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+apply plugin: 'java'
+
+repositories {
+	mavenLocal()
+	mavenCentral()
+}
+
+def javaWebsocketVersion = "1.3.0"
+
+
+dependencies {
+	compile 'org.java-websocket:Java-WebSocket:' + javaWebsocketVersion
+}
+
+task download_jars(type: Copy) {
+	from sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
+	into 'libs/java_websocket/'
+}
+
+jar {
+	manifest {
+		attributes (
+			'Main-Class': 'websocket.tester.WebSocketTesterFrame'
+		)
+	}	
+}
+
+task dist(type: Jar) {
+	manifest.from jar.manifest
+	baseName = 'WebSocket-Client'
+
+	from {
+		configurations.runtime.collect {
+			it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it)
+		}
+	}
+	
+	destinationDir = file('dist')
+	
+	with jar
+}
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