Publish the Transformer CLI as a shaded jar

[ahinc711]

Would you be open to publishing a shaded jar for the transformer CLI? (org.eclipse.transformer.cli-<version>-shaded.jar)

The current workflow with the distribution jar is to download it (org.eclipse.transformer.cli-<version>-distribution.jar), extract it, then run the CLI that is part of it (org.eclipse.transformer.cli-<version>.jar).

A shaded jar would save a step because it could be downloaded and run directly without the need to extract, since all the required dependencies would be part of the jar itself.

[bjhargrave]

This seems a bit niche. If we really want to make it easier to install/use the CLI, perhaps something else like a brew formula or sdkman support would be in order?

[ahinc711]

Thanks for the response. Yeah it's a bit niche. My use case may be unusual as well. I'm running the CLI in an intermediate docker image build before including the OS (which uses microdnf and not homebrew/sdkman), and I'd like to avoid putting a new package/sdk in the final image.

[mechite]

Just to say that I personally find the JAR distribution confusing.

You should use a ZIP for the -distribution classifier IMHO, unless there is a specific other reason I'm missing that makes it worth being a JAR
You're implying that it is to be ran with the java command.