unpack dependency and repack classes using maven? - maven

Question

I am trying to unpack a maven artifact A and repack it into a new jar file in the maven project B.
Unpacking class files from artifact A into:
<my.classes.folder>${project.build.directory}/staging</my.classes.folder>
works fine using this:
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>unpack</id>
<phase>generate-resources</phase>
<goals>
<goal>unpack</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<artifactItems>
<artifactItem>
<groupId>com.test</groupId>
<artifactId>mvn-sample</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<type>jar</type>
<overWrite>true</overWrite>
<outputDirectory>${my.classes.folder}</outputDirectory>
<includes>**/*.class,**/*.xml</includes>
</artifactItem>
</artifactItems>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
In the same pom I now want to generate an additional jar containing the classes just unpacked:
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.4</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>jar</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<classesdirectory>${my.classes.folder}</classesdirectory>
<classifier>sample</classifier>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
A new jar is created but it does not contain the classes from the:
${my.classes.folder}
its simply a copy of the default project jar. Any ideas?
I have tried to follow this guide:
http://jkrishnaraotech.blogspot.dk/2011/06/unpack-remove-some-classes-and-repack.html
but its not working.

Answer 1

I would suggest you to use the maven-shade-plugin instead.
That will make the unpack-repack in the same invocation.
You could do something like this for example:
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.0</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>shade</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<filters>
<filter>
<artifact>com.test:mvn-sample:1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</artifact>
<includes>
<include>**/*.class</include>
<include>**/*.xml</include>
</includes>
</filter>
</filters>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>

Answer 2

In the sample you have <classesdirectory>, the docs have the element as <classesDirectory>. Case sensitivity matters, I think.