Create a Fat JAR with Gradle

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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.

Creating a Fat JAR with the Jar Task from the Java Plugin

Creating a Fat JAR with the Shadow Plugin

Not tested.