How do you configure GroovyConsole so I don't have to import libraries at startup?

Question

I have a groovy script that uses a third party library. Each time I open the application and attempt to run my script I have to import the proper library.

I would lik

Answer 1

You can write an external Groovy script that does all the imports, creates a GroovyConsole object, and calls the run() method on this object.

See also http://groovy.codehaus.org/Groovy+Console#GroovyConsole-EmbeddingtheConsole

For example: start.groovy

import groovy.ui.Console;

import com.botkop.service.*
import com.botkop.service.groovy.*

def env = System.getenv()
def service = new ServiceWrapper(
  userName:env.userName, 
  password:env.password, 
  host:env.host, 
  port:new Integer(env.port))

service.connect()

Console console = new Console()
console.setVariable("service", service)
console.run()

From a shell script call the groovy executable providing it with the groovy script:

#!/bin/bash

if [ $# -ne 4 ]
then 
  echo "usage: $0 userName password host port"
  exit 10
fi

export userName=$1
export password=$2
export host=$3
export port=$4

export PATH=~/apps/groovy/bin:/usr/bin:$PATH
export CLASSPATH=$(find lib -name '*.jar' | tr '\n' ':')

groovy start.groovy

The code in GroovyConsole can now make use of the imports done in start.groovy, as well as of the variables created and passed with the setVariable method ('service' in the example).