Maven - Include dependent libs in jar without unpacking dependencies?

Question

We\'re trying to build a client jar that includes unpacked dependent jar\'s. And the manifest should have class-path entries to the dependent jars. T

Answer 1

You can add your dependencies as jar files to your jar:

assembly-descriptor.xml

    uberjar
    
        jar
    
    false
    
        
            false
            runtime
            false
        
    
    
        
            ${project.build.outputDirectory}
            .
        
    

pom.xml

    org.apache.maven.plugins
    maven-assembly-plugin
    2.6
    
        
            make-uberjar
            package
            
                single
            
            
                src/main/assemble/assembly-descriptor.xml
            
        
    

But unfortunately you can't use the Class-Path header in manifest.mf, see Adding Classes to the JAR File's Classpath:

Note: The Class-Path header points to classes or JAR files on the local network, not JAR files within the JAR file or classes accessible over Internet protocols. To load classes in JAR files within a JAR file into the class path, you must write custom code to load those classes. For example, if MyJar.jar contains another JAR file called MyUtils.jar, you cannot use the Class-Path header in MyJar.jar's manifest to load classes in MyUtils.jar into the class path.