## groovy.lang
Class GroovyShell

    java.lang.Object
      groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
          groovy.lang.GroovyShell

All Implemented Interfaces:
  GroovyObject

    public class GroovyShell

extends GroovyObjectSupport

Represents a groovy shell capable of running arbitrary groovy scripts

Version:
  $Revision: 10602 $
Author:
  James Strachan, Guillaume Laforge

Field Summary
`static String[]` `EMPTY_ARGS`

Constructor Summary
`GroovyShell()`
`GroovyShell(Binding binding)`
`GroovyShell(Binding binding, CompilerConfiguration config)`
`GroovyShell(ClassLoader parent)`
`GroovyShell(ClassLoader parent, Binding binding)`
`GroovyShell(ClassLoader parent, Binding binding, CompilerConfiguration config)`
`GroovyShell(CompilerConfiguration config)`
`GroovyShell(GroovyShell shell)` Creates a child shell using a new ClassLoader which uses the parent shell's class loader as its parent

Method Summary
`Object` `evaluate(File file)` Evaluates some script against the current Binding and returns the result
`Object` `evaluate(GroovyCodeSource codeSource)` Evaluates some script against the current Binding and returns the result
`Object` `evaluate(InputStream in)` Evaluates some script against the current Binding and returns the result
`Object` `evaluate(InputStream in, String fileName)` Evaluates some script against the current Binding and returns the result
`Object` `evaluate(String scriptText)` Evaluates some script against the current Binding and returns the result
`Object` `evaluate(String scriptText, String fileName)` Evaluates some script against the current Binding and returns the result
`Object` `evaluate(String scriptText, String fileName, String codeBase)` Evaluates some script against the current Binding and returns the result.
`protected String` `generateScriptName()`
`GroovyClassLoader` `getClassLoader()`
`Binding` `getContext()`
`Object` `getProperty(String property)` Retrieves a property value.
`Object` `getVariable(String name)`
`void` `initializeBinding()`
`static void` `main(String[] args)`
`Script` `parse(File file)` Parses the given script and returns it ready to be run
`Script` `parse(GroovyCodeSource codeSource)` Parses the given script and returns it ready to be run.
`Script` `parse(InputStream in)` Parses the given script and returns it ready to be run
`Script` `parse(InputStream in, String fileName)` Parses the given script and returns it ready to be run
`Script` `parse(String scriptText)` Parses the given script and returns it ready to be run
`Script` `parse(String scriptText, String fileName)`
`void` `resetLoadedClasses()`
`Object` `run(File scriptFile, List list)` A helper method which runs the given script file with the given command line arguments
`Object` `run(File scriptFile, String[] args)` Runs the given script file name with the given command line arguments
`Object` `run(InputStream in, String fileName, String[] args)` Runs the given script with command line arguments
`Object` `run(String scriptText, String fileName, List list)` A helper method which runs the given cl script with the given command line arguments
`Object` `run(String scriptText, String fileName, String[] args)` Runs the given script text with command line arguments
`void` `setProperty(String property, Object newValue)` Sets the given property to the new value.
`void` `setVariable(String name, Object value)`

Methods inherited from class groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
`getMetaClass, invokeMethod, setMetaClass`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### EMPTY_ARGS

    public static final String[] EMPTY_ARGS

Constructor Detail

### GroovyShell

    public GroovyShell()

### GroovyShell

    public GroovyShell(Binding binding)

### GroovyShell

    public GroovyShell(CompilerConfiguration config)

### GroovyShell

    public GroovyShell(Binding binding,
                       CompilerConfiguration config)

### GroovyShell

    public GroovyShell(ClassLoader parent,
                       Binding binding)

### GroovyShell

    public GroovyShell(ClassLoader parent)

### GroovyShell

    public GroovyShell(ClassLoader parent,
                       Binding binding,
                       CompilerConfiguration config)

### GroovyShell

    public GroovyShell(GroovyShell shell)

  Creates a child shell using a new ClassLoader which uses the parent shell's class loader as its parent

  Parameters:
    `shell` - is the parent shell used for the variable bindings and the parent class loader

Method Detail

### main

    public static void main(String[] args)

### initializeBinding

    public void initializeBinding()

### resetLoadedClasses

    public void resetLoadedClasses()

### getContext

    public Binding getContext()

### getClassLoader

    public GroovyClassLoader getClassLoader()

### getProperty

    public Object getProperty(String property)

  Description copied from interface: `GroovyObject`
  Retrieves a property value.

  Specified by:
    `getProperty` in interface `GroovyObject`
  Overrides:
    `getProperty` in class `GroovyObjectSupport`
  Parameters:
    `property` - the name of the property of interest
  Returns:
    the given property

### setProperty

    public void setProperty(String property,
                            Object newValue)

  Description copied from interface: `GroovyObject`
  Sets the given property to the new value.

