Groovy and Grails Primer: Rapid Web Development

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Groovy and Grails Primer: Rapid Web Development :: [SKM-2200]

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code.

SKM-2200

length.

1 days

type.

Instructor-Led

partner.

Sun Microsystems

price.

$700 :: $595 GSA GOV.

simplifying them using a dynamic platform and Convention over Configuration. More importantly, it takes integration with Java(TM) technology and the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) to a new level by bringing the same speed and elegance pioneered on other dynamic platforms, such as Ruby and Python. This workshop will help you get up to speed with the features offered by the Groovy language & Grails framework and includes interactive lab sessions that guide you through key
elements of both. In addition, you will learn how to integrate Grails with existing Java Enterprise services, databases, and web applications and how to use a blended approach mixing static and dynamically typed code to maximize the scalability of your code base. This Groovy and Grails workshop has been authored by Graeme Rocher, project lead and founder of Grails and delegates will
each receive a copy of The Definitive Guide to Grails (Experts Voice in Java), authored by Graeme Rocher.

There are currently no scheduled dates for this course. If you are interested in this course, request a course date with the links below.

who can benefit

This Groovy and Grails workshop is suitable for anyone who is interested in the dynamic language landscape, but has a particular focus on Java developers looking to explore the possibilities that powerful dynamic languages like Groovy offer.

prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be:

Experienced web developers

skills gained

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

	Understand the basics of the Groovy language
	Explore Groovy's power features
	Learn about the background of Grails
	Discover the possibilities with Grails' Hibernate-powered ORM layer
	Learn about Grails' MVC components
	Understand how to integrate Grails with existing Java components and services

course content details

	Module 1 - The Groovy Tour

	Groovy for Java Developers - The Basics
	o The syntax similarities
	o New language constructs
	o Groovy Strings
	o Closures
	What makes Groovy Tick?
	o Groovy dynamism
	o Meta-programming
	o Embedding Groovy

	Module 2 - Getting started with Grails

	The Grails Introduction
	o Background, foundations and motivations
	o Current project status
	o Why choose Grails for your project?
	Grails Basics
	o The project infrastructure
	o Running Grails scripts
	o Creating a basic CRUD application

	Module 3 - The Grails Domain Model

	Understanding Domain Models
	o Domain-driven development with Grails
	o Applying domain constraints
	o Defining domain relationships
	Working with Persistence Methods
	o Saving, deleting, and updating
	o Using dynamic finders
	o Advanced querying with criteria and HQL

	Module 4 - The Web Layer

	Orchestrating Requests with Controllers
	o Rendering responses
	o Handling data binding and validation
	Groovy Views with GSP
	o Supplying the model
	o Logic, iteration and filtering
	o Advanced site layouts with SiteMesh
	Separating Logic and Content with Tag Libraries
	o Dynamic tag library basics
	o Logical and iterative tags

	Module 5 - Java Integration

	Java Enterprise Integration
	o Packaging and deployment onto Java EE containers
	o Using EJB(TM)3 entities with Grails
	o Grails and the Servlet environment
	Technology Stack Integration
	o Wiring it all together with the Spring DSL
	o Scripting Hibernate with GORM