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">
	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

	<groupId>com.example.app</groupId>
	<artifactId>ExampleMavenProject</artifactId>
	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
	<packaging>jar</packaging>

	<!-- www.mkyong.com/maven/how-to-create-a-java-project-with-maven -->

	<name>ExampleMavenProject</name>
	<url>http://app.example.com</url>

	<properties>
		<!-- Configuration -->
		<mainClass>com.example.app.App</mainClass>
		<skipTests>false</skipTests>
		<java.compiler.version>1.6</java.compiler.version>
		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
		<!-- Versions -->
		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
		<log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>
		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.18.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
	</properties>

	<dependencies>
		<dependency>
			<!-- JUnit: Run Tests -->
			<groupId>junit</groupId>
			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
			<version>${junit.version}</version>
			<!-- Exclude from jar/classpath. -->
			<scope>test</scope>
		</dependency>

		<dependency>
			<!-- Log4j 2: Logging API -->
			<groupId>log4j</groupId>
			<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
			<version>${log4j.version}</version>
		</dependency>
	</dependencies>

	<build>
		<pluginManagement>
			<plugins>
				<plugin>
					<!-- Compiler: Compile source code. -->
					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
					<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
					<version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
				</plugin>
				<plugin>
					<!-- Surefire: Generate test reports. -->
					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
					<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
					<version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
				</plugin>
			</plugins>
		</pluginManagement>

		<plugins>
			<plugin>
				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
				<configuration>
					<source>${java.compiler.version}</source>
					<target>${java.compiler.version}</target>
				</configuration>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
				<configuration>
					<skipTests>${skipTests}</skipTests>
				</configuration>
			</plugin>

			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>2.5.1</version>
				<executions>
					<execution>
						<id>copy-dependencies</id>
						<phase>package</phase>
						<goals>
							<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
						</goals>
						<configuration>
							<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/lib/</outputDirectory>
						</configuration>
					</execution>
				</executions>
			</plugin>

			<plugin>
				<!-- Build light-weight jar -->
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>2.4</version>
				<configuration>
					<archive>
						<manifest>
							<addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
							<addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
							<classpathPrefix>lib/</classpathPrefix>
							<mainClass>${mainClass}</mainClass>
						</manifest>
					</archive>
				</configuration>
			</plugin>

			<plugin>
				<!-- Build shaded (heavy-weight) jar -->
				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>2.4.1</version>
				<configuration>
					<descriptorRefs>
						<descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
					</descriptorRefs>
					<archive>
						<manifest>
							<addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
							<addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
							<mainClass>${mainClass}</mainClass>
						</manifest>
					</archive>
				</configuration>
				<executions>
					<execution>
						<id>make-assembly</id> <!-- This is used for inheritance merges -->
						<phase>package</phase> <!-- Bind to the packaging phase -->
						<goals>
							<goal>single</goal>
						</goals>
					</execution>
				</executions>
			</plugin>
		</plugins>
	</build>
</project>