Developing with Moto X
Just recently upgraded from an Android 2.1 device (HTC Aria) to an Android 4.4 device (Moto X). To enable the developer USB feature that allows installing and running (let alone…
New home!
THEREALVAN.COM has moved to a new home! The previous hosting company had a good introductory rate, but the regular rate was too high for a relatively inactive site like this one.…
xml.MarkupBuilder in Groovy
Typical use of the builder starts with: import groovy.xml.MarkupBuilder def writer = new StringWriter() def xml = new MarkupBuilder(writer) ... String generatedXml = writer.toString() Then the "building" part is what's…
Memcached in Grails: a quickie
Two clients will be covered: XMemcached and spymemcached Xmemcached Add dependency Add in BuildConfig.groovy: dependencies { ... compile 'com.googlecode.xmemcached:xmemcached:1.4.2' } Set up the bean Add in conf/spring/resources.groovy: beans = {…
Notes on multiple Grails apps sharing a DB
Multiple Apps Two logical partitions of services, perhaps one public-facing with GSPs serving up UI and one headless with REST services, can be easier to maintain if implemented as separate…
Grails unit vs integration tests
Services Content here applies to Grails 2.1.3 and may also apply to newer versions. Setup We start with three service classes: OneService, TwoService, and ThreeService. OneService uses TwoService which uses…
SampleServlet: Java web app starter
Prerequisite Maven 3.x installed - try http://maven.apache.org/download.cgi Important: earlier versions of Maven, such as 2.x, won't work correctly Set-up Locate a subdirectory and run: mvn archetype:generate When prompted, use maven-archetype-quickstart…