diff --git a/test/nuts-shaded-test/src/main/java/net/thevpc/nuts/test/TestShadedApp.java b/test/nuts-shaded-test/src/main/java/net/thevpc/nuts/test/TestShadedApp.java
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+++ b/test/nuts-shaded-test/src/main/java/net/thevpc/nuts/test/TestShadedApp.java
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+package net.thevpc.nuts.test;
+
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
+import net.thevpc.nuts.NApplication;
+import net.thevpc.nuts.NApplicationInfo;
+import net.thevpc.nuts.NSession;
+import net.thevpc.nuts.io.NMemoryPrintStream;
+import net.thevpc.nuts.io.NPrintStream;
+import net.thevpc.nuts.io.NSessionTerminal;
+import net.thevpc.nuts.io.NTerminalMode;
+import net.thevpc.nuts.runtime.standalone.util.jclass.JavaClassUtils;
+
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+
+
+/**
+ * this is precious when using obfuscators!
+ */
+public class TestShadedApp implements NApplication {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        new TestShadedApp().runAndExit(args);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run(NSession session) {
+        NMemoryPrintStream t = NPrintStream.ofInMemory(NTerminalMode.FORMATTED, session);
+//        session.out().println("##{pale:2024-03-23 21:42:32.980}##\u001E ##{pale:FINEST}##\u001E ##{option:READ   }##\u001E : resolve NConfigs                                 to  ```underlined ##{option:session}##\u001E``` net.thevpc.nuts.runtime.standalone.workspace.config.DefaultNConfigs");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/nuts-shaded-test/src/main/resources/META-INF/nuts/net.thevpc.nuts.test/nuts-shaded-test/nuts.properties b/test/nuts-shaded-test/src/main/resources/META-INF/nuts/net.thevpc.nuts.test/nuts-shaded-test/nuts.properties
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+++ b/test/nuts-shaded-test/src/main/resources/META-INF/nuts/net.thevpc.nuts.test/nuts-shaded-test/nuts.properties
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+id=net.thevpc.nuts.test:nuts-shaded-test#0.8.4.0
+