naughty.groovy

abstract class BasePipeline {
    abstract def releaseToProd()
}

abstract class BaseEcsPipeline extends BasePipeline {
    final def releaseToProd() {
        return "ECS Prod Release"
    }
}

class MyPipeline extends BaseEcsPipeline {}

class MyNaughtyPipeline extends BaseEcsPipeline {
   def releaseToProd() {
        return "ECS Prod Release - the naughty way"
    } 
}

def base    = new MyPipeline()
def naughty = new MyNaughtyPipeline()

println base.releaseToProd()
println naughty.releaseToProd()

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