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This document provides an introduction to building web applications with Grails, a full-stack MVC framework for Groovy. It discusses some key features of Groovy like GStrings and named parameter lists. It then outlines components of Grails like domain classes, controllers, views, tag libraries, and GORM for object-relational mapping. The document also notes how Grails leverages Spring and Hibernate and generates code through commands to improve productivity. Famous quotes from John Lennon and Batman are included to highlight how celebrities enjoy Grails.

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Grails Intorduction Presentation

This document provides an introduction to building web applications with Grails, a full-stack MVC framework for Groovy. It discusses some key features of Groovy like GStrings and named parameter lists. It then outlines components of Grails like domain classes, controllers, views, tag libraries, and GORM for object-relational mapping. The document also notes how Grails leverages Spring and Hibernate and generates code through commands to improve productivity. Famous quotes from John Lennon and Batman are included to highlight how celebrities enjoy Grails.

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An Introduction To

Building Groovy Web


Applications With Grails
Jeff Brown brown_j@ociweb.com
Principal Software Engineer
Object Computing Inc.
http://www.ociweb.com/

Groovy Party Tricks


Groovy-isms

for the unenlightened

Everything is an object
GStrings
Named parameter lists
We dont need no stinking setters and getters
Markup the easy way
A 3 minute crash course with demos on
some of the features in Groovy that Java
developers will find fun and interesting

What Is Grails?
Full

stack MVC framework for web apps


Exploits the awesome power of Groovy
Leverages proven staples

Hibernate
Spring
Sitemesh

Excellent

for those apps in the sweet-spot


Fun, Fun, Fun

What About The Celebrities?


Famous

people love Grails


This presentation includes a number of
quotes from your favorite well knowns
Dont dig it just because they do
Just dig it!

A True Visionary
coding

by convention
Imagine no config files.
Its easy if you try.
No action mappings.
Man, that Grails is going to be fly.

In a rare moment of clarity, Yoko convinced John to remove


this verse from Imagine since Grails hadnt been invented yet.

Wet Your Grails Whistle


Lets

take a lightning fast first look

From Nothing To CRUD In 2 Minutes

Is That All There Is To It?


Holy productivity Bat Man!
What are we going to do
with all the free time?

Is

that all I can do?


I need to build real applications!

Grails Commands
Ant

is doing some heavy lifting

create-app

generate-controller

create-controller

generate-views

create-service

generate-all

create-domain-class

run-app

create-job

war

Scaffolding
Dynamic

It is all just magic

Generated

Generated code may be a good starting point

Domain Classes
The

M
Stick to the POGO

Let the controller do the controlling


Let the view do the viewing

May

define validation constraints

Controllers
The

C
Traffic cop
Defining actions
Navigating to the view

Views
The

V
Groovy Server Pages (GSP)
Custom Tag Libraries
Sitemesh

Tag Libraries
Provided

Logical, Iterative, Ajax, Form, etc

Custom

tags

No config files
Leave

tags

those TLDs behind

It is all Groovy

Should I Miss My TLD Files?

I pity the fool who has to


maintain all of those TLD files.

Hey Dude, Where Is My Data?


*DataSource.groovy

DevelopmentDataSource.groovy
ProductionDataSource.groovy
TestDataSource.groovy

HSQL

DB

In memory db is great for evolving schema during


development

ApplicationBootStrap.groovy

GORM
Groovy

Object Relational Mapping


Hibernate under the covers

JPA support slated for 0.4

No

need to manage mapping files

You still can if the need arises


Can map Java classes

Dynamic Domain Class Methods


findBy

Person.findByLastName(Brown)
Person.findByLastNameAndFirstName(Brown, Jeff)

findWhere

Person.findWhere(lastName:Brown, firstName:Jeff)

Etc

The End

Thank you, thank


you very much.

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