import java.io.*;
import java.util.jar.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.net.*;

File file = new File( basedir, "target/manifest-with-customEntry-1-jar-with-dependencies.jar" );

System.out.println( "file: " + file + " exists? " + file.exists() );

JarFile jarFile = new JarFile( file );

Manifest mf = jarFile.getManifest();

Attributes attrs = mf.getMainAttributes();

String mode = (String) attrs.get( new Attributes.Name( "mode" ) );

System.out.println( "Got mode: " + mode );

return "development".equals( mode );