template_with_pogo.groovy

import groovy.text.SimpleTemplateEngine

class Member{ 
   String firstName
   String lastName
   String lodge
}

def text = '${firstName} ${lastName} is a member of the ${lodge}'
def member = new Member(firstName: "Fred", lastName: "Flintstone",   lodge:"Water Buffaloes")

def engine = new SimpleTemplateEngine()
// properties on a POGO returns a hash of all it's properties
template = engine.createTemplate(text).make(member.properties)


assert template.toString()=="Fred Flintstone is a member of the Water Buffaloes"