Sure! Below is a list of 100 chapter titles for a book on Grails (Java/Groovy), from beginner to advanced topics:
- What is Grails? An Overview of the Full-Stack Framework
- Why Choose Grails for Web Development?
- Setting Up Your Grails Development Environment
- Creating Your First Grails Application
- Understanding the Grails Application Structure
- Exploring Grails' Convention Over Configuration Philosophy
- The Role of Groovy in Grails Development
- Navigating the Grails Command-Line Interface (CLI)
- Running and Testing Your Grails Application
- Understanding Grails' Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern
- Understanding Domain Classes and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM)
- Working with Grails Controllers for Request Handling
- Creating Views with GSP (Grails Server Pages)
- Basic Routing and URL Mappings in Grails
- Using Grails Services for Business Logic
- Dependency Injection in Grails
- Working with Grails Artefacts: Controllers, Services, and Domain Classes
- Creating Simple Forms in Grails
- Managing Grails Configurations and Application Settings
- Introduction to Groovy Closures and Their Use in Grails
- Setting Up and Configuring Grails for Database Connectivity
- Working with Grails' GORM (Grails Object-Relational Mapping)
- Basic CRUD Operations with GORM
- Advanced Querying with GORM and Criteria API
- Working with HQL (Hibernate Query Language) in Grails
- Validating Data in Grails with Constraints
- Handling Relationships Between Domain Classes in Grails
- Using GORM for One-to-One, One-to-Many, and Many-to-Many Relationships
- Managing Transactions in Grails
- Optimizing GORM Queries for Performance
¶ Part 4: Working with Views and Front-End in Grails
- Understanding Grails Views and GSP Syntax
- Creating Reusable GSP Templates in Grails
- Implementing Dynamic Content in GSP Views
- Working with Grails Tag Libraries
- Form Handling and Validation in GSP Views
- Creating Layouts and Themes for Grails Applications
- Working with Grails Asset Pipeline for Front-End Optimization
- Integrating JavaScript and CSS with Grails Views
- Client-Side Validation and Grails Integration
- Managing Internationalization (i18n) and Localization in Grails
- Working with Grails RESTful Services
- Building JSON APIs with Grails
- Integrating External APIs with Grails Applications
- Creating Custom Grails Plugins
- Using Grails Security Plugins for Authentication and Authorization
- Configuring Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in Grails
- Integrating OAuth2 Authentication in Grails
- Implementing Single Sign-On (SSO) in Grails
- Working with Grails WebSockets for Real-Time Communication
- Using Grails for Microservices Architecture
- Setting Up Testing for Grails Applications
- Unit Testing Controllers in Grails
- Integration Testing Grails Services and Domain Classes
- Writing Functional Tests with Grails
- Mocking Dependencies in Grails Tests
- Testing Views in Grails with GSP
- Test-Driven Development (TDD) with Grails
- Performance Testing Grails Applications
- Using Spock for Testing in Grails
- Best Practices for Testing Grails Applications
¶ Part 7: Advanced Configuration and Customization
- Configuring Grails for Multiple Environments (Dev, Prod, Test)
- Using Grails Profiles for Modularization
- Creating and Using Grails Filters
- Advanced Configuration of Grails Services and DataSources
- Managing Sessions and Caching in Grails
- Customizing Grails URL Mappings
- Integrating Grails with External Authentication Systems
- Customizing Grails Application Logging
- Configuring Grails for Performance and Scalability
- Handling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) in Grails
- Integrating Grails with Message Queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka)
- Connecting Grails to NoSQL Databases (MongoDB, Cassandra)
- Interfacing Grails with Legacy Systems
- Using Grails with Elasticsearch for Full-Text Search
- Implementing GraphQL in Grails
- Integrating Grails with Apache Camel for Enterprise Integration
- Connecting Grails to Third-Party REST APIs
- Working with Payment Gateways in Grails (Stripe, PayPal)
- Sending Emails with Grails and Mail Plugins
- Handling File Uploads in Grails
- Optimizing Grails Application Performance
- Database Performance Tuning in Grails
- Using Caching in Grails for Faster Response Times
- Profiling and Monitoring Grails Applications
- Reducing Grails Startup Time
- Memory Management and Garbage Collection in Grails
- Optimizing Grails for Load Balancing and High Traffic
- Concurrency and Parallelism in Grails Applications
- Asynchronous Processing with Grails
- Database Connection Pooling in Grails
¶ Part 10: Deploying and Managing Grails Applications
- Preparing Your Grails Application for Production
- Deploying Grails Applications to Cloud Providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Containerizing Grails with Docker
- Using Kubernetes for Grails Application Deployment
- CI/CD Pipelines for Grails Applications
- Managing Grails Applications with Docker Swarm
- Monitoring Grails Applications in Production
- Using Grails with Nginx for Load Balancing and Reverse Proxy
- Automating Deployment with Jenkins and Grails
- Troubleshooting Grails in Production: Debugging and Logging
These 100 chapters cover a wide range of Grails topics, from basic setup and CRUD operations to advanced features like microservices, security, testing, performance optimization, and deployment. This comprehensive guide will help developers of all levels to fully understand and utilize Grails in their web development projects.