5.4.0 Release Notes

Greclipse 5.4.0 was released on June 30th 2024.

New and Noteworthy

Support for new versions of Groovy

• Groovy 5.0.0-alpha-9

• Groovy 4.0.22

• Groovy 3.0.22

  📋 The new antlr4-based Parrot Parser is disabled by default. To enable it, add -Dgroovy.antlr4=true to your eclipse.ini file after the -vmargs line or add a compiler config script to your project with configuration.pluginFactory = org.codehaus.groovy.control.ParserPluginFactory.antlr4(). Please note that parser recovery is not implemented for the Parrot Parser, so your editing experience may be sub-par in this mode.

Support for new version of Eclipse

• Eclipse 4.32 (2024-06)

Support for Java 22

As of Eclipse 4.32, Java 22 is supported. It can be combined with Groovy 4 or 5.

Compiler Fixes

• backport fixes and tests

  GROOVY-6954 GROOVY-11319 GROOVY-11352 GROOVY-11356 GROOVY-11358 GROOVY-11374 GROOVY-11376

Syntax Highlighting and Type Inferencing

• inaccessible fields and properties

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• lazy-init static field

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• metaClass property write

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• empty property of delegate map

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• this.field reference within map-based type

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• reference to public field of map-based type

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• package-private field of map-based, other-package subclass

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• other-package reference to package-private field

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• same-unit subclass

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• property or attribute expression within binary expression

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• type-checked metaClass property

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• dynamic name selector

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• closure properties

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• static owner and delegate of closure

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• outer class field vs. dynamic property

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• array clone() method

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Resolved Issues

• 1548: Add support for Java 22
• 1565: Add support for Groovy 4.0.21
• 1566: Organize Imports drops import for same-unit inner class
• 1567: Fix type inferencing and syntax highlighting for inaccessible fields and properties
• 1568: Add support for Eclipse 4.32 (2024-06)
• 1569: Fix type inferencing and syntax highlighting for lazy-init static field
• 1570: Fix type inferencing and code navigation for metaClass property write
• 1571: Fix type inferencing and syntax highlighting for empty property of delegate map
• 1572: Fix type inferencing and syntax highlighting for this.field reference within map-based type
• 1573: Fix type inferencing and syntax highlighting for reference to public field of map-based type
• 1574: Fix type inferencing and syntax highlighting for package-private field of map-based, other-package subclass
• 1575: Fix type inferencing and syntax highlighting for other-package reference to package-private field
• 1576: Fix type inferencing and syntax highlighting for same-unit subclass
• 1578: Fix source range for property or attribute expression within binary expression
• 1579: Fix syntax highlighting and code navigation for type-checked metaClass property
• 1580: Fix source range for dynamic name selector
• 1582: Fix type inferencing and syntax highlighting for closure properties
• 1583: Fix type inferencing and syntax highlighting for static owner and delegate of closure
• 1584: Fix type inferencing and syntax highlighting for outer class field vs. dynamic property
• 1586: Add support for Groovy 4.0.22
• 1587: Add support for Groovy 3.0.22
• 1588: Javadoc hover for method of parameterized type
• 1589: Fix type inferencing for array clone() method

Update Sites

Use one of the following update sites depending on your version of Eclipse:

• https://groovy.jfrog.io/artifactory/plugins-release/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-eclipse-integration/5.4.0/e4.32
• https://groovy.jfrog.io/artifactory/plugins-release/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-eclipse-integration/5.4.0/e4.31
• https://groovy.jfrog.io/artifactory/plugins-release/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-eclipse-integration/5.4.0/e4.30
• https://groovy.jfrog.io/artifactory/plugins-release/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-eclipse-integration/5.4.0/e4.29
• https://groovy.jfrog.io/artifactory/plugins-release/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-eclipse-integration/5.4.0/e4.28
• https://groovy.jfrog.io/artifactory/plugins-release/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-eclipse-integration/5.4.0/e4.27
• https://groovy.jfrog.io/artifactory/plugins-release/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-eclipse-integration/5.4.0/e4.26
• https://groovy.jfrog.io/artifactory/plugins-release/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-eclipse-integration/5.4.0/e4.25
• https://groovy.jfrog.io/artifactory/plugins-release/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-eclipse-integration/5.4.0/e4.24
• https://groovy.jfrog.io/artifactory/plugins-release/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-eclipse-integration/5.4.0/e4.23
• https://groovy.jfrog.io/artifactory/plugins-release/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-eclipse-integration/5.4.0/e4.22
• https://groovy.jfrog.io/artifactory/plugins-release/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-eclipse-integration/5.4.0/e4.21
• https://groovy.jfrog.io/artifactory/plugins-release/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-eclipse-integration/5.4.0/e4.20
• https://groovy.jfrog.io/artifactory/plugins-release/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-eclipse-integration/5.4.0/e4.19

Archives of these update sites are also available:

• org.codehaus.groovy-5.4.0.v202406302347-e2406-updatesite.zip
• org.codehaus.groovy-5.4.0.v202406302322-e2403-updatesite.zip
• org.codehaus.groovy-5.4.0.v202406302315-e2312-updatesite.zip
• org.codehaus.groovy-5.4.0.v202406302310-e2309-updatesite.zip
• org.codehaus.groovy-5.4.0.v202406302304-e2306-updatesite.zip
• org.codehaus.groovy-5.4.0.v202406302300-e2303-updatesite.zip
• org.codehaus.groovy-5.4.0.v202406302254-e2212-updatesite.zip
• org.codehaus.groovy-5.4.0.v202406302249-e2209-updatesite.zip
• org.codehaus.groovy-5.4.0.v202406302245-e2206-updatesite.zip
• org.codehaus.groovy-5.4.0.v202406302241-e2203-updatesite.zip
• org.codehaus.groovy-5.4.0.v202406302236-e2112-updatesite.zip
• org.codehaus.groovy-5.4.0.v202406302230-e2109-updatesite.zip
• org.codehaus.groovy-5.4.0.v202406302225-e2106-updatesite.zip
• org.codehaus.groovy-5.4.0.v202406302215-e2103-updatesite.zip