This Week in Grails (2012-41)

I didn’t have time to do a post last week since I was getting ready for SpringOne 2GX 2012 which will be this week. Should be another great conference this year, I’m sure there will be a lot of buzz on Twitter.

Groovy 2.0.5 was released this week.

Groovy project tech lead Jochen “blackdrag” Theodorou has published two blog posts this week, Owner, Delegate and (implicit) this in an Open Block and Open Blocks and MOP 2.

Be sure to vote for your favorite web framework in the InfoQ Top 20 Web Frameworks for the JVM poll.

Spring Tool Suite and Groovy/Grails Tool Suite 3.1.0 were released this week.

Spock 0.7 was released this week. Looks like a lot of cool new features.

Check out this new Grails job site, http://findgrailsjobs.com/.

If you want to keep up with these “This Week in Grails” posts you can access them directly via their category link or in an RSS reader with the feed for just these posts.

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Miscellaneous Items

Plugins

Interesting Tweets

Jobs

User groups and Conferences

Miscellaneous Items

Plugins

There were 10 new plugins released:

app-forty-two-paas version 0.1. Develop engaging and connected Mobile, Web, Social, Enterprise and SaaS Apps using ShepHertz App42 PaaS Cloud and Backend as a Service Platform
backbonejs version 0.9.2.2. Provides resources for Backbone.js http://backbonejs.org/
bruteforce-defender version 1.0. Adds functionality of blocking user account after a configured number of failed login, thus countering brute-force attacks
closure-compiler version 0.4. Compiles/optimizes your javascript resources with the Google Closure Compiler
ember-templates-precompiler version 0.1. Precompiles EmberJS powered Handlebars templates
foursquare version 0.1. Integrates the Foursquare APIs
glickr version 0.1. Integrates the Flickr API
gvps version 0.2. Host, manage and display video assets, and convert standard movie formats to the Flash movie format FLV
rabbitmq-tasks version 0.5.2. Run background tasks using RabbitMQ to queue them
webhook version 0.9.1.1. Easily register and associate a webhook with services provided by individualized controllers

and 22 updated plugins:

asynchronous-mail version 0.7. Send email asynchronously by storing them in the database and sending with a Quartz job
attachmentable version 0.3.0. Provides a generic way to add and manage attachments
aws-sdk version 1.3.22. Use the Amazon Web Services infrastructure services
cors version 1.0.1. Installs a servlet filter to set Access-Control-Allow-Origin and other CORS related headers to enable cross site AJAX requests to your Grails application
cucumber version 0.6.2. Test your Grails apps with Cucumber
cxf version 1.0.5. Expose Grails services as SOAP web services via CXF
cxf-client version 1.4.6. Use existing (or new) Apache CXF wsdl2java generated content to invoke SOAP services
dustjs-resources version 0.9.2-BETA2. Supports server-side compilation of .dust template files to their .js counterparts
ext-proc version 0.3. Provides easy access to external processes
facebook-sdk version 0.4.2. Allows your application to use the Facebook Platform and develop Facebook apps on Facebook.com or on web sites (with Facebook Connect)
font-awesome-resources version 2.0.1. Integrates the Font Awesome icon set
functional-test-development version 0.9.2. Installs a script, develop-functional-tests, that you can use to develop your functional tests more conveniently
grom version 0.2.5. Sends notifications on Windows, Linux, and Mac
guard version 1.0.7. Provides a way to run integration tests without having to repeatedly bootstrap the environment
jasper version 1.6.1. Enables use of JasperReports
jquery-ui version 1.8.24. Supplies jQuery UI resources, and depends on the jQuery plugin to include the core jquery libraries
plastic-criteria version 0.3. Mock Grails Criteria for Unit Tests
remote-control version 1.3. Execute code inside a remote Grails application
struts1 version 1.3.11. Lets you use Struts 1 as a the controller/view layer
underscore version 1.4.2. Simple plugin wrapper for useful Underscore.js library
uploadr version 0.6.0.1. HTML5 Drag and Drop file uploader
vaadin version 1.5.5. Adds Vaadin (http://vaadin.com/) integration

