摘自: http://blog.csdn.net/dc_726/article/details/8576205

1 Groovy是什么？

来看下官网的介绍：http://groovy.codehaus.org

Groovy...

· is an agile and dynamic language for the Java Virtual Machine

· builds upon the strengths of Javabut has additionalpower features inspiredby languages like Python, Ruby and Smalltalk

· makes modern programming features available to Java developers with almost-zero learning curve

· provides the ability to statically type check and staticallycompile your codefor robustness and performance

· supports Domain-Specific Languages and other compact syntax so your codebecomes easyto read and maintain

· makes writing shell and buildscripts easy with its powerfulprocessing primitives, OO abilities and an Ant DSL

· increases developer productivity by reducing scaffolding code when developing web, GUI, database orconsole applications

· simplifies testing bysupporting unit testing and mocking out-of-the-box

· seamlessly integrates with all existingJava classes and libraries

· compiles straight to Java bytecodeso you can use it anywhere you can use Java

通过支持DSL提高代码可读性和可维护性

减少开始Web、GUI、数据库、控制台应用程序时的脚手架代码

简化单元测试和Mock技术

与Java类包无缝集成

2 Groovy环境安装

下面是官方文档中摘取的安装步骤。适用于Linux系统或Cygwin模拟环境。如果是Windows平台的话，也可以直接下载Windows installer一键安装。

GVM (the GroovyenVironment Manager)

This tool makesinstalling Groovy on any Bash platform (Mac OSX, Linux, Cygwin, Solaris orFreeBSD) very easy.

Simply open a newterminal and enter:

$ curl -s get.gvmtool.net | bash

Follow theinstructions on-screen to complete installation.

Open a newterminal or type the command:

$ source "$HOME/.gvm/bin/gvm-init.sh"

Then install thelatest stable Groovy:

$ gvm install groovy

After installationis complete and you've made it your default version, test it with:

$ groovy -version

That's all thereis to it!

下面来亲自体验一下，然后编写个Groovy版的Hello World测试一下。

$ curl –s get.gvmtool.net | bash

之后执行初始化脚本，也可以将这句命令加入到~/.bashrc中。

$ source "/cygdrive/c/Users/daichen/.gvm/bin/gvm-init.sh"

编写一个Hello World试一下吧。

helloworld.groovy

class Test {

def text = “helloworld!!!”

}

print new Test().getText()

     $ groovy helloworld.groovy

     hello world!!!

3 Groovy-Eclipse插件安装

在Help -> Install New Software下输入http://dist.springsource.org/release/GRECLIPSE/e3.6

选择Groovy-Eclipse (Required) 进行安装。

可以新建Groovy项目，或者在已有项目中新加Groovy Class，就会自动开启此项目上的Groovy Nature属性。这样普通Java代码就与Groovy代码融合在一起了。