Swagger parser could not read local json files..

I am trying to use swagger parser in my Spring Boot application. Below are the steps I have followed.

1. Added dependency in Pom.xml (As mentioned in https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-parser)
2. Copied the swagger-Josn template to "src/main/resources/json/"
3. I tried to load the swagger_json templates in the code as below
   Swagger swagger = new SwaggerParser().read("/src/main/resources/json/swagger_new.json");

When this code gets executed, the parser could not read the file.
I found that the "swagger" is null.

Could any one please let me the right way to read the json from a location.

Your support will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

The entry point is SwaggerParser().read(...) in the Spring Boot application; begin by checking how the JSON under src/main/resources/json/ is being addressed and whether the parser receives that path. Done means the local swagger_new.json is read successfully and the Swagger object is non-null.