Articles

  1. Creating Grails Application with Internationalization and LocalizationA Grails application can serve users in several countries without duplicating controllers, views, or domain logic. Internationalization, often shortened to…
  2. Using Grails With GraphQL For Flexible API QueriesGrails and GraphQL make a practical combination for teams building Java and Groovy applications that need a flexible API without abandoning familiar…
  3. Configuring Grails for Horizontal ScalingHorizontal scaling allows a Grails application to handle more traffic by running several application instances behind a load balancer. Instead of relying on…
  4. Building custom URL mappings in Grails for better search visibilitySearch engines reward clarity. When a URL reads like a human sentence instead of a cryptic database identifier, both crawlers and visitors find it easier to…
  5. Building a Reusable Grails Plugin for Shared Domain LogicMost Grails projects start small: a single team sketching a web app, a handful of GORM domain classes, services, and a controller layer wired by convention.…
  6. Running Grails with Docker Compose for Local DevelopmentDeveloping a Grails application on your laptop should feel light, repeatable and fast. Too often, however, the gap between a developer's machine and a staging…
  7. Creating Grails Async Controllers for Non-Blocking RequestsA Grails controller normally receives an HTTP request, performs its work, and returns a response while the server thread remains occupied. That model is…
  8. Using Grails With Apache Kafka For Event StreamingGrails and Apache Kafka make a practical combination for applications that need to process business events reliably and at scale. Grails supplies…
  9. Implementing Grails data binding with custom convertersWhen a Grails controller receives a request, the framework performs a quiet but crucial piece of work: converting incoming strings, JSON fields, and form…
  10. Building a Grails PDF Generator with Templates and PluginsServer-side PDF generation remains a quiet workhorse across Australian digital services, from utility bills in Melbourne to compliance reports for Sydney-based…