Maven assembly plugin - create jar dependancies directory

Here is how to create a directory within a maven module containing all the dependant jars referenced by the module itself:

Put this in the pom.xml:

<build>
       <plugins>
           <plugin>
               <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
               <version>2.2.1</version>
               <executions>
                   <execution>
                       <id>distro-assembly</id>
                       <phase>package</phase>
                       <goals>
                           <goal>single</goal>
                       </goals>
                       <configuration>
                           <descriptors>
                               <descriptor>assembly/assembly.xml</descriptor>
                           </descriptors>
                       </configuration>
                   </execution>
               </executions>
           </plugin>
       </plugins>
   </build>

And then put this in assembly.xml:

<assembly>
   <id>uberjar</id>
   <formats>
       <format>dir</format>
   </formats>
   <includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
   <dependencySets>
       <dependencySet>
           <unpack>false</unpack>
           <scope>runtime</scope>
       </dependencySet>
   </dependencySets>
   <fileSets>
       <fileSet>
           <directory>${project.build.outputDirectory}</directory>
           <outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
       </fileSet>
   </fileSets>
</assembly>