How to build uber jar (far jar) with Maven

Example below shows how to build uber jar with Maven

<!-- building uber jar --><plugin>
    <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>3.1.0</version>
    <configuration>
        <descriptorRefs>
            <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
        </descriptorRefs>
        <outputDirectory>${basedir}/path/to/output/directory</outputDirectory>

        <!-- false to keep the original output jar name -->
        <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
    </configuration>
    <executions>
        <execution>
            <id>make-assembly</id> <!-- this is used for inheritance merges -->            <phase>package</phase> <!-- bind to the packaging phase -->            <goals>
                <goal>single</goal>
            </goals>
        </execution>
    </executions>
</plugin>

Done!!