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Eyal LEZMY
December 22, 2014
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From Java to Groovy, the easy way
This short presentation introduces to the Groovy language, coming from Java.
Eyal LEZMY
December 22, 2014
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Transcript
From Java to Groovy The easy way
Eyal LEZMY http://eyal.fr SLIDES http://bit.ly/JA2GR
What’s Groovy? Alternative language for the JVM Compiles bytecode Statically
or at Runtime Can use Java libraries
From Java to Groovy 01 by Guillaume Laforge
public class HelloWorld { private String name; public void setName(String
name) { this.name = name; } public String getName() { return name; } public String greet() { return "Hello " + name; } public static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld(); helloWorld.setName("Groovy"); System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ); } } From JAVA
public class HelloWorld { private String name; public void setName(String
name) { this.name = name; } public String getName() { return name; } public String greet() { return "Hello " + name; } public static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld(); helloWorld.setName("Groovy"); System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ); } } To GROOVY
public class HelloWorld { private String name; public void setName(String
name) { this.name = name; } public String getName() { return name; } public String greet() { return "Hello " + name; } public static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld(); helloWorld.setName("Groovy"); System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ); } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { private String name void setName(String name) {
this.name = name } String getName() { return name } String greet() { return "Hello " + name } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.setName("Groovy") System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { private String name void setName(String name) {
this.name = name } String getName() { return name } String greet() { return "Hello " + name } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.setName("Groovy") System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { private String name void setName(String name) {
this.name = name } String getName() { return name } String greet() { return "Hello ${name}" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.setName("Groovy") System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { private String name void setName(String name) {
this.name = name } String getName() { return name } String greet() { return "Hello ${name}" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.setName("Groovy") System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY GString => double quotes (“ ”)
class HelloWorld { private String name void setName(String name) {
this.name = name } String getName() { return name } String greet() { return "Hello $name" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.setName("Groovy") System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { private String name void setName(String name) {
this.name = name } String getName() { return name } String greet() { return "Hello $name" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.setName("Groovy") System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { private String name void setName(String name) {
this.name = name } String getName() { return name } String greet() { return "Hello $name" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.setName("Groovy") System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY Private field
class HelloWorld { private String name void setName(String name) {
this.name = name } String getName() { return name } String greet() { return "Hello $name" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.setName("Groovy") System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY Getter & Setter Private field
class HelloWorld { private String name void setName(String name) {
this.name = name } String getName() { return name } String greet() { return "Hello $name" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.setName("Groovy") System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { String name String greet() { return "Hello
$name" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.setName("Groovy") System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { String name String greet() { return "Hello
$name" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.setName("Groovy") System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { String name String greet() { return "Hello
$name" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.setName("Groovy") System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { String name String greet() { return "Hello
$name" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.name = "Groovy" System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { String name String greet() { return "Hello
$name" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.name = "Groovy" System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { String name String greet() { return "Hello
$name" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.name = "Groovy" System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { String name String greet() { return "Hello
$name" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.name = "Groovy" println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { String name String greet() { return "Hello
$name" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.name = "Groovy" println( helloWorld.greet() ) } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { String name String greet() { return "Hello
$name" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.name = "Groovy" println helloWorld.greet() } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { String name String greet() { return "Hello
$name" } static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.name = "Groovy" println helloWorld.greet() } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { def name def greet() { return "Hello
$name" } static main(args) { def helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.name = "Groovy" println helloWorld.greet() } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { def name def greet() { return "Hello
$name" } static main(args) { def helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.name = "Groovy" println helloWorld.greet() } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { def name def greet() { return "Hello
$name" } static main(args) { def helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.name = "Groovy" println helloWorld.greet() } } To GROOVY
class HelloWorld { def name def greet() { return "Hello
$name" } } def helloWorld = new HelloWorld() helloWorld.name = "Groovy" println helloWorld.greet() To GROOVY
public class HelloWorld { private String name; public void setName(String
name) { this.name = name; } public String getName() { return name; } public String greet() { return "Hello " + name; } public static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld helloWorld = new HelloWorld(); helloWorld.setName("Groovy"); System.out.println( helloWorld.greet() ); } } From JAVA
Where the Magic happens... 02
Methods Default value parameters Named parameters No return statement Return
multiple variables Groovy Methods
def createGenyboy(gender = “male”) { … if(gender == “male”) name
= “Genyboy” … [name, color, size] } def(String name, Color color, int size) = createGenyboy(gender:“female”) Groovy Methods
static def cmd(def command, Closure c){ Process p = command.execute()
p.text.eachLine {line, count -> c(line, count) } p.exitValue() } a = “hello” cmd(“gmtool admin list”) {line, count -> print a + line } Groovy Closures
def array = [] array = [“one”, “two”, “three”] tab.findAll(){item
-> item.size == 3 print it } [1, 2, 3].each(){ print it } def map = [:] map = [one:1, two:2, three:3] assert map.one == map[“one”] def range = 2..5 assert range == [2, 3, 4, 5] Groovy Collections
static noNull(Closure c){ String nullLabel = null.toString() NullObject.metaClass.toString = {return
''} c() //set as defaut NullObject.metaClass.toString = {return nullLabel} } cmd([“gmtool”, “admin”, “create” “template”, “device”, “--density=”+density]) >> gmtool admin create template device --density=null noNull{ cmd([“gmtool”, “admin”, “create” “template”, “device”, “--density=”+density]) } >> gmtool admin create template device --density= Groovy Metaclass
boolean checkTable(tab) { if(tab?.size() >= 4) return true return false
} Groovy Safe Navigation
And others Native support for Regex ~/myRegex/ Powerful switch statement
switch awesomness { case 1..10: “yeah!” } Operator Overloading 1 + 1 = 1
Conclusion You keep focus on business logic Like magic So
dynamic, you have to test ! JUnit & Co. So dynamic, so easy to mock JSON-likery
References From Java to Groovy http://groovy.dzone.com/news/java-groovy-few-easy-steps By Guillaume Laforge Differences
from Java http://groovy.codehaus.org/Differences+from+Java Official documentation http://groovy.codehaus.org/
Thank you for your time ! http://eyal.fr SLIDES http://bit.ly/JA2GR