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How to run a jar with lib?

I have this jar file 'domain-directory-configurator-cli-3.1.3000.0.0.0.jar' that doesn't contain dependancies
I have also this file 'domain-directory-configurator-cli-3.1.3000.0.0.0-lib.zip'
I want to run the jar file and my application using the libs.
What is the current syntax?
I tried
java -cp 3.1.3000.0.0.0/domain-directory-configurator-cli-3.1.3000.0.0.0.jar com.imperva.itp.directory.configurator.cli.MainClass
but I keep getting the exception :
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/slf4j/LoggerFactory
so how do I refer the jar to work with the lib file?

You can do this by using the maven plugin maven-assembly-plugin
https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/usage.html
http://tutorials.jenkov.com/maven/maven-build-fat-jar.html

Assuming domain-directory-configurator-cli-3.1.3000.0.0.0-lib.zip does contain a number of jar files, you would have to extract themand list them one by one on the classpath.
More user friendly would be to have an executable jar where the main class is already mentioned in the manifest. Note you can configure the classpath in the manifest as well,so for a uer it could be sufficient to run java -jar domain-directory-configurator-cli-3.1.3000.0.0.0.jar and both the main class and the classpath are taken from the manifest.
In case you are using Maven, the below combination can help. It downloads all dependencies into the lib directory and configures both the main class and the classpath into the project's jar file.
<project>
<build>
<plugins>
...
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.2.0</version>
<configuration>
<archive>
<manifest>
<addDefaultEntries>true</addDefaultEntries>
<addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
<addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
<classpathPrefix>lib/</classpathPrefix>
<mainClass>com.imperva.itp.directory.configurator.cli.MainClass</mainClass>
</manifest>
<manifestEntries>
<Build-Date>$(enf.BUILD_DATE)</Build-Date>
<Build-Date-Formatted>$(enf.BUILD_DATE_FORMATTED)</Build-Date-Formatted>
</manifestEntries>
</archive>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.1.1</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>compile</phase>
<goals>
<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/lib</outputDirectory>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
Finally, when distributing your application do not forget to deliver not only your jar but also the lib directory with content.

ClassNotFoundException when running a jar but not when running the app directly

My app is facing a NoClassDefFoundError when trying to access external dependencies, but only when run as a jar.
Using Intellij, I have a simple app with main class with some calls to external dependencies such as slf4j.
public class Main {
private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Main.class);
///
public static void main(String[] args) {
logger.debug("start");
}
}
The pom.xml includes the relevant dependencies and the app is compiled successfully.
When running the app from the intellij as regular application it is running with no problem.
But when creating an executable jar out of it and trying to run it, it crashes and can't find external dependencies:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/slf4j/LoggerFactory
at com.example.Main.<clinit>(Main.java:18)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:381)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:338)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
... 1 more
Exception in thread "main"
Process finished with exit code 1
I added this to the pom to try to solve the problem, but it didn't help:
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<source>1.8</source>
<target>1.8</target>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<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.example.Main</mainClass>
</manifest>
</archive>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
The manifest file is located in src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF:
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Main-Class: com.example.Main

It's simple to understand. The jar that you are creating contains only the .class files of your code, not of the other libraries that you're importing. So when you run your code, it is unable to find the external library (org.slf4j in this case) that you have referenced in your code.
I don't know about the maven jar plugin that you're using, but try the maven assembly plugin. This plugin is used to bundle up all the other libraries that you use along with your code and create a "bundled" jar. Add the following to your pom.xml. You can add this portion between <plugins> and </plugins>.
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>example</id>
<configuration>
<archive>
<manifest>
<mainClass>com.example.Main</mainClass>
</manifest>
</archive>
<descriptorRefs>
<descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
</descriptorRefs>
<appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
</configuration>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>single</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
This additionally binds this "assembly" goal to the package phase of maven. So mvn package should create your jar.

Your meta-inf should have following attributes
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Created-By: xxxx
Main-Class: com.sample.Main
ClassPath: path/to/jars/your.jar
java -cp yourpath/example.jar com.sample.Main
Or
java -jar example.jar

Maven - Dependency folders inside a lib directory in Jar [duplicate]

