Geertjan's Blog
- October 25, 2007
Groovy in Plugin Portal
http://plugins.netbeans.org/PluginPortal/faces/PluginDetailPage.jsp?pluginid=3914
I intend to continue squirriling, bit by bit, as time goes by. But there's definitely enough there already for the absolute basics. After installing the three NBMs in the ZIP file referred to above, you'll have a file template:
When you finish the wizard above, you'll be able to run scripts (right-click in the editor and choose Run Groovy Script), with the results typically in the Output window:
By the way, using the technique shown a few days ago, you can continue stepping through Groovy to your heart's content:
If you don't like the fonts and colors I chose for you, go to the Options window, to the Fonts & Colors tab, to change them:
Use these three NBM files at your own risk. Possibly it will destroy everything you've ever believed in. Or maybe just your IDE, which is probably worse. So be careful. It has not been tested, I created it on a post-6.0 Beta 2 build on Ubuntu, so possibly you won't even be able to install it. I would be interested to know what people think of it.
Dear Geertjan,
I can not install the three plugin file.
The warning message is:
Missing required modules for plugin GroovySupport:
module org.openide.util > 7.10.0.1
Environment: NetBeans 6.0 Beta 2+JDK 6.02
I have the same problem. Netbeans beta 2, JDK 6.03 on Windows.
Claus
Thanks for the message Pan and Claus! AFAIK, this should now be fixed. Go back to the plugin portal and download the ZIP again, I uploaded a new one that I tried our on Beta 2.
Wait, I spoke too soon. Doesn't work on Beta 2 yet. Fixing now.
Still a problem where the Run Groovy Script menu item isn't always enabled. Working on that.
FYI, now the plugin has been install successfully.
And I ran a simple groovy script correctly.
Thanks for your effort.
Wow, great news Pan. Thanks!
Great news, keep up this good work! Now I don't need to start Eclipse anymore just for editing Groovy scripts.
BTW: The "Run Groovy script" menu item is always disabled for me.
Hmm. That's strange. I wonder what's different about Pan's installation, because he doesn't have this problem. You can also get the sources here and see if they work for you:
https://nbgroovysupport.dev.java.net/
Hi Geertjan,
this is really perfect timing, because just a few days ago I bought the "GinA" book and the only thing that kept me from working my way through it was the missing Groovy support in NetBeans.
With the latest daily (24.10.2007) the Run Groovy script entry is enabled.
By the way, do you happen to know what the Groovy Editing Support module should provide that I can see in Available Plugins (I installed it, but I could not find any Groovy support after that, quite contrary to your module :)).
Thanks!
Regards,
Georg
Brilliant. You've made my day, Georg! (About that other plugin -- it doesn't work for me either, although it used to, and when it did it provided only coloring for strings and keywords, which was already a lot better than nothing, but I don't know why it's stopped working.)