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'''Grails''' is an open source web application framework that uses the [[Groovy (programming language)|Apache Groovy]] programming language (which is in turn based on the [[Java (programming language)|Java]] platform).

It is intended to be a high-productivity framework by following the "[[convention over configuration]]" paradigm, providing a stand-alone development environment and hiding much of the configuration detail from the developer.

== Goals ==

Grails was developed to address a number of goals:

* Provide a web framework for the Java platform.
* Re-use existing Java technologies such as Hibernate and Spring under a single interface
* Offer a consistent development framework.
* Offer documentation for key portions of the framework:
** The Persistence framework.
** Templates using GSP (Groovy Server Pages).
** Dynamic tag libraries for creating web page components.
** Customizable and extensible Ajax support.
* Provide sample applications that demonstrate the framework.
* Provide a complete development mode,[6] including a web server and automatic reload of resources.

== History ==

Grails was previously known as "Groovy on Rails"; in March 2006 that name was dropped in response to a request by David Heinemeier Hansson, founder of the Ruby on Rails framework.

== See also ==

* [[Convention over configuration]]
* [[Groovy (programming language)]]
* [[Java (programming language)]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grails_(framework) Grails (framework)] @ Wikipedia

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