Interesting Tweets

@mrhaki: Finding Fixed Points in #groovy: http://t.co/kGu87BgE based on Scala By Example
@DailyGrailsTip: Use the code AUTHD to get 50% off the early release version of Programming Grails – http://t.co/EEkipZSY ( via @burtbeckwith ).
@mittie: ScriptBowl at #javaone: #scala markets scriptability, #groovy markets typesafety and performance
@arief_hidayat: starts with git clone and gradlew install. http://t.co/6GP4Uhcl
@breskeby: updated #macports support for #groovy to 2.0.5
@kickroot: grails.plugins.springsecurity.password.algorithm = ‘bcrypt’ <---- magical little line for secure password storage in Grails
@asteingr: #GContracts 1.2.9 Released! blog: http://t.co/TxUmDn1L dzone: http://t.co/fsiXWuxS #Groovy
@DailyGrailsTip: You can pass a map of properties to addTo() methods in #grails –
def a = new Author(name: “Stephen King”).addToFiction(title: “IT”).save()
@hey_domiko: Why isn’t the #Groovy web site hosted at #VMWare. http://t.co/nFTDLSB5 would look a lot more appealing No offense to codehaus.
@DailyGrailsTip: You can create a detached criteria that uses an Or instead of an And in #grails by using the whereAny dynamic method – http://t.co/EecIppNZ
@Grails48: Latest celebrity judge to sign on for #Grails48 is @sbglasius co-founder of @GR8Conf. #Grails #Groovy
@gr8conf: #GR8Conf is now officially a prizesponsor of the @Grails48 hackathon (Nov. 9th-11th). Join the fun at http://t.co/JNdyu5nv #groovy #grails
@Grails48: We are proud to announce this celebrity judge who needs no introduction. The man behind the Groovy Project @glaforge #Groovy #Grails
@DailyGrailsTip: When doing multi-step validations, use the clearErrors() helper method to reset errors in a domain class – http://t.co/E9GqNsZY
@DailyGrailsTip: Use UrlConverters in #Grails to change URL format. Set grails.web.url.converter = ‘hyphenated’ for /rad-stuff/ over /radStuff/
@FreshGroovy: Groovy 2.0.5 for Ubuntu based Linux released. http://t.co/4qjBkwEX #groovy #ubuntu
@graemerocher: Wow Spock 0.7 looks like heaven. Time to upgrade! http://t.co/VifcBLWu #grails #groovy #spock
@hdivroberto: #HDIV and #Grails official integration is already finished: https://t.co/RsqOCmPr
@Grails48: Awesome early morning news update: This celebrity judge makes it all happen. Founder of the Grails project. Proud 2 welcome @graemerocher
@Grails48: Ever wonder how much better your life would be if only you had a #Groovy or #Grails t-shirt? http://t.co/UG5JBqMt #Grails48
@asteingr: Some doc for the -XX:+PrintCompilation JVM Flag – http://t.co/rwYP88zZ #java #groovy
@DailyGrailsTip: Use custom validators with 3 properties ( value, instance, errors ) to work with Spring errors directly – http://t.co/cBEJbyUv

Jobs

Utrecht – Java Developer – Groovy Grails – Scala – NoSQL
Software Engineer – Groovy/Grails in Lexington, MA
@CaryGHWong: Looking for a Groovy / Grails Developer for a 3+ month project in Minneapolis. #ITJobs #Groovy #Grails #Minneapolis #Java
Sr J2EE Developer — Learn Grails in Waltham, MA
@pmcneil: nerdErg is hiring. Looking for a grails/java developer full time. Ping me.
@CaryGHWong: Looking for a Groovy / Grails Developer for a 3+ month project in Minneapolis. #ITJobs #Groovy #Grails #Minneapolis #Java
@aaronrustad: I have a friend in need of a Grails developer for 3 – 4 week contract. Could be done as a side project. Let me know if you are interested.
Java/Grails/Groovy Developer in Dallas, TX
@balaver: . @OAshi sucht ab sofort Softwareentwickler zur Verstärkung des Teams. Interesse? http://t.co/Sz0Cx3Kt #java #groovy #grails #luxemburg
Grails/Groovy Developer in Dublin
Java SaaS Developer at Bright Power in NYC
@rmangi: Looking for a #grails and #javascript developer, mid-level in Brooklyn.
Java Groovy Grails Developer in Johannesburg, South Africa
Technical Lead – Java/OO/TDD/Grails/CMS/Cloud in London
Web Application Developer (Groovy/Grails or Java/JSP) in NYC
@jonathan_stott: We’re looking for a #grails dev! Based in Southampton but remote working possible. Contract or FT. Let me know if interested.
Grails/Java programmer at nerdErg in Canberra
Contract Groovy/Grails Developer – Agile, RESTful in Watford, Hertfordshire
@bad_lighting: I have a Grails/Java position available in Scottsdale, AZ with immediate availability. Very agressive pay and an outstanding client!
Grails Developer- All Levels at Mobiquity in Boston, MA
Grails Developer in Scottsdale, AZ
Senior Developer Groovy/Grails/Java in Irvine, CA
Senior Groovy/Grails Developer in London
VP Software Development in Cambridge, MA
Software Engineer at University of Colorado at Boulder
Senior Software Engineer at Apple in Uxbridge
Two Grails Developers in Minneapolis
Grails Developers – Multiple Roles – Perm and Contract – London and Spain/Gibraltar Locations

User groups and Conferences

Groovy & Grails eXchange 2012
- 13^th-14^th December, London
Greach 2013
- January 25^th-26^th, Madrid

Groovy DSL & Testing with Spock – October 17, 2012
- Groovy & Grails Israel Meetup Group
November 8, 2012
- Seattle Groovy/Grails Users Group

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