I'm trying to add the web3j library ( version 5.0.0 ) into the generated .jar of a java project, but for some reason I keep getting the error :
Failed to parse plugin descriptor for org.web3j:core:5.0.0 (C:\Users\...\.m2\repository\org\web3j\core\5.0.0\core-5.0.0.jar): No plugin descriptor found at META-INF/maven/plugin.xml -> [Help 1]
( Tried different versions , same error )
The pom.xml file content is the following :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<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>org.example</groupId>
<artifactId>BMarketMC-v2</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>jar</packaging>
<properties>
<maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
<maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.spigotmc</groupId>
<artifactId>spigot-api</artifactId>
<version>1.16.4-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.web3j</groupId>
<artifactId>core</artifactId>
<version>4.8.4</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.web3j</groupId>
<artifactId>core</artifactId>
<version>5.0.0</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>shade</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.spigotmc</groupId>
<artifactId>spigot-api</artifactId>
<version>1.16.4-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>shade</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
This error occurs when I run the package operation of the lifecycle , e.g :
Where exactly should be this META-INF folder? Because it's not in the project directory.
Please some help, any idea how can I fix this?
