A sample configuration file for loading the groovy class path for better syntax checking in redcar (with some grails mixed in). Save as [project]/.redcar/classpath.groovy

classpath.groovy

// classpath retriever for all jars in project "lib" folder and compiled classes in project

def GRAILS_VERSION = '1.3.7'

def redcar_config = new File(getClass().protectionDomain.codeSource.location.path).parentFile
def project       = redcar_config.parentFile
def classpath     = []
def home  = System.getProperty("user.home")
def cache = new File(home+File.separator+".ivy2"+File.separator+"cache")

// grails plugin classes
def plugin_classes = new File(
	home             + File.separator +
	".grails"        + File.separator +
	GRAILS_VERSION   + File.separator + // NOTE: update on grails upgrade
	"projects"       + File.separator +
	project.name     + File.separator +
	"plugin-classes")

classpath << plugin_classes.path

//installed libraries
def lib = new File(project.path + File.separator + "lib")
lib.list().each {name -> classpath << lib.path+File.separator+name}

//compiled classes
def target_classes = new File(
	project.path + File.separator +
	"target"     + File.separator +
	"classes"
)
classpath << target_classes.path

/* manual ivy resolution */
//fake ivy dependency loader
def ivy = { map ->
	cache.path + File.separator +
	map.group  + File.separator +
	map.module + File.separator +
	"jars"     + File.separator +
	"${map.module}-${map.version}.jar"
}

//grails version dependencies
[
	'grails-bootstrap','grails-core','grails-crud','grails-gorm','grails-spring',
	'grails-test','grails-web'
].each { module ->
	classpath << ivy(group:'org.grails',module:module,version: GRAILS_VERSION)
}

//spring framework dependencies
[
	'org.springframework.beans','org.springframework.context','org.springframework.core',
	'org.springframework.jms', 'org.springframework.test','org.springframework.web',
	'org.springframework.web.servlet','spring-tx'
].each { module ->
	classpath << ivy(group:'org.springframework',module: module,version:'3.0.3.RELEASE')
}

classpath << ivy(group:'commons-lang'     ,module: 'commons-lang'   ,version: '2.4'         )
classpath << ivy(group:'commons-logging'  ,module: 'commons-logging',version: '1.1.1'       )
classpath << ivy(group:'javax.servlet'    ,module: 'jsp-api'        ,version: '1.2'         )
classpath << ivy(group:'org.apache.ant'   ,module: 'ant-junit'      ,version: '1.7.1'       )
classpath << ivy(group:'org.hibernate'    ,module: 'hibernate-core' ,version: '3.3.1.GA'    )
classpath << ivy(group:'org.jscience'     ,module: 'jscience'       ,version: '4.3'         )
classpath << ivy(group:'junit'            ,module: 'junit'          ,version: '4.8.1'       )

return classpath.toArray()