What is the difference between `files` and <resources> ? <StackOverflow question>

# ktor

[Alexander Suraphel]

What is the difference between files and resources ? StackOverflow question

[Big Chungus]

files() looks at your file system relative to current working directory

resources() looks at your classpath

[Alexander Suraphel]

Got it now. Thanks 🙏 . No idea why I got downvoted on SO 😕

[Big Chungus]

Because this quote is misleading

The resources method does the same as the files method except that it allows serving all static files from the source set resource directory that could be embedded in a JAR.

[Alexander Suraphel]

Yeah. But was there an issue in my question on StackOverflow?

[Big Chungus]

Oh that? No idea 😄

[Alexander Suraphel]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70784935/what-is-the-difference-between-static-files-and-embedded-application-resources-i

[Alexander Suraphel]

I’m confused too 🙂 i thought you were the one who answered it lol

[Big Chungus]

Nah

[Aleksei Tirman [JB]]

@Big Chungus could you please explain why it's misleading?

[Alexander Suraphel]

@Aleksei Tirman [JB] i thought he was actually talking about the documentation. Your answer is clear to me.

[Big Chungus]

For a newbie reading it at face value, it implies that resources only looks at the files you place in the src/main/resources (i.e. same as files(), but working on a different working directory), which is not the case and you can also use resources() to serve files on your classpath comming from other jars too.

[Big Chungus]

that's why I said misleading, not wrong 🙂

[Aleksei Tirman [JB]]

Is it better?

The resources method does the same as the files method except that it allows serving static files from the classpath.

[Big Chungus]

It is for me, but who am I to say what's right or wrong with these things?

[Aleksei Tirman [JB]]

I mean is it more precise?

[Big Chungus]

Oh, yes it is.

[Aleksei Tirman [JB]]

I've edited my answer.

[Big Chungus]

Hope you don't take it the wrong way. I wasn't trying to pick on you or anything, just wanted it to be clear for everyone 😄

[Aleksei Tirman [JB]]

Of course, I didn't 😄 It actually doesn't matter if you tried or not because you provided useful information nonetheless.