Gradle fat jar script

Sample Gradle build script to create a executable jar:

apply plugin: 'java'

apply plugin: 'application'



// Set our project variables

project.ext {

    dropwizardVersion = '0.6.2'

}



// The main class of the application

mainClassName = 'nl.jworks.epub.dropwizard.HelloWorldService'



dependencies {

    compile project(":epub-organizer-core")



    compile (

            'com.yammer.dropwizard:dropwizard-core:' + dropwizardVersion,

            'com.yammer.dropwizard:dropwizard-hibernate:' + dropwizardVersion,

            'com.yammer.dropwizard:dropwizard-migrations:' + dropwizardVersion,

            'com.yammer.dropwizard:dropwizard-auth:' + dropwizardVersion,

            'com.h2database:h2:1.3.168'

    )

}



// Configure the run task to start the Dropwizard service

run {

    args 'server', './src/main/resources/hello-world.yml'

}



// Create the executable jar and exclude some certificates

jar {



    manifest {

        attributes "Implementation-Title": "Gradle Quickstart"

        attributes "Implementation-Version": version

        attributes "Main-Class" : mainClassName

    }



    // remove the security files (from mail.jar / activation.jar) so that the jar will be executable.

    doFirst {

        from (configurations.runtime.resolve().collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) }) {

            exclude 'META-INF/MANIFEST.MF'

            exclude 'META-INF/*.SF'

            exclude 'META-INF/*.DSA'

            exclude 'META-INF/*.RSA'

        }

    }

}