grace-cli is a foundational module that provides core APIs for the Grace command-line infrastructure, including command execution and code generation capabilities. It serves as the API layer for CLI functionality that is implemented by modules like grace-shell.
The grace-shell module depends on grace-cli to access the command and generator APIs, and implements the main CLI entry point org.grails.cli.GrailsCli.
Command - The base interface for CLI commands that can be executed by the Grace CLI.
ApplicationCommand - Allows you to create Gradle tasks in Grace projects, recommended over the older GrailsApplicationCommand. This was enhanced during the 2024.x refactoring to improve integration with Gradle.
Generator - The interface for code generators that provide the generate command for developers. This is the new way to provide code generation capabilities.
AbstractGenerator - Base class for generators that provides utility methods for file system operations, template rendering, and context management.
GenerationContext - Provides context for code generation operations, including base directory, console for logging, and command-line arguments.