- Introduction to Groovy: Why Choose Groovy for Your Projects?
- Setting Up the Groovy Development Environment
- Your First Groovy Program: "Hello, World!"
- Understanding the Groovy Syntax: Keywords, Operators, and Statements
- Groovy Data Types: Numbers, Strings, Booleans, and Collections
- Variables and Constants in Groovy: Declaring and Assigning Values
- Basic Arithmetic Operations in Groovy
- Groovy’s Dynamic Typing: How It Works
- Working with Strings: Concatenation, Interpolation, and Methods
- Control Flow in Groovy: if-else, switch-case, and ternary operators
- Introduction to Loops in Groovy: for, while, and each
- Groovy Functions: Defining and Calling Functions
- Understanding Groovy Closures: Anonymous Functions
- Groovy Collections: Lists, Maps, and Sets
- Accessing and Modifying Lists and Maps in Groovy
- Introduction to Groovy’s Built-In Methods
- Writing and Using Groovy Scripts
- Handling Input and Output in Groovy
- Exception Handling in Groovy: try-catch and throw
- Working with Groovy’s Range and Regular Expressions
- Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming in Groovy
- Groovy Classes: Defining and Instantiating Objects
- Working with Groovy Properties: Getter and Setter Methods
- Understanding Groovy’s MetaClass and MetaProgramming
- Inheritance and Interfaces in Groovy
- Abstract Classes and Overriding Methods in Groovy
- Polymorphism in Groovy: Using the
as Keyword
- Understanding Groovy’s
this and super Keywords
- Groovy’s Builders: Simplifying XML, JSON, and HTML Generation
- Using Groovy’s
GPath for Navigating XML and JSON
- Working with Groovy’s
Swing Library for GUI Development
- Groovy’s
Griffon: A Web and Desktop Application Framework
- Introduction to Groovy’s MetaObject Protocol (MOP)
- Groovy’s Dynamic Compilation vs Static Compilation
- Using Groovy’s
each, find, collect, and Other Collection Methods
- Writing Groovy DSLs (Domain-Specific Languages)
- Groovy's Closures with Arguments and Return Values
- Working with Groovy's
@CompileStatic for Performance Optimization
- Testing in Groovy: Using Spock Framework for Unit Testing
- Writing Groovy Test Scripts with JUnit
- Introduction to Groovy’s
Expando Object for Runtime Modification
- Using Groovy with JDBC: Accessing Databases
- Groovy for File Handling: Reading, Writing, and Manipulating Files
- Working with JSON in Groovy: Parsing and Serialization
- Using Groovy for Regular Expressions and Pattern Matching
- Working with External Libraries in Groovy
- Groovy’s
@Grab Annotation for Dependency Management
- Building Command-Line Applications with Groovy
- Groovy’s
@Singleton and Other Annotations
- Automating Tasks with Groovy’s
Gant and Gradle
- Groovy’s Closures and Delegation: Advanced Techniques
- Working with Groovy’s Categories and Category Injection
- Understanding Groovy’s MetaClass and Enhancing Classes Dynamically
- Groovy and JVM Interoperability: Calling Java from Groovy
- Writing and Managing Groovy Modules
- Groovy's Performance Optimization: Tips and Techniques
- Building High-Performance Applications with Groovy
- Writing Groovy Scripts for Web Scraping and Automation
- Using Groovy’s
@Field for Global Variables
- Working with Groovy’s
@Lazy Annotation for Delayed Initialization
- Building and Using Groovy DSLs for Custom Solutions
- Working with Groovy in Multi-threaded Environments
- Groovy and Functional Programming: Working with Streams
- Implementing Design Patterns in Groovy: Singleton, Factory, etc.
- Writing Groovy for Distributed Applications
- Groovy for Microservices: Building RESTful APIs
- Integration with Messaging Systems: RabbitMQ, Kafka in Groovy
- Building Real-Time Applications with Groovy
- Groovy for Web Development: Working with Grails Framework
- Understanding and Using Groovy’s
@CompileStatic for Speed
- Groovy and Grails for Web Applications: Controllers, Views, and Services
- Writing Groovy-Based Web Services with RESTful APIs
- Advanced Exception Handling in Groovy: Custom Exceptions
- Groovy and Spring Integration: Building Enterprise Applications
- Building and Consuming Web APIs with Groovy
- Groovy for Cloud-Native Development and Serverless Architectures
- Groovy’s Interoperability with Kotlin and Other JVM Languages
- Building Groovy-Based Batch Processing Applications
- Groovy for Big Data: Using Groovy with Hadoop and Spark
- Groovy and GroovyFX for Building Rich Desktop Applications
- Continuous Integration and Deployment with Groovy
- Using Groovy for Scripting in Jenkins Pipelines
- Performance Testing Groovy Applications with JMH
- Building a RESTful Service with Groovy and Grails
- Groovy and Docker: Containerizing Groovy Applications
- Groovy for IoT Development: Writing Scripts for Embedded Systems
- Groovy for Data Science: Working with Groovy Data Libraries
- Groovy for Machine Learning: Integration with Java Libraries
- Securing Groovy Applications: Encryption and Authentication
- Writing Groovy for Real-Time Data Processing and Analytics
- Understanding and Using Groovy's
@Builder and @ToString Annotations
- Integrating Groovy with NoSQL Databases like MongoDB
- Groovy for Test Automation: Integration with Selenium and Spock
- Writing High-Performance, Scalable Systems in Groovy
- Building Groovy Plugins for Gradle and Jenkins
- Groovy’s Meta-programming for Advanced Customization
- Groovy for Containerized Applications: Kubernetes and Cloud Platforms
- Writing Microservices with Groovy and Spring Boot
- Groovy and Gradle: Building Modern Software Projects
- The Future of Groovy: Trends, Tools, and the Community
These chapter titles provide a roadmap for mastering Groovy, from basic syntax and simple scripts to advanced topics such as DSL creation, web services, testing, and performance optimization. Groovy’s integration with frameworks like Grails and its usage in web development, automation, and distributed systems ensures that developers can leverage its full potential for a wide range of applications.