Required Parameters

Name	Type	Description
classesDirectory	File	Directory containing the classes.
finalName	String	Name of the generated JAR. Default value is ${project.build.finalName}.
outputDirectory	File	Directory containing the generated JAR.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Description
archive	MavenArchiveConfiguration	The archive configuration to use. See the documentation for Maven Archiver.
classifier	String	Classifier to add to the artifact generated. If given, the artifact will be an attachment instead.
excludes	String[]	List of files to exclude. Specified as fileset patterns.
forceCreation	boolean	Whether creating the archive should be forced. Default value is false.
includes	String[]	List of files to include. Specified as fileset patterns.
projectHelper	MavenProjectHelper	No description.
useDefaultManifestFile	boolean	Set this to true to enable the use of the defaultManifestFile. Default value is false.

Parameter Details

archive The archive configuration to use. See the documentation for Maven Archiver.

• Type: org.apache.maven.archiver.MavenArchiveConfiguration
• Required: No

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classesDirectory Directory containing the classes.

• Type: java.io.File
• Required: Yes
• Expression: ${project.build.outputDirectory}

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classifier Classifier to add to the artifact generated. If given, the artifact will be an attachment instead.

• Type: java.lang.String
• Required: No

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excludes List of files to exclude. Specified as fileset patterns.

• Type: java.lang.String[]
• Required: No

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finalName Name of the generated JAR.

• Type: java.lang.String
• Required: Yes
• Expression: ${jar.finalName}
• Default: ${project.build.finalName}

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forceCreation Whether creating the archive should be forced.

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${jar.forceCreation}
• Default: false

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includes List of files to include. Specified as fileset patterns.

• Type: java.lang.String[]
• Required: No

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outputDirectory Directory containing the generated JAR.

• Type: java.io.File
• Required: Yes
• Expression: ${project.build.directory}

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projectHelper No Description.

• Type: org.apache.maven.project.MavenProjectHelper
• Required: No

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useDefaultManifestFile Set this to true to enable the use of the defaultManifestFile.

• Type: boolean
• Since: 2.2
• Required: No
• Expression: ${jar.useDefaultManifestFile}
• Default: false