sfl4j logging with Groovy using Gradle to manage dependencies (MyExample.groovy) See http://vazexqi.github.com/posts/2013/02/24/groovy-sfl4j.html

MyExample.groovy

import groovy.util.logging.Slf4j                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
@Slf4j                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
class MyExample {                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
    MyExample() {                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
        log.info 'Instantiated MyExample'                                                                                                                                                                                                     
    }                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
    def status() {                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
        log.debug 'Still alive...'                                                                                                                                                                                                            
    }                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
    static main(args) {                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
        def ex = new MyExample()                                                                                                                                                                                                              
        while(true) {                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
          ex.status()                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
          sleep(30000) // Sleep 30 seconds                                                                                                                                                                                                    
        }                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
    }                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
}