Used to grab the referenced artifact and its dependencies and make it available on the Classpath.
Some examples:
@Grab(group='commons-lang', module='commons-lang', version='2.4')
import org.apache.commons.lang.WordUtils
println "Hello ${WordUtils.capitalize('world')}"
Or using the compact Gradle-inspired syntax:
@Grab('commons-lang:commons-lang:2.4')
import org.apache.commons.lang.WordUtils
println "Hello ${WordUtils.capitalize('world')}"
or the same thing again using the Ivy-inspired syntax variant:
@Grab('commons-lang#commons-lang;2.4')
import org.apache.commons.lang.WordUtils
println "Hello ${WordUtils.capitalize('world')}"
Further information such as where artifacts are downloaded to, how to add additional resolvers,
how to customise artifact resolution etc., can be found on the Grape documentation page:
http://groovy.codehaus.org/Grape.
| Type | Name and Description |
|---|---|
boolean |
changingDefaults to false but set to true if the dependency artifacts may change without a corresponding
revision change. |
String |
classifierThe classifier if in use, e.g.: "jdk14" @default "" |
String |
confThe configuration if in use (normally only used by internal ivy repositories). |
String |
extThe extension of the artifact (normally safe to leave at default value of "jar" but other values like "zip" are sometimes useful). |
boolean |
forceDefaults to false but set to true to indicate to the underlying Ivy conflict manager that this
dependency should be forced to the given revision. |
String |
groupThe organisation or group, e.g.: "org.apache.ant". |
boolean |
initClassBy default, when a @Grab annotation is used, a Grape.grab() call is added
to the static initializers of the class the annotatable node appears in.
|
String |
moduleThe module or artifact, e.g.: "ant-junit". |
boolean |
transitiveDefaults to true but set to false if you don't want transitive dependencies also to be downloaded.
|
String |
typeThe type of the artifact (normally safe to leave at default value of "jar" but other values like "sources" and "javadoc" are sometimes useful). |
String |
valueAllows a more compact convenience form in one of two formats with optional appended attributes. |
String |
versionThe revision or version, e.g.: "1.7.1". |
Defaults to false but set to true if the dependency artifacts may change without a corresponding
revision change. Not normally recommended but may be useful for certain kinds of snapshot artifacts.
May reduce the amount of underlying Ivy caching. Proper behavior may be dependent on the resolver in use.
@default false
The classifier if in use, e.g.: "jdk14" @default ""
The configuration if in use (normally only used by internal ivy repositories).
One or more comma separated values with or without square brackets,
e.g. for hibernate you might have "default,proxool,oscache" or "[default,dbcp,swarmcache]".
This last hibernate example assumes you have set up such configurations in your local Ivy repo
and have changed your grape config (using grapeConfig.xml) or the @GrabConfig annotation
to point to that repo.
@default ""
The extension of the artifact (normally safe to leave at default value of "jar" but other values like "zip" are sometimes useful). @default ""
Defaults to false but set to true to indicate to the underlying Ivy conflict manager that this
dependency should be forced to the given revision. Otherwise, depending on the conflict manager in play, a later
compatible version might be used instead.
@default false
The organisation or group, e.g.: "org.apache.ant". A non-empty value is required unless value() is used. @default ""
By default, when a @Grab annotation is used, a Grape.grab() call is added
to the static initializers of the class the annotatable node appears in.
If you wish to disable this, add initClass=false to the annotation.
@default true
The module or artifact, e.g.: "ant-junit". A non-empty value is required unless value() is used. @default ""
Defaults to true but set to false if you don't want transitive dependencies also to be downloaded.
You may then need additional @Grab statements for any required dependencies.
@default true
The type of the artifact (normally safe to leave at default value of "jar" but other values like "sources" and "javadoc" are sometimes useful). But see also the "classifier" attribute which is also sometimes used for "sources" and "javadoc". @default ""
Allows a more compact convenience form in one of two formats with optional appended attributes. Must not be used if group(), module() or version() are used.
You can choose either format but not mix-n-match:
group:module:version:classifier@ext (where only group and module are required)
group#module;version[confs] (where only group and module are required and confs,
if used, is one or more comma separated configuration names)
In addition, you can add any valid Ivy attributes at the end of your string value using
semi-colon separated name = value pairs, e.g.:
@Grab('junit:junit:*;transitive=false')
@Grab('group=junit;module=junit;version=4.8.2;classifier=javadoc')
@default ""
The revision or version, e.g.: "1.7.1". A non-empty value is required unless value() is used. @default ""