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Error: "no main manifest attribute, in Elevator.jar"

I am working on a private Discord bot, where I use json files to store values. My bot runs perfectly in IntelliJ. I created a .jar file using the Artifact feature, but when I try to run it, I get the error: no main manifest attribute, in Elevator.jar. I used Git bash to run it using the command java -jar Elevator.jar. I use maven, a json library and a JDA library (for Discord integration).
Is my pom.xml file wrong, or can I not use json files for a .jar? if so, how can I execute my code without running intellij? If I need to add more code or give more info please ask.
Notes:
The package is sebastiaan.Elevator
I used File -> project structure -> Artifacts -> Add -> JAR -> from modules with dependencies, selected the correct main class and pressed OK. I then clicked Build -> Build Artifact -> Build to create the file
picture of my jar file (using winrar)
picture of my jar file META-INF folder
My MANIFEST.MF:
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Main-Class: sebastiaan.Elevator.Main
My pom.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>groupId</groupId>
<artifactId>Elevator</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.8.1</version>
<configuration>
<source>1.8</source>
<target>1.8</target>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.googlecode.json-simple</groupId>
<artifactId>json-simple</artifactId>
<version>1.1.1</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<properties>
<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
</properties>
</project>

You need to add a main class manifest in the pom.xml
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
...
<configuration>
<archive>
<manifest>
<addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
<mainClass>fully.qualified.MainClass</mainClass>
</manifest>
</archive>
</configuration>
...
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
See more examples here

Maven dependencies doesn't get exported into the jar

I have a project which I want to export as jar (for some reasons it's impossible to export it as a runnable jar). I have 3 maven dependencies, gson, io and junit, but when I execute the maven built jar in console it says this:
Check my build path:
I export it this way (Eclipse):
Run as -> Maven build...
(mvn) package
And here is my pom:
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>Carlos</groupId>
<artifactId>Buscaminas</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>jar</packaging>
<name>Buscaminas</name>
<url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
</properties>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<!-- Build an executable JAR -->
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.0.2</version>
<configuration>
<archive>
<manifest>
<addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
<classpathPrefix>lib/</classpathPrefix>
<mainClass>res.application.Main</mainClass>
</manifest>
</archive>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<version>3.8.1</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
<artifactId>gson</artifactId>
<version>2.8.2</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
<version>2.5</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</project>
Also the maven build result:

My project didn't seem to have the correct project structure so I crated a new (maven) project and migrated my packages to the src/main/java folder and then used this:
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>create-my-bundle</id>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>single</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<descriptorRefs>
<descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
</descriptorRefs>
<archive>
<manifest>
<mainClass>res.application.Main</mainClass> <!-- Or wherever is your main method-->
</manifest>
</archive>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
And executed mvn package
That created a "jar-with-dependencies" jar also with all the recources (images, interface fxml files...).

From what I understand what you need might be this one
mvn install dependency:copy-dependencies

The built jar does not contain the dependencies, you must either provide them in classpath when executing the jar or have build process copy them into your jar, creating a so-called uber-jar. Good way to achieve the latter is using maven-shade-plugin.

spring boot package does not exist error

I'm compiling my project with mvn clean package, and failed with package does not exist.
The detail command:
Get the jar file target/xxxx.jar by running mvn clean package in source project.
install this jar file by running mvn install:install-file -Dfile=lib/xxxx.jar -DgroupId=com.company -DartifactId=source-package-name -Dversion=1.0.0 -Dpackaging=jar
add code to target project, which will use some functions in source project
compile target project by running mvn clean package, and it just failed with package does not exist
here is the source project pom.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.company</groupId>
<artifactId>source-package-name</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<packaging>jar</packaging>
<name>source-package-name</name>
<description>xxxx</description>
<parent>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
<version>1.5.3.RELEASE</version>
<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
</parent>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
<java.version>1.8</java.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>repackage</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<argLine>-Xmx6144m</argLine>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
here is the target project pom.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.company</groupId>
<artifactId>target-package-name</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>war</packaging>
<name>target-package-name</name>
<url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<jdk.version>1.7</jdk.version>
<smartv-common.version>0.3.5s</smartv-common.version>
<spring.version>3.0.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
</dependencies>
<build>
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>src/main/resources</directory>
<excludes>
<!-- Exclude those since they are copied from the profile folder for
the build -->
<exclude>system.properties</exclude>
</excludes>
<filtering>false</filtering>
</resource>
</resources>
<finalName>xxxxx</finalName>
<!-- Set a compiler level -->
<extensions>
<extension>
<groupId>kr.motd.maven</groupId>
<artifactId>os-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.4.1.Final</version>
</extension>
</extensions>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.1</version>
<configuration>
<source>${jdk.version}</source>
<target>${jdk.version}</target>
<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.6</version>
<configuration>
<!-- http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-war-plugin/examples/adding-filtering-webresources.html
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12729513/how-to-overwrite-files-in-the-war-file-during-maven-build -->
<webResources>
<!-- Resources from the activated profile folder -->
<resource>
<targetPath>WEB-INF/classes/</targetPath>
<includes>
<include>system.properties</include>
</includes>
</resource>
</webResources>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>

