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Merge pull request #3321 from mbenson/uberjar

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* pr/3321:
  Update documentation to remove 'shaded jar' term
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Phillip Webb
2015-06-24 20:39:15 -07:00
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@@ -702,8 +702,8 @@ Java does not provide any standard way to load nested jar files (i.e. jar files
themselves contained within a jar). This can be problematic if you are looking to
distribute a self-contained application.
To solve this problem, many developers use "`shaded`" jars. A shaded jar simply packages
all classes, from all jars, into a single "`uber jar`". The problem with shaded jars is that
To solve this problem, many developers use "`uber`" jars. An uber jar simply packages
all classes, from all jars, into a single archive. The problem with this approach is that
it becomes hard to see which libraries you are actually using in your application. It can
also be problematic if the the same filename is used (but with different content) in
multiple jars.