Include xml files in maven project - maven

Question

I have a maven pom file to build from a structure like:
package1
--1.java
--2.java
--packageMetaInfo.xml
package2
--21.java
--22.java
--packageMetaInfo.xml
When I do a maven compile, the xml files don't come in the target.
maven-compiler-plugin 3.5.1 - Unless I exclude the xmls through <exclusions>, I get an error that "Fatal error compiling: All compilation units must be of SOURCE kind ->"
maven-compiler-plugin 2.0.1 - compiles but skips the xmls
Is there a way I can have the xmls included in my jar. The structure would be
x.jar
package1
--1.class
--2.class
--packageMetaInfo.xml
package2
--21.class
--22.class
--packageMetaInfo.xml
*I understand it may not be maven standard to have xml with source files but I am working on a specific product and need to maintain this structure in both input and output.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.incent</groupId>
<artifactId>Release-4.3.0.1.0.0001</artifactId>
<name>AAA Custom code</name>
<version>2.4.0.1</version>
<properties>
<ormb.cmccb.path>./Active_Repository/CMCCB</ormb.cmccb.path>
<ormb.customcode.path>${ormb.cmccb.path}/data</ormb.customcode.path>
<ormb.release.name>AAA-4.3.0.1.0.0001</ormb.release.name>
<ormb.target.path>./target</ormb.target.path>
<ormb.output.path>Release-${ormb.release.name}/Application/${ormb.release.name}/CMCCB</ormb.output.path>
<ormb.serverfile.output.relpath>./target/server</ormb.serverfile.output.relpath>
<build.number>SNAPSHOT</build.number>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
<artifactId>asm</artifactId>
<version>5.0.3</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>antlr</groupId>
<artifactId>antlr</artifactId>
<version>2.7.7</version>
<type>jar</type>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>icu4j</groupId>
<artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
<version>49.1</version>
<type>jar</type>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>dom4j</groupId>
<artifactId>dom4j</artifactId>
<version>1.6.1</version>
<type>jar</type>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
<version>2.2</version>
<type>jar</type>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>wlfullclient</groupId>
<artifactId>wlfullclient</artifactId>
<version>10.3.4.0</version>
<type>jar</type>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<sourceDirectory>${ormb.customcode.path}/java</sourceDirectory>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.6</version>
<configuration>
<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>copy-cm</id>
<phase>install</phase>
<goals>
<goal>copy-resources</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${ormb.customcode.path}/etc/lib</outputDirectory>
<overwrite>true</overwrite>
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>${ormb.target.path}</directory>
<includes>
<include>cm.jar</include>
</includes>
</resource>
</resources>
</configuration>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>copy-mwpackage</id>
<phase>install</phase>
<goals>
<goal>copy-resources</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${ormb.serverfile.output.relpath}</outputDirectory>
<overwrite>true</overwrite>
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>${ormb.target.path}</directory>
<includes>
<include>Release-${ormb.release.name}.zip</include>
</includes>
</resource>
</resources>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.5.1</version>
<configuration>
<encoding>ISO-8859-1</encoding>
<source>1.7</source>
<target>1.7</target>
<includes>
<include>**/cm/**</include>
</includes>
<excludes>
<exclude>**/*.xml</exclude>
</excludes>
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>${ormb.customcode.path}/java</directory>
<includes>
<include>**/*.xml</include>
</includes>
</resource>
</resources>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.6</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>create-cm</id>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>single</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
<descriptors>
<descriptor>Active_Repository/assembly/executable.xml</descriptor>
</descriptors>
<finalName>cm</finalName>
<manifest>
<addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
</manifest>
<archive>
<manifestEntries>
<Specification-Title>${project.name}</Specification-Title>
<Specification-Version>${project.version}</Specification-Version>
<Implementation-Version>${build.number}</Implementation-Version>
</manifestEntries>
</archive>
</configuration>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>create-distro</id>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>single</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<descriptors>
<descriptor>Active_Repository/assembly/dist.xml</descriptor>
</descriptors>
<finalName>custom-action-dist</finalName>
<appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
<finalName>Release-${ormb.release.name}</finalName>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>

Answer 1

I faced the same issue, I wanted to keep fxml & java files in the same folder (I'm using scenebuilder who needs both fxml and java files at the same place).
Here is my solution in pom.xml:
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>src/main/resources</directory>
</resource>
<resource>
<directory>src/main/java</directory>
<includes>
<include>**/*.fxml</include>
</includes>
</resource>
</resources>

Answer 2

If you want the xml files to be included in your JAR file, then store them in the resources folder, instead of java.
Presumably they're in src/main/java. Try moving them to src/main/resources. Anything in src/main/resources will be packaged into the JAR file along with the .class files.