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Pdf Generation Using Jasper In A Grails App
The jasper reporting engine provides a free, open source tool for report generation in java. It can produce reports in a variety of formats, including pdf, which makes it very handy in creating all...
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Simple Grails Zip Code Custom Validator
My next post was going to be as verbose as the last, and on an equally obscure topic. Instead of two boring posts in a row, I give you this. It’s simple, but it’s useful: zip(nullable:false,...
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Strange Days, Indeed
On my current project, I was adding a closure to a taglib that displayed a link conditionally, based on the current logged-in user’s role. The taglib is referenced on every page of the application, as...
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Shiro/Grails Tips
The Shiro plugin page in the Grails plugin repository has great information. Here are a couple of additional items I picked up during an implementation on my current project: 1. Filter every action...
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Protecting Parameters in Groovy/Grails
Section 11.2 of the Grails Framework Reference Docs talks about how to protect parameters in a Groovy/Grails app. On my current project, on public facing pages, we’ve been obscuring ids using the...
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I hope this keeps happening.
Now that my first Groovy/Grails project has wrapped up, I thought I’d share some things I learned. I am a big fan of the framework, which is a somewhat biased opinion, mostly given my background as a...
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Just call me Casey Jones
I’ve recently found myself involved in some RoR work. It took a bit to take my java blinders off, but since they’ve been off, the work has been great. With past Grails experience in mind, here are a...
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SpringOne2GX, Day 1 Recap
It was an interesting day today at SpringOne2GX. There were many interesting presentations – here’s some thoughts on the 5 I attended today: Guillaume Laforge’s talk on Gaelyk first thing in the...
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SpringOne2GX, Day 3 Recap
Two great demos in the morning regarding Gradle, by it’s author, Hans Docktor. Gradle is something I’d heard about frequently, but never bothered to look into thinking that I didn’t need to learn...
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