import java.io.*; import java.util.*; import java.util.regex.*; try { // check for primary artifact, which is actually the shaded one! File file = new File( basedir, "target/MyFinalName.jar" ); System.out.println( "file with finalName : " + file ); if ( !file.exists() ) { System.out.println( "file with finalName does not exist: " + file ); return false; } // check for original unshaded jar File original = new File( basedir, "target/original-MyFinalName.jar" ); System.out.println( "'orifinal' file with name : " + original ); if ( !original.exists() ) { System.out.println( "'original' file does not exist: " + original ); return false; } // check for the artifact in the repo. This is the shaded one! File rfile = new File( localRepositoryPath , "org/apache/maven/its/shade/fnb/finalNameBuild/1.0/finalNameBuild-1.0.jar" ); System.out.println( "Checking for existence in repo: " + rfile ); if ( !rfile.isFile() ) { throw new FileNotFoundException( "Missing: " + rfile.getAbsolutePath() ); } } catch( Throwable t ) { t.printStackTrace(); return false; } return true;