. when try create xml application context fnotf exception. "beans.xml" there.

i have tried -dloader.path=file:/users... , -dloader.path=file://users...

i thinking modifying launcher source use 1 of command line args last classpath entry.

but seems little bit overboard if functionality there.

any thoughts?

thanks lot!

i'm not sure configured correct or not. reference spring boot might helpful.

# ---------------------------------------- # devtools properties # ----------------------------------------  # devtools (devtoolsproperties) spring.devtools.livereload.enabled=true # enable livereload.com compatible server. spring.devtools.livereload.port=35729 # server port. spring.devtools.restart.additional-exclude= # additional patterns should excluded triggering full restart. spring.devtools.restart.additional-paths= # additional paths watch changes. spring.devtools.restart.enabled=true # enable automatic restart. spring.devtools.restart.exclude=meta-inf/maven/**,meta-inf/resources/**,resources/**,static/**,public/**,templates/**,**/*test.class,**/*tests.class,git.properties # patterns should excluded triggering full restart. spring.devtools.restart.poll-interval=1000 # amount of time (in milliseconds) wait between polling classpath changes. spring.devtools.restart.quiet-period=400 # amount of quiet time (in milliseconds) required without classpath changes before restart triggered. spring.devtools.restart.trigger-file= # name of specific file when changed trigger restart check. if not specified classpath file change trigger restart. 

so, think should specify property spring.devtools.restart.additional-paths instead of loader.path.

please have try , let know no matter works or not.

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please add layout spring-boot-maven-plugin configuration following if not add it:

<plugin>     <groupid>org.springframework.boot</groupid>     <artifactid>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactid>     <configuration>         <layout>dir</layout>     </configuration> </plugin> 

and detail properties listed here: http://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/htmlsingle/#executable-jar-property-launcher-features.

from point, think can make it.