pom.xml

<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <!-- Change to your own main package name. -->
    <groupId>org.mineacademy</groupId>

    <!-- Change to your plugin name, must be lower cased and match your end package name. No spaces. -->
    <artifactId>plugintemplate</artifactId>

    <!-- Change to your plugin's name. Can contain capital letters, but do NOT use spaces. -->
    <name>PluginTemplate</name>

    <!-- Change to the appropriate plugin's version, starting at 1.0.0. -->
    <version>1.0.0</version>

    <!-- DO NOT EDIT. -->
    <packaging>jar</packaging>

    <properties>

        <!-- Change to your name or the main project author. -->
        <author>kangarko</author>

        <!-- Change to the full path where your main plugin class is located. -->
        <main.class>org.mineacademy.template.PluginTemplate</main.class>

        <!-- Change the Java version this plugin is built on.

             IMPORTANT: For Java 8, version is "1.8", for Java 11+ it is only "11" or "17".

             If you use 1.8 then your plugin will work on newer versions, but if you
             use 17 then it will NOT load on servers with previous Java versions.
             -->
        <java.version>1.8</java.version>

        <!-- Change to the latest version from https://github.com/kangarko/Foundation/releases
             or change to "LATEST" if you downloaded Foundation to your disk and compiled it. -->
        <foundation.version>6.9.17</foundation.version>

        <!-- Leave on "com.github.kangarko" if you use Foundation from GitHub like most people,
             or change to "org.mineacademy" if you downloaded our library to your disk and compiled it. -->
        <foundation.path>com.github.kangarko</foundation.path>

        <!-- DO NOT EDIT. -->
        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
    </properties>

    <repositories>
        <!-- DO NOT EDIT, used to download Foundation from GitHub using JitPack tool. -->
        <repository>
            <id>jitpack</id>
            <url>https://jitpack.io</url>
        </repository>
        <!-- No need for paper repository because Foundation already has one -->
        <!--<repository>
            <id>papermc</id>
            <url>https://repo.papermc.io/repository/maven-public/</url>
        </repository>-->
    </repositories>

    <dependencies>

        <!-- (Optional) Access the server jar for NMS (groupId, artifactId and version do not matter,
             but keep the artifactId unique if using multiple NMS imports).

             NB: Here, the <systemPath> is set to the "library" folder in your source folder (in the same
                 parent directory where you have "target" we will look for patched_1.8.8.jar file -->
        <!--<dependency>
            <groupId>paper-server</groupId>
            <artifactId>Paper-1.21.1</artifactId>
            <version>1</version>
            <scope>system</scope>
            <systemPath>${project.basedir}/library/patched_1.21.1.jar</systemPath>
        </dependency>-->

        <!-- No need to import Spigot/Paper API since Foundation includes latest Spigot API. If you need
            to code for another version or want to use Paper API, place it here (above Foundation) as per 
            https://github.com/PaperMC/Paper?tab=readme-ov-file#maven -->
        <!--<dependency>
            <groupId>io.papermc.paper</groupId>
            <artifactId>paper-api</artifactId>
            <version>1.21.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
        </dependency>-->

        <!-- The Foundation library. It contains the latest Spigot API and a ton of useful dependencies
             Please see the maven-shade-plugin below and configure inclusions properly otherwise
             your file will shade with all the dependencies resulting it crashes and huge file size. -->
        <dependency>
            <groupId>${foundation.path}</groupId>
            <artifactId>Foundation</artifactId>
            <version>${foundation.version}</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

    <!-- DO NOT EDIT unless instructed to do so or you know what you're doing. -->
    <build>
        <finalName>${project.name}-${project.version}</finalName>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>

                <!-- Change version to the latest one from
                     https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.maven.plugins/maven-jar-plugin -->
                <version>3.4.2</version>
            </plugin>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>

                <!-- Change version to the latest one from
                     https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.maven.plugins/maven-compiler-plugin -->
                <version>3.13.0</version>
                <configuration>
                    <source>${java.version}</source>
                    <target>${java.version}</target>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>

                <!-- Change version to the latest one from
                     https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.maven.plugins/maven-shade-plugin 
					 
					 NOTICE: If using Jitpack and experiencing build failure, try downgrading to 3.5.1.
					 -->
                <version>3.6.0</version>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <phase>package</phase>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>shade</goal>
                        </goals>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
                <configuration>
                    <createDependencyReducedPom>false</createDependencyReducedPom>
                    <artifactSet>
                        <includes>
                            <!-- Important: This will ensure only Foundation is shaded to your jar. If you have
                                 other dependencies that should be compiled, duplicate this line for each. -->
                            <include>${foundation.path}:Foundation*</include>
                        </includes>
                    </artifactSet>
                    <relocations>
                        <!-- This moves Foundation into your own package in "lib" subpackage to prevent interference. -->
                        <relocation>
                            <pattern>org.mineacademy.fo</pattern>
                            <shadedPattern>${project.groupId}.${project.artifactId}.lib</shadedPattern>
                        </relocation>
                    </relocations>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>

        <!-- Replaces ${project.name} and other variables in src/main/resources. -->
        <resources>
            <resource>
                <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
                <filtering>true</filtering>
            </resource>
        </resources>
    </build>
</project>