Since IntelliJ IDEA and Groovy are running on Java, you will need a JDK installed on your local machine (if it’s not already there).
In the following sections of this post, I will show how you can set up IntelliJ for your own Groovy developments. Simplified approach to include CPI libraries in project’s build path.
Easily download libraries from Maven repository (and linking them to the project). Native support for running Spock Framework specifications (including executing individual features within a specification). Groovy-Eclipse for language support in Eclipse) Native support for Groovy language (third party plugin not required, e.g. While Eclipse in its own right is a great IDE with a rich ecosystem, following are some aspects that have endeared IntelliJ to me. Some months back, I mentioned on LinkedIn about switching from Eclipse to IntelliJ IDEA as my IDE for Java and Groovy developments.Īfter months of using it on my current project with CPI as the integration platform, I am very pleased with the productivity and efficiency boosts it has given me when developing Groovy scripts. 
If you are interested in developing and testing your Groovy scripts, I’d suggest you check my E-Bite on this topic instead which is more current and should provide you a more comprehensive approach to get started. Technology moves at the light of speed, and as such, some of what is described here is out of date, but I don’t have the time to adjust it continuously to be always in sync with the latest.
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