Groovy and GWT: Combining both paradigms

Question

Hi Is it possible to develop an application in groovy using GWT components?

Luis

Answer 1

I don't think so, because the GWT compiler is basically a Java to JavaScript source compiler (it would be possible if the GWT compiler needed Java bytecode). You can use Groovy on the server side though.

Answer 2

If you want to use Groovy on the server-side and GWT for the UI, that is certainly possible. You can use Grails (a Groovy web framework on the server), and the Grails GWT plugin to help you integrate GWT with this framework.

Answer 3

Right now you cant use Groovy on the client side. One big reason is that Groovy relies a lot on introspection, and this is not available on GWT.