How to deal with missing src/test/java source folder in Android/Maven project?

Question

I\'m not very experienced with Maven in combination with Android yet, so I followed these instructions to make a new Android project. When the project has been created, I ge

Answer 1

I realise this annoying thing too since latest m2e-android plugin upgrade (version 0.4.2), it happens in both new project creation and existing project import (if you don't use src/test/java).

It looks like m2e-android (or perhaps m2e) now always trying to add src/test/java as a source folder, regardless of whether it is actually existed in your project directory, in the .classpath file:

<classpathentry kind="src" output="bin/classes" path="src/test/java">
  <attributes>
    <attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
  </attributes>
</classpathentry>

As it is already added in the project metadata file, so if you trying to add the source folder via Eclipse, Eclipse will complain that the classpathentry is already exist:

There are several ways to fix it, the easiest is manually create src/test/java directory in the file system, then refresh your project by press F5 and run Maven -> Update Project (Right click project, choose Maven -> Update Project...), this should fix the missing required source folder: 'src/test/java' error.

Answer 2

This is possibly caused due to lost source directory.

Right click on the folder src -> Change to Source Folder

Answer 3

We can add java folder from

1. Build Path -> Source.
2. click on Add Folder.
3. Select main as the container.
4. click on Create Folder.
5. Enter Folder name as java.
6. Click on Finish

It works fine.