(Quick Reference)

create-plugin

Purpose

The create-plugin command creates a Grails plugin project.

Examples

grails create-plugin simple

Description

Creates a Grails plugin project. A Grails plugin project is just like an application project except it contains a plugin descriptor and can be packaged as a plugin and installed into other applications.

Plugins are not just useful for plugin developers, but also as a way to modularize large Grails applications. Refer to the section on Plugin Development in the user guide for more information on developing plugins for Grails.

Usage:

grails create-plugin [name]

Fired Events:

  • StatusFinal - When the plugin has been created