Specify common resources in a multi-module maven project

Antoher possibility is to use a remote resource bundle. You would be able to configure it in the parent project. In this example I wanted to copy some files just for tests. If you use this you will need to create the bundle in another project.

    <plugin>      
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>         
        <artifactId>maven-remote-resources-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>1.5</version>
        <configuration>
            <resourceBundles>
                <resourceBundle>es.sca:myBundle:1.0.0</resourceBundle>
            </resourceBundles>
            <attachToMain>false</attachToMain>
            <attachToTest>true</attachToTest>
            <appendedResourcesDirectory>${basedir}/src/test/resources</appendedResourcesDirectory>
        </configuration>            
        <executions>
            <execution>
                <goals>
                    <goal>process</goal>
                </goals>
            </execution>
        </executions>                   
    </plugin>                 

I'd create one additional "base" module (project), packaging "jar", that contains the common resources in src/main/resources. Then I'd make the other modules depend on that project. Now they see the common resources on their classpaths.