title: Failed to load bean class; nested exception is java.io.FileNotFoundException: class path resource cannot be opened because it does not exist
body: <p>I am using spring java based configuration in web app. I have an issue. </p>
  
  <p>In my config file I am doing import and getting some other java config files. </p>
  
  <p>When I run my test cases all the test cases are passing.In my test cases I am using Aplication to get the bean. I dont have any problem there. But When I tell it to run on server it is saying that one of the config es doesn't exist. So import is not working. But when I do ctrl+click on the code I am able to travel into that config code. </p>
  
  <p>I am using TomCat Version 7.0 and Using maven I am getting all other dependencies. </p>
  
  <p>Stack trace is as below:</p>
  
  <pre><code>INFO: Initializing Spring root WebApplication
  Jul 18, 2012 4:56:28 PM org.apache.catalina.core.Standard Start
  SEVERE:      to   of      
  org.springframework.web..Loader
  org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStore: Failed to load bean :     
  com.Hello.World.HelloWorldConfig; nested  is     
  java.io.FileNotFound:  path resource [com/hello/configs/MyConfig.] cannot be opened because it does not exist
  at org.springframework..annotation.ConfigurationPostProcessor.processConfigBeanDefinitions(ConfigurationPostProcessor.java:267)
  at org.springframework..annotation.ConfigurationPostProcessor.postProcessBeanDefinitionRegistry(ConfigurationPostProcessor.java:203)
  at org.springframework..support.AbstractApplication.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplication.java:622)
  at org.springframework..support.AbstractApplication.refresh(AbstractApplication.java:451)
  at org.springframework.web..Loader.configureAndRefreshWebApplication(Loader.java:385)
  at org.springframework.web..Loader.initWebApplication(Loader.java:284)
  at org.springframework.web..Loader.(Loader.java:111)
  at org.apache.catalina.core.Standard.Start(Standard.java:4779)
  at org.apache.catalina.core.Standard.startInternal(Standard.java:5273)
  at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
  at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1566)
  at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1556)
  at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303)
  at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
  
  Caused by: java.io.FileNotFound:  path resource [com/hello/configs/MyConfig.] cannot be opened because it does not exist
  at org.springframework.core.io.PathResource.getInputStream(PathResource.java:157)
  at org.springframework.core.type.reading.SimpleMetadataReader.&lt;init&gt;(SimpleMetadataReader.java:49)
  at org.springframework.core.type.reading.SimpleMetadataReaderFactory.getMetadataReader(SimpleMetadataReaderFactory.java:80)
  at org.springframework.core.type.reading.CachingMetadataReaderFactory.getMetadataReader(CachingMetadataReaderFactory.java:101)
  at org.springframework.core.type.reading.SimpleMetadataReaderFactory.getMetadataReader(SimpleMetadataReaderFactory.java:76)
  at org.springframework..annotation.ConfigurationParser.processImport(ConfigurationParser.java:317)
  at org.springframework..annotation.ConfigurationParser.doProcessConfiguration(ConfigurationParser.java:228)
  at org.springframework..annotation.ConfigurationParser.processConfiguration(ConfigurationParser.java:149)
  at org.springframework..annotation.ConfigurationParser.parse(ConfigurationParser.java:126)
  at org.springframework..annotation.ConfigurationPostProcessor.processConfigBeanDefinitions(ConfigurationPostProcessor.java:263)
  ... 16 more
  Jul 18, 2012 4:56:28 PM org.apache.catalina.core.Standard startInternal
  SEVERE: Error Start
  Jul 18, 2012 4:56:28 PM org.apache.catalina.core.Standard startInternal
  SEVERE:  [/helloWorld] startup failed due to previous errors
  Jul 18, 2012 4:56:28 PM org.apache.catalina.core.Application log
  INFO: Closing Spring root WebApplication
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And the config  as follows</p>
  
  <pre><code>@Configuration
  @Import({MyConfig.})
  public  HelloWorldConfig {
  
  @Autowired
  public MyName myName;
  
  @Bean
  public MyModel myModel() {
      MyModel bean = new MyModel();
      bean.setMyName(myName);     
      return bean;
  }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am not able to figure out what I am missing.</p>
  
  <p><strong>UPDATE</strong>:</p>
  
  <p>I noticed that when I close the MyName project in eclipse it is not working and when I open it project is working. But MyModel project should not depend on myname project on local disk. I created a jar for Myname project and pushed it into central repository. So it should get the jar from repo. So i am not able to get understand what it has to do with my local disk content.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>