WebFaceSpringConfiguration.java

@EnableWebMvc
@Configuration
@ComponentScan(useDefaultFilters = false, basePackages = {"com.blah.blah.web"},
        includeFilters = {@ComponentScan.Filter(Controller.class)})
public class WebFaceSpringConfiguration extends WebMvcConfigurerAdapter {

    @Override
    public void addResourceHandlers(ResourceHandlerRegistry registry) {

        /*
         * Server static resources from the src/main/resources/webapp/resources
         * directory. Perhaps rename resources to static.
         */
        registry.addResourceHandler("/resources/**").addResourceLocations(
                "classpath:/webapp/");

        /*
         * Favicon mapping.
         */
        registry.addResourceHandler("/favicon.ico").addResourceLocations(
                "/resources/favicon.ico");


    }

    @Bean
    public InternalResourceViewResolver configureInternalResourceViewResolver() {
        InternalResourceViewResolver resolver = new InternalResourceViewResolver();
        resolver.setPrefix("/WEB-INF/pages/");
        resolver.setSuffix(".jsp");
        return resolver;
    }

}