  Specified by:
    `setProperty` in interface `GroovyObject`
  Overrides:
    `setProperty` in class `GroovyObjectSupport`
  Parameters:
    `property` - the name of the property of interest
    `newValue` - the new value for the property

### run

    public Object run(File scriptFile,
                      List list)
               throws CompilationFailedException,
                      IOException

  A helper method which runs the given script file with the given command line arguments

  Parameters:
    `scriptFile` - the file of the script to run
    `list` - the command line arguments to pass in
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`
    `IOException`

### run

    public Object run(String scriptText,
                      String fileName,
                      List list)
               throws CompilationFailedException

  A helper method which runs the given cl script with the given command line arguments

  Parameters:
    `scriptText` - is the text content of the script
    `fileName` - is the logical file name of the script (which is used to create the class name of the script)
    `list` - the command line arguments to pass in
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`

### run

    public Object run(File scriptFile,
                      String[] args)
               throws CompilationFailedException,
                      IOException

  Runs the given script file name with the given command line arguments

  Parameters:
    `scriptFile` - the file name of the script to run
    `args` - the command line arguments to pass in
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`
    `IOException`

### run

    public Object run(String scriptText,
                      String fileName,
                      String[] args)
               throws CompilationFailedException

  Runs the given script text with command line arguments

  Parameters:
    `scriptText` - is the text content of the script
    `fileName` - is the logical file name of the script (which is used to create the class name of the script)
    `args` - the command line arguments to pass in
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`

### run

    public Object run(InputStream in,
                      String fileName,
                      String[] args)
               throws CompilationFailedException

  Runs the given script with command line arguments

  Parameters:
    `in` - the stream reading the script
    `fileName` - is the logical file name of the script (which is used to create the class name of the script)
    `args` - the command line arguments to pass in
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`

### getVariable

    public Object getVariable(String name)

### setVariable

    public void setVariable(String name,
                            Object value)

### evaluate

    public Object evaluate(GroovyCodeSource codeSource)
                    throws CompilationFailedException

  Evaluates some script against the current Binding and returns the result

  Parameters:
    `codeSource` -
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`
    `CompilationFailedException`

### evaluate

    public Object evaluate(String scriptText,
                           String fileName)
                    throws CompilationFailedException

  Evaluates some script against the current Binding and returns the result

  Parameters:
    `scriptText` - the text of the script
    `fileName` - is the logical file name of the script (which is used to create the class name of the script)
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`

### evaluate

    public Object evaluate(String scriptText,
                           String fileName,
                           String codeBase)
                    throws CompilationFailedException

  Evaluates some script against the current Binding and returns the result. The .class file created from the script is given the supplied codeBase

  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`

### evaluate

    public Object evaluate(File file)
                    throws CompilationFailedException,
                           IOException

  Evaluates some script against the current Binding and returns the result

  Parameters:
    `file` - is the file of the script (which is used to create the class name of the script)
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`
    `IOException`

### evaluate

    public Object evaluate(String scriptText)
                    throws CompilationFailedException

  Evaluates some script against the current Binding and returns the result

  Parameters:
    `scriptText` - the text of the script
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`

### evaluate

    public Object evaluate(InputStream in)
                    throws CompilationFailedException

  Evaluates some script against the current Binding and returns the result

  Parameters:
    `in` - the stream reading the script
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`

### evaluate

    public Object evaluate(InputStream in,
                           String fileName)
                    throws CompilationFailedException

  Evaluates some script against the current Binding and returns the result

  Parameters:
    `in` - the stream reading the script
    `fileName` - is the logical file name of the script (which is used to create the class name of the script)
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`

### parse

    public Script parse(InputStream in,
                        String fileName)
                 throws CompilationFailedException

  Parses the given script and returns it ready to be run

  Parameters:
    `in` - the stream reading the script
    `fileName` - is the logical file name of the script (which is used to create the class name of the script)
  Returns:
    the parsed script which is ready to be run via @link Script.run()
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`

### parse

    public Script parse(GroovyCodeSource codeSource)
                 throws CompilationFailedException

  Parses the given script and returns it ready to be run. When running in a secure environment (-Djava.security.manager) codeSource.getCodeSource() determines what policy grants should be given to the script.

  Parameters:
    `codeSource` -
  Returns:
    ready to run script
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`

### parse

    public Script parse(File file)
                 throws CompilationFailedException,
                        IOException

  Parses the given script and returns it ready to be run

  Parameters:
    `file` - is the file of the script (which is used to create the class name of the script)
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`
    `IOException`

### parse

    public Script parse(String scriptText)
                 throws CompilationFailedException

  Parses the given script and returns it ready to be run

  Parameters:
    `scriptText` - the text of the script
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`

### parse

    public Script parse(String scriptText,
                        String fileName)
                 throws CompilationFailedException

  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`

### parse

    public Script parse(InputStream in)
                 throws CompilationFailedException

  Parses the given script and returns it ready to be run

  Parameters:
    `in` - the stream reading the script
  Throws:
    `CompilationFailedException`

### generateScriptName

    protected String generateScriptName()

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