Constructor Detail

• protected Script()

  Creates a script with a fresh Binding.

• protected Script(Binding binding)

  Creates a script backed by the supplied binding.

  Parameters:

  binding - the binding that supplies script variables

Method Detail

• public Object evaluate(String expression)

  A helper method to allow the dynamic evaluation of groovy expressions using this scripts binding as the variable scope

  Parameters:

  expression - is the Groovy script expression to evaluate

• public Object evaluate(File file)

  A helper method to allow the dynamic evaluation of groovy expressions using this scripts binding as the variable scope

  Parameters:

  file - is the Groovy script to evaluate

• public Binding getBinding()

  Returns the binding used to resolve script variables.

  Returns:

  the script binding

• public Object getProperty(String property)

  Retrieves a property value.

  Parameters:

  propertyName - the name of the property of interest

  Returns:

  the given property

• public Object invokeMethod(String name, Object args)

  Invoke a method (or closure in the binding) defined.

  Parameters:

  name - method to call

  args - arguments to pass to the method

  Returns:

  value

• public void print(Object value)

  Prints the value to the current 'out' variable which should be a PrintWriter or at least have a print() method defined on it. If there is no 'out' property then print to standard out.

• public void printf(String format, Object value)

  Prints a formatted string using the specified format string and argument.

  Parameters:

  format - the format to follow

  value - the value to be formatted

• public void printf(String format, Object[] values)

  Prints a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.

  Parameters:

  format - the format to follow

  values - an array of values to be formatted

• public void println()

  Prints a newline to the current 'out' variable which should be a PrintWriter or at least have a println() method defined on it. If there is no 'out' property then print to standard out.

• public void println(Object value)

  Prints the value and a newline to the current 'out' variable which should be a PrintWriter or at least have a println() method defined on it. If there is no 'out' property then print to standard out.

• public abstract Object run()

  The main instance method of a script which has variables in scope as defined by the current Binding instance.

• public void run(File file, String[] arguments)

  A helper method to allow scripts to be run taking command line arguments

• public void setBinding(Binding binding)

  Replaces the binding used to resolve script variables.

  Parameters:

  binding - the new script binding

• public void setProperty(String property, Object newValue)

  Sets the given property to the new value.

  Parameters:

  propertyName - the name of the property of interest

  newValue - the new value for the property