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A "fat" JAR, or an uber-JAR, is a self-sufficient archive which contains both classes and dependencies needed to run an application. The Gradle Java plugin creates "thin" JARs. However, it can be configured to create a "fat" JAR. Specialized plugins are also available. | A "fat" JAR, or an uber-JAR, is a self-sufficient archive which contains both classes and dependencies needed to run an application. It is also configured with a Main-Class attribute. The Gradle Java plugin creates "thin" JARs. However, it can be configured to create a "fat" JAR. Specialized plugins are also available. | ||
=Creating a Fat JAR with the Jar Task from the Java Plugin= | =Creating a Fat JAR with the Jar Task from the Java Plugin= | ||
Revision as of 00:07, 8 March 2019
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Overview
A "fat" JAR, or an uber-JAR, is a self-sufficient archive which contains both classes and dependencies needed to run an application. It is also configured with a Main-Class attribute. The Gradle Java plugin creates "thin" JARs. However, it can be configured to create a "fat" JAR. Specialized plugins are also available.
Creating a Fat JAR with the Jar Task from the Java Plugin
Creating a Fat JAR with the Shadow Plugin
Not tested.