12.3. Deployment

Deploying Groovy classes works like deploying Java classes. As with JavaBeans component classes, Seam can redeploy GroovyBeans component classes without restarting the application.

12.3.1. Deploying Groovy code

Groovy entities, session beans, and components all require compilation to deploy — use the groovyc ant task. Once compiled, a Groovy class is identical to a Java class, and the application server will treat them equally. This allows a seamless mix of Groovy and Java code.