Groovy file does not compile in Intellij IDEA

Question

I have maven project wit java and groovy tests. In command line maven compilation all tests are running, but in my IDEA project (which is created automatically, by "AutoImport maven projects", IDEA copies groovy files to /target/test-classes without compiling them.

My gmaven plugin looks like

    <plugin>
                <groupId>org.codehaus.gmaven</groupId>
                <artifactId>gmaven-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>1.3</version>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>generateStubs</goal>
                            <goal>compile</goal>
                            <goal>generateTestStubs</goal>
                            <goal>testCompile</goal>
                        </goals>
                        <configuration>
                            <providerSelection>1.7</providerSelection>
                        </configuration>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
                <dependencies>
                    <dependency>
                        <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
                        <artifactId>groovy-all</artifactId>
                        <version>${groovy.version}</version>
                    </dependency>
                </dependencies>
            </plugin>

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 05 '13 at 03:17

I had the same issue and had to change in Idea the following setting: Settings->Compiler->Resource patterns

It was !?*.java

I changed it into !?.java;!?.form;!?.class;!?.groovy;!?.scala;!?.flex;!?.kt;!?.clj

It would be better to be able to specify it into the pom file though but haven't found a way yet.

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 29 '11 at 12:51

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GMaven plugin is only intended for maven compilation. Idea uses the Groovy compiler included in groovy-all jar. For Idea to get a hold of that add a project dependency, e.g.:

...
  <groupId>yourproject</groupId>
  <artifactId>yourproject</artifactId>
  <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>

  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
      <artifactId>groovy-all</artifactId>
      <version>${groovy.version}</version>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
...

edited Nov 29 '11 at 12:51

Raghuram

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answered Nov 29 '11 at 12:46

Nikita Volkov

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Yes, I have such dependency. I even see it in IDEA module dependencies – Pavel Bernshtam Nov 29 '11 at 12:54
Try to go to ''Project Structure/Facets'' and set up the appropriate compiler for your module there. It should be in a drop down list of jars. – Nikita Volkov Nov 29 '11 at 13:17
I do not see "Groovy" in the list of Facets. What may be a reason? – Pavel Bernshtam Nov 29 '11 at 13:31
Ignore my comment about "Project Structure/Facets", it's not applicable to Groovy, sorry. 1. Check out whether your groovy sources are stored at /src/main/groovy or /src/test/groovy 2. Check out your run/debug configurations. The ''Make'' option must be checked 3. Try deleting Idea files and reimporting your POM 4. Try upgrading Idea to latest EAP – Nikita Volkov Nov 29 '11 at 13:43
1. Yes, I have tests in src/test/groovy 2. Yes, I make or compile separate class individually I even created groovy as global library and added it to the module instead of Maven dependency - it does not help :( – Pavel Bernshtam Nov 29 '11 at 15:52
Changing my dependency from groovy to groovy-all fixed it for me. – jblack Jun 10 '14 at 02:47

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 01 '11 at 11:16

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Solved by removing and creating from scratch IDEA project (ipr file)

answered Dec 01 '11 at 11:16

Pavel Bernshtam

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what is the location of this file? (10 years and still feels relevant) – Ashwani Agarwal Oct 28 '21 at 11:23

score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 14 '15 at 08:01

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Please change folder type of groovy files as Source Root. Step for same is Right Click on folder -> Select option - 'Make Directory as' -> Source Root

edited Apr 14 '15 at 08:01

Opal

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answered Apr 14 '15 at 07:41

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 05 '18 at 06:27

As suggested above I changed it into !?.java;!?.form;!?.class;!?.groovy;!?.scala;!?.flex;!?.kt;!?.clj This setting was already available in my intellij. Still the code was not generating Fixed it by Setting->Compiler and check compile independent module in parallel and after that it got generated

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 03 '19 at 11:08

This is similar to @Opal's answer, but is relevant for tests, as asked in the question:

In the IDE go to Files->Project Structure->Project Settings->Modules. In the Project files tree select the src->test->groovy directory. Hit Alt+T to make the groovy directory the test source root

score -1 · Answer 7 · answered Nov 29 '11 at 19:27

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Please check Settings | Compiler | Resource patterns. It appears that *.groovy somehow suits there and therefore it's copied into output instead of being compiled.

answered Nov 29 '11 at 19:27

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I have a module, where groovy compiles ok, but If I add this module to the existing project, it does not work – Pavel Bernshtam Dec 01 '11 at 10:02

Ritesh · Answer 8 · 2015-04-14T07:43:02.287

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You have to change folder type of groovy files to make directory as source Root.

edited Apr 14 '15 at 07:43

answered Apr 14 '15 at 07:27

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Groovy file does not compile in Intellij IDEA

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