Ideally, you shouldn't use a Spring Boot application (something that's been repackaged) as a dependency. From the documentation:
Like a war file, a Spring Boot application is not intended to be used as a dependency. If your application contains classes that you want to share with other projects, the recommended approach is to move that code into a separate module. The separate module can then be depended upon by your application and other projects.
If the proposed solution isn't possible in your situation, the documentation goes on to describe an alternative:
If you cannot rearrange your code as recommended above, Spring Boot’s Maven and Gradle plugins must be configured to produce a separate artifact that is suitable for use as a dependency. The executable archive cannot be used as a dependency as the executable jar format packages application classes in BOOT-INF/classes. This means that they cannot be found when the executable jar is used as a dependency.
To produce the two artifacts, one that can be used as a dependency and one that is executable, a classifier must be specified. This classifier is applied to the name of the executable archive, leaving the default archive for use as dependency.
To configure a classifier of exec in Maven, the following configuration can be used:
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<classifier>exec</classifier>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>

Microsoft Event hub send java

I am following this tutorial on Microsoft website to get a simple send event to Azure event hub to work in java. However, I used maven and followed every thing but the final jar file runs with exception errors. Please here is what I did.
I created simple Maven project in Eclipse Juno and here is the content of my pom.xml
`<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<description>Java libraries for talking to Windows Azure Event Hubs</description>
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.microsoft.azure</groupId>
<artifactId>send</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>jar</packaging>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<!-- Build an executable JAR -->
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.0.2</version>
<configuration>
<archive>
<manifest>
<addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
<classpathPrefix>lib/</classpathPrefix>
<mainClass>com.bd.Send</mainClass>
</manifest>
</archive>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.microsoft.azure</groupId>
<artifactId>azure-eventhubs</artifactId>
<version>0.14.0</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</project>`
Is this pom.xml file correct? as when I run the final jar file, i get exception errors but the project compiles correctly.
How can I configure the send event hub java project using maven ??
Thanks in advance

This is the pom.xml file that worked:
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>send</groupId>
<artifactId>send</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>osssonatype</id>
<name>OSS Sonatype</name>
<url>https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/</url>
<layout>default</layout>
</repository>
</repositories>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.microsoft.azure</groupId>
<artifactId>azure-eventhubs</artifactId>
<version>0.14.0</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<!-- any other plugins -->
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>single</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<archive>
<manifest>
<mainClass>sdasf.Send</mainClass>
</manifest>
</archive>
<descriptorRefs>
<descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
</descriptorRefs>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
When Run as Maven install. Inside the target folder there will be 2 jar files. Running the one with dependencies solved my issue.
on the cmd command line:
java -jar send-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar

Why doesn't the maven ear plugin include files I put in src/main/resources?

I have a dead simple pom:
<project xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.sandbox</groupId>
<name>Sandbox</name>
<artifactId>Sandbox</artifactId>
<version>7.0</version>
<packaging>ear</packaging>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.1</version>
<configuration>
<source>1.7</source>
<target>1.7</target>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
<dependencies>
...
</dependencies>
</project>
When the packaging is marked as "jar", it gets all the resources at src/main/resources. But if the packaging is marked as "ear", it doesn't get any of those resources in the packaging. The reason I want to do this is because I want a glassfish-resources.xml file to be in my ear's META-INF directory. This is a valid place to put the file.