Executable war file that starts jetty without maven

Question

I\'m trying to make an \"executable\" war file (java -jar myWarFile.war) that will start up a Jetty webserver that hosts the webapp contained in the WAR file I

Answer 1

This is an adaptation for Maven of @RobHruska's answer. It just copies the files of the main class and merges the Jetty JAR files into the WAR file, nothing new, just to simplify your life if you are new -like me- to Maven:

    maven-antrun-plugin
    
        
            move-main-class
            compile
            
                
                    
                        
                            
                        
                    

                    
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                            
                            
                        

                        
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                    
                
            
            
                run
            
        
    
 

    org.apache.maven.plugins
    maven-war-plugin
    2.2
    
        true
        
            
                main.Main