[java] How to get resources directory path programmatically

I have the following directory layout:

• src
  • main
    
    • java
    • resources
      
      • sql (scripts for database)
      • spring (configuration)
    • webapp

Within a ServletContextListener class, I want to access the files under the SQL directory and list them. Basically my problem is with the path, because I know that listing files under a directory in a nutshell is:

File folder = new File(path);
File[] listOfFiles = folder.listFiles();

Maybe I could use the ServletContextEvent Object to try and build a path to resources/sql

public void contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent event) {
    event.getServletContext(); //(getRealPath etc.)
}

Does something exist to set that path in a relative, non-hardcoded way? Something like new File("classpath:sql") (preferably spring if possible) or what should I do with the servletContext to point at resources/sql?

import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;

...

File folder = new ClassPathResource("sql").getFile();
File[] listOfFiles = folder.listFiles();

It is worth noting that this will limit your deployment options, ClassPathResource.getFile() only works if the container has exploded (unzipped) your war file.

Just use com.google.common.io.Resources class. Example:

 URL url = Resources.getResource("file name")

After that you have methods like: .getContent(), .getFile(), .getPath() etc

Finally, this is what I did:

private File getFileFromURL() {
    URL url = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("/sql");
    File file = null;
    try {
        file = new File(url.toURI());
    } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
        file = new File(url.getPath());
    } finally {
        return file;
    }
}

...

File folder = getFileFromURL();
File[] listOfFiles = folder.listFiles();