Groovy Development Tools

Hi,

I have a rather old Maven project consisting of Java 11 and Groovy 2.5. After my old laptop broke I had to setup Eclipse on my new laptop. So I installed Eclipse 2023-12 for Java Developers (linux). Via marketplace I added Groovy Development Tools 5.2.0.RELEASE.

However unfortunately it contains only compilers for Groovy 3 and upwards. Why doesn't it contain Grooovy 2.5 compiler? I also tried to install via "Install new Software" the groovy development tools for Eclipse 4.8 (https://groovy.jfrog.io/artifactory/plugins-release/e4.8) which does contain also Groovy compiler 2.5, but it didn't work properly, probably because it is incompatible with such a new Eclipse version.

I just want to say that Eclipse is a pain and I really hate it, and trying to setup the IDE took me already several days. The only reason that I haven't switched to IntelliJ yet is that I'm so used to Eclipse.

I setup this plugin in Nion(4.6.1), but I can't find no Goovy project nor Groovy editor options at menus(

I've installed this in 3 versions of Eclipse, and it's caused problems in all 3.  With the first 2, it "only" prevented the installing and removal of plugins (including itself).  The third time (2021-03) resulted in Eclipse not being able to start due to an IllegalStateException.

My biggest complaint with this Marketplace package is that, despite the name here, it only installs snapshot versions. This is problematic when I need to this or some other package because it always tells me something akin to "[problems reverting because package is no longer available]". The default should be released versions that are available for extended periods of time so it doesn't break the eclipse feature for reverting installs. Even uninstalling this package and manually installing GRECLIPSE from the release update site causes the Eclipse Marketplace page to show "Groovy Development Tools 3.9.0.SNAPSHOT" as installed.

How to add an older version of compiler that's not with Groovy eclipse plug in.  Getting the below error Caused by: groovy.lang.GroovyRuntimeException: Conflicting module versions. Module [groovy-all is loaded in version 2.4.13 and you are trying to load version 2.4.19

The plugin has compilier version 2.4.19.

I get an error Installing Software has encountered a problem.  An error occurred while collecting items to be installed.

No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core,3.6.0.v201912121707-e1909

Eclipse IDE for Enterprise Java Developers.
Version: 2019-09 R (4.13.0)
Build id: 20190917-1200
OS: Windows 10, v.10.0, x86_64 / win32
Java version: 1.8.0_221

I think GDT provides poor code assist.

For example

when I type 'def' in editor,  it shows many 'default*******' for candidate,

but I don't see 'def' only!

And when I type 'main', I expect "main statement" like static main(arg){}

but it give me many others.

And for java, when I type an nonexist method, test123() for example,

JDT give me a suggestion to create test123(){} automatically,

but GDT doesn't.

I setup this plugin in Nion(4.6.1), but I can't find no Goovy project nor Groovy editor options at menus(

Conflict with Eclipse 4.5 Mars is still present.

Try to install this Plugin in Eclipse Mars (4.5), because of your Update andrew to Eclipse Mars at April 21, 2015.<\br>
But the Groovy Eclipse Feature is not installable. Because it install from e4.2.<\br>
The Groovy Compiler is installed, becaus it hase no conflictiong dependencies to Eclipse 4.5.<\br>
Have you any Plans to update this Plugin to Eclipse Mars?

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