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IntelliJ IDEA lets you create and run Groovy applications.

Before you start working with Groovy, make sure that the Groovy plugin is enabled in IntelliJ IDEA.

Creating a Groovy Project

  1.  Open Project Wizard, in the left-hand pane select Groovy.
  2. In the right-hand pane, specify the following settings:
    • Project SDK - specify your project SDK.
    • Groovy library - specify your Groovy SDK or click Create to choose one from the list that opens.
    • Additional libraries and frameworks - specify additional libraries and frameworks that Groovy supports.
    • Java EE version - select the appropriate Java EE version.

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  3. Click Next.
  4. Specify your project information and click Finish.

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Adding Frameworks to Existing Groovy Project

  1. In the Project tool window, right-click the project directory and from the drop-down list select Add Framework Support.

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  2. In the Add Frameworks Support dialog, select a framework and click OK.

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Creating Groovy Class

  1. Press Ctrl+N or in the Project tool window right-click on the directory and select New | Groovy Class
  2. In the New Groovy Class dialog, in the Name field, specify a name of the class. In the Kind field, choose between class, interface, trait, enum or annotation.

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  3. Now you can enter your code.

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Creating Groovy Script

  1. Press Ctrl+N or in the Project tool window right-click on the directory and select New | Groovy Script.

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  2. In the dialog that opens, in the Name field, enter the name of your Groovy script. In the Kind field, choose between Groovy script and GroovyDSL script.

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  3. IntelliJ IDEA creates a file with the specified name and groovy extension, and adds a node to the module tree view.

Running Groovy Application

  1. Create a Run configuration using Run | Edit Configurations or run the active script automatically by pressing Ctrl+Shift+F10.

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  2. View the result in the Run tool window.