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SDK for Groovy: a Java-based scripting language. Version 5.0.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01.
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overview
Package summary
SDK for Groovy: a Java-based scripting language
Project links
Commands and aliases
- grape
- grape_completion
- groovy
- groovy.ico
- groovyConsole
- groovyConsole_completion
- groovy_completion
- groovyc
- groovyc_completion
- groovydoc
- groovydoc_completion
- groovysh
- groovysh_completion
- java2groovy
- startGroovy
history
Project history and usage
The `groovysdk` package is a Homebrew packaging companion for Apache Groovy SDK-related assets rather than a separate upstream language. Its history is therefore the project-level history of Apache Groovy, with package significance centered on SDK support files and completions.
Project history
Apache Groovy began in 2003 as a Java-platform language and evolved through beta, JSR, release-candidate, and 1.0.0 releases documented in the official changelog. JSR 241 records the Java Community Process standardization effort for Groovy.
Groovy 2.0.0 in 2012 added static type checking and static compilation to the language's dynamic scripting model. In 2015, the project entered the Apache Incubator and graduated on 2015-11-18 as an Apache top-level project.
The package role is narrower than the main `groovy` formula: `groovysdk` is curated as SDK material for Groovy, with completion assets and documentation-oriented support around the same Apache Groovy upstream.
Adoption history
The Groovy SDK is relevant because Groovy users rarely consume only a compiler. They use shell commands, documentation, dependency tooling, completions, and editor or terminal support around a JVM language distribution.
Groovy adoption in build tools, CI pipelines, frameworks, and test tooling made SDK-adjacent packaging useful: completions and command support reduce friction for users who run Groovy tools directly from a Unix shell.
How it is used
The Homebrew package exposes completion-oriented files such as `groovy_completion`, `groovyc_completion`, `groovysh_completion`, `groovyConsole_completion`, `groovydoc_completion`, and `grape_completion` rather than the main runtime command set.
Because it shares Apache Groovy's per-user conventions, the curation preserves the same `~/.groovy` configuration paths used by Grape, logging, and shell initialization. No separate credentials file is documented for this SDK package.
Why package nerds care
`groovysdk` is package-nerd interesting mostly as a split-package artifact: it shows how package managers sometimes separate a language runtime from SDK or shell-support assets even when the upstream project is one language distribution.
The package also makes Groovy friendlier in CLI-heavy environments by shipping completions for the commands developers use when compiling, documenting, running, and exploring Groovy code.
Timeline
- 2003: Groovy project history begins.
- 2007: Groovy 1.0.0 was released.
- 2012: Groovy 2.0.0 was released with static type checking and static compilation.
- 2015: Groovy graduated from Apache incubation.
- 2020: Groovy 3.0.0 was released.
- 2022: Groovy 4.0.0 was released.
- 2025: Groovy 5.0.0 was released.
Related projects
- Apache Groovy is the upstream project for this package role.
- The main Homebrew `groovy` package provides the runtime commands that the SDK completion files accompany.
- Grape, Groovysh, Groovyc, Groovydoc, and GroovyConsole are the command surfaces reflected by the package contents.
Sources
- https://github.com/apache/groovy
- https://groovy-lang.org/changelogs.html
- https://groovy-lang.org/releasenotes/groovy-2.0.html
- https://groovy.apache.org/download.html
- https://incubator.apache.org/projects/groovy.html
- https://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=241
- https://www.groovy-lang.org/
- https://www.groovy-lang.org/documentation.html
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:scripting language
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.groovy/grapeConfig.xml~/.groovy/logging.properties~/.groovy/groovysh_init.groovy
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
grape | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
grape_completion | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
groovy | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
groovy.ico | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
groovyConsole | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
groovyConsole_completion | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
groovy_completion | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
groovyc | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
groovyc_completion | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
groovydoc | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
groovydoc_completion | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
groovysh | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
groovysh_completion | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
java2groovy | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
startGroovy | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version5.0.8
manager updated2026-08-01
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:groovysdk |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.groovy-lang.org/ |
| Last updated | 2026-08-01T06:43:25Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation