Problem with file location when using Fixtures.loadModels("...")

Question

I'm using the Play Framework yabe tutorial and came across a problem when adding tags. I'm not sure what code I added that caused the change, but now the Fixtures.loadModels(data.yml) piece of code searches for a file in .../some_folder/play-1.2.1/modules/docviewer/app/data.yml instead of .../some_folder/yabe_tutorial/conf/data.yml as it should.

Here's my code in the default package of /yabe_tutorial/app:

@OnApplicationStart
public class Bootstrap extends Job { 
  public void doJob() {
    if (User.count() == 0) {
        Fixtures.delete();
        Fixtures.loadModels("data.yml");
    }
  } 
}

Is there any settings I can use to change the directory that loadModels uses?

I'm new to this all, so I'd really appreciate some help. Thanks!

Answer 1

Sigurd is right. Fixtures.loadModels() looks for the yml file in Play.javaPath. Try renaming your data.yml file to some unique name like data-appname.yml and change the filename in your code as well.

@OnApplicationStart
public class Bootstrap extends Job { 
  public void doJob() {
    if (User.count() == 0) {
        Fixtures.loadModels("data-appname.yml");
    }
  } 
}

Worked for me.

Another option is to use Play.applicationPath which contains the location of root directory of the project

Fixtures.loadModels(Play.applicationPath + "/app/conf/data-appname.yml");