FileNotFoundException when loading freemarker template in java

Question

I get a file not found exception while loading a freemarker template even though the template is actually present in the path.

Update: This is running as a webservi

Answer 1

this work like a Charm ,

package tech.service.common;

import freemarker.cache.FileTemplateLoader;
import freemarker.cache.TemplateLoader;
import freemarker.template.Configuration;
import freemarker.template.Template;
import freemarker.template.TemplateException;
import freemarker.template.Version;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSender;
import org.springframework.mail.javamail.MimeMessageHelper;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
import org.springframework.ui.freemarker.FreeMarkerTemplateUtils;
import javax.mail.MessagingException;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

@Service
public class MailingService {


    @Autowired
    private JavaMailSender sender;


    public MailResponseDto sendEmail(String mailTo,String Subject) {
        MailResponseDto response = new MailResponseDto();
        MimeMessage message = sender.createMimeMessage();
        Configuration config = new Configuration(new Version(2, 3, 0));

        try {
            // set mediaType
            MimeMessageHelper helper = new MimeMessageHelper(message, MimeMessageHelper.MULTIPART_MODE_MIXED_RELATED,
                    StandardCharsets.UTF_8.name());
            TemplateLoader templateLoader = new FileTemplateLoader(new File("src/main/resources/template"));
            config.setTemplateLoader(templateLoader);
            // add attachment
            helper.addAttachment("logo.png", new File("src/main/resources/static/images/spring.png"));
            Template t = config.getTemplate("email_template_password.ftl");
            Map model = new HashMap<>();
            model.put("Name", "ELAMMARI Soufiane");
            model.put("location", "Casablanca,Morocco");
            String html = FreeMarkerTemplateUtils.processTemplateIntoString(t, model);

            helper.setTo("example@gmail.com");
            helper.setText(html, true);
            helper.setSubject(Subject);
            sender.send(message);

            response.setMessage("mail send to : " + mailTo);
            response.setStatus(Boolean.TRUE);

        } catch (MessagingException | IOException | TemplateException e) {
            response.setMessage("Mail Sending failure : "+e.getMessage());
            response.setStatus(Boolean.FALSE);
        }

        return response;
    }
}