How can I make the test jar include dependencies in Maven?

Question

I have a project with src/main/java and src/test/java structure, and I managed to use maven-jar-plugin to build a jar of the test branch. However, I want to package the test

Answer 1

You can do this: Create a jar assembly with the assembly plugin, have the dependencies unpacked, pack a new test jar and attach it to the reactor. You're done.

The descriptor for the packaging could look like this.