Groovy Fundamentals

Description

In this course, you will :

• introduce you to the Groovy language as well as the underlying Groovy platform Throughout this course, we will create a Groovy application that can parse GPS data from an XML file, insert it into a database, and even correlate this data with forecast data obtained via a REST API.
• You will not only have a working knowledge of the Groovy language at the end of this course, but you will also be able to use Groovy in a variety of everyday use cases.

Syllabus :

1. Getting Started with Groovy

•   Polyglot Programming 
•   Why Groovy 
•   Installation 
•   Groovy Shell 
•   Groovy Scripts 
•   IDEs 

 

2. Basic Syntax

•   Collections 
•   Ranges 
•   Functions 
•   Closures 
•   Dynamic Capabilities 

 

3. Working with XML

•   Introducing Our Sample Project 
•   The GPX File Format 
•   Reading XML Documents 
•   Writing XML Documents 

 

4. Calling Java from Groovy

•   Introducing Dependency Management in Groovy 
•   Working with Grape 

 

5. Unit Testing in Groovy

•   Introduction to Unit Testing
•   Unit Testing in Groovy
•   Mock Objects 
•   Unit Testing Our Application 

 

6. Digging Deeper with Groovy Syntax

•   Groovy Extension Methods 
•   Groovy Truthfulness 
•   Adding Functionality with Categories 
•   Implicit Return Methods 

 

7. Working with REST Services

•   Working with the Groovy RESTClient 
•   Parsing JSON Data with Groovy 
•   Working with the Groovy ConfigSlurper 

 

8. Working with Databases Using Groovy

•   Creating SQL Connections 
•   Inserting Data 
•   Querying and Updating Data 

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