microsoft / microsoft/vscode-spring-initializr

Spring Initializr let's you pick Groovy for your Maven project but the generated Groovy app does not work

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Description

When creating a new Maven project using Spring Initializr, you can select Groovy as the project language:

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The project gets created with a Groovy application for the main class:

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However the generated application is not recognized correctly as a Spring Boot application in the Spring Boot Dashboard:

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And the application does not run:

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However, let's generate a Java application instead of a Groovy application:

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The Java application shows up in the Spring Boot Dashboard:

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And it runs just fine:

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Spring Initializr should not support creating a Groovy application if it does not work.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by creating Maven projects with Groovy and Java through Spring Initializr, then compare Spring Boot Dashboard detection and run behavior. Trace the extension's project-generation and application-detection entry points; done when Groovy projects either work correctly or the unsupported Groovy option is removed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
groovy, spring-boot
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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