compiling Java and groovy with java 11

Question

Does anyone know which compiler/plugin compiles java and groovy code with the java 11 version?

I've tried GMavenPlus, Groovy eclipse compiler, and Maven’s Ant plugin. So far without success.

Answer 1

upgrading groovy to version 3.0.15 and maven-compiler-plugin to version 3.10.1 solved the issue for me:

<plugin>
   <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
   <version>3.10.1</version>
   <configuration>
   <release>${maven.compiler.release}</release>
   </configuration>
</plugin>

where ${maven.compiler.release} = your java version

Answer 2

There is a sample gradle project in GitHub that compiles Java and Groovy and uses Java from Groovy and viceversa. With a little changes you can make it work in Java 11. Basically use this build.gradle:

group 'de.jonashavers'
version '1.0.0'

apply plugin: 'groovy'

sourceSets {
    main {
        java { srcDirs = [] }
        groovy { srcDirs << ['src/main/java'] }
    }
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    compile 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.5.7'
    compile 'javax.xml.bind:jaxb-api:2.3.0'
    compile 'com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-core:2.3.0.1'
    compile 'com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-impl:2.3.0.1'
    compile 'javax.activation:activation:1.1.1'
    testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
}

This must be the file structure:

The Groovy class:

package de.jonashavers.groovierjavacompilation

class PlainGroovy {
    String language = 'groovy'

    static void main(String[] args) {
        String lang = "Groovy"
        println(lang)
    }
}

The Java Class:

package de.jonashavers.groovierjavacompilation;

class JavaExtendingGroovy extends PlainGroovy {
}

And the tests:

Java:

package de.jonashavers.groovierjavacompilation;
import org.junit.Test;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
public class JavaTest {

    @Test
    public void testAccessToGroovy() {
        PlainGroovy plainGroovy = new PlainGroovy();
        assertEquals("groovy", plainGroovy.getLanguage());
    }

    @Test
    public void testAccessToGroovyFromJava() {
        JavaExtendingGroovy groovyFromJava = new JavaExtendingGroovy();
        assertEquals("groovy", groovyFromJava.getLanguage());
    }
}

Groovy:

package de.jonashavers.groovierjavacompilation

class GroovyTest extends GroovyTestCase {

    void testAccessToGroovy() {
        PlainGroovy plainGroovy = new PlainGroovy()
        assertEquals 'groovy', plainGroovy.language
    }

    void testAccessToGroovyFromJava() {
        JavaExtendingGroovy groovyFromJava = new JavaExtendingGroovy()
        assertEquals 'groovy', groovyFromJava.language
    }
}

I forked the project and followed the directions in this link to make it work. Here is the fork that works in Java11, the java11 branch. Hope this helps:

Answer 3

In the end this worked:

<plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>3.8.0</version>
    <configuration>
        <source>11</source>
        <target>11</target>
        <release>11</release>
    </configuration>
</plugin>

<plugin>
    <groupId>org.codehaus.gmavenplus</groupId>
    <artifactId>gmavenplus-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>1.6.2</version>
    <executions>
        <execution>
            <goals>
                <goal>compile</goal>
                <goal>compileTests</goal>
            </goals>
        </execution>
    </executions>
</plugin>

groovy.version: 2.4.12

Answer 4

Here is a typical POM for the groovy-eclipse-compiler adapter:

<project
 xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
 xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
 xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0
                     http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

  <artifactId>proj-name</artifactId>
  <groupId>org.whatever</groupId>
  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>

  <properties>
    <maven.compiler.fork>true</maven.compiler.fork>
    <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
    <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
    <project.build.sourceEncoding>US-ASCII</project.build.sourceEncoding>
  </properties>

  <pluginRepositories>
    <pluginRepository>
      <id>bintray</id>
      <name>Groovy Bintray</name>
      <url>https://dl.bintray.com/groovy/maven</url>
      <releases>
        <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
      </releases>
      <snapshots>
        <enabled>false</enabled>
      </snapshots>
    </pluginRepository>
  </pluginRepositories>

  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
      <artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
      <version>2.5.5</version>
      <classifier>indy</classifier>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>junit</groupId>
      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
      <version>4.12</version>
      <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>

  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>3.8.0</version>
        <configuration>
          <compilerId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</compilerId>
          <compilerArguments>
            <indy/>
          </compilerArguments>
        </configuration>
        <dependencies>
          <dependency>
            <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
            <artifactId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</artifactId>
            <version>3.0.0-01</version>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
            <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
            <artifactId>groovy-eclipse-batch</artifactId>
            <version>2.5.5-01</version>
          </dependency>
        </dependencies>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>

</project>

It assumes you have src/main/groovy, src/main/java, src/test/groovy and src/test/java. It is possible to have other source folder configurations with some additional XML. More details here: https://github.com/groovy/groovy-eclipse/wiki/Groovy-Eclipse-Maven-plugin