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This issue with the filterResources tag being repeatedly added to your .project file in Maven Spring Boot projects is typically caused by the Eclipse/M2Eclipse integration that’s happening in the background.

When you’re working with a Maven project in an IDE (even VSCode), the Maven plugins can automatically generate or modify Eclipse project files (like .project). The filterResources tag specifically is added when Maven resource filtering is configured in your project.

Here are a few approaches to prevent this automatic generation:

Configure your m2e plugin settings: You can add configuration to your pom.xml that tells the m2e plugin how to handle resource filtering without modifying the .project file:

<build>
  <pluginManagement>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
        <artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
        <version>1.0.0</version>
        <configuration>
          <lifecycleMappingMetadata>
            <pluginExecutions>
              <pluginExecution>
                <pluginExecutionFilter>
                  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                  <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
                  <versionRange>[2.0,)</versionRange>
                  <goals>
                    <goal>resources</goal>
                    <goal>testResources</goal>
                  </goals>
                </pluginExecutionFilter>
                <action>
                  <ignore />
                </action>
              </pluginExecution>
            </pluginExecutions>
          </lifecycleMappingMetadata>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </pluginManagement>
</build>

VSCode specific settings: In VSCode, you might be using the Java or Maven extensions. You can check their settings to see if you can disable the automatic Eclipse project file generation or modification:
- Open settings (Ctrl+,)
- Search for “maven” or “java” settings related to project generation
- Look for options like “Update Configuration” or “Project Generation”
Use .gitattributes instead of .gitignore: If you want to keep the file, but prevent Git from seeing changes to it:
```
moduleA/.project merge=ours
```
This tells Git to always keep your version during merges.
Examine your workspace settings: Check if any VSCode extensions are automatically running Maven commands that might trigger this behavior.

The exact solution might depend on which Maven/Java extensions you’re using in VSCode. If you share which specific extensions you’re using for Maven/Java development, I could provide more targeted advice.

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