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Page: NetBeans Integration, Version:3
Developing Grails with NetBeans
Setting Things Up
- Download and install Groovy
- Download and install Grails
- Download and install the development build of NetBeans.
- Install the Groovy and Grails plugin (Tools > Plugins > Available Plugins)
- Open the NetBeans Options dialog and select the Groovy category. Set the Groovy and Grails home directories.

Creating a Grails Project
- Choose File > New Project to create a new Grails Application:

- Your new Grails application will appear in the IDE:

- Right-click the Domain classes node and select "Create new Domain Class":

- Right-click the Controllers node and select "Create new controller":

- Right-click the GrailsWebLog project and select Grails > Run Application:

Editing
Groovy Editor (Basic coloring, formatting, bracket completion)
_GSP editor (coloring, highlighting of GSP tags, expressions and scriptlets)_

Additional Resources
- For the latest and greatest see: http://wiki.netbeans.org/Groovy
- For the the task list see: http://wiki.netbeans.org/Groovygrails