I am using Maven in my standalone application, and I want to package all the dependencies in my JAR file inside a library folder, as mentioned in one of the answers here:
How can I create an executable JAR with dependencies using Maven?
I want my final JAR file to have a library folder that contains the dependencies as JAR files, not like what the maven-shade-plugin that puts the dependencies in the form of folders like the Maven hierarchy in the .m2 folder.
Well, actually the current configuration does what I want, but I am having a problem with loading the JAR files when running the application. I can't load the classes.
Here's my configuration:
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>copy-dependencies</id>
<phase>prepare-package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/classes/lib</outputDirectory>
<overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
<overWriteSnapshots>false</overWriteSnapshots>
<overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<archive>
<manifest>
<addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
<classpathPrefix>lib/</classpathPrefix>
<mainClass>com.myapp.MainClass</mainClass>
</manifest>
</archive>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<source>1.6</source>
<target>1.6</target>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>install</id>
<phase>install</phase>
<goals>
<goal>sources</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.5</version>
<configuration>
<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
The project runs fine from Eclipse, and the JAR files are put in the library folder inside my final JAR file as I want, but when running the final JAR file from the target folder I always get ClassNotFoundException:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/springframework/context/ApplicationContext
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
Could not find the main class: com.myapp.MainClass. Program will exit.
How can I fix this exception?

The following is my solution. Test it if it works for you:
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>copy-dependencies</id>
<phase>prepare-package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/classes/lib</outputDirectory>
<overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
<overWriteSnapshots>false</overWriteSnapshots>
<overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<archive>
<manifest>
<addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
<!-- <classpathPrefix>lib</classpathPrefix> -->
<!-- <mainClass>test.org.Cliente</mainClass> -->
</manifest>
<manifestEntries>
<Class-Path>lib/</Class-Path>
</manifestEntries>
</archive>
</configuration>
</plugin>
The first plugin puts all dependencies in the target/classes/lib folder, and the second one includes the library folder in the final JAR file, and configures the Manifest.mf file.
But then you will need to add custom classloading code to load the JAR files.
Or, to avoid custom classloading, you can use "${project.build.directory}/lib, but in this case, you don't have dependencies inside the final JAR file, which defeats the purpose.
It's been two years since the question was asked. The problem of nested JAR files persists nevertheless. I hope it helps somebody.

Updated:
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>install</phase>
<goals>
<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/lib</outputDirectory>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>

The simplest and the most efficient way is to use an uber plugin like this:
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>shade</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<finalName>uber-${project.artifactId}-${project.version}</finalName>
</configuration>
</plugin>
You will have de-normalized all in one JAR file.

The executable packer maven plugin can be used for exactly that purpose: creating standalone java applications containing all dependencies as JAR files in a specific folder.
Just add the following to your pom.xml inside the <build><plugins> section (be sure to replace the value of mainClass accordingly):
<plugin>
<groupId>de.ntcomputer</groupId>
<artifactId>executable-packer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.0.1</version>
<configuration>
<mainClass>com.example.MyMainClass</mainClass>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>pack-executable-jar</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
The built JAR file is located at target/<YourProjectAndVersion>-pkg.jar after you run mvn package. All of its compile-time and runtime dependencies will be included in the lib/ folder inside the JAR file.
Disclaimer: I am the author of the plugin.

following this link:
How To: Eclipse Maven install build jar with dependencies
i found out that this is not workable solution because the class loader doesn't load jars from within jars, so i think that i will unpack the dependencies inside the jar.

Here´s how I do it:
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.2</version>
<configuration>
<appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
<descriptorRefs>
<descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
</descriptorRefs>
<archive>
<manifest>
<mainClass>com.project.MainClass</mainClass>
</manifest>
</archive>
</configuration>
</plugin>
And then I just run:
mvn assembly:assembly

I found this answer to the question:
http://padcom13.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/creating-standalone-applications-with.html
Not only do you get the dependent lib files in a lib folder, you also get a bin director with both a unix and a dos executable.
The executable ultimately calls java with a -cp argument that lists all of your dependent libs too.
The whole lot sits in an appasembly folder inside the target folder. Epic.
=============
Yes I know this is an old thread, but it's still coming high on search results so I thought it might help someone like me.

This is clearly a classpath problem. Take into consideration that the classpath must change a bit when you run your program outside the IDE. This is because the IDE loads the other JARs relative to the root folder of your project, while in the case of the final JAR this is usually not true.
What I like to do in these situations is build the JAR manually. It takes me at most 5 minutes and it always solves the problem. I do not suggest you do this. Find a way to use Maven, that's its purpose.

