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| <article><div class='header-bar chalices-bg'><div class='content'><h1>Questions</h1></div></div><div class='content'><article id='questions'><div class='question' id='question_opensource'><h2 class='column-header'>Is Apache Grails an Open Source project?</h2><p>Yes, Apache Grails is an Open Source project licensed under the |
| <a href="https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache License v2</a>.</p> |
| </div><div class='question' id='eccn'><h2 class='column-header'>What is the Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) for Grails?</h2><p>Grails is an open source technology that is not on the Commerce Control List, |
| and is therefore classified with the general purpose classification of EAR 99.</p> |
| </div><div class='question' id='question_learn'><h2 class='column-header'>What is the best way to learn about Grails?</h2><p>Read the <a href="/documentation.html">User Guide</a> for the version you are planning to use. |
| We recommend you start with the latest stable version of the framework. We have also |
| written a collection of <a href="https://grails.apache.org/guides">Guides</a>, which contain step-by-step |
| tutorials for solving common scenarios.</p> |
| </div><div class='question' id='question_training'><h2 class='column-header'>Do you offer Grails training?</h2><p>The Apache Software Foundation does not offer Grails Training.<br /> |
| See <a href="/support.html">Commercial Support Options</a>.</p> |
| </div><div class='question' id='question_usage'><h2 class='column-header'>Where can I ask questions about usage?</h2><p>The best place to get community support is to use the <a href="/community.html">Apache Grails User mailing lists</a>. |
| Alternatively you can use <a href="https://github.com/apache/grails-core/discussions">GitHub Discussions</a> or |
| <a href="https://slack.grails.org">Slack</a> Grails Community Slack.</p> |
| </div><div class='question' id='question_socialmedia'><h2 class='column-header'>Where can I find Grails on social media?</h2><p>You can find Grails on <a href="https://x.com/grailsframework">X</a> |
| and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/39757">LinkedIn</a>.</p> |
| </div><div class='question' id='question_mailinglist'><h2 class='column-header'>Do you have a mailing list?</h2><p>Yes, there are a number of mailing lists at the ASF. Check the |
| <a href="/community.html">Community</a> page for more information</p> |
| </div><div class='question' id='question_feature'><h2 class='column-header'>Where can I suggest a new feature or share an interesting finding?</h2><p>The best place is to use the <a href="/community.html">Apache Grails Developer mailing lists</a>.</p> |
| <p>You can also join <a href="https://slack.grails.org">Grails Community Slack</a> which a great place |
| to start a conversation with the Grails developers and other Grails users.</p> |
| </div><div class='question' id='question_slack_vs_stackoverflow'><h2 class='column-header'>What is the difference between the mailing list, Slack and interaction on Stack Overflow?</h2><ul> |
| <li>Use the <a href="https://slack.grails.org">Grails Community Slack</a> for discussion around |
| the framework's development.</li> |
| <li>For questions we recommend to use the <a href="/community.html">Apache Grails User mailing lists</a>.</li> |
| <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/grails">Stack Overflow</a> also contains long lived Q&A.</li> |
| <li>Long lived discussions will occur on GitHub.</li> |
| </ul> |
| </div><div class='question' id='question_issue'><h2 class='column-header'>How do I report an issue with the Grails framework?</h2><p>The Grails project uses <a href="https://github.com/apache/grails-core/issues">GitHub issues</a> |
| to report and track issues, feature enhancements, and new features. |
| Make sure you're logged-in before proceeding.</p> |
| <p><a href="https://github.com/apache/grails-core/issues/new">Report an issue</a></p> |
| </div><div class='question' id='question_docs'><h2 class='column-header'>How can I contribute to improving the documentation?</h2><p>Grails documentation comes in several forms:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>The <a href="https://grails.apache.org/docs/latest/">reference documentation</a> contains language |
| specification, user guides, a getting started tutorial, and more.</li> |
| <li>The <a href="api.html">GroovyDoc APIs</a> documents the classes of the Grails code base.</li> |
| <li><a href="https://github.com/apache/grails-static-website">GitHub</a> allows users to contribute |
