[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] Created: (JBIDE-6117) JBOSS tools native support for code gen in Groovy, and new Groovy seam project

[William Woodman (JIRA)]

JBOSS tools native support for code gen in Groovy, and new Groovy seam project
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                 Key: JBIDE-6117
                 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBIDE-6117
             Project: Tools (JBoss Tools)
          Issue Type: Feature Request
          Components: Seam
    Affects Versions: 3.1.0.GA
         Environment: eclipse 3.5 with jboss tools 3.1 GA
            Reporter: William Woodman


Trying to use Groovy with Jboss tools and i'm having to hand craft all the files.  Essentially i have to generate the types in the IDE, then cut/copy the code back into groovy files and save.

also have to install groovy IDE files separately and then enable grrovy support fr the project and set the j2ee module dependencies to get the deployed build to work.

Groovy is actually really nice for the entity builds (so much less clutter) and closure features etc are nice in the language.

What i'd like is that rather than just jboss tools being flexible to knit groovy in - it should have first class support in the jboss tools.

I'm using seam so lets lay out thje basic requirement

1.  future near build of jboss tools to provide install support for groovy.  Create seam project and in wizard indicate that that you default code gen to be groovy or java.

if groovy - inlude the latest groovy all jar in the ejb/war projects and automatically include the J2ee module dependency so that groovy files work when exporting project to server.

2.  do some integration work with the groovy IDE guys, or duplicate equivalent builders into the JBOSS tools standard download.

3.  when user selects new entity, form, conversation,  etc show the default class gen type (from startup wizard) but let a user overwrite in the wizard (allows mixed mode working - with default for project as set at startup).

4. if groovy selected ensure that full debug support included for groovy files.

This would be a fabulous improvement.  At present although i can build a grooy project its very manually intensive and I have to do all the hard work by hand/cut copy etc .

would be fabulous if jboss tools fully supported this natively.  

Also with seam v3 on the build, ensuring that groovy option is included into weld/seam v3 would be a plus also 





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