Intellij Maven: Create jar with all library dependencies

Working with IntelliJ Idea, I want to implement the following:
I want to export an application to a jar, which contains all needed libraries. E.g. I need the AWS Java SDK libraries for S3 access, but if I upload the jar to the server and run the jar I get an NoClassDefFoundError, see below:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/amazonaws/auth/AWSCredentials
at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredMethods(Class.java:2625)
at java.lang.Class.getMethod0(Class.java:2866)
at java.lang.Class.getMethod(Class.java:1676)
at sun.launcher.LauncherHelper.getMainMethod(LauncherHelper.java:494)
at sun.launcher.LauncherHelper.checkAndLoadMain(LauncherHelper.java:486)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.amazonaws.auth.AWSCredentials
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:366)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:355)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:354)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:425)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:308)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:358)
... 6 more
Comparison: I created the same project in Eclipse and get no error! The jar file sizes are very different (Eclipse: ~35 MB vs. IntelliJ Idea: ~5,5 MB)!
I included the libraries via Maven and downloaded them also into the "lib" folder of my project:
As parameter in the run configurations I set "package", see screenshot below:
SOLUTION:
Thanks for all your hints, I got it to work now! The trick was that I did't add the dependencies to the pom.xml file (because I thought that this would be done automatically after setting them in the Project Structure, but it didn't)!!! See also my other question: Intellij IDEA Maven Plugin - Manage Dependencies and https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/help/maven.html! Add the dependencies by
Open pom.xml
Menu "Code" > "Generate" > "Dependency" (or shortcut ALT + INSERT)

You need to use Maven Assembly Plugin to include dependencies:
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<archive>
<manifest>
<mainClass>your.package.MainClass</mainClass>
</manifest>
</archive>
<descriptorRefs>
<descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
</descriptorRefs>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
and then: mvn clean compile assembly:single

I recommend that you use the plugin shade. It is better than Assembly because it is possible to relocate classes if a conflict occur.
A typical setup can look like this: (copied from the official documentation)
<project>
...
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.4.2</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>shade</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<artifactSet>
<excludes>
<exclude>classworlds:classworlds</exclude>
<exclude>junit:junit</exclude>
<exclude>jmock:*</exclude>
<exclude>*:xml-apis</exclude>
<exclude>org.apache.maven:lib:tests</exclude>
<exclude>log4j:log4j:jar:</exclude>
</excludes>
</artifactSet>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
...
</project>
If size is important you can try to use the <minimizeJar>true</minimizeJar> to reduce size.

After adding the maven assembly plugin as suggested by Hector, he mentioned to run mvn clean compile assembly:single. I couldn't figure out where to run this command in Intellij.
This is what I ended up doing and successfully creating my xxx-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar file.
View -> Tool Windows -> Maven -> <Your Package> -> Lifecycle -> right click compile -> Modify Run Configuration -> update Command line with 'compile assembly:single -f pom.xml' -> OK.
This created a new run configuration in the Maven tool window. There, double click on the recently created [compile].
You'll see the jars getting created under the target directory. Attaching a screenshot of my IntelliJ for reference.

For the maven-assembly-plugin compile problem, if you add <executions> block the SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar will be created automatically, so you don't need to modify the maven compile command. see https://medium.com/#randilfernando/when-to-use-maven-jar-maven-assembly-or-maven-shade-ffc3f76ba7a6#:~:text=maven%2Dassembly%2Dplugin%20%3A%20This,Java%20class%20name%20conflict%20issue.
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<archive>
<manifest>
<mainClass>com.xxx.Main</mainClass>
</manifest>
</archive>
<descriptorRefs>
<descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
</descriptorRefs>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>make-assembly</id>
<!-- bind to the packaging phase -->
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>single</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>

run maven java project using batch file

I've a java application in which I'm using maven to load dependencies. My main method is in App.java and there are various other classes. This is a spring based application.
I've to run this application using batch file.
This is what I've tried so far:
made a manifest file to give main class name
generated a jar of application
in a lib folder placed all the jars which my app uses
in manifest gave all the jars path
But I want to know if there is any other way I can achieve the same thing. Here in manifest I've to give all the jars names
Also in application jar, a manifest file is automatically created. So I've to manually edit it to give main class name and all dependent jars.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks.

Use the Maven Jar Plugin to do what you want. You can configure it to place all your manifest entries to meet your needs.
<plugin>
<!-- jar plugin -->
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.4</version>
<configuration>
<archive>
<manifestEntries>
<Main-Class>package.path.for.App</Main-Class>
<implementation-version>1.0</implementation-version>
</manifestEntries>
<manifest>
<addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
<classpathPrefix>lib/</classpathPrefix> <!-- use this to specify a classpath prefix, in your case, lib -->
<addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
<addDefaultSpecificationEntries>true</addDefaultSpecificationEntries>
</manifest>
</archive>
</configuration>
</plugin>
To facilitate copying all your dependencies to a particular folder, use the Maven Dependency Plugin:
<plugin>
<!-- copy all dependencies of your app to target folder-->
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.3</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>copy-dependencies</id>
<phase>package</phase>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/lib</outputDirectory> <!-- use this field to specify where all your dependencies go -->
<overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
<overWriteSnapshots>false</overWriteSnapshots>
<overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
</configuration>
<goals>
<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>