Course Title: Comprehensive Groovy and Grails Training Course

Course Overview:
This course is designed for Java developers who want to learn how to use Groovy and Grails, popular web development frameworks built on top of Java. Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of Groovy and Grails, and learn how to use them to build modern web applications.

Prerequisites:

• Good understanding of Java programming
• Familiarity with web development concepts like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Knowledge of database concepts and SQL

Course Content
Module 1: Introduction to Groovy

• What is Groovy?
• Groovy syntax and features
• Groovy scripts and classes
• Installation/Configuration
• Strings in Groovy
• Strings and GStrings
• Control structures:if,switch
• Loops: for,while-do, do-while
• Groovy builders-producing XML/HTMl builders

Module 2: Groovy Object Orientation

• Groovy classes, objects, and inheritance
• Closures, traits, and mixins
• Metaprogramming and AST transformations

Module 3: Introduction to Grails

• What is Grails?
• Grails architecture and directory structure
• Grails GORM (Grails Object Relational Mapping)

Module 4: Grails Controllers

• Request processing and rendering
• Domain objects and scaffolding
• Customizing the controller and views

Module 5: Grails Views

• GSP (Groovy Server Pages) and templating
• Layouts, tag libraries, and scaffolding
• Customizing views using GSP

Module 6: Grails Services

• Business logic and data access
• Transaction management and service injection
• Unit testing services in Grails

Module 7: Grails Plugins

• Overview of Grails plugins
• Installing and configuring plugins
• Developing custom plugins

Module 8: Grails Projects
Developing a web application using Grails and Groovy