| to this website.</li> |
| </ul> |
| <p>Contributing to the documentation is fairly easy. Create a GitHub account or sign in |
| with an existing account, then go to the |
| <a href="https://grails.apache.org/docs/latest/">documentation website</a> |
| and select the "Improve this doc" button at the top of the page you wish to edit.</p> |
| <p>Please don't hesitate to help us make improvements, fix typos or broken language, |
| clarify complicated sections, add new material, and anything else you feel will be |
| helpful to other Grails users.</p> |
| </div><div class='question' id='question_code'><h2 class='column-header'>How can I contribute to Grails code?</h2><p>If you are looking to make an initial contribution, just raise your hand on the |
| <a href="/community.html">Apache Grails Developer mailing lists</a> and tell us about your desire |
| to work on a particular problem.</p> |
| <p>For more complicated tasks, the best approach is to bring your interest to the attention |
| of the Grails developers. They can provide guidance on how best to tackle a particular |
| problem, collaborate on implementation ideas, and discuss the semantics or scope of the |
| proposed change.</p> |
| <h3>Cloning the code base</h3> |
| <p>To work on the Grails code base, you should be proficient in <a href="https://git-scm.com/">Git</a> |
| and (ideally) have an account on <a href="https://github.com/">GitHub</a>, so you can create |
| <a href="https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request">pull requests</a> with your changes.</p> |
| <p>If you have Git installed on your machine, you should be able to clone the Grails repository |
| with the following command:</p> |
| <pre><code>git clone git://github.com/apache/grails-core.git |
| </code></pre> |
| <p>Make sure you configure Git appropriately with the same email that you registered with on GitHub.</p> |
| <pre><code>git config --global user.name "YOUR NAME" |
| git config --global user.email "YOUR EMAIL" |
| </code></pre> |
| <p>You can verify these are configured appropriately by running:</p> |
| <pre><code>git config --list |
| </code></pre> |
| <h3>Working on the code base</h3> |
| <p>If you are working with the IntelliJ IDEA development environment, you can import the project using |
| the Intellij Gradle Tooling ("File / Import Project" and select the "build.gradle" file).</p> |
| <p>To get a local development version of Grails working, first run the install task.</p> |
| <pre><code>./gradlew assemble |
| ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal |
| </code></pre> |
| <p>Then install <a href="https://sdkman.io">SDKman</a>, which is the quickest way to set up a development environment.</p> |
| <p>Once you have SDKman installed, point SDKman to your local development version of Grails.</p> |
| <pre><code>sdk install grails dev /path/to/checkout |
| sdk use grails dev |
| </code></pre> |
| <p>Now the "grails" command will be using your development version!</p> |
| <p>The most important command you will have to run before sending your changes is the check command.</p> |
| <pre><code>./gradlew check |
| </code></pre> |
| <p>For a successful contribution, all tests should be green!</p> |
| <h3>Creating a pull request</h3> |
| <p>Once you are satisfied with your changes:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>commit your changes in your local branch</li> |
| <li>push your changes to your remote branch on GitHub</li> |
| <li>send us a <a href="https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request">pull request</a></li> |
| </ul> |
| </div><div class='question' id='question_develocity'><h2 class='column-header'>Where can I view the Develocity instance for the Grails framework?</h2><p>Our Develocity instance can be found at <a href="https://develocity.apache.org/scans?scanList.help=project&search.rootProjectNames=grails*">https://develocity.apache.org/</a>.</p> |
| </div><div class='question' id='question_sponsors'><h2 class='column-header'>Who sponsors Grails development?</h2><p>The Apache Grails framework is a community driven effort, run under the |
| Apache Software Foundation.</p> |
| </div><div class='question' id='community_collective'><h2 class='column-header'>Can I help fund the development of Apache Grails?</h2><p>While the Apache Grails project does not accept direct funding, the community-run |
| <a href="https://opencollective.com/friends-of-grails">Friends of Grails</a> initiative supports |
| activities within the Apache Grails community.</p> |
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